They had two children, Jennifer and Mario. In 1966, Tony married the family's housekeeper Joan Gustafson. Madonna was raised in the Detroit suburbs of Pontiac and Avon Township (now Rochester Hills), alongside her two older brothers, Anthony and Martin, and three younger siblings, Paula, Christopher, and Melanie. She later adopted Veronica as a confirmation name when getting confirmed in the Catholic Church in 1966. Her mother died of breast cancer on December 1, 1963. Since Madonna had the same name as her mother, family members called her "Little Nonnie". Tony Ciccone worked as an engineer designer for Chrysler and General Motors. Her father's parents were Italian emigrants from Pacentro while her mother was of French-Canadian descent. Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan, to Catholic parents Madonna Louise ( née Fortin) and Silvio Anthony "Tony" Ciccone.
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