Veteran services at Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc.
For veterans in Woonsocket, RI, Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc. coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home provides comprehensive veteran services, including assistance with obtaining U.S. burial flags, government headstones or markers for eligible veterans, and navigating veteran benefits. They also offer a Speakers Bureau to discuss veteran benefits with civic organizations." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,300 for basic burial and $2,480 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include military honors, cremation, immediate burial, burial, veterans & family memorial care, and veterans headstones. 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.
Published pricing at Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc.: direct cremation from $2,480. That places direct cremation roughly 3% below the Rhode Island median ($2,550). 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 Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in RI, approximately 32 miles from Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc.. Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc. can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Rhode Island has approximately 91 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc. is among them.
Frequently asked questions
What does a funeral at Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc. cost for veteran families?
From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,480. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.
Where is Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc. located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc. is located at 463 South Main St. in Woonsocket, RI. You can reach the home at (401) 769-0940. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc. offer veteran families?
Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc. provides grief support, pre-planning, traditional funeral, military honors, committal service, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc. help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home provides comprehensive veteran services, including assistance with obtaining U.S. burial flags, government headstones or markers for eligible veterans, and navigating veteran benefits. They also offer a Speakers Bureau to discuss veteran benefits with civic organizations.
Which faith traditions does Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc. accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Roman Catholic families, among others.
What sets Fournier & Fournier Funeral, Inc. apart
- Over 100 years of continuous family operation, now in its third generation.
- Offers a Speakers Bureau for local organizations on topics like advance funeral planning and veteran benefits.
- Provides a year-long daily email grief support program.
- Features a Living Memorial Program and casket personalization options like engravings and commemorative panels.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Committal Service
- · Immediate Burial
- · Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Rotary International
- · Woonsocket Rotary Club
- · RI Funeral Director's Association
- · Woonsocket Lodge of Elks
- · DAV Chapter 12
- · Cercle Laurier
- · VFW
Specializations
- · Veterans & Family Memorial Care
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Roman Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.