Veteran services at Hancliffe Home for Funerals
Veteran families in East Hanover, NJ can turn to Hancliffe Home for Funerals for honors and benefit coordination. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling.
The nearest VA national cemetery is St. Albans National Cemetery in NY, approximately 33 miles from Hancliffe Home for Funerals. Hancliffe Home for Funerals can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
New Jersey has approximately 647 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Hancliffe Home for Funerals is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Hancliffe Home for Funerals publish funeral prices?
Hancliffe Home for Funerals has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (973) 739-9800, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Hancliffe Home for Funerals located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Hancliffe Home for Funerals is located at 222 Ridgedale Avenue in East Hanover, NJ. You can reach the home at (973) 739-9800. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Hancliffe Home for Funerals help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Hancliffe Home for Funerals assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
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.