Brubaker Funeral Home

Veteran services at Brubaker Funeral Home

Brubaker Funeral Home serves veteran families in Catasauqua, PA with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Brubaker Funeral Home offers specific services for honoring veterans, including assistance with veteran benefits and memorialization." Published pricing lists $6,150 for basic burial and $2,650 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include honoring veterans, permanent memorialization, green burials, cremation, and memorial services. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

Published pricing at Brubaker Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,650. That places direct cremation roughly 12% above the Pennsylvania median ($2,375). 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 Washington Crossing National Cemetery in PA, approximately 42 miles from Brubaker Funeral Home. Brubaker Funeral Home 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. Brubaker Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Brubaker Funeral Home cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,650. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.

Where is Brubaker Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Brubaker Funeral Home is located at 234 Walnut St. in Catasauqua, PA. You can reach the home at (610) 264-0601. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Brubaker Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Brubaker Funeral Home provides funeral services, honoring veterans, permanent memorialization, pre-planning, green burials, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Brubaker Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Brubaker Funeral Home offers specific services for honoring veterans, including assistance with veteran benefits and memorialization.

Which faith traditions does Brubaker Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Christian denominations, United Methodist, Catholic families, among others.

What sets Brubaker Funeral Home apart

Accredited by the Green Burial Council, offering specific green burial services including biodegradable containers and non-toxic embalming.
Bilingual staff with services available in Spanish ("Hablamos Español").
Multi-generational family ownership and operation by John H. Brubaker and J. Andrew Brubaker.
Maintains original Victorian interior architecture while ensuring handicapped accessibility.
Offers a comprehensive '365 Days of Grief & Healing' email support program.
Operates two locations in Catasauqua and Coplay, Pennsylvania.

Military & veteran services offered

★Honoring Veterans

★Permanent Memorialization

★Memorial Services

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Green Burials

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Handicapped Accessible

· Victorian Interior

· Warm Environment

· Family-Oriented Environment

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· EPFDA
· Suburban North YMCA Advisory Council
· Green Burial Council

Specializations

· Hablamos Español
· Green Burial Service

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian denominations, United Methodist, Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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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.

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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.