Veteran services at Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation
Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation serves veteran families in Agawam, MA with military funeral planning. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery - Agawam in MA, approximately 1 miles from Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation. Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation 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. Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation publish funeral prices?
Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (413) 733-3625, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation is located at 985 Main St. in Agawam, MA. You can reach the home at (413) 733-3625. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Colonial Forastiere Funeral & Cremation assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
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.