Alma Wahlberg, matriarch of the Wahlberg family, dies at 78 By Megan Ziegler Both Mark and Donnie Wahlberg posted a tribute to their late mother on social media Sunday. "My angel. Rest in peace," Mark wrote. Donnie shared a video montage of sweet moments with his mother, calling her "such an amazing woman." "She was the epitome of the word grace," he continued. "I never heard her say, or do, anything disrespectful to anyone. She was, as anybody who ever came across her knows, true blue." Advertisement Donnie had previously alluded in a post on his Instagram that his mother’s health wasn’t the best, though he didn’t give specific details except to say "she didn’t remember much and was often confused."