Donations Pour In For Gemmell Family

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WJZ) -- Less than 24 hours after a stay-at-home mom and her two young children died when a small plane crashed into their Gaithersburg home, more than $175,000 has been raised in their honor.

Neighbors started a GoFundMe page after learning Marie Gemmell and two of her children were killed Monday. The small, private jet carrying three passengers crashed into their Drop Forge Lane home as it was heading to the runway at the nearby Montgomery County Airpark trapping the 36-year-old mom, three-year-old son and newborn in their upstairs bathroom.

Gemmell's husband, Ken, and their 5-year-old daughter Arabella survived as they were not inside the home at the time of the crash.

Three people also died on the plane. One of those dead is the CEO of North Carolina company Health Decisions, Michael Rosenberg. The company called the deaths "devastating."

"To hear that she and her kids passed away…you just continue to pray," said one neighbor.

Gemmell grew up in Brick, NJ and was a 1997 graduate from Brick Memorial High School, according to Brick NJ Patch. She and her son - Cole, 3, loved soccer which he had just begin playing and baby boy Devin was born on Oct. 23. She and her husband just celebrated their 10 year anniversary and had met at Rowan University.

To make a donation in honor of the Gemmell family, click here. The link has been updated with clothing sizes for the surviving family members.

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