Obituary of Victor Friend

Victor Carlton Friend III, 55, of Birds Creek of Newburg, went to be with the Lord Thursday, November 29, 2012 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. He was born on July 26, 1957 in Morgantown, WV , a son of the late Victor and Jean (DiPalo) Friend Jr. Victor was a loving husband, father and brother. He enjoyed being an instructor for the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee for North Central WV Carpenters and was actively pursing a degree from Penn State. He was a 23 year member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 604 in Morgantown where he was President until July 2012 and a 10 year member of the Laborers Local 379 in Morgantown. Victor worked on the Extreme Home Makeover project in Fairmont, Habitat for Humanity homes, rang the Salvation Army bell, volunteered at the Arthurdale Heritage, did projects for Friends of Deckers Creek, and was an active member of the Preston County Master Gardeners. He was an avid hunter, loved to fish, go boating, fly airplanes, and vacation with family and friends. Victor was Methodist by faith and will be missed dearly by his family and friends. He is survived by his wife of 32 years Rebecca (Enlow) Friend; two sons, Victor IV Friend of Birds Creek and Tyler Friend and his fiancée Christy Corcoglioniti of Marilla Park, Morgantown; four brothers, Mark Friend and wife Tracy of Reston, VA, Louis Friend and wife Sherri of Thornton, WV, David Friend and wife Kimberly of Fairmont, WV and John Friend and wife Patty of Reedsville, WV; 3 sisters-in-law, Ruth Enlow of Portsmouth, VA, Sarah Gibson and husband Jeff of Burgettstown, PA and Elizabeth Enlow and companion Gary Smith of Hallack Road, Morgantown, along with 12 nieces and nephews and 3 great nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Victor was preceded in death by his in-laws Bruce and Ellen Enlow and his brother-in-law Danny Enlow. At the request of the family, in lieu of flowers, please make donations to Hospice Care, PO Box 760, Arthurdale, WV 26520. Friends may call at the Field Funeral Home on Saturday, December 1, 2012 from 2-8 pm and on Sunday, December 2, 2012 from 11 am until the 1 pm service time with Pastor Marshall Woods officiating. Interment will follow at the Masontown Cemetery. Condolences may be extended online to the family at www.fieldfuneralhome.com.