A funeral service for a Chapleau family killed near Timmins is set for this Friday in their hometown. Visitations take place Thursday evening. The family was on Highway 101 near Timmins last Thursday morning when their SUV collided with a commercial truck. The crash killed two young boys, their mother and grandmother. A Go Fund Me account is in place to help the boys` father bury his family and so far the account has raised more than $33,000. Police are continuing to investigate what caused the fatal crash. The Go Fund Me account can be accessed at https://www.gofundme.com/8mfda-jeff-nakogee-and-family
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Funeral this Friday for Chapleau family killed in highway crash
Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.
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