Vincent Feist

Beloved husband, father, uncle and grandfather, Vince Feist, went to live with his heavenly Father June 2, 2016. Services will be held at 11:30 am Monday, June 6, at First Lutheran Church, 800 North 7th St., Bismarck, with Rev. Allen Wagner officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Sunday, June 5, at Eastgate Funeral Service, 2302 E. Divide Ave., Bismarck. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, June 6, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Vincent Joseph Feist was born in Braddock, ND, December 9, 1931 to Catherine (Martin) Feist and Jacob C Feist. Vince was the third of six children. The family farmed in Braddock until Vince was in grade school then moved to Bismarck. Vince graduated from Bismarck High School and then joined the North Dakota National Guard and was stationed at Camp Rucker in Alabama during the Korean conflict. He married his high school girlfriend, Rose Ann Coats in 1951. They were married for 64 years and raised 3 children in Bismarck. When Vince returned to Bismarck from Camp Rucker he was employed with the Bismarck Fire Department for 40 years. He was proud to be a Firefighter. Vince conducted fire prevention training at local schools and businesses for many years. He also was a First Aid and EMT instructor. Many of the ambulance and hospital staff in Bismarck attended his courses. Vince was a member of the North Dakota Firefighters Association, the local AMVETS club, Eagles Club and Elks Lodge. When not busy with work Vince spent most of his time with his family. He and Rose liked to fish and spent most summer vacations at Lake Lizzie in Minnesota. During his off time you could find Vince with his children or grandchildren fishing at Sweetbriar, the banks of the Missouri River or one of several other area fishing holes. The family will fondly remember the many road trips taken around the country to visit relatives and attend biennial Coats family reunions. No trip was complete without a visit to a national park and other nature or historical sights. Vince took great pride and satisfaction in helping others. He was often the security guard/firewood chopper for Girl Scout and Boy Scout campouts. He was always quick to lend a hand to neighbors and strangers if they needed a ride, had car trouble, or needed help with a project around the house. In later years, Vince and Rose spent time giving back to their faith. You could often find them serving meals to the BHS students at lunch time. Vince also offered his skills and took great pride in making cedar hope chests for the parents of newborns in the congregation at First Lutheran Church. He loved his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren very much and always made time to go to the park and play, go sledding, climbing hills, or camping. We loved him very much and we will miss him always. Vince is survived by his wife, Rose Feist; children, Veronica (Allen) Richard, Cheryl Feist, and Terry (Marian) Feist; grandchildren, Justin (Heather) Richard, Amber (Travis) Wilson, Michael (Tiffany) Richard, Jessica (Corey) Trinneer, Alexandra (James) Graham, Catherine LoCicero and Derick LoCicero; great-grandchildren, Alexander Richard, Andrew Richard, Taylor Wilson, Hannah Wilson, Cooper Wilson, Jordyn Leighton, Jake Trinneer, Eli Richard, Jaxson Graham, Cali Lindsay; his brother, Joseph Feist, his brother, Jerome Feist, and sister-in-law, Marlene (Ludwig) Feist. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob C Feist, Catherine Feist; sister, Veronica Berger; brothers, Thomas Martin, Ludwig Feist; sister-in-law, Columbe (Joseph) Feist; and great-grandson, Anthony Wiard-Richard.