Veteran services at Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street
For veterans in Chicopee, MA, Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Cierpial Memorial Funeral Homes offers honor guard services for military funerals. Obituaries indicate they facilitate burials with full military honors at locations such as the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam." Published pricing lists $2,780 for basic burial and $2,780 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremations, memorial services, cremation supplies, memorial cards, honor guard for military funerals, and burial. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery - Agawam in MA, approximately 7 miles from Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street. Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Massachusetts has approximately 579 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street publish funeral prices?
Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (413) 598-8573, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street is located at 61 Grape St. in Chicopee, MA. You can reach the home at (413) 598-8573. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street offer veteran families?
Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street provides services for all faiths and cultures, funeral supplies, casket selection, guest books, cremations, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Cierpial Memorial Funeral Homes offers honor guard services for military funerals. Obituaries indicate they facilitate burials with full military honors at locations such as the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam.
Which faith traditions does Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Other Christian denominations, All faiths and cultures families, among others.
What sets Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home, Grape Street apart
- Multi-generational family ownership and operation since 1954, with three generations of licensed funeral directors and embalmers.
- Two distinct funeral home locations in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
- Personalized service approach, assisting families with specific details like flower selections, reception arrangements, and musical choices.
- Specialization in military funerals, including the provision of honor guards.
- Extensive experience with pre-planning and pre-arrangement counseling to ease family burdens.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
- · Ground Burial
Cremation
- · Cremations
- · Cremation Supplies
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Services for All Faiths and Cultures
- · Military Funerals
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Other Christian denominations, All faiths and cultures. Languages spoken at the home: English, Polish, Spanish.
EverSettled · After the Veteran Funeral
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.
Begin Veteran Estate SettlementHow 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.