Veteran services at Farmer & Son Funeral Home
For veterans in Geneva, NE, Farmer & Son Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Farmer & Son Funeral Homes Inc. provides specialized services for veterans, assisting families with all details to secure the benefits their veteran is entitled to receive." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $1,960 for basic burial and $1,885 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include honoring life, permanent memorialization, and veteran's 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 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 Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island in NE, approximately 51 miles from Farmer & Son Funeral Home. Farmer & Son Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Nebraska has approximately 323 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Farmer & Son Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Farmer & Son Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Farmer & Son Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (402) 759-3617, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Farmer & Son Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Farmer & Son Funeral Home is located at 242 N 10th Street in Geneva, NE. You can reach the home at (402) 759-3617. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Farmer & Son Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Farmer & Son Funeral Home provides funerals, obituaries, pre-planning, honoring life, permanent memorialization, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Farmer & Son Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Farmer & Son Funeral Homes Inc. provides specialized services for veterans, assisting families with all details to secure the benefits their veteran is entitled to receive.
Which faith traditions does Farmer & Son Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Assemblies of God, Baptist, United Church of Christ, Lutheran, Evangelical Free families, among others.
What sets Farmer & Son Funeral Home apart
- Five generations of continuous family ownership and operation, tracing back to 1917.
- Multiple physical locations across Geneva, Exeter, and Milligan, Nebraska, with affiliations in Sutton and Clay Center.
- Explicitly published price ranges for full-service burials ($10,000-$14,000) and cremation arrangements ($4,000-$9,000) on their website.
- Emphasis on designing "healing experiences" and honoring life, rather than solely focusing on the disposition of remains.
- Comprehensive online resources for pre-planning, including an online form, and extensive grief support, including interactive videos and guidance for children.
Military & veteran services offered
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Sutton Memorial Chapel
- · McLaughlin Funeral Chapel
Specializations
- · Veteran's Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Assemblies of God, Baptist, United Church of Christ, Lutheran, Evangelical Free, United Methodist, Catholic.
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.