Gerald “Joe” Lee Alden passed away on September 27, 2017 at the Advanced Care of Hospital of Montana in Billings, MT. He was born to Straud and Lenore (Fuhrman) Alden at Glasgow on March 15, 1941.
He was four years old when our parents moved to a farm in the Fuhrman Community near Larslan. When our dad died in 1965, Joe took over the family farm, enabling mom to live the rest of her life there.
When George graduated from college, Joe and he went into a life-time partnership in farming and ranching. Joe was a member of the Elks and served on the Opheim Farmer Union Board.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, playing cards, team roping and going to hear the elk bugle at Robinson Bridge, but he mostly enjoyed farming and all the equipment involved, especially tractors.
Joe dearly loved his nephews and nieces; great-ones and great-great-ones. Many of them had their first experience in camping, fishing, hunting and trail rides with “Uncle Joe” and Uncle George.
He was preceded in death by his parents, paternal and maternal grandparents, uncles Walter, Clarence, Mel, Earl, Jim and Ken; aunts, Ruth Gilberston and Phyllis Campbell; brother-in-law Lee Eblen and cousins, Joyce Haven, Les Gilbertson, James Fuhrman and Travis Fuhrman.
Joe is survived by his sisters, Pat (Mark) Fauth, Susan (Bob) Fauth and Jane Eblen; brother George Alden, aunts Barbara (Barry) Bales, Phyllis Fuhrman and Shirley Fuhrman; nephews Steve, Tom, Brad, and Mike; nieces Margaret, Dawn and Michele, Marie, Nikki and Kristal; 26 great-nieces and nephews and 19 great-great-nephews and nieces.
He will be missed by family and friends but welcomed by his dad and mom. Memorials can be made to the donor’s choice in his name.
A visitation will take place on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 with family receiving friends from 5-7 PM at the Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, MT. His funeral service will be on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 11 AM at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow, MT with burial to follow at the Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will follow burial back at the Evangelical Church.