She had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke in her sleep on Oct. 3, her family said.

The Kennedy matriarch raised their 11 children after her husband was assassinated in 1969 and remained dedicated to social causes and the family's legacy for decades thereafter

Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Ethel Kennedy, the widow of slain presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and sister-in-law to former President John F. Kennedy, died on Thursday of complications from a stroke she suffered last week, her grandson Joe Kennedy III said. She was 96.

Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, died at age 96 on Thursday. She leaves behind nine children, 34 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren.

Her grandson Joe Kennedy III said she died this morning after complications with a stroke.

Ethel Kennedy, who lost her husband Sen. Robert Kennedy to assassination, has died. She was 96.

BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said. She was 96. Kennedy had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke in her sleep […]

Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who was dedicated to social causes, has died at age 96.

Ethel Kennedy, who lost her husband Robert F.

Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, died Thursday after complications from a stroke at the age of 96, the Kennedy family announced.

Human rights activist Ethel Kennedy - the widow of assassinated senator Robert F. Kennedy - has died.

Ethel Kennedy, the widow of assassinated US politician Robert F Kennedy, has died at the age of 96, her family said.

Ethel Kennedy, human rights advocate and widow of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, died on Thursday after suffering a stroke last week and being hospitalized. She was 96.

She never remarried after the assassination of her husband, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and she devoted herself to working on behalf of the causes he had championed.

ETHEL KENNEDY, the widow of US Senator Robert F Kennedy, is recovering from a stroke her family has confirmed. In a statement her grandson Joe Kennedy III revealed that the 96-year-old human rights advocate had suffered a stroke in her sleep on October 3. “She was brought to an area hospital, where she is now receiving treatment,” Mr Kennedy, who is the US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, said yesterday. Kerry Kennedy and her mother Ethel Kennedy pictured in 2022 “She is comfortable, she is getting the best care possible, and she is surrounded by family,” he added. Ms Kennedy is the sister-in-law of former US president John F Kennedy, and the mother of former presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. Her husband, Robert F Kennedy Sr, served as attorney general under his brother’s administration. The couple had 11 children before Ms Kennedy became a widow at the age of 40 when her husband was assassinated in 1968 while running for the presidency. Mrs Kennedy set up the Robert F Kennedy…

The widow of the late Robert F. Kennedy was rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke last week.