Veteran services at Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services
Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services serves veteran families in Joliet, IL with military funeral planning. In its own description, the home mentions military funeral honors, VA benefits paperwork, and veterans cemetery burial. On-site amenities include reception lounge and chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,495 for basic burial and $1,045 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
The home lists these veteran-related services: cremation, online memorials, burial, graveside service, and military honors. Ask the director which of them they arrange directly.
Facilities on site include chapel.
The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in IL, about 11 miles from Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services. 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 Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services publish funeral prices?
Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request, so call (815) 735-2125 and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services is located at 1514 North May Street in Joliet, IL. You can reach the home at (815) 735-2125. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services offer veteran families?
Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services provides funeral service, cremation, prearrangement, grief support, online memorials, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services help veterans with VA burial benefits?
In its own description of its veteran services, Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services mentions military funeral honors, VA benefits paperwork, and veterans cemetery burial. Ask the home how VA burial benefits apply to your family.
Which faith traditions does Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Lutheran families, among others.
What sets Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services apart
- Dr. Ken Plese holds multiple certifications as a licensed funeral director, certified grief counselor, certified prearrangement consultant, certified crematory operator, and certified funeral celebrant.
- Availability 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for immediate needs and prearrangements.
- Personalized service planning, including guidance on casket choices and funeral flowers.
- Provision of spiritual support alongside funeral arrangements.
- Offers a year of daily grief support emails to families.
- Provides online memorials and tribute video creation services.
Military and veteran services listed
Burial and cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
- · Graveside Service
- · Committal Service
Cremation
- · Cremation
- · Ashes Returned To Family
On-site facilities
Affiliations and specialties
Specialties
- · Grief Counseling
- · Prearrangement Consulting
- · Crematory Operation
- · Funeral Celebrant Services
Religious traditions and languages
Religious traditions served: Catholic, Lutheran. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.