Veteran services at BECKER FUNERAL HOME, INC
BECKER FUNERAL HOME, INC is a funeral home in Clermont, FL that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Florida National Cemetery in FL, approximately 28 miles from BECKER FUNERAL HOME, INC. BECKER FUNERAL HOME, INC can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
BECKER FUNERAL HOME, INC holds a 4.3-star rating from 37 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used BECKER FUNERAL HOME, INC. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“I cannot say enough good things about the service and experience my family and I had at Becker Funeral Home. When my Mother died, we were overwhelmed with how to plan services. Ron immediately stepped in and helped us make connections with the Church and cemetery. He also coordinated the transportation of my Mom from the hospital to her final resting place after the funeral. The wake and funeral service was executed flawlessly. Mom was so well taken care of and all the attributes of the service from the flowers to the memory cards and online memorial were so beautifully done, we are forever grateful. We truly appreciate the respect, kindness and empathy shown to us during our time of need and would highly recommend them to others. Thank you again.”
“Becker Funeral Home was absolutely amazing and impeccable in every detail. We were having a very hard time with the passing of our 8 years old son after 2 years fighting a very aggressive Cancer. We were lost and the whole situation was hard to process and hard to believe. Rob and Mr. Becker showed us a lot of empathy, kindness and compassion. Rob guided us through all the process in a very human and kind way. From the preparation, taking time explaining everything, to the Service day, he was amazing and helped us in every way he could. They have a system to upload photos to be displayed at the Service, which was very nice and easy to use. We asked for a private viewing of our son 2 days before the Service, we thought we were just going to see him the way he came from the Hospital. But Rob asked for his funeral clothes before and set everything up in a very beautiful way, everything was nicely displayed, in a quiet room, and my son was looking beautiful. I was afraid of that moment, but the way they did it was very comforting. Rob guided us through the Service day as well, and went above and beyond saying some nice and helpful words to the attendees at the end of the Service, about how people should continue talking about our son with us, to keep memories alive. We strongly recommend Becker Funeral Home.”
“I will start by saying that when my dad died two weeks ago we came home from the hospital heart broken and feeling lost. The hospital had given us a list of funeral homes to choose from. That night me and my sisters wanted to choose a place because we wanted our dad out of the morgue. I found Becker and was immediately pulled in by their website, little did we know that Becker would end up being the best decision we ever made. That night Rob(funeral director) answered my call and immediately answered my questions. I then called the hospital the next day and Rob called me to let me know they picked up my dad and set a appt for that Monday. The meeting was stress free and he took his time explaining everything to us. We received important papers of things to consider like who we need to contact and about benefits. They sent us a link to upload the photos that would be displayed during the viewing. Today I had to say a final goodbye to my dad and Becker funeral home really made the day beautiful. The staff is caring and really know how to cater to the families. I am saddened that we were in this situation but at least it brought us some peace and thank you for making this easier and we are able to mourn without the stress.”
“I went to a beautiful celebration of life here. The facility was very nice and the setup perfect for hosting people and then having refreshments after. I also have to say Jessica went above and beyond to help me and I really appreciate her.”
“It has been 15 months since my children lost their father and he was brought to your funeral home. I called you repeatedly in the beginning, as did many of them, and your response to them was uncaring and frankly cruel. He had been married only 11 weeks at the time of his death and the family had no communication with this individual, and you also refused to communicate with his heirs as far as to their wish to receive his remains. To this day they have had no closure in terms of the cremation and where his remains are and whether or not you are in possession of them. They were unable to have a funeral or memorial for their father, and this includes his siblings and extended family as well. Your only response was that you were following the rules of the state of Florida but you do have an ethical duty to the immediate family which would be the children of the deceased to provide this information to his direct heirs. And you did not. While you may have good reviews they are highly biased in my opinion since these families more than likely had funerals, not a cremation, and certainly not under the circumstances my children have had to go through. I would appreciate an answer as to who has his remains or if they were left in your possession and why they were not given to his children as an ethical responsibility you hold.”
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.