Leopoldo Sarandi "Leo Poldo" Rivera

Leopoldo Sarandi "Leo Poldo" Rivera obituary

Leopoldo Sarandi "Leo Poldo" Rivera

Upcoming Events

Sep

27

Visitation

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hawi

55-3374 Akoni Pule Highway, Hawi, HI 96719

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Sep

27

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hawi

55-3374 Akoni Pule Highway, Hawi, HI 96719

Send Flowers

Sep

27

Service

11:15 a.m.

Hawi County Cemetery

Ilina Road, Hawi, HI 96719

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Services provided by

Dodo Mortuary, Inc. - Hilo

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Leopoldo Rivera Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Dodo Mortuary, Inc. - Hilo on Sep. 20, 2025.

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Leopoldo "Leo" "Poldo" Sarandi Rivera, 90, of Kapaau, passed away on August 24, 2025 in Kohala. He was born on July 4, 1935 in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He was a retired groundskeeper/heavy equipment operator at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, a member of the Kohala Senior Citizens, and a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi, Hawaii. Visitation will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday (Sept. 27, 2025) at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi, Hawaii; Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.; burial to follow at the Hawi County Cemetery and a luncheon will be served at Saint Damien Hall after burial. He is survived by his, wife, Paz Rivera; daughters, Michele Rivera of Las Vegas, NV and Laurie (Jeremy) Derr of Kapaau; granddaughter, Lily Derr; grandson, Leo Derr; sister-in-law, Marcela Rivera; numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnieces, and great-grandnephews.

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Upcoming Events

Sep

27

Visitation

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hawi

55-3374 Akoni Pule Highway, Hawi, HI 96719

Send Flowers

Sep

27

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hawi

55-3374 Akoni Pule Highway, Hawi, HI 96719

Send Flowers

Sep

27

Service

11:15 a.m.

Hawi County Cemetery

Ilina Road, Hawi, HI 96719

Send Flowers

Services provided by

Dodo Mortuary, Inc. - Hilo

Only 6 days left for delivery to next service.