Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of the late U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, passed away last night at age 89. She died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Boston. “I will always admire my mother for ...

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 ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, died at 89 years old on Oct. 8 PEOPLE obtained a copy of Joan's death certificate, which confirms the circumstances of her death and ...