Bryce Funeral Home Inc

Veteran services at Bryce Funeral Home Inc

Bryce Funeral Home Inc serves veteran families in Troy, NY with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Bryce Funeral Home Inc. specializes in services for veterans, offering assistance with Veterans Overview, Veterans Headstones, and Veterans Burial Flags." On-site amenities include parking area, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,500 for basic burial and $2,000 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include earth burial services, cremation services, graveside service, memorial service, and veterans services. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

Published pricing at Bryce Funeral Home Inc: direct cremation from $2,000. That places direct cremation roughly 13% below the New York median ($2,300). 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 Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in NY, approximately 22 miles from Bryce Funeral Home Inc. Bryce Funeral Home Inc can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Bryce Funeral Home Inc also accommodates Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Secular Humanist, and Lgbtq Affirming traditions for veterans whose religious or cultural observance shapes the service. Military honors can be integrated into the family's tradition with no conflict — the honor detail observes the family's pace.

New York has approximately 1,440 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bryce Funeral Home Inc is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Bryce Funeral Home Inc apart

• Operates from an Austrian-styled manor house with European rock oak woodwork, high ceilings, stained glass windows, and fireplaces.
• Four generations of family involvement in the funeral business.
• Offers genealogy assistance to families.
• Provides specific coordination for funeral processions, including an online form for vehicle registration.
• Manages a second funeral home, DeGraaf-Bryce Funeral Home, Inc., in West Sand Lake, NY, with its own distinct history.
• Offers a year of daily grief support messages via email.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Reformed, Episcopal, United Methodist. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.