Veteran services at French & Rising Funeral Home
French & Rising Funeral Home in Goffstown, NH supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "French & Rising Funeral Home explicitly offers services dedicated to honoring veterans, recognizing their service and sacrifice. This is a stated specialization of the funeral home." On-site amenities include visitation chapels and ample parking, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.
Veteran-related services offered include honoring veterans, burial, cremation, and graveside service. 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 visitation 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 New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in NH, approximately 22 miles from French & Rising Funeral Home. French & Rising Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
New Hampshire has approximately 108 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. French & Rising Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does French & Rising Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
French & Rising Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (603) 497-4711, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is French & Rising Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
French & Rising Funeral Home is located at 17 South Mast Street in Goffstown, NH. You can reach the home at (603) 497-4711. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does French & Rising Funeral Home offer veteran families?
French & Rising Funeral Home provides personalized services, preplanning, grief support, honoring veterans, visitation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does French & Rising Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
French & Rising Funeral Home explicitly offers services dedicated to honoring veterans, recognizing their service and sacrifice. This is a stated specialization of the funeral home.
What sets French & Rising Funeral Home apart
- Historic facility, originally built in 1863 by Samuel M. Christie.
- Specialization in honoring veterans with dedicated services.
- Emphasis on personalized services to reflect individual lives, accommodating diverse preferences and budgets.
- Comprehensive preplanning options, including online forms and prepayment held in trust funds, with transferability across the U.S.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
- · Graveside Service
- · Committal Service
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · New Hampshire Funeral Directors Association
Specializations
- · Honoring Veterans
Religious traditions & languages
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.