Karen "Tuffet" Schiebold Schiff

Karen DeEtte "Tuffet" Schiebold Schiff, of North Platte, NE, passed away at the age of 77, at Linden Court after a short battle with leukemia on Wednesday, January 24, 2018.

Karen was born August 4, 1940, to Karl and Margaret 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's first teaching position was at Adair Elementary in Robinsdale, MN, then she was off to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, where she taught at Lutheran Parish School for the next seven years. While in St. Thomas, Tuffet met Donald Schiff and they were married.

Tuffet returned to the states in the late '70's and her passion for teaching continued. She moved to Omaha, NE, where she taught for the Omaha Public Schools until finally retiring.

Tuffet moved to Brooklyn Center, MN in 2000 to care for her dad and during this time she and Don divorced. Then in 2004 Tuffet 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 she met 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 11 a.m. Saturday, February 10, 2018, in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, ND, with Priest Layne Groseth officiating.

Visitation 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.