Alma Wahlberg, the mother of actors Donnieand Mark Wahlberg, has died, the brothers announced Sunday. She was 78.
“My Angel. Rest in peace,” Mark wrote in the caption of a photo of the family matriarch on Instagram.
“My mom Alma’s joy for life, love and people — combined with a pride in her humble beginnings and refusal to forget where she came from — undoubtedly shaped me into the man that I am,” Donnie posted on Instagram.
Alma appeared on the Wahlberg family’s reality showon A&E called “Wahlburgers,” which provided a behind-the-scenes look at running a family restaurant.
“Alma is the matriarch of the Wahlberg family. As the mother of nine children, she has seen it all. Alma worked as a bank clerk and nurse’s aide to make ends meet while raising her children in tight quarters on the Dorchester streets where she grew up,” the show’s website said.
