Veteran services at Benson Funeral Home
Benson Funeral Home is a funeral home in Worthington, MN that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
Published pricing at Benson Funeral Home: direct cremation from $3,925. 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 South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in SD, approximately 47 miles from Benson Funeral Home. Benson Funeral Home 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
Recent reviews from families who used Benson Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“My FATHER IN LAW, HAD HIS FUNERAL SERVICE IN THIS LOCATION THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR GREAT WORK,”
“Phil and the staff at Benson Funeral home helped my family and I through the hardest moment in our life with compassion, professionalism and sympathy. Speaking for all of us, we appreciate everything they, especially Phil, did to make the worst days of our lives as best they could. Benson funeral home is a great team and I would recommend them to anyone who is facing a loss in their family. Thank you Phil, I appreciate you more than you can imagine.”
“I highly recommend these guys, as a 33 year old having to plan two funeral for my mom n grandma and not having a clue what I needed to do. They made the process so easy, gave me checklist of what needed to be done. Where always there if you had questions. Lost is not something we are ready to deal with at all. Phil and Alyssa made the the whole process a lot easier.”
“the staff at benson’s is phenomenal! i had to plan my mom’s funeral at 20 years old, and they made my situation survivable. they answered all of my questions, gave me checklists of things i needed to do, and took care of countless things on my behalf. funeral planning is something you don’t want to think about, but phil and alyssa make the process much less stressful!”
“Very knowledgeable and professional. They treat the families with the utmost respect and dignity.”
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.