How did Mark Wahlberg's sister die?

Mark Wahlberg's sister Debbie (or Deborah Donnelly-Wahlberg) died on September 2, 2003. She had been in hospital for a routine operation to remove some kidney stones, but ending up dying of a heart-attack brought on by septic shock (an infection of her blood stream).

The death of Debbie Wahlberg was even more tragic because it came on a special day for Mark Wahlberg...

Mark's older sister, Debbie, died on the same day as Mark Wahlberg's first child, Ella Rae, was born.

And Debbie also left behind a teenage son, who Mark is very close to now, so every time they celebrate Ella's birthday they will always be reminded of the terrible loss that the family suffered on her birthday too!

But before you start feeling too sorry for Mark Wahlberg, have a look at this YouTube video that reveals some really shocking truths about Mark Wahlberg's past:

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Mark Wahlberg's sister died from an infection while she was in hospital to remove kidney stones.

I watched the episode of the Wahlburgers  (reality TV show about the family burger restaurant), and in the episode Mark looks over old family photos, and one of the photos is of Debbie, and it makes him and his brothers tear up. Very sad!

Here's a family photo like the one they were looking at:

The whole family is Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie (the one who died in 2003 aged 44), Donnie and Mark.