Rosemary Chew Obituary

CHEW, ROSEMARY (WERT) Rosemary Chew (Wert) passed away April 18, 2009, in San Diego, CA. She was born August 10, 1935, in Portland, OR, the daughter of Edward H. Chew and Christina Deis Chew. She grew up in Coronado and graduated from Cathedral Girls' High School in San Diego. A resident of San Diego County for nearly 70 years, she was a mother, homemaker and office manager for K-Mart stores. A true Matriarch, Rosemary was the heart of a large and diverse family. Fair minded and generous, her door was always open, and she was a source of love and support for all who knew her. She is preceded in death by her sister, Barbara Jean Chew (Wert) on October 31, 2008, and survived by siblings, Edward Howard Chew Jr. of San Clemente and Helen Wursch-midt of Orangevale; six children, John L. Wert Jr. of San Diego, Victoria Wert of San Diego, Christina Wert Cornell of Orange, TX, Deborah Wert of San Diego, Richard V. Wert of San Diego, and Laura Wert Valona of Menifee; twelve grandchildren, Jill Sult Romero, Jared Sult, Joey Garcia, Sonia Garcia, Christopher Gergen, Andrew Roberts, Sarah Roberts, Priscilla Wert Klein, Richard Wert, Samantha Wert, Marissa Tydingco Kulin, Charlene Tydingco, and eight great-grandchildren, including two on the way. Family and friends will gather at 3:00 p.m. on May 23, 2009 at Rosemary's home to celebrate her life. To honor her four year battle with cancer, we ask that, in lieu of flowers, donations are made in Rosemary's name to The American Cancer Society.

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Published by San Diego Union-Tribune on May 10, 2009.

Memories and Condolences
for Rosemary Chew

10 Entries

Virginia Cutler(Sabado)

May 27, 2009

I have been reading all the letters from Rosemary's family and friends. She has left you with such wonderful memories. As a high school classmate I remember her friendliness and great smile. I also remember meeting her mother and her sister Barbara. I send my love and prayers to her family and friends may you be comforted by all those wonderful memories. Virginia Cutler(Sabado), Cathedral High School classmate 1953

May 22, 2009

To the family and friends of Rosemary: Please know that my prayers, thoughts and good wishes are being sent your way as you celebrate Rosemary's life this Saturday. May all your wonderful memories of her comfort you and give you peace.
Margie Farrelly, Cathedral Girls High School classmate - l953.

Joey Garcia

May 13, 2009

Hi Grandma.. I wanted to thank u for always being there for me. U meant so much to me.. I will always be a better person because u were a big part of my life. I love u very much and miss u more!

Christina Cornell

May 12, 2009

Ok Mom, I am uncertain as to where the heck my entry went! I wrote in this right when it came online.hmmmm.. Oh well.. In the world of cyber anything is possible lol.. I know you know that i left you an entry. I love and Miss you so dearly. Each day that passes is tougher than the last. We will all get past this so recent feeling of loss, but one thing remains the same for as long as we all are here. We all love and cherish each and every moment that you took with us. You were the best and most loving person this lifetime. We could ALWAYS count on you for anything and everything. We have each other now as a legacy of who you were. We each are unique in our own ways, but similar in many as well, thanks to you. You are always with us THANK GOD!. We also are blessed to know that you only crossed the veil, and are with us in the unseen now. Love ya Mom. We'll be talking to ya..Christie

Adrian Romero

May 12, 2009

I am very thankful that I had the chance to be able to talk, listen, and share my interests with you. You were an amazing Great Grandmother and I cherish the time we got to spend together. You would always seem so interested in what I was saying to you, that it made me feel happy that I could talk to someone like that. You were a very wise person and had good advice and experiences you could share with me. I liked going over to your house for Christmas and especially Thanksgiving, because our family had many great memories with you, and I loved talking with you and all of my cousins, Aunts, and Uncles. Although my favorite family gathering was the Easter celebrations. I always loved going on the Easter egg hunts and another great thing at the Easter parties was painting the hard boiloed eggs, I always loved painting the eggs with the dye, even though the dye smelt terrible, it was extremely memorable. The family gatherings we had were also memorable for the wonderful food served, it was better than any other restaraunt I have ever been to. I love you so much and still wish we could've had more time to spend together, but I will always remember the time we got to spend together.

Michele Gross

May 11, 2009

Aunt Rosemary, I am glad you are with Nanny and Grandpa and my mom. I will always remember you as strong, supportive of children and welcoming. We send our love and support to our "double cousins".
Love,
Michele

Jill Romero

May 11, 2009

Grandma -

What can I say? Not enough, that is for sure. I thought of you yesterday, on Mother's Day, like I always do. I think of you every day. Something funny happens during the day, or ironic, or maddening, and my first instinct is to call you...but I can't do that anymore. I haven't been able to do that for a while now, but still, the instinct is there. I know you are with me, I can feel your essence, but it still hurts, especially remembering the last months of your life. I am angry, I am hurt, and I am resentful, but I would rather feel this way for the rest of my life and know that you are free of your pain than have your body here suffering as you did. Some people may not want to hear this because this should be a place of joy or tribute, or honor, but I (along with others)witnessed your suffering and I can't seem to let it go like you have. I am not sorry for it, because I wanted to be there, and I would be there all over again if I needed to be. I'm just sorry that I wasn't there when you made your final crossing. But knowing you, even if I had been there, you would have waited till I stepped out to use the bathroom because you were bound and determined till the end to always do it your way and on your terms, and as trying as it was at times, you always maintained our best interest at heart. I want to thank you for raising 3 wonderful daughters, all who have had a hand in guiding my way through this lifetime. I mourn for each of them because their pain is my pain and sometimes the pain just gets to be too much for me, but I love them, just as I love you and will always love you. You know my heart, you know my reasons for why I do what I do, so I know you'll understand me when I need you to. Thank you for being there for me, for being a part of all the most important milestones in my life and taking me in as you did. On Saturday I know you will be with me while I'm walking that track in the middle of the night in your honor, I know you'll pop in and walk with me for a bit. I see ladies your age in the store, all dressed up and beautiful, and I think of you and wish so hard that it could have been you...I cannot tell you how sorry I am that you had to endure the nightmare of Cancer this lifetime. I am thankful I have the many beautiful memories of our time together and I will relect on it regularly, especially when the darkness starts to roll in. I love you Grandma, and please say hi to Nicholas and Uncle Joe for me and tell them I love them.

Victoria Roberts

May 11, 2009

Happy Mothers Day Mom. You may not have known this, but you were the only person in my world that never did anything wrong. Wow...many times, especially when I was married to Terry, when making a decision about something, I would ask myself, 'how would my Mom handle this?'. I hope that you are enjoying Heaven and get to see Nanny and Grandpa. I love you Mom. See you soon. Ps. If you can, would you please send me some kind of sign that you are OK?

Charlene Tydingco

May 10, 2009

Happy Mothers Day Grandma, and "Great-Grandma to be" Thank you for everything that you have given to this family, all of your love, and comfort. It is forever cherished. Grandma your forever in my heart, and I know your gonna be here for me when Baby Elsie is born any day now. I love you always, and I will carry on with me everything you have taught me. ;)
xoxox
Charlene

Deborah Wert

May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. First one you've missed in 54 years, not bad. I guess maybe we're the ones who are missing it. Thanks for all you did while you were here. God knows, it was a lot. With Love,
Deb

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