Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A

Veteran services at Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A

Veteran families in Baltimore, MD can turn to Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A. offers specialized veteran services. Richard Bruzdzinski is a United States Army Veteran who served as a Sergeant in the Vietnam conflict. The pre-planning form also includes a question about military service, indicating their readiness to assist veterans and their families." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,625 for basic burial and $2,975 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, online memorial, and veteran services. 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 Baltimore National Cemetery in MD, approximately 14 miles from Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A. Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Maryland has approximately 313 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A publish funeral prices?

Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (410) 686-4888, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A is located at 1407 Old Eastern Avenue in Baltimore, MD. You can reach the home at (410) 686-4888. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A offer veteran families?

Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A provides funeral services, cremation services, pre planning, grief support, online memorial, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A. offers specialized veteran services. Richard Bruzdzinski is a United States Army Veteran who served as a Sergeant in the Vietnam conflict. The pre-planning form also includes a question about military service, indicating their readiness to assist veterans and their families.

Which faith traditions does Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran (United Church of Christ), Baptist families, among others.

What sets Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A apart

Multi-generational family ownership since 1936, with third-generation funeral director James Bruzdzinski.
Staff expertise includes Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) and Certified Crematory Operator (CCO) designations.
Experience in mass fatality response, with James Bruzdzinski serving as a Mass Fatality Responder and Commander of the Maryland State Funeral Directors’ Disaster Response Team.
Active involvement in numerous community and professional organizations, including the Ballestone Manor Preservation Society, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and Maryland State Funeral Directors Association.
Comprehensive online resources including personalized online memorials, tribute videos, and a year of weekly grief support messages.

Military & veteran services offered

★Online Memorial

★Veteran Services

Burial & cremation services

Cremation

· Cremation Services

On-site facilities

· On-site Chapel

· Viewing Rooms

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Sue Island Fishing Club
· Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE)
· Ballestone Manor Preservation Society
· Maryland State Funeral Directors Association
· National Rifle Association
· Baltimore County Game and Fish Protective Association
· Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
· National Funeral Directors Association

Specializations

· Mass Fatality Response
· Disaster Response

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran (United Church of Christ), Baptist. Languages spoken at the home: English.

Branches of service supported

Based on the home's stated services and specializations, Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P A has documented experience supporting the following branches:

Army

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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.