Agnes Brogan, a resident at Heritage Hill SeniorCommunity, Weatherly, is celebrating her 99thbirthday.

Agnes was born inEckley on March 29, 1916. She is the daughter of the late John and Katherine Gaffney. Katherine was from Wilkes-Barre and John was from Ireland.Agnes had five brothers and four sisters. She is the last of her immediate family.She married PeterBrogan in 1941 and they moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, where their only son, Peter Jr., was born. Peter Sr. worked as an electrician for the Federal Ship Yards in Kearney, New Jersey, and also worked at HudsonEngineering in Hoboken, New Jersey. After Peter Sr. retired they moved back to Freeland in 1979.After Pete's passingin 2003, Agnes remained in Freeland for 10 years before she moved in with herson and his wife, also of Freeland.She was a member of the Lioness Club in Freeland where she held officeof president for one year.