Ethel Kennedy, Matriarch of Family Dynasty, Honored at Cape Cod Funeral
The New York Times
Several politicians and relatives, including her son Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, the actress Cheryl Hines, were in attendance.
About 200 people, along with prominent members of the Kennedy family, crowded into a Catholic church on Cape Cod on Monday for the funeral of Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and a powerful figure in the family’s political dynasty.
Mrs. Kennedy, whose husband was assassinated in 1968 in Los Angeles, died last Thursday at 96 from complications of a stroke she had this month.
The gathering, which took place at Our Lady of Victory Parish in Centerville, Mass., included several politicians like Senator Ed Markey, Democrat of Massachusetts, and members of the Kennedy family, including Mrs. Kennedy’s grandson and the former U.S. Representative Joseph Kennedy III; her son Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who ended his presidential campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald J. Trump; and his wife, the actress Cheryl Hines.
The list of speakers included Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo, a daughter of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, and Kerry Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy’s daughter. Governor Cuomo was also in attendance.
Mrs. Kennedy’s wooden coffin was draped with white flowers and carried by relatives down the aisle of the church, which Mrs. Kennedy and the family have attended over the years for various religious services.
A family spokesperson has not said when or where Mrs. Kennedy would be interred.
