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Generous donors arrange dignified funeral for 9 homeless New Yorkers who froze to death

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Gugliara, S. (2026, October 31). Generous donors arrange dignified funeral for 9 homeless New Yorkers who froze to death. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/31/us-news/9-unclaimed-homeless-new-yorkers-who-froze-to-death-last-winter-to-get-funeral/

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A group of generous donors has arranged a dignified funeral for nine homeless individuals who died from hypothermia during the harsh winter months in New York City. The service will take place on November 2, 2026, at St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and includes the reading of each person’s name and brief details about their lives. Donors include Rhonda Roland Shearer's nonprofit Art Science Research Laboratory, along with Housing Works and International Funeral & Cremation Services, which donated funeral arrangements.

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The unclaimed bodies of nine homeless people who froze to death on New York City streets during last winter will receive a proper funeral and permanent resting place thanks to a group of generous donors. These individuals were among 18 homeless people found dead outdoors when temperatures dropped as low as 3 degrees Fahrenheit. While relatives claimed half of the victims, the other bodies, including those of James Paul Smith and Manjeet Singh, were initially set for burial on Hart Island, New York City's Potter’s Field off the Bronx coast. Rhonda Roland Shearer, founder of Art Science Research Laboratory and Cut Red Tape 4 Heroes, intervened to arrange a dignified funeral service at St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, Nov. 2, during an All Souls Day Mass. Their ashes will be interred throughout the church’s Resurrection Chapel.

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The unclaimed bodies of nine homeless people who froze to death on the city’s streets last winter will finally get a proper funeral and a permanent resting place, thanks to a group of generous New Yorkers. asserted

who → freeze → Yorkers

The nine were among 18 homeless people found dead outside during last winter’s brutal cold stretch when temperatures plunged as low as 3 degrees. asserted

temperatures → find → degrees

While relatives claimed the remains of half of the victims, the other bodies were headed for burial on Hart Island, the city’s Potter’s Field off the Bronx coast. asserted

bodies → claim → coast

But Rhonda Roland Shearer, the founder of the nonprofit Art Science Research Laboratory and Cut Red Tape 4 Heroes, intervened. asserted

Shearer → intervene → Laboratory

Now the nine will receive a funeral service at St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue on Monday, Nov. 2, at 5:30 p.m. during an All Souls Day Mass. asserted

nine → receive → Mass.

Their ashes will be laid to rest throughout the church’s Resurrection Chapel. asserted

ashes → lay → Chapel

They are: James Paul Smith, 51: Born in South Carolina. asserted

They → bear → Carolina

Found dead Died Dec. 5, 2025, along the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens. asserted

Found → find → Queens

Hypothermia contributed to his death. asserted

Hypothermia → contribute → death

Jose M. “Joseph” Pena, 74: Had lived near the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and the Long Island Expressway in Queens since 2020. asserted

Pena → live → 2020

Igor Zapevalov, 64: Originally from Russia, he had lived in Manhattan for 10 years. asserted

he → live → years

“We’re honoring and purely recognizing the humanity in each person,” Shearer told The Post. asserted

Shearer → honor → Post

Along with Shearer and the church, non-profit Housing Works helped arrange the event. asserted

Works → help → event

And Patrick J. Marmo, owner of International Funeral & Cremation Services of New York, graciously donated the funeral arrangements. asserted

Marmo → donate → arrangements

“As a lifelong New Yorker and a funeral director for over 30 years, I have always believed that every life deserves to be honored with dignity and respect,” Marmo said. asserted

Marmo → believe → dignity

Generous donors arrange dignified funeral for 9 homeless New Yorkers who froze to death

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