Biden to pay respects to former Pennsylvania first lady Ellen Casey, who died last week in Scranton
President Joe Biden traveled to Pennsylvania on Thursday to privately pay his respects to the mother of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, who died last week in Biden's hometown of Scranton. The president arrived before visiting hours for Ellen Casey, who also was a former first lady of Pennsylvania, at St. Peter’s Cathedral. Casey, the widow of Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey and the mother of Casey, D-Pa., died last week at age 91.