Skylawn Funeral Home

Veteran services at Skylawn Funeral Home

For veterans in San Mateo, CA, Skylawn Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Skylawn offers specialized veteran services, including seminars to educate veterans and their families on burial benefits and preplanning." Published pricing lists $5,380 for basic burial and $2,615 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, custom memorial services, and veteran services. 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 memorial park, cultural gardens, and chinese gardens. 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 Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in CA, approximately 65 miles from Skylawn Funeral Home. Skylawn Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

California has approximately 1,115 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Skylawn Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Skylawn Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Skylawn Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (650) 349-4411, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Skylawn Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Skylawn Funeral Home is located at Route 35 At Highway 92 in San Mateo, CA. You can reach the home at (650) 349-4411. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Skylawn Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Skylawn Funeral Home provides full-service arrangements, cremation, burial, custom memorial services, veteran services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Skylawn Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Skylawn offers specialized veteran services, including seminars to educate veterans and their families on burial benefits and preplanning.

Which faith traditions does Skylawn Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for All Religions (as stated by Skylawn), Chinese Ancestral Traditions (Feng Shui), Dia de los Muertos Cultural Observances, Catholic (implied by Dia de los Muertos and nearby church), Protestant (implied by nearby Methodist and Community churches) families, among others.

What sets Skylawn Funeral Home apart

500-acre memorial park with ocean and bay views, featuring cultural gardens including two Chinese gardens designed with Feng Shui principles.
On-site crematory for convenient cremation services.
New ritual and preparation room accommodating diverse traditional ceremonies, washing, prayer, and personal preparation.
Full-service facility offering funeral, cremation, and burial arrangements at one location.
Multilingual staff fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Spanish, and English to serve diverse communities.
Specialized veteran services and educational seminars on veteran benefits.

Military & veteran services offered

★Custom Memorial Services

★Veteran Services

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Memorial Park

· Crematory

· Funeral Home

· Cultural Gardens

· Chinese Gardens

· Mausoleum

· Ritual & Preparation Room

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Northstar Memorial Group Family
· SFGATE Curator's Pick

Specializations

· Veteran Services
· Cultural Gardens
· Chinese Gardens
· Personalized Funeral Experiences

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: All Religions (as stated by Skylawn), Chinese Ancestral Traditions (Feng Shui), Dia de los Muertos Cultural Observances, Catholic (implied by Dia de los Muertos and nearby church), Protestant (implied by nearby Methodist and Community churches). Languages spoken at the home: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Spanish.

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How 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.