Veteran services at Golub Funeral Home
For veterans in Cleveland, OH, Golub Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Golub Funeral Home provides comprehensive veteran services, including verifying eligibility through DD-214 discharge papers. They offer traditional military honors such as the folding and presentation of the American flag to the next of kin and the playing of Taps. Additional honors can include a three-volley rifle salute, draping the U.S. flag over the casket, and a final salute at the gravesite. The funeral home also assists families in communicating with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to arrange for a Presidential Memorial Certificate, headstones or markers, memorial plots, burial in a VA national cemetery, and reimbursement of burial expenses." On-site amenities include on-site chapel and reception hall, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.
Veteran-related services offered include memorial services, cremation services, burial services, honoring veterans, 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 on-site 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 Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in OH, approximately 37 miles from Golub Funeral Home. Golub Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Ohio has approximately 1,266 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Golub Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Golub Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Golub Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (216) 391-0357, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Golub Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Golub Funeral Home is located at 4703 Superior Avenue in Cleveland, OH. You can reach the home at (216) 391-0357. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Golub Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Golub Funeral Home provides prearranged services, traditional services, immediate services, memorial services, cremation services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Golub Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Golub Funeral Home provides comprehensive veteran services, including verifying eligibility through DD-214 discharge papers. They offer traditional military honors such as the folding and presentation of the American flag to the next of kin and the playing of Taps. Additional honors can include a three-volley rifle salute, draping the U.S. flag over the casket, and a final salute at the gravesite. The funeral home also assists families in communicating with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to arrange for a Presidential Memorial Certificate, headstones or markers, memorial plots, burial in a VA national cemetery, and reimbursement of burial expenses.
Which faith traditions does Golub Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic families, among others.
What sets Golub Funeral Home apart
- Multi-generational family operation since 1944, with Karla Golub-Sodnicar and James Golub Strmac continuing the legacy.
- Ability to serve families both domestically and internationally.
- Offers the option to rent suburban facilities for convenience beyond their primary Cleveland location.
- Strong affiliations with various ethnic and community organizations, including Slovenian SDZ, Croatian Catholic Union, and Croatian Fraternal Union.
- Located in a historically significant building, once owned by former Cleveland Mayor Tom Burke.
- Dedicated plaque within the home stating, 'This is a home of peace and solace dedicated to those who passed on into eternal sleep.'
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial Services
- · Graveside Service
- · Committal Service
- · Interment
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Scattering Ashes
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Cuyahoga Funeral Directors Association
- · Ohio Funeral Directors Association
- · National Funeral Directors Association
Specializations
- · Veteran Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic.
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.