Community rallies to give unclaimed Harbour Grace man a funeral

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Posted this 2025-05-31 6:26 AM NDT

Woman hopes to bring home body from long-term storage

CBC NewsMaddie Ryan

Residents of Conception Bay North are working to claim one of their own from a hospital freezer

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People in Conception Bay North are planning a fundraiser to hold a funeral for a local man whose unclaimed remains have been held at a St. John’s hospital for years. The CBC’s Mark Quinn reports.

A Harbour Grace restaurant owner says she was heartbroken when she discovered that a fellow resident of her community went unclaimed after he died.

"It's just… heart-wrenching that some…

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Community rallies to give unclaimed Harbour Grace man a funeral

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