Veteran services at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home - Cerro Gordo
For veterans in Gordo, IL, Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home - Cerro Gordo coordinates military honors and burial benefits. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling.
We list about 1,192 funeral homes in Illinois. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.
Frequently asked questions
Does Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home - Cerro Gordo publish funeral prices?
Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home - Cerro Gordo has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request, so call (217) 763-2500 and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home - Cerro Gordo located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home - Cerro Gordo is located at 504 W. Franklin St. Cerro in Gordo, IL. You can reach the home at (217) 763-2500. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home - Cerro Gordo help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home - Cerro Gordo assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
How to request military funeral honors
By law (10 U.S.C. § 1491), an eligible veteran's funeral can include, on request, an honors detail of at least two service members who fold and present the U.S. flag to the family and play Taps. The funeral director usually makes the request and will need the veteran's DD214 or other discharge papers.
VA suggests asking at least 48 to 72 hours before the service. More on what honors include and how to request them.