Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Schafer, Ronald J. 1977 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mransom311@gmail.com August 17, 2014, 7:58 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Wednesday, August 31, 1977 Ronald J. Schafer, 22, of 11865 Okemos road, rural Portland, died Monday in a boating accident at the Straits of Mackinac. He was born August 31, 1957 in Lansing, the son of Marvin and Mary Smith Schafer. One brother, Larry preceded him in death in June. Survivors include his parents, one brother, Steven of Portland; six sisters, Janice of PawPaw, Mrs. Julie Brennan of East Lansing, Yvonne of Lansing and Marie, Marlene and Deanna of Portland. Rosary will be recited Thursday at 8:45 p.m. at the Neller funeral home. Funeral mass is Friday at 1 p.m. from St. Patrick’s church with Rev. Father Donald Weber officiating. Burial is in Portland cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/schafer26746nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb