Brentwood Funeral Home

Veteran services at Brentwood Funeral Home

Brentwood Funeral Home, located in Brentwood, CA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Brentwood Funeral Home offers Veterans Planning, supports Brentwood veterans organizations, and provides resources for Veterans Burials & Funerals." On-site amenities include flexible chapel space and large-capacity chapel (up to 250), suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $3,255 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include burial, cemetery flower arrangement delivery, cremation, direct cremation, immediate burial, and memorial keepsakes. 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 flexible chapel space, gardens, and large-capacity chapel (up to 250). 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 Brentwood Funeral Home: direct cremation from $3,255. That places direct cremation roughly 101% above the California median ($1,617). 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 Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in CA, approximately 35 miles from Brentwood Funeral Home. Brentwood Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

California has approximately 1,115 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Brentwood Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Brentwood Funeral Home apart

• Attention to detail like no other. GUARANTEED.
• Over a century of service in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1905.
• Updated amenities including flexible event spaces, a large chapel (up to 250 capacity), and comfortable family rooms.
• Active community involvement through partnerships with the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce, Brentwood Police Department (for programs like Every 15 Minutes), and The Urban Farmers.
• Offers unique services such as arrangements by phone or email, mail delivery of ashes, scattering assistance, incense burning, and ritual washing.
• Provides catered events and funeral service video production for personalized celebrations.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Asian Funeral Traditions, Black Funeral Traditions, Buddhist Funeral Traditions, Catholic Funeral Traditions, Christian Funeral Traditions, Chung Yeung Festival, Día de los Muertos, Hindu Funeral Traditions, Hispanic Funeral Traditions, Jewish Funeral Traditions, Muslim Funeral Traditions, Protestant Funeral Traditions, Qingming Festival. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

How 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.