Our Lady of Peace Memorial Plan, Inc.

Veteran services at Our Lady of Peace Memorial Plan, Inc.

Our Lady of Peace Memorial Plan, Inc. in Barrigada, GU supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Our Lady of Peace provides specialized services for veterans, including a Veterans Memorial where names can be inscribed. They offer options for veterans and non-veterans to be interred together in their Memorial Gardens, recognizing that many veterans choose this option due to family interment or eligibility requirements for the Guam Veterans Cemetery." On-site amenities include chapels, viewing chapel, and parking lot, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,045 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation without viewing, cremation with viewing, veteran services, direct burial, burial at sea, and memorial service after cremation. 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 memorial gardens, chapels, viewing chapel, above ground niches, and family niches. 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.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Guam Veterans Cemetery in GU, approximately 6 miles from Our Lady of Peace Memorial Plan, Inc.. Our Lady of Peace Memorial Plan, Inc. can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Gu has approximately 2 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Our Lady of Peace Memorial Plan, Inc. is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Our Lady of Peace Memorial Plan, Inc. apart

• The only fully integrated memorial service company on Guam, offering funeral services, Memorial Gardens, and a crematorium.
• Operates two chapels, one in Barrigada and another at the Memorial Gardens in Windward Hills, Yona.
• Was the first funeral home in Micronesia to offer cremation and the first memorial park on Guam to construct columbarium units.
• Features two cremation machines, including the newest one on the island.
• Memorial Gardens include significant art installations by internationally acclaimed sculptors Eduardo Castrillo and Franco Cervietti, and are supported by an Endowment Care Trust Fund.
• Offers comprehensive pre-need planning with protections against lump-sum payments, inflation, and the burden of difficult decisions during a time of loss.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Presbyterian, Christian Reformed, Methodist, Baptist. Languages spoken at the home: English, Chamorro, Tagalog.

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.