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Arthur E. “Art” Slike, Sr. passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023, at the Pavilion at Bradford Regional Medical Center.  

Born on June 4, 1940, in Bradford, he was a son of the late Robert F. and Katherine B. (Graybill)  Slike, Sr.

Art graduated from the Bradford High School, Class of 1958. After High School he attended JCC for accounting. He was drafted into the United States Army National Guard in 1962 and served honorably until his discharge in 1968. 

In 1966 he started working for Hounds and Hunting Publishing Company. He later became Co-Owner with his brother, Robert F. Slike, Jr., in 1976 and continued to be Secretary/Treasurer and traveling correspondent until 2011, when he retired.

Thomas R. Bromeley, 92, of Derrick City, PA passed away unexpectedly Thursday, September 21, 2023, at his residence.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com

Rosalie C. Stanko, 76, of Tiona, PA, passed peacefully, on Thursday morning, September 21, 2023, at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA., after an extended illness. 

Rosalie was born October 5, 1946, in Jamestown, N.Y.  She was the daughter of Louis and Sainty DeFrancesco Lombardo.  She was a Warren Co., resident most of her entire life. 

Rosalie was a 1964 graduate of Jamestown High School.  She was employed as a cook with Warren State Hospital, retiring in 2006, after 25 years of employment. 

Lauren B. Johnston, 70, of Pine Ave. in Kane, PA passed away Tuesday (Sept 19) at UPMC-Kane.  

Born Jan. 30, 1953 in Butler, she is the daughter of the late Jesse and Bettye (Wilkes) Fithian.  She married Dan Johnston, who survives, on Feb. 24, 1973, in Parker, PA.

Lauren had worked in many places throughout her life.  She was a teachers aide, had worked for Thompson Floor Covering and also J&P Casuals, Tops Market and Karlene Landscaping.  Her favorite job was when she owned the Kids Stuff store.

November 11, 1934 – September 20, 2023

Louise Mc Candlish Mangus was born in her maternal grandmother’s home in Wade Park, Cleveland Ohio on November 11, 1934. She was raised on the family farm in Shalersville, Ohio until the family moved to Garrettsville, Ohio where she graduated from Garfield High School in 1956.

She then attended Lake Erie College, graduated with a BS degree in biology in 1956 and was subsequently employed by Hood College in Frederick, Maryland where she taught biology labs. She also did research at the Chesapeake Biology Laboratory in Solomons Island on striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay

She met her future husband, John, who was stationed at nearby Fort Detrick and they exchanged marital vows at St. John’s church on June 14, 1958. They moved to State College, Pennsylvania for 3 years and then to Berwyn Heights, Maryland where they resided for thirty-two years.

Ellen M. Schloder, 72, of 172 Cross Road, St. Marys, PA passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023, at her residence.

She was born September 7, 1951, in St. Marys, daughter of the late Paul and Creta Jackson Manning.  She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of St. Marys Area High School.  Ellen was a manager of the former Ames, Uni-Mart, and most recently Fuel On.

On May 2, 1968, in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Ellen married Theodore “Ted” Schloder, who preceded her in death on January 16, 2013.  They were blessed to share 44 years of marriage.

David A. Brown, 57, of Warren, PA, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, in St. Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA.

He was born in Warren, PA, on July 24, 1966, the son of the Late Clyde J. and Bettie L. Williams Brown. David was a graduate of Warren Area High School. He was a laborer for Berenfield Container. David loved cooking, stockcar racing, and all Pittsburgh Sports teams. He was also a member of the United Steelworkers Union.