Veteran services at Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home
Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home in Nevada, IA supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "The funeral home assists with veteran services, including collecting veteran's serial numbers and military discharge documents for service arrangements."
The nearest VA national cemetery is Iowa Veterans Cemetery in IA, approximately 43 miles from Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home. Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Iowa has approximately 577 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (515) 382-2661, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home is located at 1418 Fawcett Parkway in Nevada, IA. You can reach the home at (515) 382-2661. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home provides traditional funerals, cremation services, prearrangements, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
The funeral home assists with veteran services, including collecting veteran's serial numbers and military discharge documents for service arrangements.
Which faith traditions does Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Presbyterian, Methodist, Bible Fellowship, Catholic, Baptist families, among others.
What sets Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home apart
- Family owned and operated
- Services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year
- Extensive online grief support resources, including a daily email program and articles on specific types of loss
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Presbyterian, Methodist, Bible Fellowship, Catholic, Baptist. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.