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Madonna's Stepmom Dies at 81 After 'Very Aggressive Cancer’ Battle


Madonna’s stepmother Joan Ciccone died at 81 after a short battle with a ‘very aggressive cancer’

(Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation) Madonna’s stepmother Joan Ciccone has died at 81 after a short battle with a “very aggressive cancer.” Joan, who was married to Madonna’s father Silvio Ciccone for 58 years, “passed away peacefully” on Tuesday, September 24, according to an online obituary. “I stood on stage for 81 shows staring up at the beautiful face of my mother and wondering what she must’ve been thinking as she waved goodbye to me from her hospital window.

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