Engle-Shook Funeral Homes

Veteran services at Engle-Shook Funeral Homes

Engle-Shook Funeral Homes, located in Tiffin, OH, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Engle-Shook Funeral Homes offers specialized services for veterans, including assistance with Veterans Headstones and Burial Flags." On-site amenities include chapels, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,350 for basic burial and $1,990 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include traditional burial, cremation, veterans services, and memorialization. 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 chapels. 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 Ohio Veterans Home Cemetery in OH, approximately 32 miles from Engle-Shook Funeral Homes. Engle-Shook Funeral Homes can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Ohio has approximately 1,266 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Engle-Shook Funeral Homes is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Engle-Shook Funeral Homes publish funeral prices?

Engle-Shook Funeral Homes has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (419) 447-1221, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Engle-Shook Funeral Homes located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Engle-Shook Funeral Homes is located at 135 North Washington Street in Tiffin, OH. You can reach the home at (419) 447-1221. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Engle-Shook Funeral Homes offer veteran families?

Engle-Shook Funeral Homes provides traditional burial, cremation, pre-arrangements, grief support, veterans services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Engle-Shook Funeral Homes help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Engle-Shook Funeral Homes offers specialized services for veterans, including assistance with Veterans Headstones and Burial Flags.

Which faith traditions does Engle-Shook Funeral Homes accommodate?

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

What sets Engle-Shook Funeral Homes apart

Operates three distinct locations across Tiffin, Bettsville, and Bloomville, Ohio.
Installed Seneca County's first crematory in 2008, offering on-site cremation services.
Offers a year of daily grief support messages via email.
Staff includes a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) and Certified Celebrants.
Provides comprehensive assistance with Veterans Services and Social Security Benefits.

Military & veteran services offered

★Veterans Services

★Memorialization

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Traditional Burial

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· On-site Crematory

· Viewing Rooms

· Chapels

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Ohio Funeral Director's Assoc.
· Tiffin Rotary Club
· Tiffin Calvert Foundation Board
· Bloomville United Church of Christ
· Seneca Lodge #790 F & AM
· Zenobia Shrine
· Tiffin Shrine Club
· St. Mary's Catholic Church

Specializations

· Crematory Operator
· Certified Funeral Service Practitioner
· Certified Celebrant
· Pre-Arrangement Specialist
· Veterans Services

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, United Church of Christ, Church of God.

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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.