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.
Genevieve “Jenny” Shestok May 15, 2014 Genevieve “Jenny” Shestok, of Scranton, passed away Thursday evening in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after an illness. Jenny was born December 21, 1945 in Scranton and was the daughter of the late Theodore E. and Florence O’Brien Malakin. She was a graduate of the former Scranton Technical High School […]
Nancy Rogers May 11, 2014 Nancy Hallett Rogers, Olyphant, formerly of West Scranton, passed away early Sunday morning in the Mt. View Care Center after an illness. She was the widow of Thomas “Schooner” Rogers,Jr. who passed away in 2004. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Woodruff “Woody” and Florence […]
Frank N. Mastri May 9, 2014 Frank N. Mastri, a resident of the Keystone Gardens Estates, formerly of Scranton, passed away Friday night after an illness. Born in 1932 in Scranton he was the son of the late Leonard “Nick” and Mary McCann Mastri. He was educated in Scranton public schools and earned a Bachelor’s degree from […]
Walter H. Davies, Jr. May 1, 2014 Walter H. Davies, Jr., West Scranton, a resident of the Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center passed away Thursday afternoon shortly after admission in the VNA Hospice Inpatient at the Geisinger Community Medical Center. Born in Scranton he was the son of the late Walter H. and Emma Brown […]
Maria Luongo Gallagher Maria passed away on May 1, 2014, after a year-long battle with leukemia. She is survived by her husband of over 30 years, David Reedy Gallagher, and three children, Alexa, Kendall, and Dillon. She is also survived by her parents, Salvatore and Filomena Luongo, sister Anna DeAngelo (Paul), brothers Salvatore (Michele) and Renato, and […]
Patrick F. Gerrity, 64, Moosic Lakes, Jefferson Twp. PA, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Ruth Hennigan Gerrity. Born in Scranton, Pat was the son of the late John and Ellen Miskell Gerrity. He graduated from Central High School and […]
Angeline DeSanto April 26, 2014 Angeline DeSanto, of Taylor formerly of the Bunker Hill section of Scranton, passed away early Saturday morning after an illness. Born December 23, 1916, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Philomena Santoli DeSanto. She was of the Catholic faith. Prior to her retirement, she […]
Anne Marie Payton April 24, 2014 Anne Marie Payton of Scranton passed away early Thursday morning in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after a brief illness. Born in Scranton, she was the only child of the late Walter and Anne Barrett Payton. She was a graduate of Scranton Central High School as well as […]
Hazel I. O’Hora April 11, 2014 Hazel I. O’Hora, Scranton, passed away Friday afternoon at home after an illness. She was the widow of Thomas E. O’Hora who passed away in 1998. The couple had been married 48 years. Born 1919 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Ida Dings Hess. She was […]
Robert W. Guse, Sr. April 1, 2014 Robert W. Guse, Sr., Roaring Brook Twp., passed away Tuesday afternoon at the Mt. View Care Center after an illness. His wife of 60 years is the former Ellen Graham. Born 1930 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Paul and Helen Daenmark Guse and attended […]