Blake-Doyle Funeral Home

Veteran services at Blake-Doyle Funeral Home

Veteran families in Collingswood, NJ can turn to Blake-Doyle Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Blake-Doyle Funeral Home provides burials with military honors and is a Level One Founding Community Partner in supporting veterans. They offer funerals befitting military service." On-site amenities include chapel and reception space, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,095 for basic burial and $1,045 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, military honors, memorial keepsakes, and cremation remembrance jewelry. 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 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 Blake-Doyle Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,613. That places direct cremation roughly 5% above the New Jersey median ($2,495). 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 Washington Crossing National Cemetery in PA, approximately 26 miles from Blake-Doyle Funeral Home. Blake-Doyle Funeral Home 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. Blake-Doyle Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Blake-Doyle Funeral Home apart

• Over 135 years of continuous operation, serving families since 1886.
• Affiliation with the Dignity Memorial® network, offering benefits such as relocation protection, family first cost coverage, a purchase protection plan for cemetery property, and lifetime flexibility for plan changes.
• A 100% service guarantee.
• On-site catering services with customizable menus for receptions.
• Specialization in traditional religious funerals, burials with military honors, and cremation memorials, including a Catholic cemetery section.
• Ability to make arrangements remotely via phone or email, including electronic signature options.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Christian (Protestant), Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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.