Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Homes

Veteran services at Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Homes

Veteran families in Willmar, MN can turn to Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Homes for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "The funeral home offers specialized services for veterans, including assistance with Veterans Headstones and Veterans Burial Flags. Staff bios also indicate experience with military families." On-site amenities include chapels, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $10,369 for basic burial and $3,717 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include veterans services, cremation, traditional burial, memorial service, burial caskets, and burial vaults. 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 chapels. 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.

Published pricing at Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Homes: direct cremation from $3,717. That places direct cremation roughly 29% above the Minnesota median ($2,877). Veterans who served on active duty for at least 24 months may qualify for VA burial allowance to offset funeral costs — this home accepts assignment of those benefits where eligible.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery - Little Falls in MN, approximately 54 miles from Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Homes. Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Homes can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Minnesota has approximately 567 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Homes is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Homes apart

• Operates Willmar's only local crematory, West Central Cremation Service.
• Offers a year of daily grief support messages via email.
• Has a multi-generational history of funeral service in the Willmar area, dating back to 1941.
• Manages multiple locations across Willmar, Belgrade, Clara City, New London, and Paynesville, Minnesota.
• Staff members hold active roles in local community organizations and churches, including serving as a Eucharistic Minister, Parish Council member, Finance Committee member, Sexton of Area Faith Community Catholic Cemeteries, and members of local Lions Clubs and school boards.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic (St. Mary's Catholic Church, Our Lady of the Lakes Church, St Louis Catholic Church), Lutheran (Vinje Lutheran Church, Crow River Lutheran Church, Nordland Lutheran Church, First Lutheran Church of Norway Lake, Calvary Lutheran Church), Mennonite (Believers Fellowship Mennonite Church), Assembly of God (Willmar Assembly of God), Refuge Church.

How 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.