Sandra J. Friedrich, 62, of Olney, Illinois, passed away on March 22, 2024,
Louisville, Kentucky.

Funeral services will be held on at 7:00 PM - Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney, Illinois. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at funeral home.  The obituary can be viewed, and condolences left at www.meyerfh.com.

Sandra was born on September 26, 1961, in Olney, Illinois, the daughter of William and Betty (VanFossen) Utley.
Sandra was one of a kind person, and was very kind to everyone and believed in helping people.  Her motto was "The secret of life is people help people." She loved her family and loved to spend time with them, especially her grandchildren.

Sandra enjoyed cooking and would feed anyone at any time.  She loved having her family and friends over, the more people in the house the better. She was very kind, but also very honest.
Sandra had worked at many jobs in her lifetime but always in secretarial or management positions. She loved to sew and had made many quilts for her family over the years.

Sandra is survived by:

Husband - Andrew Friedrich of Olney, Illinois
Sons - Jordan (fiancé Hailey) Cook of Louisville, Kentucky; L ucas Cook of Princeton, Indiana; and Trendon (Theanna) Amuzie of Evansville, Indiana
Daughters - Riley Rain Friedrich of Louisville, Kentucky and Adeline Grace Friedrich of Louisville, Kentucky
Grandchildren - Kambree Jo Cook, Hazel Ann Cook, Avia Amuzie, Abraham Amuzie, Anayo Amuzie and Anne Amuzie
Daughter-in-law - Laura Beth Fiorella of Owensboro, Kentucky
Mother - Betty Lamb of Olney, Illinois
Brothers -  Randy (Michelle) Utley of Noble, Illinois; and Tony (Regina) Utley of Noble, Illinois
Sister - Jeanne Reynolds of Noble, Illinois
Step Brothers - Mike Lamb of Noble, Illinois; Shawn (Shannon) Lamb of Noble, Illinois; and Sean Robertson of Spencer, Indiana
Half Sisters - Leslie (Johnny) Smith of Poland, Indiana; and Shelly Crites of Indianapolis, Indiana

Sandra was preceded in death by her father, grandparents Leo and Gladys VanFossen and Charles and Ruth Utley, sister Billie Utley and former husband John Cook.