incredible tragedy just hit the personal life of Mariah Cary as her mother and sister passed away this weekend on the same day in different locations the singer revealed in an exclusive statement to people my heart is broken that I've lost my mother this past weekend sadly in a tragic turn of events my sister lost her life on the same day Mariah added I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed I appreciate everyone's love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time for now the exact details about the causes of death of her mother and sister are unknown what we do know is that Mariah's mother Patricia was 87 and had been living in a nursing home in Florida for many years we also know that Allison Mariah's sister who was 63 years old passed away in New York state in her home but right before that she was under Hospice Care here at healthy narratives we will continue to investigate to bring you the details of what happened with Patricia and Allison's health