Eunice Ann Vix
April 28, 1931-July 25 20107
Eunice Ann Vix, 86,
died on Tuesday, July 25,
in Goodyear, A.Z. Eunice
was born in McHenry
County, North Dakota, to
Harry I. and Inga H.
(Teigen) Severson on
April 28, 1931. Eunice
was the fourth of six chil-
dren. She grew up in
Sawyer, N.D. and lived in
North Dakota until 2015.
An avid reader, Eunice
graduated Valedictorian of
her class in Sawyer, N.D.,
in May of 1949. During
high school, Eunice was
editor of her school news-
paper. On July 10, 1949,
Eunice married Herman
M. Vix. Eunice and Her-
man (Ham) had two chil-
dren, Jane and Michael.
Eunice was an accom-
plished seamstress. She
sewed many of the clothes
that her children wore
when they were young.
When her children were
older, Eunice went to
work at Ellison’s Depart-
ment Store and later
Herberger’s in Minot, N.D.
She worked in the
cosmetics and
ready-to-wear depart-
ments before retiring in
1994. Her grandchildren
enjoyed visiting Eunice at
work, getting a glimpse
behind the cosmetic
counter and being treated
to cookies from the
Grandma Whitty’s in the
Dakota Square Mall. In
2005, Eunice and Herman
moved from Sawyer, N.D.
to Fargo, N.D. In 2008
they moved back to
Minot, N.D., before leav-
ing winter behind for
good in favor of sunshine
in Goodyear, A.Z. in 2015.
Eunice is survived by: her
husband, Herman Vix, her
son, Michael (Cathy) Vix,
her daughter, Jane (Barry)
Rupprecht, her sisters
Joyce (Dallas) Barker, and
Darlene (Ward) Bunker;
four grandchildren,
Kristen (Mark) Chamber-
lain, Jared (Annie)
Rupprecht, Lindsay
(Brock) Halvorson, and
Courtney (Nick) Kovats,
and seven
great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by
her parents and sisters
Carole Booth and Helen
Huber, and her brother
Quentin (Bert) Severson.
A memorial service
will be held on Saturday,
July 29 at 2:00 p.m. at
Thompson Funeral
Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield
Road, Goodyear, AZ. Con-
dolences can be sent to
www.thompson
funeralchapel.com. Ar-
rangements are under the
direction of Thompson
Funeral Chapel in Goo-
dyear, A.Z.