Martha Ann Friedrich, 74, of Gladstone, MO, passed away, Thursday, May 8, 2008 at Heartland House. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 15, 2008 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel. Visitation from 9:00 a.m., until service time Thursday at the chapel. Burial will be in the Greenton Cemetery in Odessa, MO. Donations may be made to the Northcare Hospice. Martha was born September 17, 1933 in Levasy, MO to Walter and Edith (Troutman) Friedrich and has been a lifelong area resident. Martha had been disabled since she was a young child after contracting rheumatic fever. She enjoyed sewing and housework. She is survived by 2 brothers, Don Friedrich of Independence, MO and Marvin Friedrich of Gladstone, MO. She was preceded in death by her father in 1981 and her mother in 2002.