Veteran services at Riewerts Memorial Home
Riewerts Memorial Home in Bergenfield, NJ supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "The funeral director assists with arrangements for special military services." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,620 for basic burial and $2,550 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, memorial service, graveside service, and urn burial. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
On-site facilities of note include on-site chapel. These spaces accommodate full military honors details, family gatherings before and after the service, and the placement of the United States flag during the visitation period.
The nearest VA national cemetery is St. Albans National Cemetery in NY, approximately 20 miles from Riewerts Memorial Home. Riewerts Memorial Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
New Jersey has approximately 647 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Riewerts Memorial Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Riewerts Memorial Home publish funeral prices?
Riewerts Memorial Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (201) 384-0700, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Riewerts Memorial Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Riewerts Memorial Home is located at 187 South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, NJ. You can reach the home at (201) 384-0700. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Riewerts Memorial Home offer veteran families?
Riewerts Memorial Home provides cremation services, traditional funeral service, memorial service, graveside service, preplanning, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Riewerts Memorial Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
The funeral director assists with arrangements for special military services.
Which faith traditions does Riewerts Memorial Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Roman Catholic families, among others.
What sets Riewerts Memorial Home apart
- Offers life celebrants to lead memorial services when clergy may not be chosen, focusing on personalized experiences with stories, music, or scripture.
- Provides a year of weekly grief messages via email, designed to offer ongoing support.
- Features a comprehensive online preplanning form, allowing individuals to detail their wishes for services, disposition, and personalization elements.
- Offers extensive guidance on funeral etiquette and advice for explaining death to children of different age groups.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Graveside Service
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Urn Storage At Home
- · Urn Burial
- · Ash Scattering
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Traditional Funeral Services
- · Cremation Services
- · Personalization services
- · Veteran services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Roman Catholic.
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.