Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home

Veteran services at Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home

For veterans in Fort Wayne, IN, Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Miller Funeral Home provides extensive support for veterans and their families, including assistance with verifying military service (DD 214), requesting U.S. flags for burial, scheduling military funeral honors ceremonies (which include flag folding and the playing of Taps), applying for Presidential Memorial Certificates, and obtaining government headstones or markers for placement in private or national cemeteries. They also offer guidance on the limited monetary burial benefits available through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)." On-site amenities include flexible chapel space, multiple chapels, and large-capacity chapel (up to 250), suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,970 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, veterans planning, memorial keepsakes, cemetery flower arrangement delivery, and cremation remembrance jewelry. 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 flexible chapel space, multiple chapels, large-capacity chapel (up to 250), and chapel. 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 Marion National Cemetery in IN, approximately 51 miles from Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home. Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Indiana has approximately 779 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home apart

• On-site crematory operated exclusively by licensed funeral directors, ensuring continuity of care.
• No-cost services for infants and children up to age 18.
• No-cost services for active police officers, firefighters, and military personnel killed in the line of duty.
• Bilingual funeral directors fluent in Spanish.
• Staff fluent in American Sign Language.
• Extensive guidance and assistance with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran, Non-denominational Christian. Languages spoken at the home: English, American Sign Language, Spanish.

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.