Veteran services at Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services serves veteran families in Homer City, PA with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Assistance with contacting the Veterans Administration to determine eligibility for death benefits or service options for active or retired military personnel." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $6,575 for basic burial and $3,640 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include traditional burial, cremation, earth burial, and graveside lettering. 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. 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 National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in PA, approximately 58 miles from Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Pennsylvania has approximately 1,623 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services publish funeral prices?
Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (724) 479-9422, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services is located at 4606 Old Us 119 Highway South in Homer City, PA. You can reach the home at (724) 479-9422. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services offer veteran families?
Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services provides grief support, preplanning, traditional burial, cremation, earth burial, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Assistance with contacting the Veterans Administration to determine eligibility for death benefits or service options for active or retired military personnel.
Which faith traditions does Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Byzantine Catholic, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan Methodist, United Methodist, Lutheran families, among others.
What sets Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services apart
- Dedicated children's lounge on-site
- Therapy dog, Sonny, in training to provide comfort
- Certified Pre-need Consultant who is also a licensed insurance agent, offering pre-financing options to lock in costs
- In-house Monument Designer for personalized memorials and graveside lettering
- Staff members with deep community ties, such as a funeral director who is a PIAA referee and a lifetime fire company member
- Extensive online grief resources, including specific guidance for children and teens
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Traditional Burial
- · Earth Burial
- · Graveside Lettering
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Byzantine Catholic, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan Methodist, United Methodist, Lutheran, Christian & Missionary Alliance, Nazarene, Presbyterian, Baptist.
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.