Veteran services at Brenny Family Funeral Chapel
Brenny Family Funeral Chapel serves veteran families in Baxter, MN with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Brenny Family Funeral Chapels offers specialized veteran services and provides an eBook detailing veterans' burial benefits." On-site amenities include chapel, reception room, and 70-car parking lot, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $6,070 for basic burial and $3,295 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include burial services, cremation services, veteran services, direct burial, memorial service, and direct cremation. 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. 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 Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery - Little Falls in MN, approximately 19 miles from Brenny Family Funeral Chapel. Brenny Family Funeral Chapel can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Minnesota has approximately 567 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Brenny Family Funeral Chapel is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Brenny Family Funeral Chapel publish funeral prices?
Brenny Family Funeral Chapel has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (218) 828-5051, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Brenny Family Funeral Chapel located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Brenny Family Funeral Chapel is located at 7348 Excelsior Road in Baxter, MN. You can reach the home at (218) 828-5051. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Brenny Family Funeral Chapel offer veteran families?
Brenny Family Funeral Chapel provides personalization, burial services, cremation services, veteran services, catholic services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Brenny Family Funeral Chapel help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Brenny Family Funeral Chapels offers specialized veteran services and provides an eBook detailing veterans' burial benefits.
Which faith traditions does Brenny Family Funeral Chapel accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic families, among others.
What sets Brenny Family Funeral Chapel apart
- Named Lakes Proud Small Business of the Year in 2025.
- Nominated Best Funeral Home in the Brainerd Lakes Area in 2018.
- Offers extensive personalization options for services, including choice of venues, processional vehicles, music, readings, and artwork.
- Provides dedicated aftercare services with a specialist and a year of weekly grief messages.
- Specializes in Catholic funeral rites, offering detailed guidance through vigil, funeral liturgy, and rite of committal.
- Features a drive-through canopy and 70-car parking lot at the Baxter facility for guest convenience.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial Services
- · Direct Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Direct Cremation
- · Traditional Funeral With Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veteran Services
- · Catholic Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic. 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.