Auman's Inc. Funeral Home

Veteran services at Auman's Inc. Funeral Home

Auman's Inc. Funeral Home serves veteran families in Reading, PA with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Auman's Inc. is a Level One Founding Community Partner with the We Honor Veterans program, providing specialized services for veterans and their families." On-site amenities include large capacity chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $3,395 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, cremation remembrance jewelry, prepaid cremation plans, veterans services, online memorial, and memorial keepsakes. 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 large capacity chapel and gardens. 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 Auman's Inc. Funeral Home: direct cremation from $3,710. That places direct cremation roughly 56% above the Pennsylvania median ($2,375). 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 Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in PA, approximately 37 miles from Auman's Inc. Funeral Home. Auman's Inc. Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Pennsylvania has approximately 1,623 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Auman's Inc. Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Auman's Inc. Funeral Home apart

• 100% Service Guarantee on all arrangements.
• Highly personalized 'Celebration of Life' events, including unique themes like equestrian processions or winter wonderland settings.
• Offers Celestis Memorial Spaceflight for unique ash memorialization.
• Provides a 24-hour Compassion Helpline® for grief support up to 13 months post-service for families, and 3 months for guests.
• Extensive keepsake programs including fingerprint jewelry, memory portraits, remembrance blankets, and Memory Glass orbs.
• Large-capacity chapel (up to 500 guests) and multiple event venues.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Asian Funeral Traditions, Buddhist Funeral Traditions, Catholic Funeral Traditions, Hispanic Funeral Traditions, Hindu Funeral Traditions, Jewish Funeral Traditions, Muslim Funeral Traditions, Protestant Funeral Traditions, Black Funeral Traditions. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish/Español.

How 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.