Veteran services at Olson Funeral Home
Olson Funeral Home, located in Bloomer, WI, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Olson Funeral Home provides assistance with preparing paperwork for veteran's benefits, including filing claims and obtaining necessary documentation." Published pricing lists $3,395 for basic burial and $2,170 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, veterans services, and burial services. 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 Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in WI, approximately 49 miles from Olson Funeral Home. Olson Funeral Home 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. Olson Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Olson Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Olson Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (715) 568-5250, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Olson Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Olson Funeral Home is located at 1516 Larson Street in Bloomer, WI. You can reach the home at (715) 568-5250. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Olson Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Olson Funeral Home provides immediate need, traditional services, cremation services, personalization, veterans services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Olson Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Olson Funeral Home provides assistance with preparing paperwork for veteran's benefits, including filing claims and obtaining necessary documentation.
Which faith traditions does Olson Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist, Jehovah's Witness, Wesleyan families, among others.
What sets Olson Funeral Home apart
- Third-generation Olson family ownership, serving the area since 1954.
- Modular display room for comprehensive product selection, including caskets, vaults, urns, cremation jewelry, and monuments.
- Handicap ramp for enhanced accessibility.
- Complimentary pre-planning services, with options to pre-fund and lock in costs.
- Extensive digital memorialization options, including online memorials (Book of Memories™), tribute videos, and online flower ordering.
- Free GriefPlan Video Program and e-booklets by Dr. Jason Troyer, alongside a year of daily grief support emails.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial Services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Traditional services
- · Cremation services
- · Personalization of services
- · Veteran services
- · Celebrant services
- · Pre-planning services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist, Jehovah's Witness, Wesleyan, Community Church.
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.