Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
SCRANTON — WNEP reports…President Joe Biden will travel to Scranton on Thursday to pay respects to former Pennsylvania First Lady Ellen Casey in advance of a viewing at St. Peter’s Cathedral.
Ellen Casey died last week at the age of 91. Her husband was the late Gov. Robert P. Casey. Her son, Robert Casey Jr., currently serves as U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania.
A public visitation is currently scheduled for Thursday, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., at St. Peter’s Cathedral on Wyoming Avenue in downtown Scranton.
There’s been a strong security presence around St. Peter’s Cathedral on Wednesday to prepare for the president.
Biden is expected to arrive before visiting hours for the former first lady of Pennsylvania.
A funeral mass is scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m., also at St. Peter’s.
