Veteran services at Nitardy Funeral Homes - Cambridge
Nitardy Funeral Homes - Cambridge is a funeral home in Cambridge, WI that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
Published pricing at Nitardy Funeral Homes - Cambridge: direct cremation from $4,220 and basic burial from $4,320. 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 Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in WI, approximately 52 miles from Nitardy Funeral Homes - Cambridge. Nitardy Funeral Homes - Cambridge can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
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.