VINCE TWO EAGLES

Vince Two Eagles, 72, of Wagner, died Monday, July 28 at his home in Wagner. Wake services were Thursday, July 31 at the Wagner National Guard Armory. There was no formal funeral service. Vince was cremated following his services. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of his arrangements.

Vince Two Eagles was born on January 26, 1953, to Margaret Zephier and Kenneth Archambeau. He had eight siblings: Anthony “Tony” Fischer, Kenneth Fischer (stillborn), Kenneth Fischer Jr., Ronald Fischer Sr., Frank Fischer Sr., Rose Christine (Monjaraz) Fischer, Luanne Perkins (Zephier), and Alvena Cooke (Fischer). They resided in Omaha, Denver, Pierre, and Yankton before returning to their homelands, where Vince later made his home at North Housing in Wagner.

He attended school in Yankton, and worked as a dishwasher at a local café before earning his GED. He later pursued college studies in Rapid City and Madison, and was taking online classes at SDSU in Brookings before the COVID-19 shutdown. After leaving school, Vince and three of his uncles formed a band called The Vanishing Americans, with Vince on guitar. They started locally before traveling across the country. While on the road, Vince met his future wife, Gayle Jumping Elk.

Vince and Gayle were married for 23 years and had two children: Senneca (Demitrius, Alexanadrae, Lakota, and Casino) and Fawn (Lucy and Unity).

He later started another band, People of the Earth, with Gayle, his niece Glenda, and his brother Tony and Uncle Freddie. Later, Vince joined with close friends— Boyd, Dave, Terry, and Joe to form Otokah. They performed many shows, traveled often, and continued recording music together.

Over the years, Vince worked in several tribal programs including the Sisseton Child Protection Program, the Yankton Sioux Tribe Treatment Center, and Marty Indian School. He also served on the YST Constitution Revision Committee and other tribal boards.

Vince was a talented and creative soul with a deep love for the arts. He created countless pieces of artwork and even authored a book titled The Rez of The Story. He also shared his voice as a regular columnist for The Lakota Times newspaper.

He will be remembered as an intelligent, kind, and artistic man—someone you could sit down with and have a thoughtful, meaningful conversation with.

He is survived by his mother, Margaret Zephier; his children, Senneca and Fawn; siblings Frank Fischer, Luanne Perkins, and Alvena Cooke; his grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and many relatives. He is preceded in death by his father, grandparents, several brothers, and one grandchild.

As Vince always said— DOKŠA!!