Cleer, Shirley Jean (nee Besch) Asleep in Jesus on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Beloved wife of the late William “Will” Cleer. Dearest mother of Diane Hornsey, Karen (Mike) Hartmann, Scott Cleer and Keith (Laura) Cleer; loving grandmother of Kimberly (Brian) Preston, Lauren (Tom) O’Toole, Sarah Hartmann, Daniel Hornsey, Bradley (Rachel) Hartmann, Will Cleer and Abby Cleer; great-grandmother of Addalyn, Alec, Penelope, Bennett, Emmie and Eleanor; dear sister of Ed (Barbara) Besch, Ron (the late Sue) Besch, Dorothy (the late Walter) Busch, Carol (the late Rick) Brinker, the late Pat (Ernie) Carranza and Joan Conorino; dear sister-in-law of David (Sandy) Cleer; our dear aunt, cousin and friend.
Services: Funeral at KUTIS SOUTH COUNTY CHAPEL 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd., Wednesday, January 7, at 10 a.m. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital appreciated. Visitation Tuesday, 4-7 p.m.