Veteran services at Wilson Park Funeral Home - Rochester
Wilson Park Funeral Home - Rochester is a funeral home in Rochester, IL that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Camp Butler National Cemetery in IL, approximately 6 miles from Wilson Park Funeral Home - Rochester. Wilson Park Funeral Home - Rochester can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Wilson Park Funeral Home - Rochester. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“I have been working with Ryan Lee. He has been wonderful. I have contacted him numerous times and he has returned my texts immediately. I feel like i am part of the family and they care. You are the best. Thank you from the jarvis family. God bless you.”
“The most caring loving people you'll ever want to know.”
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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.