David Lee Funeral Home

Veteran services at David Lee Funeral Home

David Lee Funeral Home serves veteran families in Wayzata, MN with military funeral planning. In their own words: "David Lee Funeral Home offers specialized services for veterans, including military honors as part of their personalization options to commemorate their service." On-site amenities include on-site chapel and reception area, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,680 for basic burial and $2,695 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include traditional cremation, green burial alternatives, honoring veterans, immediate burial, memorial services, and graveside services. 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 on-site chapel, vegetable garden, and floral 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.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Fort Snelling National Cemetery in MN, approximately 15 miles from David Lee Funeral Home. David Lee Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Minnesota has approximately 567 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. David Lee Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does David Lee Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

David Lee Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (952) 473-5577, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is David Lee Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

David Lee Funeral Home is located at 1220 Wayzata Boulevard East in Wayzata, MN. You can reach the home at (952) 473-5577. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does David Lee Funeral Home offer veteran families?

David Lee Funeral Home provides traditional funerals, traditional cremation, natural organic reduction, green burial alternatives, personalization, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does David Lee Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

David Lee Funeral Home offers specialized services for veterans, including military honors as part of their personalization options to commemorate their service.

Which faith traditions does David Lee Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for United Church of Christ families, among others.

What sets David Lee Funeral Home apart

Offering Natural Organic Reduction (human composting) as an environmentally sustainable alternative to traditional burial and cremation.
Providing Green Burial alternatives for those seeking a natural return to the earth.
The facility, originally built in 1925, has been remodeled to include modern reception halls and features vegetable and floral gardens.
Family-owned and operated since 1961, with current owner Mike Lee continuing his father David Lee's legacy.
Mike Lee was elected Wayzata Person of the Year in 2017 for his extensive community involvement.
Extensive personalization options, including life tribute videos, keepsake candles, symbolic gestures like dove or butterfly releases, and military honors.

Military & veteran services offered

★Honoring Veterans

★Memorial Services

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Green Burial Alternatives
· Immediate Burial
· Graveside Services
· Committal Services
· Interment

Cremation

· Traditional Cremation
· Ashes Returned To Family
· Ashes Converted To Stones

On-site facilities

· On-site Chapel

· Reception Area

· Vegetable Garden

· Floral Gardens

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Rotary Club of Wayzata
· Greater Wayzata Area Chamber of Commerce
· Wayzata Community Church

Specializations

· Environmentally Friendly Options
· Personalized Ceremonies
· Military Honors

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: United Church of Christ.

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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.

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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.