Veteran services at Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home
For veterans in Fort Lee, NJ, Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Military Funeral Honors, including a choice of service, a military rifle salute, flag folding, flag presentation to the next of kin, and the playing of Taps." On-site amenities include on-site chapel and parking lot, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,995 for basic burial and $3,375 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, online memorials, military funeral honors, and green burial options. 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 on-site 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 St. Albans National Cemetery in NY, approximately 15 miles from Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home. Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home 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. Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (201) 944-1202, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home is located at 1601 Palisade Avenue in Fort Lee, NJ. You can reach the home at (201) 944-1202. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home provides funeral services, cremation services, grief support, pre-planning, online memorials, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Military Funeral Honors, including a choice of service, a military rifle salute, flag folding, flag presentation to the next of kin, and the playing of Taps.
Which faith traditions does Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Roman Catholic, Jewish families, among others.
What sets Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home apart
- Operates four distinct locations across Northern New Jersey (Lyndhurst, Fairfield, Fort Lee, Bayonne).
- Specialization in Military Funeral Honors, including rifle salute, flag folding, and Taps.
- Provision of Green Burial Options with a downloadable guide.
- Offers a year of daily grief support emails for ongoing support.
- Online memorials with tribute videos and direct flower ordering from obituaries.
- Staff includes a Registered Nurse (Dorianne Stellato Kryzsiak) bringing clinical expertise to funeral service.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Green Burial Options
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · National Funeral Directors Association
- · New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association
- · Preferred Funeral Directors
- · Bergen County Funeral Directors
- · Funeral Ethics Association
- · University of Minnesota Alumni Association
- · President's Club
- · Fairfield Unico
Specializations
- · Military Funeral Honors
- · Green Burial
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Roman Catholic, Jewish. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish, Korean.
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.