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Luce Funeral Home

502 East Commercial Avenue · Gettysburg, SD 57442

Call (605) 765-9637Website ↗

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Veterans Military Honors

Veteran Services

From the home's own description

“Luce, Luze & Reck Funeral Homes provides comprehensive veteran services, including assistance with securing all applicable benefits such as Presidential and Governor’s Memorial Certificates. They coordinate military honors, including 'Taps' and American Flag presentations, and offer the option for ceremonies at local War Memorials. The staff assists with completing all required Veterans Administration paperwork, provides information on eligibility, application materials, and burial in national and VA cemeteries (including Black Hills National Cemetery). They also help with securing headstones, medallions, and markers, and offer special cemetery discounts.”

Veteran services at Luce Funeral Home

Luce Funeral Home, located in Gettysburg, SD, assists those who served and their families. In its own description, the home mentions military funeral honors, flag presentation, VA benefits paperwork, veterans cemetery burial, and government headstones. On-site amenities include chapel and reception center, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.

The home lists these veteran-related services: cremation, traditional burial, veterans benefits, military honors, family plot burial, and personalized memorialization. Ask the director which of them they arrange directly.

Facilities on site include chapel.

The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is All Nations Veterans Cemetery - Fort Yates in ND, about 75 miles from Luce Funeral Home. For a burial in a VA national cemetery, the funeral home or the family calls the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.

We list about 116 funeral homes in South Dakota. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.

Frequently asked questions

Does Luce Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Luce Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request, so call (605) 765-9637 and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Luce Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Luce Funeral Home is located at 502 East Commercial Avenue in Gettysburg, SD. You can reach the home at (605) 765-9637. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Luce Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Luce Funeral Home provides cremation, traditional burial, veterans benefits, military honors, celebrations of life, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Luce Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

In its own description of its veteran services, Luce Funeral Home mentions military funeral honors, flag presentation, VA benefits paperwork, veterans cemetery burial, and government headstones. Ask the home how VA burial benefits apply to your family.

Which faith traditions does Luce Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Lutheran (ELCA), Bible Church (Non-denominational evangelical), United Methodist, Presbyterian families, among others.

What sets Luce Funeral Home apart

  • Four family-owned locations across South Dakota, providing localized service.
  • Ownership and operation by Certified Funeral Service Practitioners (CFSP), Mandy Luikens-Spilde and Tiffany Pape Hofer.
  • Extensive personalized tribute options including certified celebrant services, bagpiper services, memorial webcasting, and wildflower keepsakes.
  • Comprehensive assistance with veterans' benefits and military honors, including familiarity with Black Hills National Cemetery.
  • On-site monument design services through Sunburst Memorials with a dedicated consultant.
  • Active community involvement by owners and staff, including coroner roles in multiple counties.

Military and veteran services listed

★Veterans Benefits
★Military Honors
★Personalized Memorialization
★Life Tribute Memorial Videos
★Memorial Webcasting

Burial and cremation services

Burial

  • · Traditional Burial
  • · Family Plot Burial
  • · Graveside Ceremony

Cremation

  • · Cremation
  • · Urn Garden

On-site facilities

· Chapel
· Reception Center
· Organ
· Casket Selection Room
· Urn Vaults

Affiliations and specialties

Industry affiliations

  • · Selected member

Specialties

  • · Veterans Services
  • · Personalized Tributes
  • · Monument Design

Religious traditions and languages

Religious traditions served: Catholic, Lutheran (ELCA), Bible Church (Non-denominational evangelical), United Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Church of Christ, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Languages spoken at the home: English.

How to request military funeral honors

By law (10 U.S.C. § 1491), an eligible veteran's funeral can include, on request, an honors detail of at least two service members who fold and present the U.S. flag to the family and play Taps. The funeral director usually makes the request and will need the veteran's DD214 or other discharge papers.

VA suggests asking at least 48 to 72 hours before the service. More on what honors include and how to request them.