Veteran services at Jacobson Funeral Home
Jacobson Funeral Home is a funeral home in L'Anse, MI that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Northwoods National Cemetery in WI, approximately 96 miles from Jacobson Funeral Home. Jacobson Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Jacobson Funeral Home holds a 4.9-star rating from 47 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Jacobson Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“Jacobson Funeral Home is a true testament to the beauty of genuine compassion, and unwavering dedication to serving grieving families. We are deeply grateful for their kindness, attention to detail, personalized touches and professionalism. A special thank you to Susan Jacobs. From start to finish, her warmth, guidance, and understanding helped us get through this most difficult, unbearable time, seamlessly and effortlessly. She showed us the utmost respect and accommodated all of our requests including military right arrangements for my dad who served in the Korean War. It is with deepest gratitude that we recommend Jacobson Funeral Home. They will undoubtedly exceed your expectations and provide solace in your time of need. Thank you so much! Jim and Staci Roth”
“Our family suffered two great losses within a year of each other. We enlisted Jacobson Funeral Home for both occasions. I cannot sing Sue's praises enough. She is always calm, compassionate, organized, and professional. Because of the nature of death, you are forced to make big decisions while under the duress of trauma and grief. It's paramount to have a competent funeral director to guide you through this very difficult time, and Sue could not be any better at her job. Sue is the best person in Baraga county to trust with honoring your loved ones who have passed on. I would rely on her any time, and anyone else would not regret doing the same.”
“During a very difficult time, Sue was compassionate and caring. She was very accommodating for everything we requested. We were very grateful to Jacobson Funeral Home for making a very hard time for our family a little easier.”
“Our experience in dealing with Jacobson Funeral home was truly wonderful! Sue made the loss of our loved one less stressful as she handled everything for us! I would definitely recommend in the loss of your loved one calling Jacobson Funeral home and let Sue take care of things.”
“Sue made us comfortable making the final arrangements for our loved one. She answered all of our questions and helped us through the difficult process. We highly recommend Jacobson’s Funeral Home and Sue for her professionalism and compassion.”
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.