Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC

Veteran services at Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC

Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC serves veteran families in Imperial, PA with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Herrick Compassionate Funeral Service offers specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining headstones and burial flags, and coordinating arrangements for full military honors." Published pricing lists $2,895 for basic burial and $1,595 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include memorial service, burial, cremation, veterans headstones, and veterans burial flags. 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 National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in PA, approximately 12 miles from Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC. Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC 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. Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC publish funeral prices?

Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (724) 695-7332, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC is located at 951 Cliff Mine Road in Imperial, PA. You can reach the home at (724) 695-7332. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC offer veteran families?

Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC provides funeral service, memorial service, burial, cremation, pre-arrangements, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Herrick Compassionate Funeral Service offers specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining headstones and burial flags, and coordinating arrangements for full military honors.

Which faith traditions does Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Presbyterian, Wesleyan, Catholic families, among others.

What sets Herrick Compasionate Funeral Service, PC apart

Individualized funeral services tailored to meet specific family needs and wishes.
Comprehensive veteran services, including guidance on headstones, burial flags, and arrangements for full military honors.
Online grief support resources, offering helpful links and a year-long daily email message program.
Convenient online pre-planning forms to document wishes and ease future burdens on loved ones.
Ability to directly order flowers and plant memorial trees through online obituaries as a tribute.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Service

★Veterans Headstones

★Veterans Burial Flags

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial

Cremation

· Cremation

Affiliations & specializations

Specializations

· Veterans

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Presbyterian, Wesleyan, 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.

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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.