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.
Joan Nolan, a resident of the Hill Section of Scranton, died Saturday in the Kindred Hospital at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after an illness. Her husband and dedicated caregiver for the past 11 years during her numerous illnesses is Joseph Nolan. The couple would have been married 52 years on October 3 of this year. […]
Dolores A. Edmunds, Lutherwood Apartments, died Tuesday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton Inpatient Hospice Unit. She was the widow of Stewart Edmunds. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Rozilski Plonko, she was a graduate of Scranton Central High School and attended Lackawanna Business College. She was a member of the […]
Jacinto Juarez, 21, a resident of a community home of St. Joseph’s Center, died Sunday night in Community Medical Center. Born in Mexico, son of Leticia Martinez Herrera and Jacinto Juarez Flores, he was a recent graduate of the NEIU and attended the St. Joseph’s Center’s Adult Day Services program. He never gave up, even […]
Charles Barber, Scranton, died June 28 in the Abington Manor Nursing Home after an illness. His wife of 64 years is the former Lucienne Lecouteux. The couple married on July 22, 1946. Born in Chinchilla, he was the son of the late Charles and Catherine Jordan Barber. Prior to retirement he worked at the Scranton Tribune […]
Richard Parth died Monday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in New York, son of the late Bruno and Julia Staehle Parth, he was a former resident of the Poconos. For the past two years, he was a resident of the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. He had been employed by Cramer Lumber Co. […]
Margaret Mulligan of Scranton died Monday morning at VNA Hospice at Community Medical Center after an illness. Born December 4, 1919 in New Brunswick, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Matthew H. and Marie Messmer Mulligan. She attended both the St John the Baptist Church and Our Lady of Ocean Church both in New […]
Harold H. McLean of North Scranton died Tuesday morning in the VNA Hospice Inpatient Unit at Community Medical Center after an illness. His wife of 38 years is the former Barbara Murphy. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Harold and Margaret Mulderig McLean. He was educated in Scranton public schools and […]
Lillian McDonald Dworak, Scranton, died Saturday morning in the Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit after an illness. She was the widow of her first husband Edward McDonald, Sr and her second husband Daniel Dworak. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret Beebe Jackson. She was a graduate of Dunmore […]
Michael Patrick Lydon, 60, of Scranton, died early Tuesday in Hancock, N.Y., while fishing with his brother. His wife is the former Mary Jane Powell. The couple would have been married 40 years in October. He was born in Scranton, son of Florence Kubacki Lydon of Scranton, and the late Dr. Paul T. Lydon. He […]
Helen McAndrew, Scranton died Tuesday evening at home after an illness. Born in Dunmore, she was the daughter of the late James and Helen Gaffney McAndrew. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Scranton. Before retirement in 1989 she was employed by the Scranton […]