Madonna is mourning the death of her grandmother , Elsie Mae Fortin , who passed away yesterday in Bay City , Michigan at the age of 99 .
It was Fortin who partically raise Madonna after her mother succumbed to breast cancer in 1963 . Madonna was just five years old at the time .
Shortly before Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 . Fortin told her local paper , the Bay City Times , "She done things that I didn't approve of , but at the same time she's my granddaughter and I still love her and I'm proud of her hard work ...shes' been good to me."
Madonna's publicist said in a statement , "I'm sorry , but Maddona will not be issuing any statements or conversing with the media regarding her grandmother . It is a totally personal affair .
Our condolence to Madonna and her family .
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