Highview Funeral & Cremation Services

Veteran services at Highview Funeral & Cremation Services

For veterans in Fallston, MD, Highview Funeral & Cremation Services coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Highview Funeral Home, Cremation & Cemetery Services provides Military Funeral Honors, which include the folding and presentation of the United States flag to the veteran's family and the playing of Taps. These ceremonies are performed by a funeral honors detail from the Armed Forces. They also offer a 7 Person Detail or a Standard Honors Team Detail, and Military Funeral Honor Teams can act as Pall Bearers if requested. The cemetery includes a dedicated Veteran’s Section and a Fallen Heroes Memorial." On-site amenities include chapel mausoleum, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,795 for basic burial and $1,895 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include memorial services, burial services, immediate burial, cremation services, direct cremation, and private cremation. 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 chapel mausoleum, glass front niches, garden mausoleum, garden of reflection, and private estate garden. 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.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery in MD, approximately 19 miles from Highview Funeral & Cremation Services. Highview Funeral & Cremation Services can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Maryland has approximately 313 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Highview Funeral & Cremation Services is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Highview Funeral & Cremation Services apart

• Harford County's first and only full-service combination funeral home, crematory, and cemetery on 80 acres.
• On-site crematory, ensuring the deceased remains at one location throughout the cremation process.
• Dedicated pet services (Pet Haven at Highview) offering pet burial and cremation options.
• Offers green burial options within a newly developed eco-friendly garden section of their memorial park.
• Provides international transfer services for human remains.
• On-site notary public services available to assist families.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Methodist, Christian (Churches of Christ), Lutheran, Presbyterian. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.