The funeral cortege of Tina Satchwell has passed through her home town in Co Cork, with the hearse pausing briefly outside her childhood home.
Relatives, neighbours and friends gathered in front the house and along the road at St Bernard's Place in Fermoy to pay their respects.
There was silence as her unadorned coffin passed by with many of those gathered making the sign of the cross.
Former neighbour Michael Jordan remembered Ms Satchwell as "a lovely girl".
"She was a really down to earth girl, kind of a very ordinary type of person. All her family are the same. For that reason alone, people wanted to just show that she was important. She was important. And that everyone loved her, really. It is so sad".
Neighbour Attie O'Halloran said it was very important for the community to be able to pay their respects.
"Important for each and every one of us.
"She was a very quiet lady, a lovely person who loved her dogs".
A notice on RIP.ie said Ms Satchwell's funeral would take place this afternoon "privately and quietly, as she lived".
Neighbours Patsy Flood and Brendan Cronin described her as a "lovely" woman who was happy "all of the time" and took her dogs everywhere with her.
Mr Flood said despite the tragedy of her death, he was happy to hear that her remains were found for her family's sake.
Another person described Ms Satchwell as "a beautiful person inside and out", who was always an "animal lover".
Ms Satchwell, 45, had been missing from her home in Youghal since March 2017.
Two weeks ago, her remains were discovered buried under the staircase in a house in Youghal.
Her husband Richard Satchwell, 57, with an address on Grattan Street, Youghal, has been charged with her murder.
Additional reporting PA
