Karen DeEtte “Tuffet” Schiebold Schiff, 77, of North Platte, passed away at Linden Court after a short battle with leukemia on Wednesday, January 24, 2018.
Karen was born August 4, 1940, to Karl Otto and Margaret Jean Elizabeth Deck Schiebold in Minneapolis, MN. When she was a toddler, the family moved to Fargo, ND, where she attended school and graduated from Fargo Central High School. Tuffet then attended Moorhead State University in Moorhead, MN, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education.
Tuffet taught 4th through 6th grade at Adair Elementary in Robinsdale, MN, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and Omaha Public Schools, where she retired. While in St. Thomas, she met and married Donald Schiff.
Tuffet later moved to Brooklyn Center, MN to care for her dad. In 2004 she moved to North Platte to be closer to her sister and family. Here she was a member of the Restoration Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ.
Along with teaching, Tuffet had a passion for retail sales, both as a customer and a sales associate, in which she excelled. Whether in the classroom, on the sales floor or wherever she was, Tuffet positively touched the lives of all with smiles and love.
She is survived by her sister, Meme (Miles) Groseth, of North Platte; numerous nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews and three great great-nieces; as well as her many friends and cherished church family.
Tuffet was preceded in death by her parents, Karl and Margaret Schiebold; brother and sister-in-law, Warren and Jerie Schiebold; sister and brother-in-law, Beverly and Donald Berry; nephew, Brent Berry; and Donald Schiff.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore. Burial will be at a later date in Fargo, ND. Visitaion will be prior to the service on Saturday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to the church, Restoration Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ.