Rebecca "Becky" Odell, 40, of Erie and formerly of Rhode Island, died Friday morning October 30, 2009 at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh following a brief illness. A resident of Erie since 1998 she was born in Wakefield, Rhode Island on December 30, 1968 a daughter of Jeremiah Odell and Frances Schofield Olsen.

Becky worked at the Gertrude Barber Center in the transitional work program with the night crew. She was a member of the Erie Jolly Jesters and her name was Skittles. She loved computer games and was a collector.

In addition to her parents she is survived by two sisters, Bettyann Redfield of Montana and Kathryn D.V. Rodriguez and her husband Auturo of Lilburn, GA; two brothers, Mark Kemp of Rhode Island and Michael Odell of Ithaca, NY; and her special friends, Fred and Teri. Many nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her step father Frank Olsen.

Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home Inc., 5000 Wattsburg Road (corner of East Gore and Pine Ave.) on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and are invited to a committal service at Lowville Cemetery on Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m..

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