Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (Ted Kennedy), died in her sleep at her home in Boston on Oct. 8 at the age of 89. Kennedy, a classical pianist, ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and mother of former Rhode Island U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, died in her sleep at her home in Boston on Oct. 8 at ...

Dozens of members of the Kennedy family gathered in Boston on Wednesday to mourn the death of Joan Bennett Kennedy at a Catholic Mass at St. Anthony’s Shrine. The first wife of the late U.S. Sen. Ted ...

"Mom was a powerful example to millions of people with mental health conditions," former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Ted Kennedy and mother of Kara, Ted Jr., and Patrick, dies at 89, remembered for resilience and grace.

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Ted Kennedy, has died at the age of 89. She divorced the late senator in 1983, but ...

After marrying Ted at only 22 years old, the couple had three children: Kara, Ted Jr. and Patrick ... pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. Ted and Joan Kennedy attend the funeral of ...

The death occurred peacefully at Newbridge Nursing Home, Mullingar on Sunday, October 12, 2025 of Eileen Josephine ...

Sarath Emanuel Cruse, Newtown Road, Limavady • Joseph (Joe) Devine, 3 Dunseverick Park, Altnagelvin, Derry • Deborah Ann ...

Both of Ted and Joan Kennedy's sons have held roles in public office Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

Ted Kennedy and his first wife, Joan Kennedy, welcomed three children together before their split. The pair met in 1957 and were married for 22 years before they went their separate ways in 1978 and ...

Joan B. Kennedy, the first wife of late Senator Ted Kennedy, died on Wednesday after living a quintessentially-Kennedy rollercoaster life that saw extreme highs and depressing lows in both her ...