Veteran services at McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home
McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home is a funeral home in Ironwood, MI that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Northwoods National Cemetery in WI, approximately 58 miles from McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home. McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“When my mother passed at home I called the funeral home. I was told that the person who would pick her up was out sick. I agree to do all the lifting and transferring and they did finally come. Didn’t feel very supported by staff.”
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.