Families affected by the discovery of dozens of decomposing bodies at South Chicago Chapel gathered at a community forum in Morgan Park to speak with an attorney and learn about available services, but many said they still lack answers about their loved ones.

Meanwhile, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office is continuing to release a list of the names of the 56 bodies found in various states of decomposition. Officials said at least 33 had been identified internally as of Friday.

Among them was Jacklyn Russ, whose mother died in 2024. Russ said South Chicago Chapel handled her mother's funeral arrangements, but she never saw her mother's body before the burial and now has lingering questions.

"It still bothered me not knowing if my mom is on the ground or not?" Russ said during a community forum held for affected families.

Russ is one of many people trying to understand the scope of recent investigations involving South Chicago Chapel and Bohemian National Cemetery.

Authorities said 56 decomposing bodies and more than 50 sets of cremated remains were discovered at South Chicago Chapel last week. Investigators are also examining connections between the funeral home's operators, Clark and Johanna Morgan, and Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium.

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At a community forum, crisis responders and attorneys met with families to hear their concerns and discuss legal options.

"So families right now they're kind of in a holding pattern, just wanting to know ... where is my loved one? Is this my loved one I have in this urn?" said Lisette Guillen, the Executive Director of Case Files Chicago.

"All of them are angry, all of them are sad, all of them are in the state of shock," Guillen said.

Sisters Marshawna and Franquella Campbell said they continue to question whether the ashes they received after their mother's death in April were authentic.

"We're dealing with grief after grief after grief. We can't heal because we don't know where our loved-ones' bodies are," Marshawna Campbell said.

Franquella Campbell said she immediately doubted the ashes presented to her family.

"When the lady put that urn in front of us, I said that's not my momma. I told her straight, like that's not my momma," she said.

Marshawna Campbell also expressed concerns about the ashes.

"It looked like gravel, like they grinded up some rocks and put it in a bag," she said.

The Campbells were among several families attending the forum.

Christine White said it took more than four months to receive her son's ashes in 2024. She also alleged the funeral home refused to accept payment from the state's victims compensation fund and made errors in paperwork related to her son's death.

"When I finally looked at the death certificate, it didn't have the funeral home I went to on 95th. It had the one in Chicago Heights," White said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office says it has identified 33 of the 56 bodies found at the funeral home.

Among those identified was Raymond Delgado, who died after a shooting last month in Gary that also killed his 10-year-old nephew, Montana Weathers.

Delgado's daughter, who asked not to be identified, said the funeral home was shut down the day before her father's scheduled funeral there.

"And then this on top of that, it's a lot. It's traumatic," she said.

She said the closure prevented her family from properly saying goodbye.

"They've robbed me of grieving, saying goodbye to him, his belongings," she said.

Delgado's daughter also said she was unable to view her father's body at the medical examiner's office.

"I just wanted to see him, and the medical examiner told me no ... that if I wanted to see him I would have to set up another funeral with a different funeral home," she said.

Unable to afford arrangements for a second funeral, she said her father will be cremated by the medical examiner's office.

According to the Illinois Office of Comptroller, inspectors visiting Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium in July and found human remains that were not stored at proper temperatures, along with refrigeration and cremation equipment that wasn't working.

The state comptroller's office said 35 bodies at the facility were awaiting cremation. Officials also said at least 22 of those bodies have been tied to the owners of South Chicago Chapel and Planet Green Cremations in Glenwood, a storefront also owned by the Morgans.

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Guillen said the number of families affected may continue to grow as the investigation progresses.

"So this thing is barely you know the tip of the iceberg and unfortunately there are so many families affected," she said.

ABC7 reached out to Bohemian National Cemetery and the owners of South Chicago Chapel for comment, but did not hear back.

The Illinois Office of Comptroller said its investigation into Bohemian National Cemetery is ongoing and that possible fines and license suspensions are being considered.