Fitzgerald Funeral Home - Mulford

Veteran services at Fitzgerald Funeral Home - Mulford

Fitzgerald Funeral Home - Mulford, located in Rockford, IL, assists those who served and their families. In its own description, the home mentions military funeral honors and VA benefits paperwork. On-site amenities include mulford chapel and riverside chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,570 for basic burial and $3,265 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

The home lists these veteran-related services: cremation services and veterans services. Ask the director which of them they arrange directly.

Facilities on site include mulford chapel and riverside chapel.

The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in WI, about 56 miles from Fitzgerald Funeral Home - Mulford. For a burial in a VA national cemetery, the funeral home or the family calls the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.

We list about 1,192 funeral homes in Illinois. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.

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What sets Fitzgerald Funeral Home - Mulford apart

• First funeral home in Northern Illinois with an on-site crematory at its Mulford Chapel (opened 1996).
• Recipient of multiple National Funeral Director’s Pursuit of Excellence Awards, including the "Best of the Best" Award in 2012.
• Offers the Soulprints Aftercare Program, providing individual/family grief support and a year of daily grief messages.
• Advocacy for organ and tissue donation, with owner Tom Fitzgerald receiving the Lifesaving Partners award from the Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Network.
• Provides Spanish-speaking services to the community.
• Offers livestreaming of services and personalized online memorials with tribute videos.

Military and veteran services listed

Burial and cremation services

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Affiliations and specialties

Religious traditions and languages

Religious traditions served: Catholic, Lutheran. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Lao.

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.