William “Bill” Faul
Sept. 1, 1938-Feb. 24, 2020
William “Bill” Faul, 81,
of Hurdsfield went to be
with his Lord on Monday,
Feb. 24, 2020 at a
Bismarck Hospital.
Funeral services will be
held on Saturday, Feb. 29,
2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the
Cornerstone Community
Church South Campus in
Harvey.
Visitation will be on
Friday, Feb. 28, from 3
p.m. to 7 p.m. with public
prayer services be held at
5:00 p.m. on Friday at
Hertz Funeral Home, Har-
vey, ND.
Burial will be in the
Country Mennonite
Brethren Cemetery, rural
Harvey, ND.
Bill was born on Sep-
tember 1, 1938 on the
family farm north of
Hurdsfield. He was the
son of David and Louise
(Bader) Faul. Bill grew up
and attended school near
Hurdsfield. As a young
man he worked for area
farmers. Bill married
Rosene Knutson on Oc-
tober 30, 1960 at the Trin-
ity Bethany Lutheran
Church in Harvey.
Bill worked as a sales-
man for the Dakota Farm-
er Magazine and sold
Handyman Jacks for a
time. He then began farm-
ing on his own.
Bill and Rosene moved
to a farm south of Harvey
where they lived and
farmed and raised their
family. They instilled
their love for Jesus Christ
throughout their lives in
their children and
grandchildren. After 58
years of marriage his wife,
Rosene, passed away on
January 25, 2019.
Bill was a member of
the Cornerstone Com-
munity Church and held
many offices there. He
was a former member of
the Country Mennonite
Church. He served on the
Pony Gulch Township for
many years. Bill enjoyed
restoring many cars and
pickups and farm
machinery. He also at-
tended his
grandchildren’s event
when they were growing
up. Bill played guitar and
wrote many of his own
songs. Bill came to town
almost daily to have cof-
fee with his friends which
he enjoyed.
Bill is survived by: his
daughter, Lori Yoder of
Topeka, Kansas, son and
daughter-in-law, Mark
and Michelle Faul of
Hurdsfield; daughter and
son-in-law, Susan (Gay-
lon) Sieler of Cando, ND;
eight grandchildren; 5
great- grandchildren; 3
step-grandchildren; 5
step-greatgrandchildren;
brothers, Ken (Karen) Faul
and Dennis (Alice) Faul
all of Harvey, Gary (Don-
na) Faul of Newkirk, OK.
Bill was preceded in
death by: parents; wife;
brothers, Fred, Raymond,
Clifford, Alvin Art and El-
mer; and an infant broth-
er; sister, Betty during in-
fancy.
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