Actress Kelley Mack, known for her roles in “The Walking Dead” and “Chicago Med,” died on Saturday.
Actress Kelley Mack, known for her roles in “The Walking Dead” and “Chicago Med,” died Saturday in her hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mack succumbed to a battle with glioma, a form of cancer that affects the central nervous system, according to a blog on health platform Caringbridge about her health journey.
She was 33.
“It is with indelible sadness that we are announcing the passing of our dear Kelley,” her sister, Kathryn Klebenow, revealed on Mack’s Instagram page Tuesday. “Such a bright, fervent light has transitioned to the beyond, where we all eventually must go.”
“Kelley passed peacefully on Saturday evening with her loving mother Kristen and steadfast aunt Karen present,” the Instagram post added. “Kelley has already come to many of her loved ones in the form of various butterflies. She will be missed by so many to depths that words cannot express.”
Mack, whose full name is Kelley Lynne Klebenow, said she first started noticing “persistent lower back pain” in October 2024.