Dejong-Greaves Celebration Of Life Center & Mortuary

Veteran services at Dejong-Greaves Celebration Of Life Center & Mortuary

For veterans in Keokuk, IA, Dejong-Greaves Celebration Of Life Center & Mortuary coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "DeJong-Greaves Celebration of Life Centers offers specific services for "Honoring Veterans." The funeral home's location in Keokuk, Iowa, is near the Keokuk National Cemetery, which is dedicated to military burials and serves veterans." On-site amenities include expansive chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,420 for basic burial and $2,795 for direct cremation. The non-declinable service fee is $2,895. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include honoring veterans, pet cremation, burial, cremation, and personalized memorial 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 expansive 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.

Published pricing at Dejong-Greaves Celebration Of Life Center & Mortuary: direct cremation from $3,105. That places direct cremation roughly 7% above the Iowa median ($2,905). 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 Keokuk National Cemetery Annex in IA, approximately 1 miles from Dejong-Greaves Celebration Of Life Center & Mortuary. Dejong-Greaves Celebration Of Life Center & Mortuary can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Iowa has approximately 577 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Dejong-Greaves Celebration Of Life Center & Mortuary is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Dejong-Greaves Celebration Of Life Center & Mortuary apart

• Specialization in personalized Celebrations of Life for both burial and cremation.
• Offers pet cremation services.
• Staff includes Certified Funeral Celebrants, providing non-traditional or non-denominational memorial services.
• Deep multi-generational family history in funeral service in Keokuk, tracing back to 1944 and incorporating other historic local funeral homes.
• Modernized facility at 917 Blondeau Street, resulting from the combination and renovation of original buildings.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian, All faiths served. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.