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OBITUARIES Atsushi Arai Holmes Beach resident Atsushi Arai passed away on June 14, 2022. He was 94 years old. Atsushi was born in 1928 in Taiwan, which was part of Japan at that time. He was the youngest of 13 children. At the end of World War II, his family had to evacuate to Japan, which caused a major interruption in their lives. However, this early experience of establishing lasting ties in a foreign country shaped Atsushi’s entire life. His chosen field of work was the business of import-export, which gave him plenty of opportunities to meet
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6/5, 12:21 a.m., battery, 120 Bridge St. Two officers were dispatched to a fight at the Drift In Bar, and due to being outnumbered by the large rowdy crowd, asked for assistance from Holmes Beach police. A victim was found bloody and stated he had been jumped by three males he did
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people from different countries. As part of his work, he was “posted” in Burma and Hong Kong in the early 60s. Then, from 1970 to 1997, he lived in Hong Kong, first as the branch manager of Sun Trading, then later as the managing director of his own company. He met his wife, Martha, while both were working for the American Army base in Camp Kobe in occupied Japan. They married in 1953 and their daughter, Asako, was born in 1959. After Hong Kong, his “international” life continued as he and Martha immigrated to the United States. They established roots in Holmes Beach, Florida and have lived here since 1997. Atsushi was a generous and kind man, an avid Tampa Bay Rays fan and an enthusiastic Sudoku player. Throughout all the foreign residences, there was a common
thread in his life that was based in the traditional values of his home country, Japan. He is survived by his wife, Martha; his daughter, Asako; and his son-in-law, Aron. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 4 p.m. at Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory, 43rd Street Chapel, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton, Florida 34209. Condolences may be made to: www.brownandsonsfuneral.com.
not know. The victim said one of the men hit him in the eye with a rock but refused treatment from EMTs. The suspects were described as being bikers by witnesses, but identities were not known to anyone on the scene. No arrests have been made, and the incident remains under investigation. 6/11, 10 p.m., resisting without violence, 113 11th St. S. The officer responded in reference to a female trespassing who had been previously told to leave. She refused to give her name, and began acting as if she was using an unknown
substance. While the property owner was on the way to see if a property crime had been committed, the female suspect took off running. The officer called for assistance, and when backup arrived, they located the woman in the back yard of the property. The suspect resisted being handcuffed and began kicking and screaming, resulting in officers having to use pepper spray to gain control. The struggle to detain the suspect continued, but she was taken into custody where she was decontaminated for the pepper spray at the police
Irma Yatros Irma Linda (Schrader) Yatros, 87, of Holmes Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2022. Irma was born in Batesville, Indiana on June 29, 1934, to Reuben and Mary Schrader. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from
the University of Indiana. She met and married John E. Yatros in Frankfurt, Germany in 1961. They moved to Barbourville, Kentucky in 1965. In 1993 they purchased a home in Holmes Beach, making it their permanent home in 2004. Irma was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John Yatros (2005). She is survived by her daughter Mimi (Greg) Kelly and grandchildren Megan (Omel) Perchatsch and Patrick (Jessica) Kelly, all of Louisville, Kentucky; and son Dr. Gy (Maria) Yatros and grandson Nicholas Yatros of Holmes Beach. Irma will be laid to rest next to her husband in the Schrader family plot in Huntersville, Indiana. The family will have a private memorial service in Holmes Beach later this summer. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Tidewell Hospice. station, then taken to Manatee County Jail.
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6/7, 11 a.m., petit theft, 5347 Gulf Drive. The officer responded to Fun and More Rentals after a store employee stated a man asked to test ride a bicycle. The man left the store in an unknown direction and did not return. The employee did not ask for any information from the suspect before releasing the bicycle to him.
