Veteran services at Kolden Funeral Home
For veterans in Belle Plaine, MN, Kolden Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Kolden Funeral Services explicitly offers Veteran Services, including arrangements for military honors during interment, as indicated by their website and past obituaries." On-site amenities include on-site chapel and reception hall, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $8,165 for basic burial and $5,500 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include traditional burial, graveside service, cremation, traditional funeral service followed by cremation, memorial service, and coordination with cemeteries and crematories. 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 on-site 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 Fort Snelling National Cemetery in MN, approximately 33 miles from Kolden Funeral Home. Kolden 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. Kolden Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Kolden Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Kolden Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (952) 873-6227, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Kolden Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Kolden Funeral Home is located at 219 North Willow Street in Belle Plaine, MN. You can reach the home at (952) 873-6227. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Kolden Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Kolden Funeral Home provides traditional burial, visitation, funeral service, graveside service, reception, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Kolden Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Kolden Funeral Services explicitly offers Veteran Services, including arrangements for military honors during interment, as indicated by their website and past obituaries.
Which faith traditions does Kolden Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Lutheran (ELCA, Missouri Synod), Catholic, United Church of Christ, Various Christian denominations (as they serve all faiths) families, among others.
What sets Kolden Funeral Home apart
- Multi-location presence serving Arlington, Belle Plaine, and Le Sueur, Minnesota.
- Specialized youth grief support resources, offering age-appropriate guidance for children and teens.
- Provision of life celebrants for memorial services when clergy may not be chosen.
- Explicit offering of military honors and veteran services.
- On-site reception halls for post-service gatherings.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Traditional Burial
- · Graveside Service
Cremation
- · Cremation
- · Traditional Funeral Service Followed by Cremation
- · Coordination with Cemeteries and Crematories
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Youth Support
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran (ELCA, Missouri Synod), Catholic, United Church of Christ, Various Christian denominations (as they serve all faiths). 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.