BOSTON (WPRI) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wide of Senator Edward (Ted) M. Kennedy, will be laid to rest on Wednesday.

Visiting hours were held Tuesday at Carr Funeral Home on Bunker Hill Street in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

A funeral Mass for Kennedy was held Wednesday at St. Anthony Shrine in Boston, with a reception immediately following the ceremony.

Kennedy's burial will be private.

Formerly Joan Bennett, she was a model and classically trained pianist when she married Ted in 1958.

Following their marriage, Joan's brother-in-law John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960 and assassinated three years later. Her brother-in-law Robert F. Kennedy was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1964 before also being assassinated while seeking the presidency.

Her husband was later elected to

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