Veteran services at Bonners Ferry Funeral Home
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home, located in Bonners Ferry, ID, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Bonners Ferry Funeral Home assists families with Veteran's paperwork and advises contacting the Veterans Administration for death benefits and service options. Nearby Auburn Crest Hospice is also a partner in the 'We Honor Veterans' program." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,605 for basic burial and $2,780 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, memorial services, grave markers, veteran's paperwork assistance, and online memorials. 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 on-site chapel and online memorials. 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 Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake in WA, approximately 103 miles from Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. Bonners Ferry Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Idaho has approximately 111 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bonners Ferry Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bonners Ferry Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (208) 267-2146, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Bonners Ferry Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home is located at 6485 Harrison Street in Bonners Ferry, ID. You can reach the home at (208) 267-2146. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Bonners Ferry Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home provides funeral services, cremation services, memorial services, pre-need arrangements, pre-arrangement financing, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Bonners Ferry Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home assists families with Veteran's paperwork and advises contacting the Veterans Administration for death benefits and service options. Nearby Auburn Crest Hospice is also a partner in the 'We Honor Veterans' program.
Which faith traditions does Bonners Ferry Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Protestant Denominations, Episcopal families, among others.
What sets Bonners Ferry Funeral Home apart
- Specialized assistance with Veteran's, Social Security, and insurance paperwork.
- Comprehensive grief support resources, including detailed explanations of the grieving process, guidance for children's grief, and a year of weekly grief messages.
- Extensive personalization options for services, including tribute videos, custom artwork displays, and specific musical/literary selections.
- Online preplanning form for convenient advance arrangements.
- Local, family-owned business with over a century of service in Boundary County, Idaho.
- Owner and mortician Chad Workman's direct involvement and background in funeral service, including a mission where he learned Spanish.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veteran's Paperwork Assistance
- · Social Security Paperwork Assistance
- · Insurance Paperwork Assistance
- · Grief Support
- · Preplanning
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Protestant Denominations, Episcopal. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.
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.