Bruce A. Laughner, 84, of Warren, Pa., died peacefully, Wednesday evening, March 2, 2022, at his home. He was born Jan. 23, 1938, in Ridgway, Pa., to the late Floyd and Beatrice Marie Olson Laughner.
Bruce was a 1955 graduate of Ridgway High School. He was Lutheran by faith. He started his career in the automobile business at Hauck Motors in Ridgway in 1967. In the early 1970s he established Laughner’s Automart on Bootjack Hill in Ridgway. He was co-owner of Laughner & Reed Chevrolet/Cadillac in Ridgway in the late 1970s and early 80s. In 1984, Bruce located in Warren, Pa., where he was employed as sales manager at Ed Shults of Warren. He later joined the sales team at Midtown Motors. Bruce became employed at Jones Chevrolet, Inc., in September 1992. He retired from the sales department in January 2003 and continued working for the Jones family in the parts department until his full retirement in December 2017. Throughout the years in the automotive business, Bruce made many dear friends, including his coworkers and customers. Those who were fortunate enough to have known Bruce, knew him as a kind, gentle man who loved cars and the car business. He will be missed by many.
He was a member of the Ridgway Elks Lodge and Warren Moose Lodge 109. Bruce had served with the U.S. Army Reserve.
He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Cheryl S. Stone Laughner, whom he married Oct. 21, 1988, in Warren, Pa.; three children: Justine Gaspari and husband, Kenneth of Georgetown, S.C., Bruce G. Laughner and Shawn Laughner and wife, Julie, all of Ridgway, Pa.; one sister, Patricia Wagoner and husband, James of Owensboro, Ky.; four grandchildren: Dr. Brooke Gaspari and husband, Joe Kline, of Bluffton, S.C., Kelsey Gaspari of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Cody Laughner and wife, Elle, and Jordan Laughner and one great-grandson, Legacy Laughner, all of Ridgway, Pa.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Marilyn Silvers, Beatrice Dworkin; ome brother, James Laughner; and a step-grandson, Christopher Riley.
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