(L.A.) Yolanda Honda, 82, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2026-02360

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 82-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the elderly woman as Yolanda Honda of Encino.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Complications of Inhalation of Products of Combustion and Thermal Injuries

Other Significant Conditions: Hypertensive and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Bacterial Pneumonia

RIP YOLANDA HONDA ( April 8, 1943 – February 8, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday.

LAFD reported a double fatality at 1760 N Vista Del Mar Avenue in Hollywood from a structure fire that happened at around 2:55 a.m.

The decedent’s 76-year-old sister Maria de Consuelo Alarcon died on scene.

Investigators have concluded this was arson.

Map views only approximate location and do not indicate the precise spot where the incident happened.

[Editor: The government investigator had initially misspelled the decedent’s name as Yolonda. ]

Funeral service will be on March 7 at the Christ the King Catholic Church, 624 North Rossmore Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004.