Veteran services at Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home
For veterans in Tolleson, AZ, Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary offers specialized services for veterans, including participation in the Homeless Veterans Burial Program and a Public Servants Program providing no-cost funeral services for qualifying law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency services personnel who die in the line of duty. The cemetery features a dedicated veterans' section with a black granite mausoleum and a Patriots monument." On-site amenities include mortuary chapel and reception hall, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, traditional burial, veterans burials & funerals, memorial services, cemetery memorialization, and homeless veterans burial program. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
On-site facilities of note include mortuary chapel, cremation garden, and cremation niches. These spaces accommodate full military honors details, family gatherings before and after the service, and the placement of the United States flag during the visitation period.
Published pricing at Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home: direct cremation from $995. That places direct cremation roughly 29% below the Arizona median ($1,395). Veterans who served on active duty for at least 24 months may qualify for VA burial allowance to offset funeral costs — this home accepts assignment of those benefits where eligible.
The nearest VA national cemetery is National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in AZ, approximately 22 miles from Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home. Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Arizona has approximately 231 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
What does a funeral at Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home cost for veteran families?
From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $995. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.
Where is Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home is located at 9155 West Van Buren Street in Tolleson, AZ. You can reach the home at (801) 253-2795. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home provides funeral planning, cremation services, traditional burial, celebration of life, prepaid funeral plans, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary offers specialized services for veterans, including participation in the Homeless Veterans Burial Program and a Public Servants Program providing no-cost funeral services for qualifying law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency services personnel who die in the line of duty. The cemetery features a dedicated veterans' section with a black granite mausoleum and a Patriots monument.
Which faith traditions does Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Buddhism, Catholicism, Greek Orthodoxy, Hinduism, Islam families, among others.
What sets Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home apart
- 100% Service Guarantee
- Lifetime Flexibility for prepaid plans
- Relocation Protection for prepaid plans
- Purchase Protection Plan for cemetery property (up to $5,000 forgiven balance)
- Family First Cost Protection (no-cost funeral/cremation/interment for unmarried child/grandchild under 21)
- Compassion Helpline (unlimited complimentary phone access to professional grief counselors for 13 months)
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Traditional Burial
- · Committal Service
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Scattering Ashes
- · Water Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veterans Burials & Funerals
- · Homeless Veterans Burial Program
- · Public Servants Program
- · Celestis Memorial Spaceflight
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Buddhism, Catholicism, Greek Orthodoxy, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Protestantism. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish, French.
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.