Obituaries for the Homeless

As the new year kicks off with ice and snow and torrential rain, the homeless people of Lane County struggle for shelter and survival. In addition to our news coverage of this life and death issue, the writers of Eugene Weekly will continue our project of chronicling the lives of the unhoused people who die in Lane County.

Below is a list, courtesy of Black Thistle Street Aid, of the people known to have died in 2021. EW was only able to write obituaries for the first 13 people, whose names are in bold type.

If you have contact information for friends and family who might want to talk for an obituary for other people on the list, or information on people who died but are not listed or, sadly, people who die in 2022, please email Editor@EugeneWeekly.com or call 541-484-0519.

1. Ivory McCuen

2. Kristi Schmidt

3. Hazel Dai

4. Douglas James Hanson

5. Kim Repp

6. Eugene Winters

7. Davie Scott Hanes

8. Lisa Ann Fowler

9. Deborah “Debbie” Plum

10. Chuck Rintalin

11. Rodney Heckathorn

12. Sarah Fallingwater