Anna Mae Friedrich

Born May 24, 1934 in Kane, Illinois to David Lewis and Florence Edith (Elmore) Ritchey and was raised by Clarence E. Golden. She married Lewis “Lou” Henry Friedrich on July 10, 1955 at St. John’s (Sand Prairie) Lutheran Church in rural Green Valley. He died September 12, 2019 in Green Valley. She was also preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother.

Surviving are two children, Debra (Mick) Pitchford of Tremont and Phil (Teresa) Friedrich of Green Valley; two grandchildren, Kurt Friedrich of Indianapolis, Indiana and Kristen (Colby) Spangler of Green Valley and two great-grandsons, Luke Phillip Spangler and Will David Spangler.

A proud lifelong farmer in Green Valley and homemaker, Anna Mae was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and Nini who enjoyed crafting, traveling to Florida as a snowbird and going to Disney with her family and had a great fondness for Mickey and Minnie Mouse. She was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and received her pilot’s license on her 50th birthday and enjoyed many years of flying.

Anna Mae was a member of St. John’s (Sand Prairie) Lutheran Church in rural Green Valley, where she worked as an assistant to the secretary for ten years. She had also worked at Weight Watchers Int’l as a lecturer and leader for 19 years.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 12, 2023 at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin. The Rev. Chris Sansom and DCE William Krueger will officiate. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at Sand Prairie Cemetery in rural Green Valley. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church, 13443 Townline Road, Green Valley, Illinois 61534 or Good Shepherd Lutheran School, 3201 Court Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554.

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