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 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 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 ...