By . Associated  Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:54 EST, 16 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:56 EST, 16 January 2014 . The daughter of a New Jersey woman whose casket contained the wrong body has said that DNA tests will be performed to determine if her mother was accidentally cremated in Canada. Lisa Kondvar of Warwick, Rhode Island, and her family discovered someone else's body in Margaret Porkka's casket last month at a New Jersey funeral home. Porkka, 82, had died unexpectedly during a trip to St Maarten over Thanksgiving. Scroll down for video . Vanished: The body of Margaret Porkka, 82, disappeared after she passed away during a family vacation to St Maarten over the Thanksgiving holiday . The family suspects Porkka's body was confused with that of a Canadian woman who died on the island around the same time, and was sent to Canada and cremated. Scott Aldridge, a detective in Barrie, Ontario, said that the woman in Porkka's casket has been identified as 82-year-old Kathleen Togwell. Her body is being returned to Canada. More... Home Depot employee hailed as a hero after incredible video of him catching a baby falling from a shopping cart goes viral . Cheer Perfection reality TV star busted for marijuana possession, ONE DAY after co-star was arrested on suspicion of raping 13-year-old . Kondvar said bodily fluids were recovered from a casket in Canada that might have contained Porkka's body. The family has sent her hairbrush and toothbrush for DNA testing. Results are not expected until the end of the month, Kondvar said. Mortified: Daughter Lisa Kondvar made the grim discovery during her mother's wake . A mistake: Ms Porkka's body is thought to have been mistakenly swapped with that of a Canadian woman who died on the island within hours of her death . 'They're just starting on it now,' she said. 'It's frustrating.' The family wants to take possession of the ashes if they are determined to be those of Porkka. Kondvar said her father, Pete, of Englewood, New Jersey, is 'just broken' after not being able to say a goodbye to his wife. St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said last week that the government there has formed a committee to investigate the case at the request of U.S. officials. Emerald Funeral Home director Orlando Vanterpool said, to his knowledge, he sent the correct remains but that he will provide a refund if it's determined a mistake was made.
Margaret Porkka, 82, died in St Maarten while on vacation for Thanksgiving .
But the body of another woman was sent back to the U.S. by mistake .
A Canadian woman died around the same time on the island .
She has now been identified as 82-year-old Kathleen Togwell .
It is believed the two bodies were accidentally switched .
The family has sent her hairbrush and toothbrush for DNA testing .
By . Associated  Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:54 EST, 16 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:56 EST, 16 January 2014 . The daughter of a New Jersey woman whose casket contained the wrong body has said that DNA tests will be performed to determine if her mother was accidentally cremated in Canada. Lisa Kondvar of Warwick, Rhode Island, and her family discovered someone else's body in Margaret Porkka's casket last month at a New Jersey funeral home. Porkka, 82, had died unexpectedly during a trip to St Maarten over Thanksgiving. Scroll down for video . Vanished: The body of Margaret Porkka, 82, disappeared after she passed away during a family vacation to St Maarten over the Thanksgiving holiday . The family suspects Porkka's body was confused with that of a Canadian woman who died on the island around the same time, and was sent to Canada and cremated. Scott Aldridge, a detective in Barrie, Ontario, said that the woman in Porkka's casket has been identified as 82-year-old Kathleen Togwell. Her body is being returned to Canada. More... Home Depot employee hailed as a hero after incredible video of him catching a baby falling from a shopping cart goes viral . Cheer Perfection reality TV star busted for marijuana possession, ONE DAY after co-star was arrested on suspicion of raping 13-year-old . Kondvar said bodily fluids were recovered from a casket in Canada that might have contained Porkka's body. The family has sent her hairbrush and toothbrush for DNA testing. Results are not expected until the end of the month, Kondvar said. Mortified: Daughter Lisa Kondvar made the grim discovery during her mother's wake . A mistake: Ms Porkka's body is thought to have been mistakenly swapped with that of a Canadian woman who died on the island within hours of her death . 'They're just starting on it now,' she said. 'It's frustrating.' The family wants to take possession of the ashes if they are determined to be those of Porkka. Kondvar said her father, Pete, of Englewood, New Jersey, is 'just broken' after not being able to say a goodbye to his wife. St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said last week that the government there has formed a committee to investigate the case at the request of U.S. officials. Emerald Funeral Home director Orlando Vanterpool said, to his knowledge, he sent the correct remains but that he will provide a refund if it's determined a mistake was made.
The body of Margaret Porkka, 82, disappeared St Maarten over the Thanksgiving holiday . The that of a Canadian woman who died on the island around the same time, and was sent to Canada and has been identified as 82-year-old Kathleen The family has sent her hairbrush and toothbrush for DNA testing. Results are not expected until