VETERAN'S PACKAGES

• Direct cremation is the cremation of your loved one, without embalming, formal viewing, or ceremony. Mississippi Valley Cremation’s direct cremation package does not include any burial services, use of the facilities and staff for funeral ceremonies or memorial services, or embalming.
• Services of a Mississippi Valley Cremation & Direct Burial Funeral Director and Staff.
• Bringing your loved one into our care and transportation to our facilities (within 60-mile radius of Quad Cities, IL.
• All arrangements to be completed online through our secure online arranger.
• Refrigeration of your loved one
• An alternative cremation container (cardboard container)
• Crematory fee
• Biodegradable/recyclable urn.
• Obituary tribute and social media sharing from our website.
• All necessary permits.
• Transportation of your loved one’s cremated remains for inurnment, to the Rock Island National Cemetery (Monday thru Friday according to National Cemetery date/time availability) OR we can return your loved one’s cremated remains via hand delivery (within service area) or by mail, USPS.
• Preparation of required documents and authorizations. Filing of your VA Claim for death reimbursements, if applicable. All forms to be completed online.
• One copy of the death certificate.
• Any applicable taxes • American Flag.
• Coordination of military honors & scheduling of inurnment
• Online grief support
• Transfer of cremains (ashes) to merchandise (urns, jewelry, keepsakes, etc.) that is purchased from Mississippi Valley Cremation & Direct Burial.
• Transfer of Remains from Place of Death (Residence, Hospital, Nursing Home, etc.):
• Standard Service Area: Our service area covers a 60-mile radius from the Quad Cities.
• Additional Charges for Non-Facility Locations:
• If the place of death is a residence beyond 30 miles from the Quad Cities, an additional $125 fee will apply.
• This fee is necessary because a second person is required for the removal process in these cases.

If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you must use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering). The containers we provide are cardboard. Prior to drafting any contract for goods or services, the responsible party or Next of Kin, handling the funeral arrangements is entitled to receive a copy of any pre-need agreement in the possession of the funeral establishment that has been signed and paid for in whole or in part, by or on behalf of the decedent.

• Direct Burial Package (includes casket & taxes) - $1625 **Burial vault & cemetery costs provided by National Cemetery Direct burial is a burial option in which the body is buried in the days immediately after death, without embalming, formal viewing, or ceremony. Direct burial is the most affordable burial option available. Mississippi Valley Cremation & Direct Burial package does not include any cemetery charges, use of facilities, staff for funeral ceremonies, memorial services, or embalming.
• Transportation (within 60 miles) from the place of death to our funeral home.
• Basic services of funeral director & staff, care of the deceased, transfer from a local hospital, nursing home, or residence, preparation of loved one, use of our care facility.
• All arrangements to be completed online through our secure online arranger.
• Transportation (mini-van hearse) of your loved one to the Rock Island National Cemetery (Monday thru Friday according to National Cemetery dates/time availability)
• Refrigeration of your loved one.
• Preparation of required documents and authorizations. Filing of your VA Claim for death reimbursements, if applicable.
• Obituary tribute and social media sharing from our website.
• One certified copy of the death certificate.
• Spectra casket (choice of 4 colors) or Dryden wood casket
• Includes taxes.
• American Flag.
• Scheduling of interment and coordination of military honors Online grief support
• Transfer of Remains from Place of Death (Residence, Hospital, Nursing Home, etc.):
• Standard Service Area: Our service area covers a 60-mile radius from the Quad Cities.
• Additional Charges for Non-Facility Locations:
• If the place of death is a residence beyond 30 miles from the Quad Cities, an additional $125 fee will apply.
• This fee is necessary because a second person is required for the removal process in these cases.
• Prior to drafting any contract for goods or services, the responsible party or Next of Kin, handling the funeral arrangements is entitled to receive a copy of any pre-need agreement in the possession of the funeral establishment that has been signed and paid for in whole or in part, by or on behalf of the decedent.