POLANDO, Dorothy "Dode" On March 30th, born Dorothy Ann Booth, in Detroit on February 23, 1916. Dode, formerly of Swampscott, and Sandwich, MA, and for the past 25 years a resident of Portsmouth, NH, was the wife of the late John L. Polando, a pioneer aviator. Dode was devoted to helping others and was a tireless volunteer for numerous charitable organizations including Cross-Roads House of Portsmouth, The Portsmouth Women's City Club, and St. John's Church of Portsmouth. She was an active member of the Order of Daedaliens and a past board member. She authored the book "Wings Over Istanbul", a chronicle of her late husband's accomplishments in the early days of aviation, that included a long-distance non-stop record flight with Russell Boardman from New York to Istanbul, Turkey in 1931. She leaves a daughter, Jo Anne Goodwin Rogers of Silver Lake, NH, and two sons, James Polando of Weston, MA and David Polando of Provincetown, MA, four grand children and six great grand children. A memorial service will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St., Portsmouth, NH 03801, on Sat., April 7th, at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, please consider sending a donation in Dorothy's memory to St. John's Church in Portsmouth.
POLANDO, Dorothy "Dode" On March 30th, born Dorothy Ann Booth, in Detroit on February 23, 1916. Dode, formerly of Swampscott, and Sandwich, MA, and for the past 25 years a resident of Portsmouth, NH, was the wife of the late John L. Polando, a pioneer aviator. Dode was devoted to helping others and was a tireless volunteer for numerous charitable organizations including Cross-Roads House of Portsmouth, The Portsmouth Women's City Club, and St. John's Church of Portsmouth. She was an active member of the Order of Daedaliens and a past board member. She authored the book "Wings Over Istanbul", a chronicle of her late husband's accomplishments in the early days of aviation, that included a long-distance non-stop record flight with Russell Boardman from New York to Istanbul, Turkey in 1931. She leaves a daughter, Jo Anne Goodwin Rogers of Silver Lake, NH, and two sons, James Polando of Weston, MA and David Polando of Provincetown, MA, four grand children and six great grand children. A memorial service will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St., Portsmouth, NH 03801, on Sat., April 7th, at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, please consider sending a donation in Dorothy's memory to St. John's Church in Portsmouth.
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