Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy, died "peacefully in her sleep" on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 89 years old, according to a family obituary. A death certificate obtained by PEOPLE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to an online obituary, Joan, who shared three children with her ex-husband, "passed away peacefully in her sleep" on Oct ...

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 B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a long and troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own struggles with alcoholism and ...

BOSTON — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own decades-long struggles with ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, died Wednesday in her sleep at her home in Boston at the age of 89.Kennedy was married to the senator for 24 years and was the ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy, has died. She was 89. Kennedy died in her sleep at her Boston home on Oct. 8, according to a family statement ...

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 ...