Veteran services at Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan
Veteran families in Matawan, NJ can turn to Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Bedle Funeral Home provides military honors, including flag ceremonies, color guards, trumpeters, or final gun salutes. They coordinate with all branches of the military to arrange these tributes. The larger Jersey Memorial Group also launched 'Operation Purple Heart' to designate parking for veterans at their Waitt Funeral Home location." On-site amenities include chapel and reception center, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,385 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include life honoring services, burial services, cremation services, memorial products, memorial videos, and military honors. 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.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in NJ, approximately 28 miles from Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan. Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
New Jersey has approximately 647 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan publish funeral prices?
Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (732) 566-1962, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan is located at 212 Main Street in Matawan, NJ. You can reach the home at (732) 566-1962. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan offer veteran families?
Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan provides immediate service, life honoring services, life celebration design, obituaries and eulogies, burial services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Bedle Funeral Home provides military honors, including flag ceremonies, color guards, trumpeters, or final gun salutes. They coordinate with all branches of the military to arrange these tributes. The larger Jersey Memorial Group also launched 'Operation Purple Heart' to designate parking for veterans at their Waitt Funeral Home location.
Which faith traditions does Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Christian (general) families, among others.
What sets Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan apart
- Owns and operates a private crematory, ensuring direct oversight of the cremation process by licensed, trained, and certified staff.
- Offers Natural Organic Reduction as a service option.
- Provides extensive personalization options, including webcasting and recording of services, memorial videos, bagpiper tributes, and personalized music.
- Part of the Jersey Memorial Group, a network with 15 locations across New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
- Received multiple national recognitions, including NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Awards and Johnson Consulting Group Excellence in Customer Service Awards.
- Long operational history dating back to 1838 with the Bedle family business.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial Services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Jersey Memorial Group
- · National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA)
- · Funeral Service Foundation
- · Johnson Consulting Group
- · Middlesex County Regional Chamber
- · Old Bridge Kiwanis Club
- · Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
- · International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
Specializations
- · Veterans Information
- · Grief Resources
- · Pre-Planning
- · Pet Services
- · Natural Organic Reduction
- · Funeral Financing
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Christian (general).
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.