Hundreds of families and friends today farewelled 66-year-old Taraivosa Toka in Suva for the final time.
Toka’s body was found floating along the seawall in Nasese last Wednesday following a fishing trip with two of her friends.
At the funeral service today, Toka’s brother Ratu Jone Civa said the deceased originally from Tubou, Lakeba in Lau was a very humble and religious person.
Civa also said that Toka was a peacemaker who always tried to settle every dispute and disagreement in the family.
Taraivosa Toka and her friends, 56-year-olds Melaci Murimai and Rusila Vakasere went out fishing last Tuesday.
Murimai and Rusila left at around 9pm last Tuesday after Toka decided to stay back and fish a little longer.
The next morning Murimai and Rusila went to Toka’s house to check on her but they were told that she has not returned and that was when they went to look for her before meeting Police officers at the Nasese seawall area who informed them of the tragic news.
Toka was laid to rest today at the Vatuwaqa cemetery.
