Victor Edward West

He was born on March 17, 1932 in Canton, Ohio to Sylvester and Hilda West. Victor graduated from Canton South High School and served in the United States Army for three years. He went on to graduate from Ohio State University as an Electrical Engineer. Upon graduation, he received a job offer at Newport News Shipbuilding and made the move to Virginia. He retired in 1994 after 30 years of Federal Service, from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center as a Supervisory Electronics Engineer.

Victor married the love of his life on January 31, 1959 at Our Lady of Peace Church in Canton, OH. After moving to Virginia they made York County their home. Victor enjoyed dancing with his wife. He supported all of his children’s and grandchildren’s interests; from football to wrestling, piano recitals to band and majorette competitions. He was a kind soul who valued and loved his family dearly. There wasn’t anything Victor couldn’t do or fix. He was a wonderful mentor to his family and was also a man of faith that supported a number of Christian Churches. He enjoyed participating in the church Christmas productions and loved to sing.

Victor is survived by his three children; Tammy Duncan, Dena Denton (Scott), and John West; six grandchildren, Michael Schott (Terri), Ronald Pomposini (Minerva), Dante Pomposini (Julia), Joshua Pomposini (Taylor), Sean Denton (Reagan), and Sydney Denton; five great-grandchildren; and his sisters, JoAnn Snider (Chuck), and Elva Aman.

The family will receive friends from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home, 2551 N. Armistead Ave., Hampton, Va 23666. The Funeral Service will be private but available to be viewed on the Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home Facebook Page.

Friends are encouraged to visit www.parklawn-woodfh.com to share memories and words of condolence with the family.