William Charles Alden

William Charles “Bill” Alden, 78, of Pe Ell, Washington, passed away May 24, 2022 at home. He was born February 17, 1944 in Chehalis, Washington to William George “Bill” Alden and Wilma Marie (Good) Alden. Bill was the second born of four children. He had three sisters, Marilyn, Cheryl and Suzanne.

In 1962, he graduated from Boisfort High School. On July 18, 1963, Bill married Marsha Katherine Taylor in Centralia, Washington and spent 58 wonderful years together. They had three children, daughter, Lisa Parente and sons, Keith and Matt Alden. From 1962-1963, Bill served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged for hardship when his father passed away and he was needed to help his mom run the dairy farm. Bill enjoyed working on the farm with the cows and horses.

When Bill turned 21 years old, he began working at Weyerhaeuser, retiring at 62. He held various jobs including choker-setter, skid operator, cat skinner, log scaler, truck driver and road grader.

His hobbies included farming, raising horses and cows, riding and training horses, hunting and riding motorcycles and dirt bikes. He was member of the Chehalis Valley Baptist Church and volunteered at AWANA at Boistfort Community Church. Bill enjoyed watching Larry’s Country Diner and listening to the music. He subjected his kids to Lawrence Welk every Saturday night, in hopes that they would grow to love it, like he did. Bill was a loving and faithful husband and father, providing well for his family their entire lives and helped his adult children with whatever they needed done. As he was older, he was very involved with his grandchildren and enjoyed watching their sporting event.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Wilma Marie Alden.

Survivors include wife, Marsha Alden; sisters, Marilyn Keller, Cheryl Ames and Suzanne Nelson; children, Lisa Parente, Keith Alden and Matt Alden; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held June 13, 2022 at 1:00 pm at Dryad Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Sticklin Funeral Chapel.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.sticklinsfuneralchapel.com for the Alden family.