There’s new insight into the death of a woman and three children at a home in Noble County and it’s coming from the children’s father.

Jonathan Newell says the girls’ mother, quote, “took them with her when she passed.”

The Noble County Coroner says Rebecca Hughes, 32, was found dead at their home earlier this week, along with the children: 8-year-old Evelyn Newell, 6-year-old Allison Newell, and 5-year-old Amelia Newell.

The cause of their deaths has not been released. The father has started a GoFundMe for their funeral expenses that has raised more than $30,000 so far.