Buch Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc.

Veteran services at Buch Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc.

Buch Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc., located in Lititz, PA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Buch Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc. provides comprehensive veteran services, assisting families with arrangements for traditional and full honor military funerals. They help coordinate elements such as military chaplains, flag presentations, final salutes, three-volley salutes (depending on rank), and the playing of Taps. The funeral home also assists with communicating with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to arrange for Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones or markers, memorial plots, burial in a VA National Cemetery, and reimbursement of burial expenses. They also provide information on veteran and survivor benefits from government resources like the VA and Social Security." On-site amenities include chapel and reception hall, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,630 for basic burial and $2,325 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, immediate burial, memorial service, graveside service, and military honors. 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.

Published pricing at Buch Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc.: direct cremation from $2,325. That places direct cremation roughly 2% below 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 Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in PA, approximately 23 miles from Buch Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc.. Buch Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc. 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. Buch Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc. is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Buch Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc. apart

• Multi-generational family service, with Theodore J. Beck being a seventh-generation funeral director.
• Dedicated Prearrangement Specialist, Adam Kraut, who assists families with advance planning.
• Comprehensive Aftercare Program, including an 'Aftercare Information Packet' and specialist guidance for post-death administrative matters.
• Online pre-planning guide for convenient arrangement of services from home.
• Extensive community involvement and affiliations with numerous local organizations in Manheim, Lititz, and Mount Joy.
• Detailed guidance on funeral and cemetery etiquette provided as a resource.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: United Church of Christ, Anabaptist (Mennonite, Church of the Brethren), Episcopal. 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.