Veteran services at Hutchins Funeral Home
Hutchins Funeral Home, located in Franklin, NE, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Hutchins Funeral Home assists families with veteran services, including arranging for military honors. Obituaries on their website mention individuals who served in the U.S. Navy (Navy Seal, Vietnam War) and the U.S. Army, with military honors provided by the United States Army Honor Guard and local American Legion posts."
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, traditional burial, and online memorials. 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 Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island in NE, approximately 66 miles from Hutchins Funeral Home. Hutchins Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Nebraska has approximately 323 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Hutchins Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Hutchins Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Hutchins Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (308) 425-6872, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Hutchins Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Hutchins Funeral Home is located at 1402 M Street in Franklin, NE. You can reach the home at (308) 425-6872. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Hutchins Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Hutchins Funeral Home provides cremation services, monuments, remembrance service, celebratory service, traditional burial, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Hutchins Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Hutchins Funeral Home assists families with veteran services, including arranging for military honors. Obituaries on their website mention individuals who served in the U.S. Navy (Navy Seal, Vietnam War) and the U.S. Army, with military honors provided by the United States Army Honor Guard and local American Legion posts.
Which faith traditions does Hutchins Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for United Church of Christ, Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, Evangelical Free families, among others.
What sets Hutchins Funeral Home apart
- Specialization in monuments, offering comprehensive services beyond traditional funeral arrangements.
- Provision of a year of free daily grief support emails to families.
- Creation of customized online memorials with guestbooks, photo sharing, and virtual candles.
- Production of personal tribute videos from family photographs for services and online sharing.
- Convenient online platform for ordering flowers through local florists and sharing service details.
- Staff with diverse professional backgrounds, including a licensed embalmer/director, a former healthcare administrator/EMS instructor/relief pastor, and a local church pastor.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Traditional Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Grief Support
- · Pre-Planning
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: United Church of Christ, Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, Evangelical Free, Non-denominational. Languages spoken at the home: English.
Branches of service supported
Based on the home's stated services and specializations, Hutchins Funeral Home has documented experience supporting the following branches:
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.