Sandra Krawczyk

Sandra L. Krawczyk

1946 - 2010 POWNAL, VT On Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, our beloved Sandra Lois Krawczyk, 64, a resident of Ladd Road in Pownal, found her path to the heavens above.

Sandra was born in North Adams, Mass., on Jan. 6, 1946, daughter of the late Floyd, Sr., and Fannie O'Dell Pratt. Sandra received her education in Pownal and Williamstown, Mass.

Sandra married Gerald F. Krawczyk on Dec. 27, 1964, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pownal. They recently celebrated 45 years of marriage.

In earlier years, Sandra had been employed at General Cable, Bennington Brush, and the BenMont Paper Company. She was most recently employed at the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center, from which she retired due to ill health.

Sandra enjoyed puzzles, crafts, sunny days, summer fairs, church, family gatherings and her cat and dog.

She leaves her husband, Gerald F. Krawczyk of Pownal; her children and their spouses, Christine L. Hodges and Scott of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., Scott J. Krawczyk and Candace of Bennington and Melissa M. Fraker and Army SSG Brian of Bennington; six grandchildren, Brandon Fraker and his fiancée Melinda Renaut of Three Springs, Pa., Courtney Campbell and Aiden Krawczyk of Bennington, Chandler Belville of Wilmington, and Brandon and Cody Hodges of Hoosick Falls, N.Y.; two great-grandchildren, Brian and Morgan Fraker of Three Springs, Pa.; one sister, Doris Gian of Pownal; her lifelong best friend, Sharon Sweet of Pownal; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her brother and sister-in-law, Floyd Jr. and Eleanor Pratt, her niece, Nancy Rodd, and her nephew Brian Levesque; her father-in-law, Peter J. Krawczyk, and her sister-in-law, Martha J. Krawczyk.

FUNERAL NOTICE: The funeral will be held from the MAHAR AND SON FUNERAL HOME on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at 6 p.m., with the Rev. Gary Rogers, pastor of the North Pownal Congregational Church, officiating.

Friends may call at the Mahar and Son Funeral Home on Monday from 4 p.m. until the time of the service. The burial will take place in the family lot in Oak Hill Cemetery in Pownal in the spring.

If friends desire, contributions in memory of Sandra may be made to the Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center through the office of the Mahar and Son Funeral Home 628 Main st. Bennington, VT. Guest book condolences may be made at www.maharandsonfuneralhome.net or at BenningtonBanner.com