Hann Funeral Home

Veteran services at Hann Funeral Home

Hann Funeral Home in Bridgeview, IL supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Hann Funeral Home provides comprehensive support for honoring veterans, including coordinating military funeral honors such as the folding and presentation of the American flag, the playing of Taps, a three-volley rifle salute, and U.S. flag draping over the casket. They assist families with navigating U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, which can include obtaining a Presidential Memorial Certificate, arranging for headstones or markers, securing memorial plots, facilitating burial in a VA national cemetery, and seeking reimbursement of burial expenses. Eligibility for these services is verified through the veteran’s DD-214 discharge papers." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,695 for basic burial and $1,245 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include traditional burial, cremation options, honoring veterans, immediate burial, memorial service, and graveside service. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

On-site facilities of note include on-site chapel. These spaces accommodate full military honors details, family gatherings before and after the service, and the placement of the United States flag during the visitation period.

Published pricing at Hann Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,245. That places direct cremation roughly 50% below the Illinois median ($2,495). Veterans who served on active duty for at least 24 months may qualify for VA burial allowance to offset funeral costs — this home accepts assignment of those benefits where eligible.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in IL, approximately 29 miles from Hann Funeral Home. Hann Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Hann Funeral Home also accommodates Catholic 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.

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. Hann Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Hann Funeral Home apart

• Multi-generational family ownership and operation (John F. Hann Sr., John F. Hann Jr., Rosemary Hann)
• Female-run and owned business (Rosemary Hann's Rose Cremation Service)
• On-site cremation services through Care Cremation Center in Romeoville, IL
• Certified Cremation Specialists on staff
• Licensed Pre-need Specialists available for advance planning
• Comprehensive veteran funeral honors and benefits assistance

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Christian. Languages spoken at the home: English.

How 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.