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January 6, 2023
Joseph Kromelis, the well-known "Walking Man" of downtown Chicago, will have his cremated remains interred in a Chicago cemetery in a private ceremony with family later this month.
January 5, 2023
Joseph Kromelis was homeless without family in the area and was expected to be buried in the county’s yearly mass burial. But after a series of donations, he will be laid to rest at St. Boniface Cemetery.
January 5, 2023
A family-only prayer service for "The Walking Man" will be held Jan. 23, said Mark Schmeltzer, director of communication at Mercy Home.