John Veto Obituary

Name: Visitation for John Veto
Start: 2018-01-13T15:00:00.000Z
End: 2018-01-13T15:45:00.000Z
Location: St Mary's Catholic Church

John Veto

Kernersville - John Veto, 56, of Kernersville, North Carolina, passed away, Thursday, December 28, 2017 at his home.

A celebration of John's life was held at 10:00 am, Saturday, January 13, 2018 at St Mary's Catholic Church, Belleville IL. 62220, with Very Rev. John T. Mylar officiating and burial following at Green Mount Catholic Cemetery in Belleville.

John was born on November 26, 1961 in Belleville, Illinois to Charles E. and Carol J. Veto (Gass). He graduated from Althoff Catholic High School in 1980; he enjoyed playing Varsity Football and Track. He graduated from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. On September 7, 1985, John married the former Juliana Anich in Belleville. After graduating, John moved to Chandler, Arizona to work as an electrical engineer with Motorola and ON Semiconductor for over 25 years; John enjoyed traveling the world to meet with clients to solve problems. He enjoyed activities with his three sons such as scouting, assistant coaching of the Hamilton High School Huskies football team, restoring '66 Mustangs, and riding motorcycles. John moved to Greensboro, North Carolina in 2011, where he worked for Qorvo to produce radio frequency devices for major cellular phones. He enjoyed singing karaoke, eating wings with friends, and relaxing at Belews lake with friends.

John is survived by his three sons, Michael, Christopher, and Robert; his former wife, Julie; his brothers Steve (Barb), Bob (Lynn), and James (Veronica); his sister Mary (Tom) Bertelsman; his aunts and uncle Janet Seipp, and Cherie and Norm Behn, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Carol and by his brother Billy.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the FIRST robotics program at www.firstinspires.org, to inspire youth in fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Published by The Arizona Republic on Jan. 17, 2018.

Memories and Condolences
for John Veto

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Walt Asbury

January 18, 2018

John and his family lived next door to my cousins the Bringazes. We only lived a mile away so me and my brother spent many summer days playing with John, his brothers, my cousins, and other kids in their neighborhood. John was a great baseball player and was coached by my Dad for several years. I was the catcher on that team, and John threw a mean fastball. In high school I lost touch of John, but would see him at parties and picnics. He was a great guy and a joy to be around. His parents were awesome as wekk, and his brother Billy was very special to all of us. His other brother Jim was the older cool brother that worked at Shakey's and was one of the best foosball players around. He was a great guy as well. May God welcome John into his kingdom, and bless the Veto family in their time of sadness.

Keyla Hedrick

January 15, 2018

I just found out about John passing tonight. This truly breaks my heart. He was a great man and a great friend. I met him after he moved to Greensboro and he was such a delight to be around. He loved to sing karaoke and always had great stories. I will miss him. My prayers go out to his sons and his family. He was very proud of you boys, he always spoke so highly of y'all. May his memory live forever

Vicki Wissehr Mangin

January 12, 2018

I met the Veto Family when John was a young teen. John was a bright young man who showed a great deal of promise at a young age.

Condolences and prayers are being sent to the Veto Family. May the memories of John comfort you during this difficult time. Rest in peace, John.

Vanessa Bass

January 11, 2018

My prayers and condolences to John's family. I summer interned for John at Motorola and he hired me at ON Semiconductor after I graduated from ASU. He was a great manager and always put his team first. I will remember his kindness and the beaming pride he had for his sons. God bless you all during this time.

Robyn Forbes

January 11, 2018

John was such a nice person to work with. He and I would banter back and forth about football. His heart was for the Hamilton Huskies and mine for the Desert Ridge Jaguars!

He spoke very highly of his family and was so proud of all his boys. His face would light up speaking about them. Such a joy to hear about his boys!

Thinking of each of you.

Christine Jensen

January 11, 2018

You were not only my cousin, John -you were my friend! I loved you & will miss my pal

January 11, 2018

I worked with John for many years in AZ. We had many good times. Sorry for your loss boys. Many camping trips. Remembering and praying.

Paul McDevitt

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