Ormal Hill, age 89, of Ray, ND, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at Bethel Lutheran Home in Williston, ND. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Williston is assisting the family.

Ormal Edmund “Bud” Hill was born on November 3, 1928 to Orren and Cora Hill in Ray, North Dakota. He attended school in Ray and also in Lakeside, Montana while his father worked on building the Fort Peck Dam.

Bud enlisted in the Army in January 1951 and served in the Korean War, servicing tanks and large equipment. Upon his discharge in 1953, he helped with farming for Wendell Johnson and Kermit Hill. He married Gloria Vooge in Stanley, on July 1, 1957. Bud also worked for Hunt Oil for two years and then for Amerada Hess as a plant operator where he would work for the next 29 years, retiring in March of 1986.

Bud and Gloria celebrated 54 years together, before her passing in July 2011.

Bud enjoyed gardening, playing cards, reading Louis L’Amour books, watching Bison football and New York Yankees baseball. He also enjoyed attending Ray Jay Athletics. His life was centered around his family and friends.

He is survived by his daughter, Julie (Rick) Ingraham of Williston, ND; his son, Lance (Debbie) Hill of Bismarck, ND; grandchildren, Kristin (Joe) Gunderson, Tyler Hill, Kayla Hill, Austin Hill, Pernell Agdeppa, Erica (Mac) VerPlanck and Chauncey Ingraham; great grandchildren, Cassy, Mac, Helena and Carter; sister, Joyce Tong; brother-in-law, Leigh Bolstad and numerous nieces and nephews.

Bud was preceded in death by his parents; beloved wife, Gloria; sisters, Nyla Jean Evans and Opal Bolstad.