Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel

Veteran services at Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel

Veteran families in Warren, OH can turn to Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel offers specialized services for veterans, including guidance on Veterans Overview, Veterans Headstones, and Veterans Burial Flags. The funeral home also assists families with navigating VA benefits, as indicated by staff involvement and information provided on their website." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,085 for basic burial and $1,975 for direct cremation. The non-declinable service fee is $1,500. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include veterans services, burial, cremation, memorial services, burial vault selection, and cemetery plot assistance. 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 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 Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel: direct cremation from $2,390. That places direct cremation roughly 17% above the Ohio median ($2,050). 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 Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in OH, approximately 57 miles from Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel. Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Ohio has approximately 1,266 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel apart

• Multi-generational family ownership and legacy, with Chelsey Santucci, great-nephew of the second-generation owner, now at the helm.
• Historical specialization in serving the Italian and Greek communities since 1938.
• Integration of Sinchak & Sons Funeral Home, consolidating services at their North Road NE facility.
• Offers a year of daily grief support messages delivered via email.
• Provides extensive online resources, including guidance on funeral etiquette, talking to children about loss, and Social Security benefits.
• Dedicated veteran services, offering information on headstones and burial flags.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, United Church of Christ, Methodist, Assembly of God. Languages spoken at the home: Italian, Greek.

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.