Veteran services at Miller & Steinke Funeral Home - Scales Mound
Miller & Steinke Funeral Home - Scales Mound serves veteran families in Scales Mound, IL with military funeral planning. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling.
The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is Rock Island National Cemetery in IL, about 67 miles from Miller & Steinke Funeral Home - Scales Mound. 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.
Frequently asked questions
Does Miller & Steinke Funeral Home - Scales Mound publish funeral prices?
Miller & Steinke Funeral Home - Scales Mound has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request, so call (815) 845-2218 and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Miller & Steinke Funeral Home - Scales Mound located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Miller & Steinke Funeral Home - Scales Mound is located at 316 South Avenue in Scales Mound, IL. You can reach the home at (815) 845-2218. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Miller & Steinke Funeral Home - Scales Mound help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Miller & Steinke Funeral Home - Scales Mound 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.