Have you installed the latest
patch? Joram (first house) can not be killed in a game started after doing so (neither can Otho, the dwarf).
Are you sure Joram and Goemoe (the lizard) are gone? Maybe they are hidden beside a wall, or something. Check again carefully, keeping an eye on your mini-map. If Goemoe is dead, a required quest is broke <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" /> and you will have to re-load a previous save in order to complete the game (you can get about 90% done without him).
Most of the healers (all but Mardaneus, the old guy) leave Aleroth when you have completed the escort quest, but until then, they should be in town.