Vanston and James Funeral Home was founded in 1917 based on the guiding principles of honesty, compassion and dedicated service. Today, these principles continue to be the cornerstones of our business. We make the pledge to the families which we serve that we will always be open and honest in our dealings, treat all with care and compassion and we will dedicate ourselves to serve those in our care to the best of our abilities.
Barbara Russell Gleason, Scranton, passed away peacefully late Saturday night in the Allied Services Hospice Center Wilkes Barre after an illness. She was the widow of Robert Gleason who passed away in 1973. Born 1935 in the Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Julia Hadzima Russell. She attended […]
Mary A. Kelleher Foley, Scranton, known to her fellow bandmembers as Rusty, died Sunday evening at Marywood Heights following a long illness. Her husband was the late Captain Eugene G Foley of the Scranton Fire Department who died in 1994. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Rafferty Kelleher.Mary most […]
Dickus, West Scranton, passed away peacefully Thanksgiving afternoon with his family by his side in the Allied Services Hospice Inpatient Unit. Born in New York, he was the son of the late James and Grace Moss Bronson. He was a supervisor of maintenance for NDC Senior Housing in Olyphant and Jessup. He will be forever remembered […]
Barbrara Varaksa, formerly Barbara Jane Fritzen, passed away Thanksgiving evening at the Allied Services Hospice Inpatient Unit. She was the widow of Anthony Varaksa who passed away in 2008. Born 1946 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Alice Fletcher Fritzen. She was a graduate of West Scranton High School and attended […]
Gene “Cisco” O’Hora, 73, of Scranton and Sebring, Florida, died Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born in Scranton to the late Eugene P. and Carmel Higgins O’Hora, he was the eldest of nine children and attended Saint Ann’s Monastery School, graduating from Scranton Central High School. Gene served in […]
Frances Phaneuf, West Scranton, passed away Friday at the Regional Hospital of Scranton with her family by her side. Her husband of 47 years is David Phaneuf. Born 1945 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna Clifford McSorley and was a proud graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, West Scranton. A […]
Joan Burak, of Scranton, born in Throop, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning at home. As Joan stated in recent days- I was born, I lived, and I died. Born on April 11, 1929 in Throop, PA she was the daughter of the late William and Sophie Bunjo – Ardziejewski. She was a graduate of Throop […]
Linda Jo Ann Webb, 74, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born January 9, 1947, in Harnett County to the late Minnie Bell O’Quinn Webb and Dewitt Webb. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, James Shelton, Talmage, Jack Clayton […]
Shannon Bickauskas, 35, passed away Monday night in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after an illness. Born June 9, 1986 in Scranton, she was the daughter of Margaret Arscott Woody and her husband Thomas of Taylor and the late Robert J. Bickauskas who passed away in 2020. She was a 2004 honors graduate of West […]
Jean Ann Moore, Scranton, passed away Saturday evening in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after a brief illness. She was the widow of Walter D. Moore who passed away in 2016. At the time of his passing the couple had been married 51 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph […]