Madonna’s stepmother, Joan Ciccone, has died after a short bout with “very aggressive” cancer. She was 81. Joan Clare Ciccone married Silvio Ciccone in 1966, three years after the pop star’s mother died.

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,