Veteran services at Kok Funeral Home
For veterans in Cottage Grove, MN, Kok Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Kok Funeral Home provides specific services for veterans, including assistance with benefits and dedicated obituary listings. Their 'Away From Home Assurance' program also covers veterans for travel arrangements and transportation costs if a death occurs 75 or more miles from home." Published pricing lists $5,885 for basic burial and $2,295 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation, honoring veterans, and memorialization. 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 Fort Snelling National Cemetery in MN, approximately 15 miles from Kok Funeral Home. Kok Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Minnesota has approximately 567 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Kok Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Kok Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Kok Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (651) 459-2875, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Kok Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Kok Funeral Home is located at 7676 80Th Street South in Cottage Grove, MN. You can reach the home at (651) 459-2875. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Kok Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Kok Funeral Home provides personalized service, preplanning, immediate need, grief resources, aftercare, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Kok Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Kok Funeral Home provides specific services for veterans, including assistance with benefits and dedicated obituary listings. Their 'Away From Home Assurance' program also covers veterans for travel arrangements and transportation costs if a death occurs 75 or more miles from home.
Which faith traditions does Kok Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Christian (Nondenominational), Lutheran, Catholic families, among others.
What sets Kok Funeral Home apart
- Comprehensive Aftercare and Grief Support programs, including a dedicated Aftercare Coordinator, 'Everything After' for practical tasks, and 'Brighter Mornings' with therapist-created courses and online groups.
- Specialized grief support events like the annual Holiday Service of Remembrance and August River Boat Dinner Cruise.
- Specific resources and guidance for children and teens experiencing grief.
- The 'Away From Home Assurance' program, providing travel protection for deaths occurring far from home.
- A strong emphasis on creating uniquely personalized services to celebrate individual lives.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · National Funeral Directors Association
Specializations
- · Personalized Service
- · Grief Support
- · Veterans Services
- · Aftercare Coordination
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Christian (Nondenominational), Lutheran, Catholic.
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.