Solon-Telford Funeral Home

Veteran services at Solon-Telford Funeral Home

Veteran families in Streator, IL can turn to Solon-Telford Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Solon-Telford Funeral Home specializes in Veterans Services, offering assistance with veterans' headstones, burial flags, and navigating benefits. They provide comprehensive support for military families to honor their loved ones." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,395 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, and veterans services. 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.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in IL, approximately 42 miles from Solon-Telford Funeral Home. Solon-Telford Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Illinois has approximately 1,192 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Solon-Telford Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Solon-Telford Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Solon-Telford Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (815) 672-2320, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Solon-Telford Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Solon-Telford Funeral Home is located at 301 South Park Street in Streator, IL. You can reach the home at (815) 672-2320. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Solon-Telford Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Solon-Telford Funeral Home provides funeral services, cremation, burial, pre-arrangements, grief support, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Solon-Telford Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Solon-Telford Funeral Home specializes in Veterans Services, offering assistance with veterans' headstones, burial flags, and navigating benefits. They provide comprehensive support for military families to honor their loved ones.

Which faith traditions does Solon-Telford Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Presbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran families, among others.

What sets Solon-Telford Funeral Home apart

Established in 1901, it was the first purpose-built funeral home in Streator in 1932.
Offers modern amenities including Wi-Fi, cable, internet access, soda, bottled water, and coffee.
Features a dedicated family/children’s room for comfort.
Provides heated sidewalks and a heated four-car garage for guest convenience.
Offers a year of daily grief support messages via email and extensive online grief resources.
Provides detailed online guidance on funeral etiquette and frequently asked questions.

Military & veteran services offered

★Veterans Services

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Wifi

· Cable Access

· Internet Access

· Family Room

· Children’s Room

· Chapel

· Heated Sidewalks

· 4-Car Heated Garage

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Streator Knights of Columbus Council 790
· Streator Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge #591
· Sons and Friends of Erin
· Streator Township High School Foundation Board
· St. Vincent de Paul Society
· Streator Area United Way
· St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish
· Streator Kiwanis Club

Specializations

· Veterans Services

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Presbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran.

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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.