Veteran services at Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home
For veterans in Ansonia, CT, Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Jenkins-King & Malerba Funeral Home provides specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining government-furnished headstones or markers (available in granite, marble, and bronze, as upright headstones, flat markers, or niche markers for cremated remains). They also help families with information regarding veterans' burial flags and eligibility for benefits." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,775 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include veterans services, burial, and 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. 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 Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in CT, approximately 28 miles from Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home. Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Connecticut has approximately 304 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (203) 735-0036, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home is located at 12 Franklin St. in Ansonia, CT. You can reach the home at (203) 735-0036. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home provides pre-planning, grief support, veterans services, burial, cremation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Jenkins-King & Malerba Funeral Home provides specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining government-furnished headstones or markers (available in granite, marble, and bronze, as upright headstones, flat markers, or niche markers for cremated remains). They also help families with information regarding veterans' burial flags and eligibility for benefits.
Which faith traditions does Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Nondenominational, Catholic families, among others.
What sets Jenkins King Malerba Funeral Home apart
- Over a century of continuous family operation, now in its third generation.
- Explicitly nondenominational services, accommodating diverse religious practices.
- Fully licensed staff available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for immediate assistance.
- Comprehensive veterans' services, including assistance with government-furnished headstones, markers, and burial flags.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA)
- · National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA)
Specializations
- · Nondenominational Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Nondenominational, Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.