The Bay Times archives: Read about Madonna and her grandmother Elsie

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Published: Thursday, March 10, 2011, 5:10 PM
By Brandon Howell | The Bay City Times

BAY CITY — Three years ago today Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
Upon her induction, The Times spoke with several members of the pop star's family, including her grandmother Elsie Mae Fortin, who died Wednesday.
Fortin, 99, died in her home at 404 N. Dean St. She was reportedly very close with her famous and Bay City-born granddaughter, having partially raised her since the death of Madonna's mother in 1963.
Madonna was born Aug. 16, 1958, at Mercy Hospital in Bay City.
In 2008, Fortin talked with The Times about her granddaughter as she was set to be immortalized in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"She's 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," Fortin said. "She's been good to me."
Fortin enjoyed life in Bay City.
"That's me," she said in 2008. "I'm glad (Madonna) made good in the world, but that wouldn't cause me to live any differently than I do in this funny little house."
Also in 2008, Fortin spoke about her granddaughter's estranged relationship with her one-time hometown.
"I don't think she thought that Bay City liked her too well," Fortin said, noting that Madonna considers Bay City a special place from her past.
 

Read more about Fortin and Madonna in the following links from The Times' coverage of the Material Girl's 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction:

Bay City holds fond memories for Madonna, family says

Madonna, the long-lost daughter: On verge of induction into Rock Hall of Fame, Bay City remains estranged from its famous offspring

To read Fortin's full obituary, click here.

Source: MLive.

Madonna and her grandmother Elsie Fortin, Detroit - May 1985.
This photo featuring Madonna with her grandmother Elsie was taken after Madonna's concert in Detroit in May 1985 during the "Like A Virgin" tour. During this show, Madonna mentioned her grandmother at the beginning of the song "Holiday" saying:
"That goes for you too grandma!"