A Funeral for 9 New Yorkers Who Died Lonely Deaths in a Brutal Winter

Posted Monday, November 9, 2026 2:19 pm

Corey Kilgannon (via The New York Times - Region)

On All Souls’ Day, a Manhattan church held a requiem Mass to honor the homeless people whose bodies were never claimed after their deaths.

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Cemeteries, Funerals and Memorials, Cold and Cold Spells, Deaths (Fatalities), Homeless Persons, Volunteers and Community Service, Hart Island Project (Nonprofit), St Thomas Church (Manhattan, NY), Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York, Shearer, Rhonda Roland, Midtown Area (Manhattan, NY), Hart Island (Bronx, NY)