Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy and the last surviving member of an iconic generation of the famous family, has died at 89. PEOPLE confirms that Joan died in the early morning ...

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The last surviving Kennedy of the Camelot era, Joan Bennett Kennedy, has passed away at the age of 89. The first wife of Senator Ted Kennedy died in her sleep at her home in Boston, Steve Kerrigan, ...

Steve Kerrigan, chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, confirmed the news of Kennedy's death in a local obituary. The 89-year-old died peacefully in her sleep at her Boston home on Wednesday, ...

Joan Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy, died at the age of 89 on Wednesday. Her son, Patrick Kennedy, and his wife, Amy, confirmed Joan's death in a statement. Joan's marriage to ...

Ted Kennedy called health care reform the "greatest cause" of his life and his mission to see it through consumed his last years in the Senate. With Congressional debate over health care raging, will ...