Veteran services at Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva
For veterans in Eleva, WI, Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home specializes in Veterans Services, assisting with arrangements for veterans, including information on headstones and burial flags. They also provide guidance on potential financial assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs." Published pricing lists $4,885 for basic burial and $2,500 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include memorial services, burial, cremation, and veterans services. 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 Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery - Preston in MN, approximately 70 miles from Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva. Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Wisconsin has approximately 539 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva publish funeral prices?
Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (715) 287-4415, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva is located at 26129 Pine Street West in Eleva, WI. You can reach the home at (715) 287-4415. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva offer veteran families?
Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva provides funeral services, memorial services, burial, cremation, pre-arrangements, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home specializes in Veterans Services, assisting with arrangements for veterans, including information on headstones and burial flags. They also provide guidance on potential financial assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Which faith traditions does Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Lutheran (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - ELCA), Lutheran (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod - LCMS), United Church of Christ (UCC), Catholic families, among others.
What sets Kjentvet-Smith Funeral Home - Eleva apart
- Long-standing family ownership and operation by Joseph F. and Patricia A. Smith since 1993, with historical roots in Mondovi dating to the late 1800s and Eleva to 1918.
- Staff expertise includes a funeral director with over 50 years of experience (Joseph F. Smith), a certified funeral consultant and licensed insurance broker (Patricia A. Smith), and a fifth-generation funeral director (Richard Goodrich).
- Specialization in Veterans Services, offering guidance on headstones and burial flags.
- Comprehensive grief support resources, including curated online links and a year-long daily email support program.
- Active community involvement through affiliations like the Eleva-Strum Lions Club, Delta Kappa Gamma, and the Chippewa County Grief Guidance Team.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Eleva-Strum Lions Club
- · Delta Kappa Gamma
- · American Legion
- · Chippewa County Grief Guidance Team
- · Eleva Historical Society
Specializations
- · Veterans Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - ELCA), Lutheran (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod - LCMS), United Church of Christ (UCC), 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.