Veteran services at O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall
For veterans in Wall, NJ, O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "O'Brien Funeral Home provides specialized services for veterans, assisting families with understanding funeral and burial benefits, including eligibility for burial in a veteran’s cemetery and military funeral honors. They aim to simplify the complex process of arranging services for those who have served." Published pricing lists $5,275 for basic burial and $2,375 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include burial services, cremation services, veterans services, and memorial service. 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 Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in NJ, approximately 27 miles from O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall. O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
New Jersey has approximately 647 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall publish funeral prices?
O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (732) 449-6900, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall is located at 2028 Rte 35 in Wall, NJ. You can reach the home at (732) 449-6900. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall offer veteran families?
O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall provides funeral services, burial services, cremation services, specialty funeral services, veterans services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall help veterans with VA burial benefits?
O'Brien Funeral Home provides specialized services for veterans, assisting families with understanding funeral and burial benefits, including eligibility for burial in a veteran’s cemetery and military funeral honors. They aim to simplify the complex process of arranging services for those who have served.
What sets O'Brien Funeral Home - Wall apart
- Over 50 years of continuous family ownership and operation, established by a US Marine Corps veteran.
- Explicit commitment to inclusivity, supporting the LGBTQ+ community and those of diverse cultures, religions, and ethnicities.
- Comprehensive pre-planning resources, including a downloadable checklist and an online interactive pre-arrangement tool, designed to ease family burden and lock in costs.
- Specialized services for veterans, assisting with benefits, burial in veteran's cemeteries, and military honors.
- Dedicated resources for navigating holiday grief, offering practical tips and ways to honor memory during challenging times.
- Two convenient locations in Wall and Brick, New Jersey, serving a broad regional community.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
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Cremation
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On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veterans Services
- · LGBTQ+ Community Services
- · Cultural & Religious Diversity Services
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.