Violet Veltri, nee Straka, age 98, beloved wife of the late Michael J.; loving mother of Gail (the late John) Meyers, Michele (Minas) Karoutsos and Tina Duke; proud grandmother of Michael (Anna) Meyers, Mia (Adam) Karoutsos-Wise, Paris (Jessica) Karoutsos, Jordan (Tracy) Duke, Kaylie (Andrew) Stone and Nathan Duke and great-grandmother of Elanor Violet Stone and Evan Michael Karoutsos; dear sister of the late Elizabeth Kuhn and Catherine Surin and John Straka. Visitation Saturday, March 19, 2022, 9:00 a.m. until time of funeral service 11:00 a.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Interment Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to DayOnePACT CFC (Child and Family Connections) of DuPage County, 550 Warrenville Rd., Suite 100B, Lisle, IL 60532 or Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, 733 Third Ave, Suite 510, New York, NY 10017. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com