Veteran services at Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service
Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service, located in Blue Earth, MN, assists those who served and their families. Staff help families secure VA burial benefits, request military honors, and coordinate with national or state veterans cemeteries.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation and veteran 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 Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery - Redwood Falls in MN, approximately 79 miles from Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Minnesota has approximately 567 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service publish funeral prices?
Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (507) 526-2102, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service is located at 400 E 14th St in Blue Earth, MN. You can reach the home at (507) 526-2102. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service offer veteran families?
Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service provides personalized service, cremation, funeral service, preplanning, immediate need, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Patton Funeral Home and Cremation Service 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.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Everything After Program
- · Brighter Mornings Program
- · Grief Support
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.