Madonna’s stepmother Joan Ciccone, who married the singer’s father in 1966, died after a brief battle with an "aggressive cancer." She was 81.

Madonna ’s stepmother Joan Clare Ciccone, who was married to the pop star’s father Silvio for 58 years, has died. She was 81. Joan died on Tuesday, Sept. 24 “after a brief encounter with a very aggressive cancer,” according to an online obituary .

Madonna’s stepmother, Joan Clare Ciccone, has died at the age of 81. Ciccone was married to the pop queen’s father, Silvio, for 58 years. “Joan Clare Ciccone passed away pea

She was 81. Joan Clare Ciccone married Silvio Ciccone in 1966, three years after the pop star’s mother died. The two had a tumultuous and fraught relationship, though in later years appeared to have softened, according to People. Madonna’s mother died at age 30 in December 1963, when her daughter was just 5.

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,

Madonna's stepmother Joan Ciccone has died at the age of 81 after a brief battle with cancer according to an online obituary

Madonna's stepmom Joan Ciccone has died at the age of 81, and many want to know what her cause of death was following the announcement.

Joan Clare Ciccone, Madonna’s stepmother and the wife of the pop star’s father, Silvio, for 58 years, has passed away at the age of 81. Joan died on Tuesday, September 24, following a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer,