47 of 56 remains found improperly stored at Chicago funeral home ID'd by medical examiner: FULL LIST

Bodies found in various states of decomposition on Aug. 6 at South Chicago Chapel, officials say

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Saturday, August 22, 2026
ME begins to release names of bodies found at Chicago funeral home
The Cook County medical examiner has begun releasing list of names of the human remains found improperly stored at South Chicago Chapel funeral home.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has begun releasing a list of name of the human remains officials said were found improperly stored at a funeral home on Chicago's Southeast Side.

The medical examiner's office said it could take days to identify all of the bodies found at South Chicago Chapel and notify their families.

ABC7 is compiling a list below of the names released so far.

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Officials said more than 50 containers of cremated remains were also found at the funeral home, in addition to the 56 bodies found in various states of decomposition.

Meanwhile, a lawsuit seeking class-action status has been filed against South Chicago Chapel.

ABC7 has learned authorities are also examining ties between the operators of the funeral home, Clark and Johanna Morgan, and Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium on the city's North Side, where officials said improperly stored bodies were discovered last month. According to the state comptroller's office, 10 of the 35 bodies found at Bohemian came from South Chicago Chapel. The office also said 12 were contracted through Planet Green Cremations, a company owned by Johanna Morgan.

Clark Morgan is also the name of the person who ran a Chicago Heights crematory that ABC7 reported on last year that was shut down after more than 100 bodies were found improperly stored in trailers on the property.

The Morgans have not returned ABC7's repeated messages seeking comment.

A community forum will be held Friday at Genesis Ministry from 3-7 p.m.

Chicago police issued a statement Thursday, saying, "As the Chicago Police Department continues to investigate the South Chicago Chapel funeral home in the 2900 block of E. 95th St., investigators are attempting to locate the affected families. Anyone whose family, friends, or loved ones may be affected, please call 312-666-0200."

47 of 56 remains identified by officials so far:

  • Ernestine Moore, 61, of Chicago

  • Toni Meekey-Stith, 66, address unknown

  • Yong Cha Audette, 78, of Orland Park

  • Tommie Lee Carter, 47, of Gary, Indiana

  • Raymond Delgado, 51, of Chicago

  • Halyna Hural, 60, address unknown

  • Daniel Thompson, 69, of Chicago

  • Guadalupe Casas, 65, address unknown

  • Henry Thomas, 82, of Chicago

  • Porosilo Janusz, 78, address unknown

  • Currie Grandberry, 78, address unknown

  • Wesley Thompson, Jr., address unknown

  • Alicia T. Kelly, 71, of Palatine

  • Eric T. West, 58, of Rockford

  • Audrey Reed, 71, of Chicago

  • Martin Peter Keating, 67, of Plainfield

  • Brent Barber, 63, address unknown

  • Virginia Duncan, 68, address unknown

  • Willie Smith, 65, address unknown

  • Eddie Lee Griffin, Jr., 75, of Chicago

  • Louis Bland, 91, address unknown

  • Lidell Marshall, 58, of Matteson

  • Kimisean Wright, 42, of Chicago

  • Mary Barron, 78, of Chicago

  • Shauniel J. Nelson, 47, of Riverdale

  • Morris Barnes, Jr., 81, of Chicago

  • Archie N. Anderson, 64, address unknown

  • Gloria Barnett Williams, 69, address unknown

  • Elizabeth Perry, 60, of Chicago

  • Vincent Ernest Reyes, 74, of Chicago

  • Sheila Denise Gaines, 68, of Chicago

  • Janusz Morowski, 74, of Chicago

  • Laura Elena Espinosa De Carrera, 73, address unknown

  • Bruce T. Hoskin, 64, of Chicago

  • Darin Smart, 60, of Chicago

  • Barry Chubick, 79, address unknown

  • Timothy Murphy, 61, of Dolton

  • Dorothy Jean Collier, 84, of Chicago

  • Derrick D. Willis, 62, of Chicago

  • James Ronald Van Meter, 67, of Decatur

  • Terrance D. Finnie, 52, address unknown

  • James Lutha Wallace, Sr., 84, of Chicago

  • Gloria Ann Anderson, 75, of Chicago

  • Keith A. Young, 48, of Chicago

  • Toriano Broussard, 30, of Riverdale

  • Two other remains also identified, but next of kin not yet notified

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