John H. Tadday Sr.

On September 15th, 2024, John Tadday Sr. was called home, surrounded by his loved ones. His best roles in life were as a Son, Brother, Uncle, Husband, Father, Opa, and Great-Opa. John was an amazing person, who showed unconditional love and support to family and all his friends who were fortunate to know him. John was born on November 17, 1946 in West Germany to Marie and Christ Nuss. His family traveled to the US by way of the Queen Mary at the age of 5, settling in Butte, MT. John married his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, Valerie Johnson, on May 27, 1967. They spent many wonderful years together, recently celebrating 57 years of marriage. John and Val were blessed with two children, John Jr. (JJ) Tadday and Heidi (Tadday) Naugle. He cherished the many years of laughter and love they had together as a family. Anyone who knew John, knows he was a hard worker. His first job was at the age of nine, working at the Orphino Ice Company. Being one of the youngest workers to earn his operating engineers license at the age of 18 and remained with the company as an engineer until age 25. John then worked for JCPenney in uptown Butte, until he and Val opened Treasure Chest Ceramics, which they owned and operated for many years. Besides running the business, he also spent winters cutting wild game at Schneider’s Meat. John loved many things in life, including gardening, creating a beautiful yard, bird watching (especially red cardinals), and watching old westerns. In his younger years, he loved fishing and leather-crafting, which he was very talented at, turning down an opportunity to attend art school in New York to start his family. Above all, he loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was always joking with his grandchildren and giving them a hard time in his good-natured way. John is preceded in death by his father and mother, Christ and Marie Nuss, sister, Adelheid Spathzierath, and sister, Dorris Nuss. He is survived by his wife Valerie Tadday, brother, Ike Tadday, children, JJ (Wendy) Tadday, Heidi (Rob) Naugle, grandchildren, Brittany Tadday, Tanner (Mariah) Naugle, Shalia (Jake) Davidson, Curtis (Zoey) Naugle, Trenton (Morgan) Naugle, Deearea Naugle, great-grandchildren, Eliana Davidson, Baby Naugle, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be conducted Friday morning at 11 o’clock in Wayrynen Richards Funeral Home - 1800 Florence Ave, Butte MT 59701. Reception to follow at Gold Hill Lutheran Church - 934 Placer St, Butte MT 59701. Donations can be made in John’s name to - Chelsey Bailey Animal Shelter - Butte MT.

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John H. Tadday Sr.

November 17, 1946 - September 15, 2024