Veteran services at Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc
Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc in Blue Hill, NE supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc. provides specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining veterans' headstones and burial flags. They also coordinate military rites for services." Published pricing lists $6,635 for basic burial and $3,340 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include memorial service, burial, cremation, veterans services, burial caskets, and burial vaults. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island in NE, approximately 46 miles from Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc. Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Nebraska has approximately 323 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc publish funeral prices?
Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (402) 756-3030, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc is located at 501 West Gage Street in Blue Hill, NE. You can reach the home at (402) 756-3030. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc offer veteran families?
Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc provides funeral service, memorial service, burial, cremation, pre-arrangements, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc. provides specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining veterans' headstones and burial flags. They also coordinate military rites for services.
Which faith traditions does Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist families, among others.
What sets Merten-Butler Mortuary Inc apart
- Personalized funeral services tailored to individual lives
- 24/7 availability for immediate assistance
- Comprehensive grief support, including a year of daily email messages
- Dedicated veterans' services, including assistance with headstones and burial flags
- Multiple convenient locations in Blue Hill, Campbell, and Lawrence, Nebraska
- Promotion of the 'Have The Talk of a Lifetime' program for meaningful memorialization
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
- · Burial Caskets
- · Burial Vaults
Cremation
- · Cremation
- · Urns
- · Urn Vaults
- · Cremation Caskets
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Personalized Service
- · Veterans Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.