TITLE 95: VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PART 109
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PROCEDURES FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS HOMES
SECTION 109.10 ADMINISTRATION OF BURIALS
Section 109.10
Administration of Burials
It shall be the duty of the
Administrator of an Illinois Veterans Home to assist in the administration of
proper burials of residents of the Home, including notification of next of kin
and other concerned individuals and agencies.
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5967, effective April 17, 2001)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PART 109
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PROCEDURES FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS HOMES
SECTION 109.20 BURIAL FUNDS
Section 109.20 Burial Funds
a) Each widow or widower admitted to a Home may deposit money in
a resident's trust fund for the purpose of creating a burial fund in the amount
of not less than $750. Proof of pre-established burial fund, insurance, Social
Security Death Benefit, or other burial benefits may cause this amount to be
reduced accordingly, or waived, provided proof is filed with Adjutant's Office.
b) When a widow or widower who does not have income to establish
a sufficient burial fund dies, he or she will be provided burial at the nearest
State or Federal veterans cemetery or such alternative site as approved by the
Department, not to exceed $750. If the next of kin requests burial elsewhere,
the total expense must then be paid by the estate or next of kin and no
allowance will be provided by the State of Illinois.
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5967, effective April 17, 2001)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PART 109
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PROCEDURES FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS HOMES
SECTION 109.30 CUSTODIAN OF PERSONAL EFFECTS AND FUNDS
Section 109.30 Custodian of
Personal Effects and Funds
The Administrator shall be the
custodian of all personal effects and funds of the deceased resident and, upon
certificates as designated by law, shall release all effects and funds to the
resident's estate. Under certain circumstances, it may become necessary to
forward the resident's personal effects to another location. In this event,
the shipping expenses will be incurred by the resident's estate, not by the
Home.
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5967, effective April 17, 2001)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PART 109
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PROCEDURES FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS HOMES
SECTION 109.40 BURIAL REQUESTS
Section 109.40 Burial
Requests
The Administrator shall act upon
burial requests as made by the resident and on file in the Adjutant's Office.
No specific requests being made, he (she) shall upon request have delivered to
the nearest relative the body of the deceased resident. The nearest relatives
shall be defined as:
a) the nearest blood relation as cited in 755 ILCS 5/2-1, and
b) those entitled to the personal effects under statutory
provisions relating to distribution of intestate estates.
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5967, effective April 17, 2001)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PART 109
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PROCEDURES FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS HOMES
SECTION 109.50 BURIALS IN A HOME CEMETERY
Section 109.50 Burials in a
Home Cemetery
All burials in the Home's
cemetery at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy or Manteno shall be conducted
in accordance with military custom, if at all possible. The Home chaplain
shall conduct services unless other arrangements have been made by the next of
kin. The Adjutant shall act as the Administrator's representative to see that
proper burial services are conducted. The flag of our country shall be
properly placed on the casket and removed at the grave and presented to the
next of kin.
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5967, effective April 17, 2001)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PART 109
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PROCEDURES FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS HOMES
SECTION 109.60 PROPER RESPECT AT FUNERAL
Section 109.60 Proper
Respect at Funeral
Proper respect to the dead shall
be made by flying the post flag and cemetery flags at half mast during the time
of a funeral.
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PART 109
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PROCEDURES FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS HOMES
SECTION 109.70 ELIGIBILITY FOR BURIAL IN A HOME CEMETERY
Section 109.70 Eligibility
for Burial in a Home Cemetery
Any resident in a Home shall be
eligible for burial in a Home cemetery. All work incident to interments in the
cemetery shall be done by State labor, free of cost to relatives and friends.
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5967, effective April 17, 2001)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PART 109
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PROCEDURES FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS HOMES
SECTION 109.80 HEADSTONES AND MARKERS
Section 109.80 Headstones
and Markers
a) A United States government headstone or marker bearing the
name and other identifying data shall be placed at each grave in the Veterans
Home Cemetery. Erection of private monuments shall not be permitted at the
Veterans Home Cemetery. State employees shall set headstones erected at the
Veterans' Home Cemetery.
b) Erection of headstones and markers at other than Veterans Home
cemeteries shall be the responsibility of the next of kin or estate.
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5967, effective April 17, 2001)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PART 109
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PROCEDURES FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS HOMES
SECTION 109.90 MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES
Section 109.90 Memorial Day
Ceremonies
The Administrator shall cause
appropriate ceremonies to be held each Memorial Day in the cemetery or upon the
grounds of a Home.
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5967, effective April 17, 2001)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PART 109
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PROCEDURES FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS HOMES
SECTION 109.100 DISINTERMENT OF REMAINS IN A HOME CEMETERY
Section 109.100 Disinterment
of Remains in a Home Cemetery
The disinterment of the remains
of a resident buried in a Home cemetery must be approved by the Administrator
and the Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Prior
special permission must be granted by the County Health Department, and the
proper health authorities at the point of destination for reinterment of the
remains. All expenses incidental to disinterment, transportation, and reburial
shall be defrayed by the family of the deceased.
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5967, effective April 17, 2001)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PART 109
FUNERAL AND BURIAL PROCEDURES FOR
RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS HOMES
SECTION 109.110 PERMANENT BURIAL RECORDS
Section 109.110 Permanent
Burial Records
The Administrator shall assure
that permanent burial records be maintained in accordance with State and local
laws for all interments in a Home cemetery and kept in the Adjutant's Office.
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5967, effective April 17, 2001)
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