Valerie Tadday

Valerie Tadday was reunited with her beloved husband on November 29, 2024. She was born on July 13, 1948 to Herman and Dorothy Johnson in Idaho Falls, Idaho, joining two older sisters, Patsy and Margie. The family moved to Butte in 1949 and her brother, Herman (Skip), and two more sisters, Jody and Tammy, completed Val’s family. Growing up, Val attended Webster Garfield Elementary School, East Jr High, and graduated from Butte High School in June 1967. She married her high school sweetheart and the love of her life, John Tadday, on May 27, 1967, they recently celebrated their 57th Wedding Anniversary. John and Val were blessed with two children, John Jr. (JJ) and Heidi, who were her pride and joy. Val loved her little family unconditionally and would do anything for them. She and John cherished many years of love and laughter, making the best memories for their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Val’s family meant the world to her. Besides her dedication to family, Val also dedicated her skills and hard work ethic to several businesses in the community and could be seen throughout her working years at Dr. Noble’s, Butte Shelter Workshop, K-Mart, and Walmart Vision Center. She and John also owned and operated Treasure Chest Ceramics for many years, where she taught ceramic classes to many people in the Butte area and was loved by everyone who was lucky enough to spend a night at the shop, crafting and laughing. A student at the shop was not just a customer to Val, but also a friend. Besides making ceramics and decorating for every occasion and holiday, Val also had other talents, including crocheting and knitting. She and her mom made it a point to make afghans for all their family members, and also created special Christmas stockings for all the kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. These gifts will forever be cherished, as her family knows they were made with special love from the heart of a mom, oma, great oma, grandma, and great-grandma. To know Val, was to also know that she loved to shop and she was the queen of tracking down a good sale. She was always hunting for gifts to give family, while adding to her collection of shoes, purses, and wallets, which she was always changing to match. She also collected many bedspreads and doilies to decorate the house for every holiday, buying and gifting them to the rest of the family as well. In addition to working, shopping, and spending time with family, Val and John spent several years on bowling leagues, they were members of Gold Hill Lutheran Church, and she was a member of the American Board of Optometry. Val was preceded in death by her husband, John, father and mother, Herman and Dorothy Johnson, her brother Herman (Skip) Johnson, her sisters, Jody Raburn and Patricia Weber. She is survived by her 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 and Baby Boy Naugle, who she was excitedly waiting to meet in February; her sisters, Margie (Ben) Pascoe, Tammy Cooper, sister-in-law, Patti Johnson, brother-in-law, Tim Raburn; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Val's memory will forever live on in all who knew her. We love you so much Val, and you will always be in our hearts. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, December 13th, at Gold Hill Lutheran Church with a reception to follow. Memorials may be made to the Chelsea Bailey Animal Shelter, 699 Centennial Ave, Butte, MT 59701.

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Valerie Tadday

July 13, 1948 - November 29, 2024