Homeless Deaths Page

Updated: January 7/2006

The Memorial Wall of Toronto's Homeless Dead

Here is the reality of homelessness. Below are listed the names of the people who have died since 1985. Keep in mind, these are only the names we know. These names were collected by members of Toronto Disater Relief Committee.(TDRC) This list will be updated regularly. Look for this list to grow and expand. If you have any additional information regarding any of the deaths on this list, please contact the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee at (416) 599-TDRC (8372). Their Fax number is (416) 599-5445. Their e-mail address is TDRC They are located at 6 Trinity Square, Toronto, Ont. M5G 1B1, Canada.

Here is a list of the people who have died on the cold streets of Toronto.

Samuel Carter-unknown Carl Deremo-unknown Drina Joubert-found in a pick-up truck at Dundas and Sherbourne-Decmber 17/1985 David Henschell-1986 Randolph Fraser Jr.-January 11/1987 Mary Kellar-May 1987 Emery Hache-May 1987 Claude Wolfe-May 1987 Art Holland-Spring 1987 Albert Therrien-November 1987 Harold Wright-December 1987 Stanley Guilbeault-January 1988 Michael Johnson-February 1988 Jim Mitchell-October 1988 Lillian Ross-December 1988 Patrick Erasmus Seventrees-Fall 1988 Milton Hanna-June 1989 Ed Leslie-August 1989 Sheldon Bryan-September 1989 Donna Marie Cann-December 23/1989 Vincent Joseph Clarke-December 23/1989 Stanley Blake Dancy-December 23/1989 David Didow-December 23/1989 Edward Finnigan-December 23/1989 John Thomas Flint-Decembe 23/1989 Dedomir Sakotic-December 23/1989 Ralph Oral Stone-December 23/1989 Vernon Stone-December 23/1989 Victor Paul White-December 23/1989 George Fleury-September 1990 (William) John Arbeau-December 1990 Joseph McKenzie-1990 John Norman Dean ("Custer")-Jan. 1991 Peter Gauttreau-February 1991 Victor May-February 1991 Gerald Gumbs-March 1991 Dennis Beauchamps-Nov. 1991 Ron Bristol-December 1991 Eugenia (Jennie) Balcombe-Dec. 1991 Maurice Austin-March 1992 Tony Gillingham-1992 Ron Emmerson-1992 Frank Warford-1992 Elgin "Smokey" Johnson-1992 Steve Cvetkovic-1992 Wallace/Walter Kelly-1992/1993 Felix McCarthy-February 1993 Donald Thomas-February 1993 Jack Hendry-April 1993 Elgin "Smokey" Johnston-Feb. 1994 James McIntyre-February 21/1994 P. Carpenter-1994 Linda Cottonham-1994 Bruce Stone-1994 Clinton Clarke-December 1994 Dale Phillips-January 1995 Gerry Ransom-April 1995 John Biloki-June 1995 Danny-Fall/1995 Gizmo-1995 Dwight Soloman-1995 Ron Pearce-1995 Sandra Thomas-November 26/1995 David Mechel Chretian-January 1996 Victor Murray-January 1996 Raymond Morgan-February 1996 Jeff Holyhomes-after February 1996 Sean Graham-April 1996 John Doe-May 1996 John Doe-July 1996 Richard Roy-September 21/1996 John Doe-September25/1996 Joe Szabo-December 1996 Wayne Jean-December 10/1996 Brent Simms-1996 Eugene Upper-1996 Irwin Anderson-1996 Marsalah Aldin-Kompani-1996 William Carson-1996 Andre Choquette-1996 Gordie Luckee-1996 Sean "Junior" Keegan-1996 Deanna Thomas-1996 Therese May Melanson-January 1997 Florence Harrison-January 1997 Garland Sheppard-January 1997 William Hunta-February 1997 Edward Wai Hong Yu-February 20/1997 Patrick Pangowish-March 1997 Lisa Lynn Anstey-May 1997 William Baker-June 1997 Jordan Heikamp-June 23/1997 William Botes-June 1997 Stanley Peterson-August 1997 Wally Neshkiwi-September 1997 Garnet(Smokey)Smoke-September 1997 Linda Houston-September 1997 Mary Louise Sharrow-October 1997 Al Voicey-October 1997 James (Jimmy) Rueben Mansour-October 1997 Henry "Horse" Picody-October 1997 John Kovacs-November 1997 Michael Fairthorne-November 1997 James-November 1997 Calvin Waindubeuce-November 1997 Ellen Barber-November 1997 John Gavaler-1997 Edmund Yu-shot by police on a TTC bus-1997 John Galvaler-1997 Donna Oglive-1997 Douglas Currie-January 1998 Gaston LeClerc-January 1998 Julius Krusinsky-April 1998 Adam Soltysik-July 1998 John Austin-August 1998 John Doe-September 1998 Eric Bilotti-September 1998 Vernon Crowe-October 1/1998 Wesley Mirarka-October 23/1998 Dean O'Neil-October 23/1998 Jeff-October 1998 John Doe-October 1998 Kathleen Hart-November 1/1998 Richard Howard-November 2/1998 Jean Flanagan-November 12/1998 Mark Fife-December 1998 Ken Jocko-December 13/1998 Candace Sollen-December 1998 David Solomon-1998 John Austin-August 1998 Jimbo Liltz-1998 Janet St. Peter-January 29/1999 Richard Corbiere-January 30 or 31/1999 Mr. Christie-early January 1999 Lavonne "Sue" Higgins-February 1/1999 Z. Grodski-Febuary 1/1999 Al-Febuary 4/1999 Mike Duquesne-week of February 8/1999 Kerry Patric McDonald-February 13/1999 Grant McKenzie-week of February 15/1999 Oscar La Rue-February 27 or 28/1999 Vince-mid February 1999 Don Wade-April 1/1999 Janet-mid April 1999 Jane Doe-April 22/1999 Jane Doe-April 22/1999 Jane Doe-late April 1999 Lester Pawis-long-time member of the Meeting Place Drop-In Centre-April 29/1999 Robert Fleming-July 2-3/1999 Richard Belman-July 4/1999 Brian Harold Lockau-July 1999 Ignacy Poludnieski-July 1999 Rudy Skok-August 28/1999 Mr. P-August 28/1999 Donald Webb-August 1999 John Doe-early September 1999 Brian Turner-September 13/1999 John Doe-September 18/1999 Matthew Woodley-November 6-7/1999 Herbert Hutton-November 6/1999 Danny Cousins-November 9/1999 Steven Redman-November 14/1999 John Doe-November 13-14/1999 John Doe-November 20/1999 Donald Dietrich-December 6/1999 James Couglin-December 8/1999 Richard Marlatt-December 29/1999 Jamie Peterson-1999 Russ-1999 Cliffie-1999 Sammy Happpyjack-1999 Leanne-1999 Kevin-1999 John Doe-Fall of 1999 Leanne Quipp-1999 Marian Slaney-1999 Carl Moore-late '90's Stanislaus Mazur-January 8/2000 Heidi Ann Dagasso-January 20/2000 Mark Desmoulin-January 22-23/2000 John Doe-January 28/2000 Rob Barran-February 4/2000 Robert Topilko-February 10/2000 Stuart Mitchell-February 20/2000 Jennifer Caldwell-burned to death in her makeshift camp at the Lakeshore-March 6/2000 Eddie Fay-March 10/2000 Segauraum Aneshlingham-March 31/2000 Kirabel Mekonnen-March 31/2000 Mario Morgan (Morgato)-April 2/2000 Bill McGrath-April 5/2000 John Doe-April 18/2000 Donald Newton-mid April/2000 John Doe-April 30/2000 Ed Court-April 2000 Tom Green-April-May 2000 Hank Vanderwolde-May 4/2000 John Currie-May 22/2000 Manuel Sus-May 23/2000 John Doe-May 24/2000 Casey "Eyes" Smith-May 28/2000 Adrian Fillmore-June 4-5/2000 Harriet Eastwood-June 21/2000 Donald Tifford-June 24/2000 John Doe-July 8/2000 Margaret LaRoque-July 10/2000 Julie Edwards-July 31/2000 A.B.-Summer 2000 Richard Spannagel-August 2000 Stanley Fontaine aka Dread-September 6/2000 Frank Edward Kishigweb-September 11/2000 James Haire-September 26/2000 Leonard Daniel-September 28/2000 John Doe-??October 8/2000 Michael Anthony Tilley-October 9/2000 Mike Laracey-October 18/2000 Peter Lelie-October 2000 Marlene Hilderman-October 20/2000 Roseanne Brouillard-November 10/2000 Walter Later-November 18/2000 Esperanza Henwood-November 10/2000 J.P.-September-November 2000 Greg "Bones" Coyen-January 1/2001 Barry Proctor-January 22/2001 Abdul Dewani-January 2001 John Dunn-February 1/2001 Robert MacDonald-February 10/2001 Ronald Back-February 13/2001 Jane Doe-February 28/2001-maybe in her 30's-died February 28/2001, maybe near Kensington Market-known to stay at the Women's Residence Mervyn-February 2001 Donald "Dusty" Fiske-March 1/2001-died in hospital of reported pneumonia and heart failure-had been homeless for the most part of 20 years-was known at Seaton House, Salvation Army Gateway and other places-supported OCAP and TDRC events-spoke out against the closing of the Salvation Army Friedship Room at Dundas and Victoria Daniel Genge-March 30/2001 Rosemary hunte-March 2001 A.B.-April 11/2001 N.B.-April 11/2001 Jozsef Theobold-April 13/2001 John Doe-April 16-17/2001 Francis "Frank" Lewis-April 16/2001 Doug Taylor-April 21/2001 Barry "Kermit" Gostlin-April 2001 Archie McIssac-April 2001 Lynn Jean-Marie-May 2001 Peter Chegahno-May 31/2001 Edwin Hawthorne-June 6/2001 Gary Blackburn-June 11/2001 Charles Cameron-June 2001 F.A.K.-June 2001 Leonard McClaren-June 2001 John Doe-July 15/2001 John Doe-July 12 or 19/2001 Steve Lovell-July 22/2001 T.V.-July 2001 John Doe-July 2001 John Doe-July 2001 John Doe-August 2001 Trevor Littlejohn-August 2/2001 Tim Hoffman-August 5/6 2001 Willie Wilson/Darrel Cook-August 10/2001 Chris Glynn-August 2001 Leah Singh-Aug/September 2001 Chris Glynn-August/2000 C.D.-September 9/2001 Bill West-65-former construction worker and a warehouse employee-found murdered in the ravine just south of the St. Clair West subway station in Toronto where he lived-frequented the Loblaw's store on St. Clair West-believed to have been on the streets for 20 years- September 25/2001 Joey O'Hare-October 17/18 2001 John Doe-November 5/2001 J.T.-December 13/2001 Jean (John) Depernay-December 24/2001 Donnie Gordon-December 26/2001 Stephen Shepard-December 2001 Salvador-December 2001 Gary Billideau-2001 P.W.-January 6/2002 Larry Stevenson-January 6/2002-massive heart attack-48-favourite spot to panhandle, in front of Carlton Cinemas-panhandled in that same spot for 14 years-family in Edmonton-had a room for the past five years-also frequented Mr. Tasty on Church St.-funeral arranged Fred Cheeseborough-January 12/2002 Ronny Windecker-January 2002 The King of Carlton-January 2002 Shui Jim Wong aka On Wong-February 13/2002 Michael Sackany-February/2002 Claire Vachon-March 16/2002 Carlos Pantzan-March 22-24 2002 Joy Holmes-March 26/2002 Shellagh Day-March 28/2002 Cody-March 2002 Helen Fox-April 4/2002 June Milne-April 12/2002 Judy Solomon-May 25/2002 R.H.-May 25/2002 George Katsouleas-May 2002 George Adams-June 2002 Marehira Kaito-mid June 2002 John Doe-July 4/2002 Louise Lowe-August 13/2002 Stanley Brunskill-August 22/2002 John Doe-August 29/2002 Goitom Abreha-August 31/2002 Jim Wakefield AKA Ron-August 2002 William Hughes-late August 2002 Janet Fehr-September 13/2002 Ricky Snow-September 2002 Michael Belanger-September 2002 Jane Doe-September 2002 Dolly-September 2002 Ken Hyatt-October 4/2002 Wayne Gorman-Fall 2002 Pete Marshall-October 22/2002 Cecilia-October 2002 Floyd Anderson-November 7/2002 John Doe-November 2002 John Doe-November 2002 John Doe-November 2002 Donald Kimmer Baker-November 22/2002 Jerry Jones-December 15 or 16/2002 Brian Boyd-December 20/2002 Joe Whelan-December 25/2002 Jennie Youngchief-Winter 2002 John Doe-January 3/2003 John Doe-January 23/2003 John Doe-end of January 2003 Phillip Toulouse-February 11/2003 Bobby McLaughlin-February 21/2003 Marty Bronson-February 24 or 25/2003 Leonard MacGillivary-February 28/2003 John Doe-March 2003

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