Veteran services at Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale
Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale serves veteran families in Vale, OR with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Lienkaemper Funeral Chapels assists families with understanding and applying for veteran burial benefits, which may include interment in a national cemetery, a burial flag, a headstone or marker, and monetary assistance for funeral costs." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,840 for basic burial and $2,240 for direct cremation. The non-declinable service fee is $2,375. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, funeral & memorial services, prepaid cremation, memorial programs and stationery, cremation urns, and cremation remembrance jewelry. 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 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 Idaho State Veterans Cemetery at Boise in ID, approximately 56 miles from Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale. Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Oregon has approximately 210 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale publish funeral prices?
Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (541) 889-5353, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale is located at 222 Yakima Street South in Vale, OR. You can reach the home at (541) 889-5353. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale offer veteran families?
Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale provides cremation services, funeral & memorial services, funeral preplanning, prepaid cremation, celebration of life, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Lienkaemper Funeral Chapels assists families with understanding and applying for veteran burial benefits, which may include interment in a national cemetery, a burial flag, a headstone or marker, and monetary assistance for funeral costs.
Which faith traditions does Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopal, Buddhist families, among others.
What sets Lienkaemper Funeral Chapel - Vale apart
- Pet-friendly facilities
- Offers human composting (natural organic reduction/terramation)
- Provides memorial diamonds created from cremated remains
- Offers Parting Stones (polished stones made from cremated remains)
- Livestreaming of services
- Funeral video production
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Prepaid Cremation
- · Home Delivery Of Ashes
- · Priority Mail Of Ashes
- · Cremation Urns
- · Cremation Remembrance Jewelry
- · Cremation Keepsakes
- · Ash Scattering
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Crematory
- · Funeral Home
Specializations
- · Incense Burning
- · Multicultural Funerals
- · Se Habla Español
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopal, Buddhist. Languages spoken at the home: Spanish.
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.