Veteran services at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona
Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona serves veteran families in Monona, IA with military funeral planning. In their own words: "The funeral home facilitates burials with military honors, as evidenced by services for veterans like Bobbie Ray Henkes." Published pricing lists $5,495 for basic burial and $3,845 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include burial services and cremation. 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 55 miles from Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona. Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona 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. Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona publish funeral prices?
Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (563) 539-2170, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona is located at 500 West Center Street in Monona, IA. You can reach the home at (563) 539-2170. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona offer veteran families?
Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona provides itemized goods and services, burial services, cremation, donation to a medical facility, disposition of cremains, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona help veterans with VA burial benefits?
The funeral home facilitates burials with military honors, as evidenced by services for veterans like Bobbie Ray Henkes.
Which faith traditions does Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Lutheran (ELCA), Lutheran (Missouri Synod), Roman Catholic, United Church of Christ families, among others.
What sets Leonard-Grau Funeral Home - Monona apart
- Offers custom service packages designed to provide savings and convenience over itemized selections.
- Specializes in assisting with body donation to medical facilities, including handling necessary advance paperwork.
- Provides a Certified Grief Counselor, Wendy Falb, as part of their office management team.
- Operates multiple locations across Iowa and Wisconsin, indicating a broad regional service capability.
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial Services
Cremation
- · Cremation
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Donation To A Medical Facility
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran (ELCA), Lutheran (Missouri Synod), Roman Catholic, United Church of Christ. 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.