Veteran services at Hagi & Baker Funeral Home
For veterans in Streator, IL, Hagi & Baker Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Hagi-Schultz Funeral Home explicitly offers Veterans Services, which includes arrangements for special fraternal or military services and assistance with death-related claims, including VA insurance. The preplanning form also inquires about military service to facilitate these arrangements." On-site amenities include off-street parking and reception options, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,250 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, online memorials, and traditional burial. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in IL, approximately 42 miles from Hagi & Baker Funeral Home. Hagi & Baker Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Illinois has approximately 1,192 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Hagi & Baker Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Hagi & Baker Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Hagi & Baker Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (815) 672-2420, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Hagi & Baker Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Hagi & Baker Funeral Home is located at 205 High St. in Streator, IL. You can reach the home at (815) 672-2420. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Hagi & Baker Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Hagi & Baker Funeral Home provides individualized funeral services, cremation services, preplanning services, grief support, online memorials, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Hagi & Baker Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Hagi-Schultz Funeral Home explicitly offers Veterans Services, which includes arrangements for special fraternal or military services and assistance with death-related claims, including VA insurance. The preplanning form also inquires about military service to facilitate these arrangements.
Which faith traditions does Hagi & Baker Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian families, among others.
What sets Hagi & Baker Funeral Home apart
- Operates from a historic building constructed in 1873, offering a unique setting.
- Provides 24-hour immediate assistance for funeral and cremation needs.
- Offers pre-arranged and pre-funded service options to ease future burdens.
- Extensive online features including enhanced obituaries with guest books, email subscriptions, tribute videos, and direct flower/sympathy gift ordering.
- Comprehensive grief support resources, including a year of daily GriefSteps emails and guidance on children and grief.
- Personalized funeral services designed to meet individual family needs and wishes.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Traditional Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veteran services
- · Traditional services
- · Cremation services
- · Personalization
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Church of Christ, Nazarene, Pentecostal. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.