Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel

Veteran services at Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel

Veteran families in Valley City, ND can turn to Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel provides comprehensive veteran services, including completing applications for all veteran benefits such as Military Honors, Presidential Memorial Certificates, and veteran memorial markers or headstones. They confirm and coordinate existing pre-plan funding benefits that may cover expenses not eligible through the Veterans Administration. The chapel also coordinates necessary documentation from families to request honors and works with national or state veterans’ cemeteries. Services offered include professional services of the funeral director and support staff, transfer and professional care of the deceased, cremation services, use of mortuary facilities and staff for visitation or gatherings, funeral or memorial ceremonies, use of automotive equipment, and an online interactive memorial website. Eligibility for these benefits generally requires an honorable discharge from military service, including active duty, Selected Reserve, or discharge due to a service-incurred disability." Published pricing lists $5,175 for basic burial and $3,165 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include memorial services, burial services, cremation services, veteran's services, honoring life, and military honors. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

Published pricing at Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel: direct cremation from $3,165. That places direct cremation roughly 1% below the North Dakota median ($3,195). 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 Fargo National Cemetery in ND, approximately 50 miles from Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel. Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

North Dakota has approximately 122 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel apart

• Emphasis on honoring the individuality and uniqueness of each life.
• Specialized veteran services, including assistance with benefits and coordination of military honors.
• Adaptability during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering remote arrangements and virtual service options (video recording/live streaming).
• Provision of Legacy Touch Keepsakes for personalized memorialization.
• Grief support through daily email affirmations.
• Facility designed to be a 'one-of-a-kind place' with warm and comfortable offices.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Lutheran.

How 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.