St. Joseph County Department of Veterans’ Affairs (Stoney Summey, Director)
The St. Joseph County Department of Veterans' Affairs - Director Stoney Summey (269-467-5512), Veteran Service Officer Jarrod Phillips (269-467-5557) and Veterans' Affairs Coordinator Jessica Merting (269-467-5520), 125 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 189, Centreville - 'assist[s] at every step, from filing claims to accessing benefits or emergent needs', including Michigan Veterans' Trust Fund assistance, disability, pension, health-care and burial claims, and meets as a committee the second Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. in the MSU Extension Building's Green Room.
Also called: Veterans Affairs, VSO, Stoney Summey, Jarrod Phillips, Jessica Merting, 269-467-5512, 269-467-5557, 269-467-5520, 125 W. Main St, Centreville, Michigan Veterans Trust Fund, DD214, committee, Centreville, Three Rivers, Sturgis, Constantine, White Pigeon, Mendon, Colon, Burr Oak, Nottawa, Lockport.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
Michigan counties run veterans affairs under MCL 35.601 to 35.622; see the Michigan entries. St. Joseph's department introduces itself: "The St. Joseph County Department of Veterans' Affairs ensures all clients are treated with respect and compassion. We assist at every step - from filing claims to accessing benefits or emergent needs. Initial information is provided here, but we highly recommend Contacting Us directly for assistance with forms and applications. Michigan's Veterans' Trust Fund Assistance is available for qualifying veterans and their families to meet emergent needs. Veterans' Affairs also assists with filing disability claims, pensions, health care applications, and burial benefits."
The services list: Requesting Military Discharge (DD214); Michigan Veterans Trust Fund; Vocational Rehab & Employment; Education & Training Benefits; Health Care Benefits; Disability Benefits; Burial Benefits; Home Loans; Life Insurance; Address Change - with the office's full Veterans' Affairs Services Brochure for download.
The officeholders. Stoney Summey, Director of Veterans' Affairs, (269) 467-5512; Jarrod Phillips, Veteran Service Officer, (269) 467-5557; Jessica Merting, Veterans' Affairs Coordinator, (269) 467-5520. The office: 125 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 189, Centreville, MI 49032 (the county's building; the main county line is (269) 467-5500, hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
The committee. "Monthly Committee Meetings - Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 4:00 pm. Green Room, MSU Extension Building (Annex II), 612 E. Main St. Centreville, MI." The Board of Commissioners' 2026 appointments list carries the county side: "Veterans Affairs Stoney Summey 10" and "Veterans Affairs Board - Baker - Quarterly - 3rd Monday at 5pm" (see the board entry).
The office's year. Director Summey presented the Operation Green Light resolution to the Board in October 2025 (see the board's entry) and received his ten-year employee service award on February 17, 2026; the budget's Dept 682 Veterans Services lines run through the Board's packets.
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