Veteran services at Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Bellevue, IA supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home assists with veteran services, including arrangements for burial in national cemeteries and filing requests for VA allowances and benefits." Published pricing lists $2,895 for basic burial and $995 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation and online memorial. 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 Rock Island National Cemetery in IL, approximately 51 miles from Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Iowa has approximately 577 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service publish funeral prices?
Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (563) 872-4101, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service is located at 100 North 6Th Street in Bellevue, IA. You can reach the home at (563) 872-4101. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service offer veteran families?
Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service provides funeral service, cremation, preplanning, online memorial, tribute video, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home assists with veteran services, including arrangements for burial in national cemeteries and filing requests for VA allowances and benefits.
Which faith traditions does Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian families, among others.
What sets Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service apart
- Certified Cremation Service Provider (CCSP) designation for owner Mark E. Mier
- Acceptance and honoring of all pre-arrangement plans and insurance policies, with no transfer penalty or cost
- Spacious Visitation Room and Fireside Room with plasma television for tribute videos
- Provision of a year of daily grief support emails
- Creation of customized online memorials and personal tribute videos
- Staff licensed in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Iowa Funeral Directors Association
- · National Funeral Directors Association
- · Bellevue Knights of Columbus 1354
- · Bellevue Area Centennial Lions Club
- · First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue
- · Bellevue Emergency Medical Service
- · Bellevue Rotary Club
- · Bellevue Heritage Committee
Specializations
- · Honoring Many Faiths And Customs
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.