Madonna's Grandmother Dies at 99

Celebrity News March 10, 2011 AT 4:58PM
Madonna's Grandmother Dies at 99 Credit: Michael Buckner/WireImage.com

Madonna is in mourning.

The pop star, 53, suffered a blow this week when her maternal grandmother, Elsie Mae Fortin, passed away at age 99 in Bay City, Michigan.

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Fortin helped raise the singer after the sad 1963 breast cancer death of Madonna's mother (also named Madonna). Now a mother of four herself, Madonna was just five years old when her mom died.

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According to the local Bay City News, the superstar and her grandmother were very close: she often visited, even staying with Fortin for several weeks during the summers.

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In an e-mail statement, Madonna's longtime publicist Liz Rosenberg wrote, "I'm sorry, but Madonna will not be issuing any statements or conversing with the media regarding her grandmother. It is a totally personal matter to her."

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  • March 16, 2011 - 2:10pm Lori Lee

    I would give anything to be able to see my Grandmother and to not have been there for her......what a shame.

  • March 12, 2011 - 3:22pm Ming Le

    She must not mourn too much, she never even went to her funeral. It would've been a media circus weather she was there or not. She only gave her Grandmother a few hundred dollars a month to live on. That is sad considering she is worth billions. She did more for some hole in Africa than she did her own Grandmother. Pathetic!

  • March 12, 2011 - 3:19pm Ming Le

    She must not mourn too much, she never even went to her funeral. It would've been a media circus weather she was there or not. She only gave her Grandmother a few hundred dollars a month to live on. That is sad considering she is worth billions. She did more for some shi%hole in Africa than she did her own Grandmother. Pathetic!

  • March 12, 2011 - 3:03pm Ming Le

    She must not mourn too much, she never even went to her funeral. It would've been a media circus weather she was there or not. She only gave her Grandmother a few hundred dollars a month to live on. That is sad considering Madonna is worth billions. She did more for some shi%hole in Africa than she did her own Grandmother. Pathetic!

  • March 11, 2011 - 9:01am Angela Spyhalski Eilf

    Grandmother has been sick for sometime...I have very personal knowledge...Madonna never cared...this is not news...she never came to the hospital to visit, nor did she provide additonal care or help during her illness.....What a load...don't feel sorry for her...feel sorry for her grandmother.....Money is the only thing Madonna cares about and her image...

  • March 10, 2011 - 10:06pm Shannon Burmatoff

    @Charles this is about Madonna's family and this has nothing to do with Charlie Sheen, you should read before you write.

  • March 10, 2011 - 8:25pm Charles Thomas

    Charlie Sheen Is suffering from an overdose of self love. His Brain has been fried from too much Booze and drugs. So give him a little break, Leg, Arm what comes first.

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