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Saniyah Bonilla, 3, died at 3:10 p.m. at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, Passaic Detective Andy White said. Her brother Messiah Bonilla, 1, and mother Sashalynn Rosa, died Saturday.
"The whole city of Passaic was praying for this little girl to get better," White told Daily Voice. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to this family during this difficult time."
Hers was the fifth North Jersey death due to the weekend storm.
Two youngsters walking home from grade school Monday afternoon found the body of a 64-year-old Mahwah woman who police said apparently suffered a medical emergency while shoveling snow during Jonas on Saturday. Earlier that day, the body of a 78-year-old New York State woman was found in her snowed-in car in a Hackensack Burger King parking lot.
The father was shoveling snow Saturday night while the rest of the family sat in the car to stay warm, White previously said. Snow blocked the tailpipe, causing carbon monoxide to leak into the vehicle, he said.
An online fundraiser to pay for the burial of the family members raised more than $10,000 as of Wednesday evening.
Services for the family were to be held privately, according to Madonna Funeral Home in Passaic's website.
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