Veteran services at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake
Veteran families in Battle Lake, MN can turn to Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services offers specific services to honor veterans, including assistance with arrangements and recognition." Published pricing lists $5,895 for basic burial and $2,800 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation, traditional burial, and honoring veterans. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery - Little Falls in MN, approximately 68 miles from Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake. Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Minnesota has approximately 567 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake publish funeral prices?
Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (218) 736-7064, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake is located at 102 S Lincoln Ave in Battle Lake, MN. You can reach the home at (218) 736-7064. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake offer veteran families?
Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake provides personalized service, cremation, traditional burial, preplanning, immediate need, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services offers specific services to honor veterans, including assistance with arrangements and recognition.
Which faith traditions does Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Lutheran (ELCA), Lutheran (ELS), Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian families, among others.
What sets Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Battle Lake apart
- Over seventy years of continuous funeral service to the Fergus Falls area.
- Comprehensive grief support programs including a dedicated Aftercare Coordinator, Colette Barton, offering one-on-one meetings, remembrance events (Summer Remembrance Picnic with butterfly release, Holiday Service of Remembrance), and access to "Everything After" and "Brighter Mornings" programs with therapist-created courses and online support groups.
- Ability to livestream services for remote attendees and provide recorded access afterwards.
- Specialized assistance for honoring veterans.
- Detailed preplanning options to ensure personal wishes are met and alleviate family burden.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Traditional Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Crematory
- · Funeral Home
Specializations
- · Honoring Veterans
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran (ELCA), Lutheran (ELS), Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, Evangelical Free.
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.