Ronald Schaffer, age 70, of 283 West Park Ave NW, Huron, died Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at his residence. His funeral Mass will be at 2:00 PM Friday, February 29, 2008 at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish with Father Terry Anderson officiating. Burial will be at St. Martin Cemetery with Military Rites by the Huron Veterans Council. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00 to 8:00 PM at the Welter Funeral Home with the family present from 5:00 to 8:00 PM or one hour prior to the service at the church Friday afternoon. There will be a Scripture Service at 7:00 PM followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary Thursday evening at the funeral home. Ronald Eugene Schaffer was born on September 8, 1937, to William and Beatrice (Brady) Schaffer at Carrington, ND. He attended school in the Carrington, ND area. He helped his father farm before enlisting in the United States Air Force. He served from January 31, 1955 until his honorable discharge on November 17, 1958. On September 8, 1959, Ron married Marlene Smith. They lived in Carrington, ND before moving to South Dakota in 1964. He was a house mover for a number of years and then an auto body mechanic and later a water well driller at Osbergs Well Drilling. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Parish, Knights of Columbus and the American Legion. He is survived by his wife Marlene of Huron; 2 sons, Rodney (Jill) Schaffer of Vermillion and Robert Schaffer of Minneapolis, MN; 4 daughters, Angela Schaffer of Larsen, WI, Marilyn (Bob) Olliver of Spring Hill, FL, Marilee (Ron) Rounds of Cavour and Catherine Blumenauer of Brandon; 15 grandchildren, Jesse, Ryan, Danielle, Tyler, Michaun, Cory, Cameron, Nickolas, Stuart, Cassandra, William, Katilyn, Dylan, Teddrick and Callissa; one sister, Mary Kay (Ed) Holzwarth of Jamestown, ND; one brother-in-law, Marvin Hallwachs of Carrington, ND and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son Ronald W. Chip Schaffer on September 19, 1990, his daughter, Sandra Lee Schaffer on February 1, 1981, his son-in-law, Daniel Currier on June 22, 1985, his parents, two brothers, Marvin and Kenneth, and two sisters Marlene and Audrey.