Veteran services at Calvert Memorial
Calvert Memorial is a funeral home in Bloomington, IL that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Camp Butler National Cemetery in IL, approximately 52 miles from Calvert Memorial. Calvert Memorial can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Calvert Memorial also accommodates Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Secular Humanist, and Lgbtq Affirming traditions for veterans whose religious or cultural observance shapes the service. Military honors can be integrated into the family's tradition with no conflict — the honor detail observes the family's pace.
Calvert Memorial holds a 4.9-star rating from 95 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Calvert Memorial. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“Fourteen years ago our daughter passed away. We came to you to plan her funeral. Your staff were wonderful helping us through a tough time. We then preplanned our funerals. Sadly my husband passed away in November! Thank you again for your great service!”
“Ken and staff were exceedingly helpful, patient, and flexible with my ideas for honoring my wife. They were absolutely focused on what I wanted, rather than trying to upsell their services or products. I could not have been more pleased with my experience.”
“Our family had a great experience using Calvert & Metzler Funeral home after our father passed away. We had went in and met with Kevin a while back and prepaid for my dad's final expenses, he explained everything down to the last detail, things we had not thought of. The staff were all very helpful and caring. I would definitely use them again in the future.”
“Losing my mom to cancer was the hardest experience I have ever had to go through. We came to Calvert Metzler the morning that she died. As hard as it was to make the funeral arrangements, they took great care and attention to detail, and ensured everything at the funeral went off without a hitch. I didn’t have to worry about anything that day, and they made sure everything was organized, and approached everything very gently for us. Afterwards, my mom‘s birthday was just a few weeks after she passed and they reached out. They continued to support our family even after the funeral was over.”
“Calvert & Metzler did a great job when our Mom passed in 2019, so we relied on them again when Dad passed recently. We had preplanned his funeral with David Ogg, but there are always last minute updates that need to be discussed. Kevin was great in helping us navigate all that needed to be done, while offering compassionate assistance. I would recommend them to others.”
EverSettled · After the Veteran Funeral
The veteran's spouse may qualify for VA Dependency & Indemnity Compensation.
DIC is a tax-free monthly benefit for surviving spouses, dependent children, and (in some cases) parents of veterans whose death is service-connected. EverSettled walks veteran families through DIC eligibility, survivor pension, life-insurance claims, probate, and the federal-account paperwork that follows.
Begin Veteran Estate SettlementHow honors are coordinated
Military funeral honors are guaranteed at no cost for any veteran discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. The funeral home arranges the honors detail by contacting the deceased's last unit or the nearest active-duty installation of the appropriate branch and submitting the DD-214 to verify eligibility.
For requests less than 72 hours from service time, families can call the Department of Defense's expedited honors line at 1-877-MIL-HONR (1-877-645-4667). See the full honors protocol.