Veteran services at Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home
Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home serves veteran families in Myerstown, PA with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Grose Funeral Home is dedicated to honoring veterans by providing professional assistance with military funeral honors. They help families verify eligibility through DD-214 discharge papers for active duty members, selected reservists, and honorably discharged former military personnel. Services can include the folding and presentation of the American flag, the playing of Taps, a three-volley rifle salute, and a final salute at the gravesite. The funeral home also aids families in communicating with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to secure benefits such as Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones or markers, memorial plots, burial in a VA national cemetery, and potential reimbursement of burial expenses." Published pricing lists $5,470 for basic burial and $2,860 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include honoring veterans, military funeral honors, burial, and cremation. 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 Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in PA, approximately 14 miles from Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home. Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home 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. Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (717) 866-4233, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home is located at 358 West Washington Avenue in Myerstown, PA. You can reach the home at (717) 866-4233. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home provides funeral services, preplanning, aftercare program, remembrance service, honoring veterans, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Grose Funeral Home is dedicated to honoring veterans by providing professional assistance with military funeral honors. They help families verify eligibility through DD-214 discharge papers for active duty members, selected reservists, and honorably discharged former military personnel. Services can include the folding and presentation of the American flag, the playing of Taps, a three-volley rifle salute, and a final salute at the gravesite. The funeral home also aids families in communicating with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to secure benefits such as Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones or markers, memorial plots, burial in a VA national cemetery, and potential reimbursement of burial expenses.
Which faith traditions does Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Methodist, Roman Catholic, Mennonite, Protestant (Non-denominational), Church of the Brethren families, among others.
What sets Grose, A Huie Family Funeral Home apart
- Established in 1832, offering over 190 years of continuous service to the Myerstown community.
- Provides a dedicated Aftercare Program with a specific Aftercare Coordinator for ongoing grief support.
- Hosts an annual Remembrance Service during the holidays, open to all community members, not just those they have served.
- Offers comprehensive veteran services, including assistance with coordinating military honors and navigating VA benefits.
- Features extensive online preplanning tools, including a detailed checklist and an online form for personalized arrangements.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Zion United Methodist Church
- · ELCO Education Foundation
- · Sigma Phi Sigma
- · Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church
- · Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Church
- · St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
- · American Legion Auxillary
- · Myerstown Jaycees
Specializations
- · Honoring Veterans
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Methodist, Roman Catholic, Mennonite, Protestant (Non-denominational), Church of the Brethren, Lutheran.
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.