Max Alger

Max L. Alger passed suddenly on February 22, 2024. He was born February 19, 1946 to Warren and Lorna Lowe Alger. He spent his childhood in Hiawatha, Utah. His family moved back to their hometown of Parowan, Utah and he stayed until he married Cindy Evans and moved away for a short time to Anaheim, California. They moved back to Parowan to raise their 5 children where he started his business Max Alger backhoe. In his career his excavation skills were unmatched. He was excellent at digging and also being honest, fair and personable. After he retired, he was able to spend his time rock hounding and collecting and cutting rocks. He loved nature passionately and pointed out every single sunset he saw. He also found so much joy hunting, fishing, and camping. He was a lover of studying a map and wishing he could see every single bit of this world. He loved to travel and look at this earth and its beauty.
His greatest love was for people, especially his family. He adored his five children and his grandkids and each one felt his deep love for them. He was so close with his four sisters and all of his nieces and nephews. He made his entire life work, and he worked incredibly hard about making life amazing for his kids. Perfect vacations and amazing Christmases. He made friends with every single person he met. The definition of love is the lack of judgement. This perfectly describes our Dad. He never had a bad word to say about a single soul. He was known for his generosity and many, many friends weren't surprised with him showing up with jerky, peanut cluster or sour dough biscuits. His kindness was unmatched.
He is survived by his children, Shilo (Ryder) Holcomb, Heidi (Geoff) Raftery, Traci Avila, Kelli (Dalton) Smith and Darren (Danle) Alger. His sisters Norma Baker and Tammy Holcomb and 17 grandkids.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Myrna Miller, Colleen Adams, and Mary Jo Alger and grandsons Rhett Holcomb and Norman Smith.
The world lost a best friend.
Please join us in celebrating Max's life either this Sunday, February 25, 2024 from 2:00-8:00 pm at Max's home 580 West 300 South, Parowan, Utah or on Monday, February 26, 2024 from 4:00-8:00 pm at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary. Online condolences can be made at mortuary.org.