Shirley Clara Klipfel, 63, of Benton, Mo., died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Jan. 16, 1939, at Kelso, Mo., daughter of Marcus and Clara Johanna Compas Schaefer. She and Lawrence James Klipfel were married June 14, 1958, at Kelso.

Klipfel was made and sold crafts. She was a member of the St. Ann's Ladies Sodality and St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton.

Survivors include her husband; five sons, Kenneth Klipfel of Kelso, Rick, Tom and Mark Klipfel, all of Benton, and Jim Klipfel of Scott City, Mo.; two brothers, Harold Schaefer of Houston, Mo., and Alfred Schaefer of Kansas City, Mo.; two sisters, Dorothy Dannenmueller of Scott City and "Rose Marie" Halter of Benton; and six grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one brother and one granddaughter.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday. A parish prayer service will begin at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus prayer service at 7:15 p.m.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. at St. Denis Catholic Church, with the Rev. Normand Varone officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.