Downs-LeSage Funeral Home

Veteran services at Downs-LeSage Funeral Home

Veteran families in Superior, WI can turn to Downs-LeSage Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Downs-LeSage & Lenroot-Maetzold Funeral Homes assists families with death-related claims and resources, including VA benefits. The Douglas County Veterans Service Office provides burial allowances, flags, headstones/markers, and military funeral honors for eligible veterans, which funeral homes can help coordinate." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $6,510 for basic burial and $3,485 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, memorial service, and graveside service. 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. 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 Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery - Duluth in MN, approximately 28 miles from Downs-LeSage Funeral Home. Downs-LeSage Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Wisconsin has approximately 539 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Downs-LeSage Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Downs-LeSage Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Downs-LeSage Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (715) 392-2139, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Downs-LeSage Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Downs-LeSage Funeral Home is located at 1304 Hammond Avenue in Superior, WI. You can reach the home at (715) 392-2139. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Downs-LeSage Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Downs-LeSage Funeral Home provides obituaries, pre-planning, cremation, traditional funeral service, memorial service, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Downs-LeSage Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Downs-LeSage & Lenroot-Maetzold Funeral Homes assists families with death-related claims and resources, including VA benefits. The Douglas County Veterans Service Office provides burial allowances, flags, headstones/markers, and military funeral honors for eligible veterans, which funeral homes can help coordinate.

What sets Downs-LeSage Funeral Home apart

Operates its own on-site crematory, ensuring continuous care for loved ones.
Manages Mariner Monument Company, offering a full range of cemetery memorials and custom designs.
Features a multi-generational family history of funeral service in the Superior, WI area dating back to 1890.
Provides 24/7 immediate assistance with a dedicated funeral director.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Service

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Graveside Service

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· On-site Chapel

· On-site Crematory

· Monument Showroom

Affiliations & specializations

Specializations

· All Faiths
· All Cultures
· Cemetery Memorials

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.

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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.