Conway Funeral Home

Veteran services at Conway Funeral Home

Conway Funeral Home in Woodside, NY supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Conway Funeral Home provides dedicated services for America's veterans and their families, assisting with memorial services that honor their life and service. They also host annual community events for veterans and collaborate with local veterans' organizations." On-site amenities include large-capacity chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,300 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremations, cremation remembrance jewelry, and private viewing before cremation. 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 large-capacity chapel and gardens. 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 Conway Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,300. That places direct cremation roughly 0% above 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 St. Albans National Cemetery in NY, approximately 8 miles from Conway Funeral Home. Conway Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

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. Conway Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Conway Funeral Home apart

• Bilingual staff available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Extensive specialization in a wide range of multicultural and religious funeral traditions, including Asian, Buddhist, Catholic, Hispanic, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, and Black funeral traditions.
• Offers international transport services.
• Provides a 24-hour Compassion Helpline for grief support.
• Affiliation with the Dignity Memorial network, North America's largest network of funeral and cremation service providers.
• Offers unique remembrance items such as cremation remembrance jewelry, Memory Glass orbs, custom memory portraits, and remembrance blankets.

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Asian Funeral Traditions, Buddhist Funeral Traditions, Catholic Funeral Traditions, Hispanic Funeral Traditions, Hindu Funeral Traditions, Muslim Funeral Traditions, Christian Funeral Traditions, Jewish Funeral Traditions, Black Funeral Traditions. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish/Español.

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.