Funeral to be held today for Toronto boy who froze to death last week
Posted Feb 28, 2015 06:07:21 AM.
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TORONTO – A funeral will be held today for a three-year-old Toronto boy whose death last week touched the hearts of Canadians across the country.
Elijah Marsh died after he wandered out of his grandmother’s apartment building in the middle of the night wearing just a diaper, shirt and boots.
The temperatures were bitterly cold and he was found dead.
A steady flow of people attended a visitation on Thursday, many of whom had never met the child or his family before the tragedy.
Two online fundraising campaigns generated a tremendous response, one of which raised $173,557 over a few days.
Elijah’s family describe the little boy as unique, loving and wise beyond his years.
Today’s funeral is open to the public.
