Lauretta Wilson Tew Obituary (1954

Lauretta Wilson Tew passed away suddenly on June 26, 2024, at the age of 70. Her death was a shock to us all as she was in relatively good health and she will be greatly missed. Lauretta was born on February 19, 1954, to Reta Raphiel and Grant McDonald Wilson in Provo, UT. She lived with her family in many places including Massachusetts, California, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah. She went on to work in the family business at Wiltec Research for many years. She loved spending time with her family picnicking, going to parades, and especially spending time at the beach. She loved to travel and loved the outdoors. She had a generous heart and always cared for those that came through her door, whether it was her fantastic pancakes (which were greatly loved by her grandkids) or a bed to sleep on, she looked out for those who came her way. She made sure that her family knew she loved them by always being there for events, whether it was a birthday party, baptism, play, dance performance, basketball game or any important day she was there and asked what she could do to help. She had a soft spot for animals and would care for lots of neighborhood cats, giving them names and feeding them as long as they stuck around. She had several birds (including Livingston, Elliott, and Samson), many fish that she cared for when her daughters conveniently forgot, and even a snake. She had several inside cats including Orville, Wilbur, Zenobia, Timothy, Archie, and Ariel and had many dogs that she loved throughout her life including Molly, Zoe, Nessa/Taz, and Teeter. She was a wonderful caretaker and took on the role of caring for her ailing parents near the end of their lives. She was always taking care of and tending to people, including her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids in any way she could, even if she tended to wipe our faces more than we would have liked. She was known affectionately by much of her family as “Green Grandma” a title she earned one day when her mother and her were in the same room with their great granddaughter/granddaughter and she needed a way to distinguish them and decided that their shirt color would be a great way and the name just stuck. She wasn’t particularly fond of the color green, but grew to love her nickname, nonetheless. She was adored by many family and friends. She is survived by her husband Scott Tew, children Jessica Marshall and Rachel (Travis) Brown, beloved grandchildren: Camille (Dallin) Dahl, Spencer (Claire) Marshall, Trevor Marshall, Logan Marshall, Jaiden Brown, Adison Brown, and Kailey Brown and two darling great-granddaughters Esther Dahl and Hava Dahl. She is also survived by her brothers Wesley, Richard, and Walter Wilson. A celebration of life will be held in her honor on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in Kelly’s Grove, Springville Canyon 84663. If you have memories of Lauretta or would like to send condolences, please email her granddaughter Camille Dahl at camille.dahl.9@gmail.com or online at www.bergmortuary.com.