Veteran services at Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel
Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel serves veteran families in Carleton, MI with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Bobcean Funeral Home is veteran-owned and operated. Robert J. Gilbert, the owner, served in the U.S. Army as a Graves Registration Specialist. The funeral home offers specific veteran services and assistance with veteran benefits." Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,780 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include veteran services and memorialization ideas. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Great Lakes National Cemetery in MI, approximately 57 miles from Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel. Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Michigan has approximately 836 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel publish funeral prices?
Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (734) 782-2755, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel is located at 1142 Monroe Street in Carleton, MI. You can reach the home at (734) 782-2755. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel offer veteran families?
Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel provides service options, personalization, veteran services, pre-planning, memorialization ideas, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Bobcean Funeral Home is veteran-owned and operated. Robert J. Gilbert, the owner, served in the U.S. Army as a Graves Registration Specialist. The funeral home offers specific veteran services and assistance with veteran benefits.
Which faith traditions does Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Lutheran, Catholic, Church of God, Baptist families, among others.
What sets Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel apart
- Veteran Owned & Operated
- Staff with extensive professional certifications (CFSP, CPC, CMFP)
- Involvement with Michigan Mortuary Response Team (MIMORT)
- Long-standing staff members, including Negia Alexander with over 40 years of service and Trudy Reno with over 25 years in the industry
- Prepayment options with funds deposited into a trust fund, protecting against inflation
- Preplanned arrangements are transferable to any funeral home in the U.S.
Military & veteran services offered
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · CFSP (Certified Funeral Service Professional)
- · CPC (Certified Preplanning Consultant)
- · CMFP (Certified Michigan Funeral Practitioner)
- · Ambassador and Lifetime CFSP Member
- · Section Chief for the DPMU (Disaster Portable Morgue Unit) of the MIMORT (Michigan Mortuary Response Team)
- · Flat Rock Elks
- · Flat Rock American Legion Post 337
- · SIFH (Selected Independent Funeral Homes)
Specializations
- · Veteran Owned & Operated
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran, Catholic, Church of God, Baptist.
Branches of service supported
Based on the home's stated services and specializations, Bobcean Funeral Home - Carleton Chapel has documented experience supporting the following branches:
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.