Funeral service planned for Waskada plane crash victims
Children, dad killed in plane crash to be laid to rest
CBC News
Posted: Feb 18, 2013 10:41 AM CST
Last Updated: Feb 18, 2013 10:20 AM CST
Logan (front) and Gage Spence, along with their father, Darren, and another child were killed in a plane crash near Waskada, Man., on Feb. 10, 2013. (Facebook)
A funeral service for the four victims of a plane crash in southwestern Manitoba will be held in Waskada Monday.
A father, his two young songs and another young boy were killed in the crash on Feb. 10.Darren Spence, his sons Logan and Gage as well as their friend Dawson Pentecost all died after their Cessna crashed in a farm field near Waskada.
As many as 850 people are expected to attend the service, though Waskada has only about 200 residents.
Trust funds have been set up for the funeral costs of Pentecost and another special fund is now accepting donations to help send a child to hockey camp in the summer.All three boys played on the same hockey team in the town.
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