Veteran services at Cooper Funeral Home
Cooper Funeral Home serves veteran families in Medina, NY with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Cooper Funeral Home assists families with veteran benefits and can arrange for burial at the Western New York National Cemetery in Corfu, NY, which serves over 98,000 veterans within a 75-mile radius. They also facilitate military honors for services." Published pricing lists $2,995 for basic burial and $2,595 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services and online memorials. 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 Western New York National Cemetery in NY, approximately 14 miles from Cooper Funeral Home. Cooper 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. Cooper Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Cooper Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Cooper Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (585) 798-4131, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Cooper Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Cooper Funeral Home is located at 215 West Center Street in Medina, NY. You can reach the home at (585) 798-4131. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Cooper Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Cooper Funeral Home provides traditional funeral, cremation services, pre-planning, grief support, online memorials, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Cooper Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Cooper Funeral Home assists families with veteran benefits and can arrange for burial at the Western New York National Cemetery in Corfu, NY, which serves over 98,000 veterans within a 75-mile radius. They also facilitate military honors for services.
Which faith traditions does Cooper Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Methodist families, among others.
What sets Cooper Funeral Home apart
- Operates from a historic Medina sandstone building, constructed in 1907 with timber and columns salvaged from the 1901 Pan-American Exposition.
- Offers interactive online tributes for loved ones, allowing visitors to leave condolences, share memories, and post photos.
- Provides a year of free daily grief support emails to families, along with access to the GriefPlan Video Program for the wider community.
- Recently merged ownership with Mitchell Family Cremations & Funerals, Inc., expanding their reach and resources across Orleans and eastern Niagara County.
- Staff members, including owner Jacob B. Hebdon, are actively involved in local community organizations and historic preservation efforts in Medina.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · National Funeral Directors Association
- · NYS Funeral Directors Association
- · Erie-Niagara Funeral Directors Association
Specializations
- · Native American Tribal Ceremony
- · Monument Expert
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Methodist. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.