Lentz Funeral Home - Gilmore City

Veteran services at Lentz Funeral Home - Gilmore City

Lentz Funeral Home - Gilmore City, located in Gilmore City, IA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Lentz Funeral Home provides specialized services for honoring veterans, acknowledging their service to the nation." On-site amenities include algona chapel, livermore chapel, and burt chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $7,140 for basic burial and $2,850 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include honoring veterans, 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 algona chapel, livermore chapel, burt chapel, humboldt chapel, and west bend 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 Iowa Veterans Cemetery in IA, approximately 85 miles from Lentz Funeral Home - Gilmore City. Lentz Funeral Home - Gilmore City can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Iowa has approximately 577 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Lentz Funeral Home - Gilmore City is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Lentz Funeral Home - Gilmore City apart

• Operates seven chapel locations across the region, providing broad geographic coverage.
• Owners, Jayme and Melissa Lentz, have deep local roots and Jayme is a U.S. Army veteran.
• Offers comprehensive grief support, including aftercare sessions, resources for children, and daily emails of comfort.
• Provides specialized services and recognition for honoring veterans.
• Staff members are actively involved in numerous local community organizations and boards.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran (Missouri Synod), United Methodist, Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: English.

How 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.