Death Notices: Ronald John Schaefer

A memorial service has been scheduled for Oct. 15.

Posted Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 3:32 pm ET|Updated Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 3:33 pm ET

Ronald (Ron) John Schaefer, retired contracts manager for Northrop Grumman Corp. and avid bicyclist, died of prostate cancer at his Timonium home.

He was 78.

A memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, October 15 at , 2325 York Road, Timonium.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in his memory to the Prostate Cancer Foundation (www.pcf.org).

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