Veteran services at Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home & Cremation Service is a funeral home in Seymour, CT that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in CT, approximately 26 miles from Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home & Cremation Service can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home & Cremation Service holds a 5.0-star rating from 18 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“I dont usually give companies reviews, but I just needed to this time. Frank and his team were very compassionate and understanding, suggested a military service that I had not considered. He did all the leg work and it was a beautiful and respectful service that my Dad would”
“We just had a lovely service for my beloved father-in-law on Saturday and we couldn’t be more pleased with Ralph Hull Funeral Home. From the initial wake planning meeting to the actual service, everything went very smoothly. We were treated with compassion and a great deal of empathy and respect. The day of the wake, the Ralph Hull employees were very helpful and kind to us and all of our visitors. If you find yourself in the very sad position of needing a professional, helpful and respectful funeral home, we highly recommend Ralph Hull.”
“Just want to thank John and Frank for their fantastic service, helping us lay my mom to rest. From the beginning to end, John was professional, courteous and really empathetic. It is really nice to see someone who is great at their job and took the time to get everything right. Top notch, I never had to plan a funeral for a parent, I'm sorry I had to, but made the right choice going to Hull. THANK YOU!!!! D'Angelo Family”
“I am writing this review because of my families positive experience working with this Ralph E Hull Funeral Home. It is so difficult to make decisions after losing a loved one and I hope this helps others feel confident in choosing to work with this funeral home. Throughout all of the decisions that needed to be made they made it easy and offered guidance when we needed it. You can tell that they truly care about making the service personal and they contributed special details which we really appreciated. We are very grateful that we chose them to help us put together a beautiful tribute to our mom.”
“John Stavola and his team at Ralph Hull Funeral Home recently handled all aspects of my mother’s wake and funeral. They performed all of these services in a prompt and professional manner and exhibited great empathy and understanding to accommodate all aspects of our family’s wishes. It was reassuring to know that the long tradition of outstanding service that we have experienced at Ralph Hull Funeral Home continues.”
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.