'His jokes were dirty, but his heart was pure': Gilbert Gottfried receives emotional funeral in NYC

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Gilbert Gottfried's widow Dara Kravitz paid tribute to legendary standup comic with a hilarious eulogy that would have made her husband proud.While tearfully remembering her latespouse, just days after he died, at 67, from a heart abnormality, the film producer, 52, memorialized his cheeky sense of humor and, at times, crude jokes.'I loved his heart and soul, his jokes were dirty but his heart was so pure,' she tearfully recalled during the memorial service at the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York City on Thursday.

In memory:Gilbert Gottfried's widow Dara Kravitz paid tribute to legendary standup comic with a hilarious eulogy that would have made her husband proud; pictured in 2017She continued: 'Our relationship was so special that whatever I say it's not enough.' Kravitz went on to recall meeting her spouse at a Grammys party,held at Tavern on the Green, in 1997, when she was 27 and he was 42.'I was there because I was in the music business and he was there for the free food,' she quipped, nodding to Gottfried's reputation for being cheap. 'Some food fell off my plate and Gilbert picked it up and put it on his plate.' Farewell: Gottfried was put to rest at Riverside Memorial Chapel (pictured) Practically brothers:Gottfried's longtime pal Jeff Ross (pictured) also offered some comedic relief to those grieving Gottfried, by also poking fun of the actor's thrifty habitsThe mom-of-two continued: 'I thought it was a bit odd but I've always been a bit attracted to odd people.

He looked incredibly sweet and a bit lost and I felt bad for him so I was nice to him and then he asked for my phone number and the rest is history.'Kravitz kept the crowd laughing as she recalled him ordering a single rice pudding for them to share.