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.
Gerald J. Davis January 20, 2014 Gerald J. Davis, West Scranton, died Monday afternoon in the Milton Hershey Medical Center after an illness. His wife of 48 years is the former Lynn Thomas. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Harold “Bud” R. Sr. and Genevieve Jean Clark Davis. He was […]
Vincent P. Crane January 6, 2014 Vincent P. Crane, 96, a resident of Wesley Village, Laflin, formerly of the Petersburg section of East Scranton, passed away Monday morning in the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital after an illness. He is survived by his wife of seventy-two years, the former Ruth Lloyd. Born September 7, 1917 in […]
Dorothy M. Walsh January 2, 2014 Dorothy M. Walsh, a resident of the Petersburg Section of Scranton, formerly of South Scranton, passed away Thursday morning at the Mountain View Care Center after an illness. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Alice Connolly Walsh. Dorothy was educated in the Scranton public schools and […]
Kenneth G. Davis December 25, 2013 Kenneth G. Davis, West Scranton and Lake Sheridan, passed away Wednesday evening at home after an illness. His wife is the former Dorothy Brown. The couple had been married 64years. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Palmer and Elizabeth Clark Davis. He attended West […]
Elizabeth Williams December 21, 2013 Elizabeth Williams, 95, resident of West Scranton, passed away on Saturday morning at home after an illness. She was the widow of Arthur Williams who died March 6, 1993. Born in Glenolden, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Margaret Whittaker Snow and was a graduate of […]
Shirley L. Davies December 18, 2013 Shirley L. Davies, of West Scranton, entered into eternal life early Wednesday morning at home after an illness. She was the widow of Wyndham Davies, the founder of the Scranton Fish Company, who died in 2003. Born December 3, 1928 she recently celebrated her 85th birthday with her […]
Barbara McGinley Guse December 16, 2013 Barbara McGinley Guse, Endwell, NY, formerly of Scranton, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday. Her loving husband of 33 years is Robert Guse. Born on December 13, 1958 at Travis AFB in Solano County California she was the daughter of the late Audrey […]
Regina Murdock November 29, 2013 Regina "Gina" Murdock, Throop, passed away while visiting her sister in Bethesda, Md on November 29th. She was born in Scranton and was the daughter of the late George J. and Marie McAndrew Murdock. She was a graduate of Marywood Seminary and earned a Bachelor and Master Degrees from Marywood […]
Angelica Ionescu November 29, 2013 Angelica Ionescu, a resident of the Hill Section of Scranton, died early Friday morning in the Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born November 29, 1922 in Bucharest, Romania daughter of Constantin and Constanta was educated in Bucharest. She was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Her family includes a daughter […]
Evelyn Searing November 26, 2013 Celebration of Life Service: A celebration of life service will be held for Evelyn Yeager Searing on Saturday April 26th, 11:00am at St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1000 Taylor Ave. Scranton. Evelyn passed into eternal life on November 26, 2013. She was the wife of Albert L. Searing who passed […]