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.

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 ...

She was the mother to their three children, Kara, Ted Jr., and Patrick Kennedy, the state party said ... The schedule for calling hours and the date and time of the funeral ceremony will be announced ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the former wife of the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, died Wednesday. She was 89.