Veteran services at Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel
Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel serves veteran families in Hildreth, NE with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Craig Funeral Home facilitates services for veterans, including private burials with military honors. They also support veteran-focused organizations, as seen with memorial suggestions for Operation Heal Our Patriots." On-site amenities include jelden chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,895 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
On-site facilities of note include jelden chapel. 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.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island in NE, approximately 57 miles from Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel. Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Nebraska has approximately 323 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel publish funeral prices?
Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (308) 832-2020, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel is located at 212 Block Avenue in Hildreth, NE. You can reach the home at (308) 832-2020. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel offer veteran families?
Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel provides honoring life, planning ahead, grief support, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Craig Funeral Home facilitates services for veterans, including private burials with military honors. They also support veteran-focused organizations, as seen with memorial suggestions for Operation Heal Our Patriots.
Which faith traditions does Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Lutheran, Catholic, Evangelical Free, Presbyterian families, among others.
What sets Craig Funeral Home - Jelden Chapel apart
- Commitment to celebrating and honoring each unique life, as reflected in their tagline "Services unique as life."
- Emphasis on the importance of planning ahead to alleviate family burdens.
- Providing a "new perspective on funeral service" within "warm and comfortable offices."
- Operating two distinct locations, including the Jelden Chapel in Hildreth, to serve a broader area.
Military & veteran services offered
On-site facilities
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran, Catholic, Evangelical Free, Presbyterian. 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.