Grandmother Gladys Lewis, 74, from Pentre, South Wales, died at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital on October 29.
Her son Dean Lewis, 44, was found unresponsive at his home in nearby Treorchy the following day and pronounced dead a short time later.
On Monday, younger brother Darren, 42, died following treatment in intensive care at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
All three had tested positive for coronavirus before they died and their death certificates state Covid-19 as the cause.
But after news of the tragedy was published online, some social media users commented that Mrs Lewis and her sons had not died from coronavirus.
Others asked what underlying health conditions they had, with some suggesting their diet and lifestyle had been a factor in the deaths.
Claire Lewis, 44, the wife of Dean Lewis, told Channel 4 News: “I just wish people would wise up and think again, because at the end of the day, no one expects to bury their family to this.
“Everyone that thinks it’s a big joke and in a big conspiracy theory needs to just wise up and listen.”
She described how the family, including Dean’s three children, had been left “broken” by the deaths.
“The comments we have seen I try to blank out as much as possible because people are cruel,” she said.
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Family handout photo of brothers Darren, 42, (left) and Dean Lewis, 44, who have both died after testing positive for coronavirus,
/ PA )Dean Lewis tested positive after his mother was taken to hospital. He was found unresponsive by his wife at 9.30am on October 30.
Both she and Mrs Mountjoy – who had held her mother’s hand as she died the previous day – performed CPR on Dean for 20 minutes until paramedics arrived but he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The family were unable to be with Darren when he died as they had tested positive for Covid-19 and were in self-isolation.
“As Darren passed, we were able to phone to say our goodbyes,” Mrs Mountjoy said.
“They put the phone by his ear so we could tell him that we loved him and he was so strong and we were proud of him.”
Mr Lewis described his wife as a “wonderful woman” who was a devoted mother, grandmother-of-13 and great-grandmother-of-four.
When asked about Dean and Darren, Mr Lewis told Channel 4 News: “What can a father say when he’s lost two sons? I love them so much.
“It’s devastating. I don’t know how I’m going to get through it.”
The three funerals will take place at the same church, with donations in aid of the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
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