Harry Chornuk
Aug. 13, 1937-Nov. 25, 2020
Funeral Mass for Harry
W. Chornuk, 83, of Wat-
ford City is at 11:00 A.M.
(CDT) or 10:00 A. M.
(MDT), Thursday, De-
cember 3, 2020, at the St.
Demetrius Ukrainian
Catholic Church, South of
Fairfield, ND, with Father
Myroslav Dumych presid-
ing.
Interment will be in the
St. Demetrius Ukrainian
Catholic Church Cemetery
under the care of the
Fulkerson-Stevenson Fun-
eral Home of Watford
City, ND.
Visitation will be on
Tuesday, December 1,
2020, from 11 AM to 5 PM
(CDT) and Wednesday,
December 2, 2020 from
10:30 AM to 1 PM (CDT)
at the funeral home in
Watford City.
Remembrances, con-
dolences and pictures
may be shared with the
family at
www.fulkersons.com.
Harry Walter Chornuk
of Watford City, ND
passed from this life to be
with the Lord on Wednes-
day, November 25, 2020,
at Sanford Hospital in
Fargo, ND.
Harry was born on
August 13, 1937, in
Scobey, MT, to Nicholas
and Martha (Yaroslowski)
Chornuk. He was the
youngest of 7 children.
Harry grew up ranching
and farming first in
Scobey, MT, and then the
family moved to Fairfield,
ND, and continued farm-
ing and ranching.
He graduated from
Scobey High School, then
attended college in Havre,
MT. Later, he transferred
to Bismarck State in
Bismarck, ND. He com-
pleted his education at
the Water Purification
School in Chicago.
Harry married Linda
Kordonowy at St.
Demetrious Catholic
Church in Fairfield, ND,
in 1965, and they enjoyed
55 years together.
Harry loved the Lord,
was a devoted husband,
father, grandfather and a
good friend to many.
He had an immense
love for music, played
many instruments includ-ing guitar, accordion, fid-
dle, mandolin, banjo, and
piano. He loved singing,
and had an amazing vocal
ability. He played with
several bands throughout
the years.
He had a deep love
for gardening and fishing.
He also loved reading the
Bible, traveling, playing
with his grandchildren,
staying up to date on the
innovations of the day,
and he was often ahead of
his time.
In 1967, Harry found-
ed Dakota Soft Water Ser-
vice, where he created his
signature Hydro-Filter,
along with water softeners
and reverse osmosis sys-
tems. He cared for the wa-
ter needs of his custo-
mers, who often became
friends, for the entire
tri-state area for 53+ years
and remained fully active
throughout his life.
Harry is survived by:
his wife, Linda; their chil-
dren, Kathy Chornuk, Da-
vid (Allison) Chornuk,
Myron (Yvette) Chornuk,
Colleen (Paul) Slivka,
Merle Chornuk, Carrie
(Craig) Hartman, and Con-
nie Chornuk; eight
grandchildren, Andre,
Emma, Claire, Atomic, So-
phie, Abigail, Jack, and
Ian; and one
great-grandchild, Tahlia;
two sisters, Nellie Grosz
and Ann Grosz, as well as
numerous nieces and
nephews.
Harry is preceded in
death by: his parents,
twin daughters, two
brothers, Andrew & John
Chornuk, and two sisters
Mary Kowcun and Pau-
line Haverluk.
His guidance, wisdom
and generous loving spirit
will be forever strong in
our hearts until we meet
again.