PENNSYLVANIA (WPVI) -- Former Pennsylvania first lady Ellen Casey has passed away at the age of 91.
The Casey family released a statement saying she died peacefully at Regional Hospital in Scranton on Friday. She passed after battling a brief illness.
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The family did not state her cause of death.
"We are grateful to Ellen for her dedication to the people of Pennsylvania. May her memory be a blessing for her family and all of us who benefited from her service," First Lady Lori Shapiro said in a statement.
Casey served alongside her husband, Governor Bob Casey Sr., between 1987 and 1995.
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She was also the mother of current U.S. Senator Bob Casey Jr.
Governor Josh Shapiro has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff in her honor.