Gone but not Forgotten

Will Coder --  August 2, 1943 -January 15, 2007

Monday January 15th, 2007

Will Coder passed away early this morning. 

Cards for Diana Coder may be sent to:

Diana Coder
P.O.Box 255
Bellefonte, Pa 16823
 

Will’s Obituary

Wilbur Dennis Coder August 2, 1943 -January 15, 2007 Wilbur D. Coder, 63, of Bellefonte, died on Jan. 15, 2007, at Geisinger Medical Center. He was born in Bellefonte. His parents, Maurice and Mickey Coder, preceded him in death. On April 28, 1973, he and his wife, Diana, were married in Bellefonte. He graduated from Bellefonte High School in 1961. For the past 28 years, he was employed at EMF Systems of State College as their production supervisor. He loved his work and considered his co-workers as his family away from home. Will also worked part time for Novosel Instrument Shop of Pleasant Gap. He previously worked for 10 years with the Pa. Game Commission as a deputy officer. Their cats, Romeo and Miss Kitty continue to be a great source of comfort. Will enjoyed life and spent his spare time doing the following: riding his motorcycle, doing yard work, watching Nascar and discussing every lap of each race, Thursday lunch with his wife and the girls from GOH at the Chinese Buffet, bus trips, especially to Atlantic City spending hours watching the activities on the boardwalk, and Sunday morning breakfast with friends. His greatest passion was designing, building and flying radio control model airplanes. He was a member of the State College Radio Control Club for almost 20 years and spent a great deal of time watching and sharing with his flying family. Surviving relatives are Molly and John Woodring, Fred, Mark, Grant and their families; Donald Coder, Tasha, Amry and Joshua Yearick; Barry and Kathleen Coder, Justin and Janelle; Kirk and Erin Coder, and Colin, George Coder (deceased), Sharon Rider and John Coder. With respect to his wishes, Will requested no viewing or funeral service. In lieu of flowers, any memorial gifts may be sent to the SCRC, in care of Al Jones, 320 Carogan Drive, State College, PA 16803. The club will be assisting Diana in making preparations for a memorial fun fly to be held in his honor later this spring. Additional information will be posted on their website, www.scrc-club.com
Published in the Centre Daily Times on 1/18/2007.

 Will "As we knew him"

Wil Coder relaxing under his canopy.  The young man on the left edge of the picture, Jon Polay's son Derek, looks like he would like to help Wil use the shade afforded by Will's canopy!

Wil Coder with several of his own design models.  A quite relaxed mood while having lunch.

Here are three of Wil Coder's models on the flight line.  It appears that some maintenance is required on one of them.  However, Wil could be showing how he accomplishes a particular control hookup.

Will's Last Airplane

One very special prize was given out the night of the 2007 SCRC Winter Banquet.  Diana Coder donated the last plane Will had built, but had never flown.  It is a 78 inch span parasol wing design which Will had shown at our club meeting last June.   Her stipulation was that whoever won it must finish it and fly it. Daryl Allen was the fortunate winner of this beauty.

Will displaying his latest airplane at the June 2006 SCRC meeting
Will's airplane at Daryl Allen's home after he won it at the 2007 SCRC Winter Banquet
Daryl preparing to fly Will's airplane at the 2007 SCRC Fly for Fun