Veteran services at Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.
Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., located in Edinboro, PA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. provides specialized services for veterans. Their website mentions a connection to memorials for deceased soldiers, sailors, and marines at Edinboro Cemetery, indicating their involvement in honoring military personnel." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.
Veteran-related services offered include cemetery marker cleaning, cemetery markers, cremation services, memorial cleaning, online memorials, and urns & cremation products. 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.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Cemetery in PA, approximately 18 miles from Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.. Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Pennsylvania has approximately 1,623 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. publish funeral prices?
Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (814) 734-1611, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. is located at 210 Erie St. in Edinboro, PA. You can reach the home at (814) 734-1611. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. offer veteran families?
Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. provides at-need information, cemetery marker cleaning, cemetery markers, caskets, cremation services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. provides specialized services for veterans. Their website mentions a connection to memorials for deceased soldiers, sailors, and marines at Edinboro Cemetery, indicating their involvement in honoring military personnel.
Which faith traditions does Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian families, among others.
What sets Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. apart
- Fourth-generation family ownership and operation.
- On-site crematory, ensuring continuous direct care for clients choosing cremation.
- Specialized cemetery marker care and cleaning services.
- Affiliation with the Independent Care Group, Inc. for cost control and pre-arrangement efforts.
- Provision of one year of free daily grief support emails.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Urns & Cremation Products
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Independent Care Group, Inc.
Specializations
- · Crematory
- · Cemetery Memorial Care and Cleaning
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Nazarene, Episcopal, Christian.
Branches of service supported
Based on the home's stated services and specializations, Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. has documented experience supporting the following branches:
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.