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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.