Politics | Ted Kennedy Kennedy Funeral Saturday; Burial in Arlington By Matt Cantor Posted Aug 26, 2009 1:54 PM CDT Copied Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, left, takes a stroll with his father, former ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, on an open porch at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Dec. 8, 1964. (AP Photo) Ted Kennedy will be buried at Arlington Cemetery near his brothers, MSNBC reports. Other details are firming up: His funeral will be Saturday at Mission Church in Boston, and a two-day wake will take place Thursday and Friday at the JFK Library and Museum, also in Boston. Kennedy will be buried somewhere near JFK's eternal flame gravesite, where Bobby also lies. Read These Next The 'Great Housing Reset' is apparently on its way. The 'twilight zone' just got a little less mysterious. Family outing on tour boat ends in terror. Travel writer Rick Steves ends 2025 on the heroes list. Report an error