Black, Rosa Vida, 1903-2004
Dates
- Existence: 1903 - 2004
Biographical History
Rosa Vida Bischoff Black (1903-2004) was a writer and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.
Rosa Vida Bischoff was born on September 18, 1903 in Lovell, Wyoming, to Robert John Bischoff and Rose Ann Jensen. She attended the University of Wyoming and taught school for several years. On June 4, 1925 she married Clinton M. Black in the Salt Lake Temple; they had eight children. She was a writer and thespian, authoring three local histories and nine other books.
She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served in various positions, including as an instructor, as president of the Relief Society, Primary, and Young Women's programs, and as stake Relief Society counselor. She and her husband also served two missions together: 1971-1973, Australia East; and 1975-1977, Nauvoo Restoration with a special assignment to the Carthage Jail.
Outside of the Church, she also served as an instructor and officer in Daughters of Utah Pioneers for many years. She was honored in 1969 as an Alternate Mother of the Year for Utah, as Mrs. Kearns by the Kearns Town Council in 1993, and in 2001 with the Utah Democratic Party's Eleanor Roosevelt award for a lifetime of service.
She passed away on December 22, 2004.
Citation:
Deseret news, Dec. 26, 2004 (Rosa Vida Bischoff Black, 1903-2004; b. Sept. 18, 1903 in Lovell, Wyo.; parents: Robert John Bischoff and Rose Ann Jensen; attended University of Wyoming; taught school for several years; m. June 4, 1925 in Salt Lake Temple to Clinton M. Black; eight children; writer and thespian, authoring three local histories and nine other books; active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; served in various positions, including instructor, as president of the Relief Society, Primary, and Young Women's programs, and as stake Relief Society counselor; she and husband also served missions: 1971-73, Australia East; and 1975-77, Nauvoo Restoration with a special assignment to the Carthage Jail; served as instructor and officer in Daughters of Utah Pioneers for many years; honored in 1969 as an Alternate Mother of the Year for Utah, as Mrs. Kearns by the Kearns Town Council in 1993, and in 2001 with the Utah Democratic Party's Eleanor Roosevelt award for a lifetime of service; d. Dec. 22, 2004)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Rosa Vida Bischoff Black papers
Contains correspondence, greeting cards, personal narratives, and scrapbooks collected by Rosa Vida Bischoff Black. Included among these personal papers are papers about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many of the materials are also genealogy records documenting the family history of the Black, Murphy, and Bischoff families, as well as Myrna Jean Murphy Black. Materials dated approximately 1710-2011, with the bulk dated approximately 1900-2005.