Veteran services at Freitag Funeral Home
For veterans in Bridgeton, NJ, Freitag Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Finn's Point National Cemetery in NJ, approximately 19 miles from Freitag Funeral Home. Freitag Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Freitag 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.
New Jersey has approximately 647 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Freitag Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Freitag Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Freitag Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (856) 455-2600, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Freitag Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Freitag Funeral Home is located at 137 West Commerce Street in Bridgeton, NJ. You can reach the home at (856) 455-2600. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Freitag Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Freitag Funeral Home assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
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.