During a memorial service for Fay "Woody" Woodward, of Sunapee, N.H., Ricker Funeral Home owner David Ahern watches from the wings in Lebanon, N.H., on April 2, 2019. Ahern oversees about 175 funerals each year. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

During a memorial service for Fay “Woody” Woodward, of Sunapee, N.H., Ricker Funeral Home owner David Ahern watches from the wings in Lebanon, N.H., on April 2, 2019. Ahern oversees about 175 funerals each year. (Valley News – Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Mike Stringer gets the area ready where a casket will be on display for calling hours the next day at Stringer Funeral Home in Claremont, N.H., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Valley News – Joseph Ressler) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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