Gloria Jo Padilla Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Gloria Jo Padilla passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 11th, at St. James Healthcare. She was born August 28, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri to Sebastian and Mary (Martinez) Sandoval. The family came to Butte by train when Gloria was an infant and she was raised and educated here. Gloria attended Butte High School and the Butte Vo-Tech where she obtained several certifications as well as an Associate’s degree. She also attended cosmetology school and later owned and operated the Hair Affair for many years. Afterwards she worked as a certified nurse’s assistant at Evergreen of Butte for several years where she received the “CNA of the Year” award. After leaving Evergreen, she went to work at AWARE (Mercury house) where she worked until her retirement. Gloria enjoyed many hobbies such as leathercraft and making jewelry where she later taught class. She enjoyed camping, snowmobiling but truly enjoyed making special occasion and specialty cakes with her mother. Gloria met the love of her life and married Jerry Padilla in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on May 27, 1967. Gloria is survived by her husband Jerry Padilla; daughter and son-in-law Angela and John Montgomery of Billings, MT; daughter Rita Steiner and two grandchildren, Sebastian James and Jerry Daniel of Bozeman, MT; Daniel G. Blatz of Butte, MT who she considered her older brother; sister and brother-in-law Bertha and Harold Horine of Butte, MT; and brother James Sandoval of Butte, MT. She was preceded in death by her parents Sebastian and Mary (Martinez) Sandoval and son-in-law Alvin Steiner. Memorials in memory of Gloria may be made to the Humane Society or to Our Lady of the Rockies.

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Gloria Jo Padilla

August 28, 1949 - January 11, 2018