Veteran services at Anderson Funeral Homes - Gladbrook Chapel
Anderson Funeral Homes - Gladbrook Chapel is a funeral home in Gladbrook, IA that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Iowa Veterans Cemetery in IA, approximately 79 miles from Anderson Funeral Homes - Gladbrook Chapel. Anderson Funeral Homes - Gladbrook Chapel can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
What families have said
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“Our family was recently assisted by the compassionate people at Anderson Funeral Home. They were timely from the call no one wants to make and aided us in myriad of ways. From the hard necessary decisions to choices of songs and flowers they were capable professionals. I want to thank Jody and especially Brandon for making our time of loss as uncomplicated as possible.”
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.