Veteran services at Monroe Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Veteran families in Delavan, WI can turn to Monroe Funeral Home & Cremation Services for honors and benefit coordination. Directors guide families through VA benefit claims, military honors, and burial at veterans cemeteries.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in WI, approximately 29 miles from Monroe Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Monroe Funeral Home & Cremation Services can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Wisconsin has approximately 539 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Monroe Funeral Home & Cremation Services is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Monroe Funeral Home & Cremation Services publish funeral prices?
Monroe Funeral Home & Cremation Services has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (262) 728-3353, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Monroe Funeral Home & Cremation Services located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Monroe Funeral Home & Cremation Services is located at 604 East Walworth Ave. in Delavan, WI. You can reach the home at (262) 728-3353. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Monroe Funeral Home & Cremation Services help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Monroe Funeral Home & Cremation Services assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
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.