Lupinski Funeral Home

Veteran services at Lupinski Funeral Home

Lupinski Funeral Home serves veteran families in New Haven, CT with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Lupinski Funeral Home assists families with coordinating military funeral honors, including flag presentation and the playing of Taps. They also help navigate benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, such as Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones, memorial plots, and burial in national cemeteries. Eligibility for honors is verified by a veteran’s DD-214 or discharge papers." On-site amenities include spacious chapel and off-street parking, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, military funeral honors, and graveside service. 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 spacious 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.

Published pricing at Lupinski Funeral Home: direct cremation from $3,085. That places direct cremation roughly 1% below the Connecticut median ($3,106). Veterans who served on active duty for at least 24 months may qualify for VA burial allowance to offset funeral costs — this home accepts assignment of those benefits where eligible.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in CT, approximately 22 miles from Lupinski Funeral Home. Lupinski Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Connecticut has approximately 304 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Lupinski Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Lupinski Funeral Home cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $3,085. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.

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

Lupinski Funeral Home is located at 821 State Street in New Haven, CT. You can reach the home at (203) 865-4205. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Lupinski Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Lupinski Funeral Home provides traditional services, cremation services, preplanning, immediate need, caskets, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Lupinski Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Lupinski Funeral Home assists families with coordinating military funeral honors, including flag presentation and the playing of Taps. They also help navigate benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, such as Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones, memorial plots, and burial in national cemeteries. Eligibility for honors is verified by a veteran’s DD-214 or discharge papers.

Which faith traditions does Lupinski Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic families, among others.

What sets Lupinski Funeral Home apart

Three generations of continuous female leadership, with Tesse Uzarski Lupinski being Connecticut's first female licensed funeral director.
Explicit adherence to a Cremation Code of Ethics and affiliation with the Cremation Association of North America (CANA).
Deeply rooted staff with extensive community involvement in New Haven and surrounding areas.
Historical focus on serving the immigrant Polish community in New Haven.

Military & veteran services offered

★Military Funeral Honors

★Mausoleum Entombment

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Ground Interment
· Columbarium Interment
· Graveside Service
· Committal Service

Cremation

· Cremation Services
· Urns
· Urn Vaults
· Ashes Returned To Family

On-site facilities

· Arrangement Office

· Lounge

· Spacious Chapel

· Handicap Accessible

· Off-Street Parking

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· CANA

Specializations

· Veteran Services
· Cremation Services

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: English, Polish (historical community focus).

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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.

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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.