Veteran services at Baucke Funeral Service
Baucke Funeral Service serves veteran families in Yuma, CO with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Baucke Funeral Service provides comprehensive veterans' services, including assistance with obtaining veterans' headstones and burial flags. They also offer a dedicated 'Veterans Overview' section on their website detailing available benefits and resources." On-site amenities include chapels, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,895 for basic burial and $1,595 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include veterans services, veterans headstones, veterans burial flags, burial, and cremation. 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 chapels. 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.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Fort Logan National Cemetery in CO, approximately 129 miles from Baucke Funeral Service. Baucke Funeral Service can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Colorado has approximately 240 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Baucke Funeral Service is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Baucke Funeral Service publish funeral prices?
Baucke Funeral Service has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (970) 848-2101, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Baucke Funeral Service located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Baucke Funeral Service is located at 128 South Ash Street in Yuma, CO. You can reach the home at (970) 848-2101. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Baucke Funeral Service offer veteran families?
Baucke Funeral Service provides funeral service arrangements, casket choices, funeral flowers, grief support, pre-planning, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Baucke Funeral Service help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Baucke Funeral Service provides comprehensive veterans' services, including assistance with obtaining veterans' headstones and burial flags. They also offer a dedicated 'Veterans Overview' section on their website detailing available benefits and resources.
Which faith traditions does Baucke Funeral Service accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Presbyterian, Lutheran, United Methodist, Catholic, Baptist families, among others.
What sets Baucke Funeral Service apart
- Long-standing family ownership and operation by Dan and Jan Baucke (35 years in Yuma, 18 years in Holyoke).
- Two distinct funeral home locations in Yuma and Holyoke, Colorado.
- Offers live-streamed funeral services for remote viewing.
- Specializes in monuments, including custom designs for various applications, with on-site services at the Yuma location.
- Provides comprehensive veterans' services, including assistance with headstones and burial flags.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Monuments
- · Veterans Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Presbyterian, Lutheran, United Methodist, Catholic, Baptist, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
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.