Veteran services at Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC
Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC serves veteran families in Clearwater, NE with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Snider Memorial Funeral Home assists families with contacting the Veterans Administration to determine death benefits and facilitates military rites, as demonstrated by services conducted for veterans with local Legion posts." On-site amenities include funeral chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,395 for basic burial and $3,890 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include burial services, online memorials, and cremation. 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 funeral 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 Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island in NE, approximately 85 miles from Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC. Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Nebraska has approximately 323 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC publish funeral prices?
Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (402) 485-3323, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC is located at 503 2nd St. in Clearwater, NE. You can reach the home at (402) 485-3323. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC offer veteran families?
Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC provides burial services, pre-planning, grief support, online memorials, tribute videos, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Snider Memorial Funeral Home assists families with contacting the Veterans Administration to determine death benefits and facilitates military rites, as demonstrated by services conducted for veterans with local Legion posts.
Which faith traditions does Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Congregational, Non-denominational Christian families, among others.
What sets Snider Memorial Funeral Home, LLC apart
- Personalized online memorials for sharing obituaries, photos, and condolences.
- Custom-produced tribute videos from family photographs for services and online sharing.
- One year of free daily grief support emails provided to families.
- Assistance with practical post-service tasks, including estate considerations and utility changes.
- Multiple chapel locations across Clearwater, Elgin, Neligh, Plainview, and Orchard, Nebraska.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial Services
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Nebraska Funeral Directors Association
Specializations
- · Burial services
- · Cremation services
- · Veteran services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Congregational, Non-denominational Christian. 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.