Craciun Berry Funeral Home

Veteran services at Craciun Berry Funeral Home

Craciun Berry Funeral Home, located in Cleveland, OH, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Craciun Berry Funeral Home is a Level Two Founding Community Partner with the We Honor Veterans program, offering specialized planning for military funeral honors and understanding the unique needs of veterans and their families." On-site amenities include flexible chapel space, chapel, and reception hall, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,695 for basic burial and $1,745 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, veterans planning, in-ground lawn burial, aboveground memorialization, online memorial, and military funeral 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 flexible chapel space, 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 Craciun Berry Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,745. That places direct cremation roughly 15% below the Ohio median ($2,050). 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 Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in OH, approximately 34 miles from Craciun Berry Funeral Home. Craciun Berry Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Ohio has approximately 1,266 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Craciun Berry Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Craciun Berry Funeral Home apart

• Attention to detail like no other. GUARANTEED.
• 100% service guarantee: If any detail of service does not meet expectations, they will make it right, up to refunding that portion of the service.
• Relocation Protection: Prepaid plans are transferable to any qualifying Dignity Memorial provider more than 75 miles away.
• Family First Cost Coverage: For prepaid plans, covers funeral, cremation, and cemetery interment rights for unmarried children or grandchildren under 21 at no additional cost (restrictions apply).
• Purchase Protection Plan: Helps cover remaining balance on purchased cemetery property if the purchaser passes away before it's fully paid (restrictions apply).
• Lifetime Flexibility: Allows for changes and additions to pre-planned arrangements at any point.

Military & veteran services offered

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, Protestant Funeral Traditions, Christian Funeral Traditions, Jewish Funeral Traditions, Black Funeral Traditions. Languages spoken at the home: Spanish/Español, Vietnamese.

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.