Obituaries for June 23

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Delores “Kiki” Dowdy, 59, of Pahoa died June 16 at home. She was born in Mississippi. Celebration of life 6 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at gathering place on Kalapana-Kapoho Road (Red Road) in Pahoa. No known survivors. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Delores “Kiki” Dowdy, 59, of Pahoa died June 16 at home. She was born in Mississippi. Celebration of life 6 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at gathering place on Kalapana-Kapoho Road (Red Road) in Pahoa. No known survivors. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Oren Don Kalei Hoopai Sr., 56, of Mountain View died June 7 at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Lahaina, Maui, he was a Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. employee. Visitation 5-9 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service at 6 p.m. Visitation again 9-10 a.m. Sunday, June 30. Prayer service at 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by wife, Doreen Hoopai of Mountain View; sons, Kalei (Bonnie) Hoopai of California and Teddy Stephen (Mealii) Hoopai of Hilo; daughters, Tammy (Richard Kepa) Miles of Kihei, Maui, Terry (Keola) Yasso of Kaunakakai, Molokai, Tracy (Anthony) Garcia and Cynthia Hoopai of Hilo; brothers, Dennis Hoopai of Kihei, Maui, Danny (Valerie) Hoopai of Lahaina, Maui, and Felton Ipo (Shirley) Hoopai of Maui; brother-in-law, Dan Berg of Waikoloa; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandson; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Sadako Matsumoto Koga, 86, of Waimea, formerly of Papaaloa, died June 9 at home. Born in Paauhau Mauka, she was a homemaker and member of Papaaloa Hongwanji Mission. Visitation 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 11:30 a.m. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by son, Alan (JoAnn) Koga of Waimea; brothers, Hiroshi (Helen) Matsumoto and George (Elaine) Matsumoto of Honolulu, Donald (Carol) Matsumoto of Maui; sisters, Jane Osako of Honokaa, Yoshie (Alex) Okada of Waimea, Hideko (Dr. James) Miyashiro, Alice (Henry) Nakahodo, and Arline Matsumoto of Honolulu; brother-in-law, Manabu (Miharu) Koga of Honolulu; sisters-in-law, Tomie Matsumoto of Honokaa and Harumi Koga of Pepeekeo; two grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.