Veteran services at Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home
Veteran families in Hibbing, MN can turn to Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home offers specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining Veterans Headstones and Veterans Burial Flags." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $3,160 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include burial, burial vaults, cemetery markers, cremation, cremation caskets, and memorial markers. 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 chapel. 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 Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home: direct cremation from $3,160. That places direct cremation roughly 10% above the Minnesota median ($2,877). 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 Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery - Duluth in MN, approximately 41 miles from Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home. Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Minnesota has approximately 567 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
What does a funeral at Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home cost for veteran families?
From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $3,160. 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 Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home is located at 2030 1St Avenue in Hibbing, MN. You can reach the home at (218) 263-3971. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home provides afterloss & grief counseling, burial, burial vaults, cemetery markers, cremation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home offers specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining Veterans Headstones and Veterans Burial Flags.
Which faith traditions does Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Baptist, United Methodist families, among others.
What sets Anderson-Daniels Funeral Home apart
- Recipient of the national AfterLoss Award of Excellence in 1999 for aftercare programs.
- Operates Northern Minnesota Cremation Service, the only funeral home-operated on-site crematory on Minnesota's Iron Range.
- Offers highly personalized funeral services, including unique requests like Harley-Davidsons in the chapel or specific music choices.
- Provides a year of daily grief support messages via email.
- Facilitates access to Hearts of Hope Camp, a grief camp for children ages 6-18.
- Maintains a long-standing working relationship with Braham Monument for cemetery markers since 1985.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
- · Burial Vaults
Cremation
- · Cremation
- · Cremation Caskets
- · Urn Vaults
- · Urns
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Cremation Services
- · Personalized Funeral Services
- · Transitional Counseling
- · Aftercare Programs
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Baptist, United Methodist, Serbian Orthodox.
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.