{"id":262192,"date":"2024-10-10T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/how-robert-f-kennedys-wife-died-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:53","slug":"how-robert-f-kennedys-wife-died-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/how-robert-f-kennedys-wife-died-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How Robert F. Kennedy\u2019s Wife Died \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-514976022_369db4-e1728576879643.jpeg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ethel Kennedy's Cause of Death: How Robert F. Kennedy's Widow Died\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-514976022_369db4-e1728576879643.jpeg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-514976022_369db4-e1728576879643.jpeg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-514976022_369db4-e1728576879643.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Bettmann Archive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><strong>Ethel Kennedy<\/strong>, the wife of <strong>Robert F. Kennedy<\/strong>, has <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/celebrity-deaths-of-2024-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">died<\/a>. She was 96 years old. Ethel\u2019s grandson Joe Kennedy III announced the news in addition to his late grandmother\u2019s cause of death in a statement via X (formerly known as Twitter) on Thursday, October 10.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Was Ethel Kennedy?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">Ethel was the wife, and widow, of the late RFK, who was assassinated in June 1968.<\/p>\n<h2>What Was Ethel Kennedy\u2019s Cause of Death?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">According to Ethel\u2019s grandson Joe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joekennedy\/status\/1844396302886424963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1844396302886424963%7Ctwgr%5E13d1d6a70767b8912a86c6725d7677cf29fc5a19%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Fethel-kennedy-dies-age-96%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">tweet<\/a>, she died from complications \u201crelated to a stroke\u201d that she suffered from one week prior.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">\u201cIt is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our amazing grandmother, Ethel Kennedy,\u201d Joe tweeted. \u201cShe died this morning from complications related to a stroke suffered last week. Along with a lifetime\u2019s work in social justice and human rights, our mother leaves behind nine children, 34 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren, along with numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom love her dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Joe also noted in his statement that the Kennedy family is \u201ccomforted in knowing she is reunited with the love of her life, our father, Robert F. Kennedy; her children David and Michael; her daughter-in-law Mary; her grandchildren Maeve and Saoirse; and her great-grandchildren Gideon and Josie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">\u201cPlease keep her in your hearts and prayers,\u201d Joe added in his tweet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5328981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5328981\" style=\"width: 797px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5328981 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-514976498.jpeg?quality=100&amp;w=797&amp;resize=797%2C1024\" alt=\"Ethel Kennedy's Cause of Death: How Robert F. Kennedy's Widow Died \" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5328981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ethel Kennedy on her wedding day (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\"><em>Story is developing \u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/ethel-kennedy-cause-of-death-5328972\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: Bettmann Archive Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy, has died. She was 96 years old. 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