Veteran services at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home
Preston-Schilling Funeral Home is a funeral home in Dixon, IL that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
Published pricing at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,400. 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 Rock Island National Cemetery in IL, approximately 58 miles from Preston-Schilling Funeral Home. Preston-Schilling Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Preston-Schilling Funeral Home holds a 5.0-star rating from 75 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Preston-Schilling Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“Compassion & communication is essential to the needs of grieving families and friends. From the moment services were needed, Preston Shilling Funeral Home was informational to answer any questions and were easily accessible to provide guidance during the woes of grief. Even after all services were concluded, the caring communication continued. Death of a loved one can have many difficult experiences, the services from a funeral home shouldn't be one them. Thank you to the Preston Shilling Funeral team.”
“The people at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home couldn’t have been kinder and more helpful. When my husband passed November of 2025, everything changed for me. The one thing I didn’t have to worry about was his funeral, and the expenses. I always thought funeral home directors would push the most expensive things. Not here, they listened to me and helped me every step of the way. Everything was handled with dignity and kindness. I highly recommend them!”
“Preston-Schilling is the most personal and comforting funeral home I’ve ever experienced. Lola made me feel like family from the very beginning. Her incredible talent for personalization and her continued thoughtfulness meant the world to us during such a difficult time. We felt truly cared for, and her kindness will never be forgotten.”
“My family has been using Preston-Schilling for many years and they have been nothing but spectacular. Jesse and the staff are compassionate and caring and will bend over backwards for a families needs and requests. WOW!! is all I have to say and I would recommend them to any family in time of loss. They have been great.”
“Preston-Schilling staff, particularly Libby, walked our family through every step of the process of taking care of our loved one's final wishes. They made the process personal and unique to us, in addition to making it easy during a time when everything felt like it was going multiple directions. They were compassionate, understanding, and caring. We are grateful to them and recommend them beyond 5 stars! Thank you Preston-Schilling!”
EverSettled · After the Veteran Funeral
The veteran's spouse may qualify for VA Dependency & Indemnity Compensation.
DIC is a tax-free monthly benefit for surviving spouses, dependent children, and (in some cases) parents of veterans whose death is service-connected. EverSettled walks veteran families through DIC eligibility, survivor pension, life-insurance claims, probate, and the federal-account paperwork that follows.
Begin Veteran Estate SettlementHow 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.