Veteran services at Dicken Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Dicken Funeral Home & Cremation Service is a funeral home in Elyria, OH that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
Published pricing at Dicken Funeral Home & Cremation Service: direct cremation from $1,320. 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 30 miles from Dicken Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Dicken Funeral Home & Cremation Service can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Dicken Funeral Home & Cremation Service holds a 4.3-star rating from 18 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Dicken Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“I have had the privilege of working with Dave Dicken and staff both professionally as a clergyman and personally. I have been impressed and blessed when working with Dicken Funeral Home as they care and serve members of my parish family and wider community. I have been blessed by their services when my father and aunt died within a month of each other. I am grateful for their gentleness, integrity and experience in helping people at a time when folks are most vulnerable. Thank you!”
“Attended a funeral here. I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the inside was compared to the outside of the building. The set up was a bit odd with the guest book in a room off to the side and the photo board not visible from where you entered the room where the service was to be held. But the staff seemed very nice to the family.”
“My family has employed Dicken Funeral Home for decades to help with funerals and burials. Dave and Michele are wonderful! They’re so professional and detail-oriented. No one likes planning a funeral, but Dicken‘s funeral home has always made these difficult times easier, and their pricing is very reasonable. I highly recommend supporting this small family-owned business.”
“Dicken Funeral Home has been our place to go when planning a funeral. My entire family all planned funerals with Dickens.”
“Worse experience EVER! Whoever answered the phones on June 8, 2024 around 9:00 am ish needs to find a job where care and compassion are not a part of the job description! You made the loss of my father 10 x's worse that it already was Mr. Go find a job where you don't have to interact with families on their worse day!”
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.