Veteran services at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel
For veterans in Gothenburg, NE, Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel & Monuments offers specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining headstones and markers from the Department of Veterans Affairs. They help families navigate the process for flat bronze, flat granite, flat marble, upright marble, and niche markers, ensuring proper inscription of military details and valor awards. The funeral home also assists with understanding benefits and coordinating services worthy of a veteran." Published pricing lists $5,495 for basic burial and a quoted rate for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services and veterans services. 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 columbarium. 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 Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel: direct cremation from $4,330. That places direct cremation roughly 45% above the Nebraska median ($2,995). 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 Fort McPherson National Cemetery in NE, approximately 20 miles from Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel. Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Nebraska has approximately 323 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel is among them.
Frequently asked questions
What does a funeral at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel cost for veteran families?
From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $4,330. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.
Where is Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel is located at 620 Tenth St. in Gothenburg, NE. You can reach the home at (308) 537-2313. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel offer veteran families?
Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel provides immediate need, traditional services, cremation services, personalization, veterans services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel & Monuments offers specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining headstones and markers from the Department of Veterans Affairs. They help families navigate the process for flat bronze, flat granite, flat marble, upright marble, and niche markers, ensuring proper inscription of military details and valor awards. The funeral home also assists with understanding benefits and coordinating services worthy of a veteran.
Which faith traditions does Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, Seventh-Day Adventist, Evangelical Christian (Community Bible Church) families, among others.
What sets Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel apart
- Creation of customized online memorials for sharing obituaries, photos, and condolences.
- Production of personal tribute videos from family photographs for services and online display.
- Convenient online flower ordering directly from the obituary page through local florist partnerships.
- Assistance with sharing service details via online memorial, Facebook, Twitter, email, or text.
- Provision of one year of free daily grief support emails to families.
- Availability of life celebrants to lead services when clergy may not be chosen.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veteran Markers
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, Seventh-Day Adventist, Evangelical Christian (Community Bible Church). Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.