Cremation Society of Illinois honors veterans

ROCKFORD – Cremation Society of Illinois will host their annual ceremony “Honoring Those Who Served Our Country” at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, at Grace United Methodist Church located at 3555 McFarland Road in Rockford.

Guest speaker for the event is Matthew Taylor, Veterans’ Service Officer for the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Matthew’s presentation will focus on VA Health Care, Pension and Illinois Veterans programs.

The Multi-Jurisdictional Honor Guard will be on hand for the Posting and Retiring of the Colors and special music will be performed by Officer Lisa Leombruni and Scott Chachula.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information call (815) 282-6202.