Fay Brothers Funeral Home

Veteran services at Fay Brothers Funeral Home

For veterans in West Boylston, MA, Fay Brothers Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Fay Brothers Funeral Home assists families with veteran services and lists the Worcester Veterans Services Department as a local resource. They also feature images related to military honors, indicating their support for veterans' arrangements." Published pricing lists $4,050 for basic burial and $3,300 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs. A modest 7 Google reviews give the firm a 5.0-star average.

Veteran-related services offered include burial services, immediate burial, memorial services, graveside services, cremation services, and direct cremation. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

Published pricing at Fay Brothers Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,790. That places direct cremation roughly 4% above the Massachusetts median ($2,677). 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 Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery - Winchendon in MA, approximately 25 miles from Fay Brothers Funeral Home. Fay Brothers Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Fay Brothers Funeral Home also accommodates Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Secular Humanist, and Lgbtq Affirming traditions for veterans whose religious or cultural observance shapes the service. Military honors can be integrated into the family's tradition with no conflict — the honor detail observes the family's pace.

Massachusetts has approximately 579 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Fay Brothers Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Fay Brothers Funeral Home apart

• Custom Life Celebrations utilizing photographs and personal memorabilia
• 6th Generation Family Owned Business, operating since 1870
• Green Burial Solutions for environmentally conscious arrangements
• Memorial Diamonds through Eterneva partnership, transforming ashes or hair into diamonds
• International Funeral Shipping (Repatriation Services) as a Massachusetts-licensed and TSA-certified 'known shipper'

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Episcopal, Nondenominational, Roman Catholic, Community Christian.

What families have said

Ann coordinated internment and memorial arrangements that matched the family's wishes, each executed in a 'nice and tasteful way.' The family has been repeat clients, describing service as exemplary.

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.