“My angel. Rest in peace,” Mark wrote in the caption of a photo of the family patriarch on Instagram.
“My mother Alma’s joy for life, love and people – combined with a pride in her humble beginnings and refusal to forget where she came from – has undoubtedly shaped me into the man I am,” Donnie posted on Instagram.
Donnie Wahlberg’s wife, Jenny McCarthy, called Alma Wahlberg ‘the world’s greatest mother-in-law’ on Twitter
The messages did not indicate how she died.
Alma appeared on the Wahlberg family reality show on A&E called “Wahlburgers”, which gave a behind-the-scenes look at running a family restaurant.
Alma is the matriarch of the Wahlberg family. As a mother of nine, she has been through it all. Alma worked as a bank clerk and nurse to make ends meet while raising her children in tight quarters on the Dorchester streets where she grew up. up, ‘said the show’s website.