“Joan Clare Ciccone passed away peacefully early in the morning of September 24th, 2024, after a brief encounter with a very aggressive cancer,” an online obituary stated. “She will be terribly missed by her family and friends whose lives she enriched with her enthusiasm, joy and love.”

Madonna’s stepmother Joan Clare Ciccone has died. She was 81. Her death was announced on September 24 in an online obituary that stated she had “a brief encounter with a very aggressive cancer.” “She will be terribly missed by her family and friends whose lives she enriched with her enthusiasm,

Madonna's stepmother, Joan Clare Ciccone, has died after an intense battle with a "very aggressive" form of cancer. She was 81. "She will be terribly missed by her family and friends whose lives she enriched with her enthusiasm,