Oddi's granddaughter, Melissa Falter, wrote the obituary in her grandmother's voice before she passed away, Oddi's daughter, Casey Oddi Clark, told TODAY Parents. Instead, it included personal shout-outs, snarky asides, and even the occasional salty language: "I loved the smell of lavender, drinking hot coffee, teaching my granddaughter dirty songs, telling jokes and stories from the bad old days, cooking and eating, hosting huge holiday meals, baking pizzelles, cookies and cakes, including one that takes 4 days!" Written in first person, Oddi's obituary did not contain the usual information about the life of the deceased. 20, but she left a legacy of spunk and wisdom for her only daughter, Casey Oddi Clark, and her only granddaughter, Melissa Falter.
The 91-year-old passed away last week, but thousands of people have gotten to know the woman - known by her family as "The Queen of Sass" - since then through her no-holds-barred obituary in the Columbus Dispatch after her death Feb.
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