Veteran services at Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline
Veteran families in Crestline, OH can turn to Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline for honors and benefit coordination. In its own description, the home mentions flag presentation and government headstones. On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,925 for basic burial and $2,240 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
The home lists these veteran-related services: veterans services, burial, cremation, memorialization, and scattering cremated remains. Ask the director which of them they arrange directly.
Facilities on site include chapel.
Published pricing at Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline: direct cremation from $2,410. That places direct cremation roughly 18% above the Ohio median ($2,050). If the veteran qualifies for a VA burial allowance, the family claims it with VA Form 21P-530EZ. Ask whether the home will help you file it.
The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is Ohio Veterans Home Cemetery in OH, about 44 miles from Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline. 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 1,266 funeral homes in Ohio. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.
Frequently asked questions
What does a funeral at Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline cost for veteran families?
From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,410. 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 Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline is located at 223 West Main St. in Crestline, OH. You can reach the home at (419) 683-2020. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline offer veteran families?
Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline provides grief support, monuments, pre-arrangements, legacy touch keepsakes, veterans services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline help veterans with VA burial benefits?
In its own description of its veteran services, Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline mentions flag presentation and government headstones. Ask the home how VA burial benefits apply to your family.
Which faith traditions does Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian families, among others.
What sets Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline apart
- Illuminating a porch light while a community member is in their care, which remains lit until the individual is laid to rest, symbolizing the end of a life and the beginning of a mourning period.
Military and veteran services listed
Burial and cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
- · Scattering Cremated Remains
On-site facilities
Affiliations and specialties
Specialties
- · Veterans Services
- · Legacy Touch Keepsakes
Religious traditions and languages
Religious traditions served: Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Church of the Nazarene, Alliance Church, Foursquare Church, United Church of Christ, Churches of Christ in Christian Union, Assembly of God.
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.