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 their own words: "Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Home offers specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining veterans' headstones and burial flags. They also coordinate with local military funeral details." 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.
Veteran-related services offered include veterans services, burial, cremation, memorialization, and scattering cremated remains. 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.
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). 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 Ohio Veterans Home Cemetery in OH, approximately 44 miles from Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline. Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Ohio has approximately 1,266 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Homes - Crestline is among them.
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?
Mark A. Schneider-Gompf Funeral Home offers specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining veterans' headstones and burial flags. They also coordinate with local military funeral details.
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 & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
- · Scattering Cremated Remains
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veterans Services
- · Legacy Touch Keepsakes
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: 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.
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.