Veteran services at Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary
Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary serves veteran families in Holladay, UT with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Memorial Mortuaries & Cemeteries provides honors from the nation and offers its own personal recognition for veterans." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,095 for basic burial and $1,045 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, memorial service, graveside service, green burial services, use of a cremation ark, and cemetery services. 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, columbarium niches, bronze niches, and pet garden. 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 Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary: direct cremation from $1,995. That places direct cremation roughly 18% above the Utah median ($1,697). 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 Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park in UT, approximately 16 miles from Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary. Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Utah has approximately 142 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary is among them.
Frequently asked questions
What does a funeral at Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary cost for veteran families?
From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $1,995. 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 Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary is located at 4670 South Highland Drive in Holladay, UT. You can reach the home at (801) 278-2801. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary offer veteran families?
Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary provides grief support, immediate need services, pre-planning, cremation services, chapel service, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Memorial Mortuaries & Cemeteries provides honors from the nation and offers its own personal recognition for veterans.
Which faith traditions does Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Christian (United Church of Christ), Christian (Lutheran), Christian (Catholic), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints families, among others.
What sets Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary apart
- Operates Utah's only certified Green Burial Garden, offering environmentally friendly burial practices without concrete vaults or chemical embalming.
- Recipient of the National Funeral Directors Association's Pursuit of Excellence Award, ranking among the top 2% of funeral homes nationwide.
- Owns and operates an on-site crematory, ensuring continuous care and secure handling of the deceased throughout the cremation process.
- Provides comprehensive grief support, including a year of weekly messages and free counseling sessions with a certified in-house grief counselor.
- Strong dedication to personalization and customization of services, creating unique remembrance events tailored to individual lives.
- Part of a network of six full-service funeral homes and five cemeteries along the Wasatch Front, offering convenient locations and integrated services.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Graveside Service
- · Green Burial Services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Use of a Cremation Ark
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · National Funeral Directors Association
- · Green Burial Council
Specializations
- · Green Burial Provider
- · Grief Counseling
- · Personalization & Customization of Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Christian (United Church of Christ), Christian (Lutheran), Christian (Catholic), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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.