Gallagher Funeral Home

Veteran services at Gallagher Funeral Home

Veteran families in Oconto, WI can turn to Gallagher Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Gallagher Funeral Home & Cremation Service provides specialized services for veterans." On-site amenities include main chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.

Veteran-related services offered include burial services, cremation services, and veteran 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 main 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 Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in WI, approximately 71 miles from Gallagher Funeral Home. Gallagher Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Wisconsin has approximately 539 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Gallagher Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Gallagher Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Gallagher Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (920) 834-3000, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Gallagher Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Gallagher Funeral Home is located at 217 Congress Street in Oconto, WI. You can reach the home at (920) 834-3000. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Gallagher Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Gallagher Funeral Home provides funeral services, burial services, cremation services, veteran services, celebrating life, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Gallagher Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Gallagher Funeral Home & Cremation Service provides specialized services for veterans.

Which faith traditions does Gallagher Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Lutheran (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - ELCA), Catholic families, among others.

What sets Gallagher Funeral Home apart

Three generations of continuous family ownership and operation since 1927.
Located in a historic building dating back to the 1860s, continually updated while maintaining a welcoming, family-like atmosphere, including a Victorian-style room with family antiques.
Offers a '365 Days of Grief Support' email program for ongoing comfort and healing.
Provides extensive online grief resources, including links to GriefShare, Web Healing, The Compassionate Friends, and AARP.
Deeply integrated into the Oconto community, with family members holding significant roles in local churches and organizations.

Military & veteran services offered

★Veteran Services

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial Services

Cremation

· Cremation Services

On-site facilities

· Main Chapel

· Victorian Style Room

Affiliations & specializations

Specializations

· 365 Days of Grief Support

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - ELCA), Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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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.

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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.