Karen Lee Lipp

Karen L Lipp, age 81, of Windsor CO, passed away on November 6, 2021 due to COVID-19. Karen was born on April 22, 1940 in Mobridge, South Dakota and graduated from Timber Lake High School in 1958. On September 25, 1958, she married the love of her life, Wilfred (Fritz) Lipp; spending the next 8 years working next to him on the family farm. While in South Dakota she gave birth to her 2 daughters, Kelly and Tracy.

In 1966 the family moved to northern Colorado where she remained for the rest of her life. Karen worked at various places including So-Fro Fabrics, Fashion Bug, and Larimer County as a switchboard operator. Her favorite job was being a mother and a grandmother. Holidays were her favorite time of the year and she loved decorating her home to match. Karen was an avid reader. She also picked up many other creative hobbies throughout her lifetime including sewing and painting. She especially loved playing all sorts of games or going on silly adventures with her grandkids.

Karen is survived by her daughters, Kelly (Steve) de Haas of Longmont CO and Tracy (Sam) Nicolls of Windsor CO. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren; Ryan de Haas, Washington DC; Kelci de Haas, Izmir Turkey; Kyle Nicolls, Custer SD; Hailey Nicolls, Windsor CO; Marisa (Doug) Carling, Rapid City SD; and Jessica Johnson, Fort Collins CO. She is also survived by 6 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Clayton Lipp, and her husband, Fritz Lipp.

She was a wonderful mother and grandmother who was taken from us too soon. We will miss her terribly!

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