Fred Capron Coe, 98, died peacefully on March 13 at Regency on Whidbey in Oak Harbor, Wash., after a long, full life.

Born Aug. 8, 1922 in Ord, Neb., he served in Europe in WWII as a B-17 pilot, and then again in the Korean War. He moved to Whidbey in 2004.

He is survived by his long-time companion Arta Sandstrom; daughter Gail Coe, of Nice, France; and son Alan Coe, of San Francisco, Calif.

Visit www.whidbeymemorial.com for full obituary. No service will be held, but contributions in his memory can be made to International Vision Volunteers, 21C Orinda Way, PMB 179, Orinda, CA 94563.