Stoddard Funeral Home

Veteran services at Stoddard Funeral Home

Stoddard Funeral Home, located in Greeley, CO, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Stoddard Funeral & Cremation & Sunset Memorial Gardens is a Level One Founding Community Partner with We Honor Veterans. Their staff is knowledgeable about benefits available to veterans and their families, assisting in creating memorial services that honor military service. The on-site Sunset Memorial Gardens includes a dedicated veterans garden and hosts an annual Memorial Day program with an Avenue of Flags." On-site amenities include flexible chapel space, chapel, and large reception area, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,045 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, veterans planning, cemetery flower arrangement delivery, online memorial, and simple 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 veterans cemetery section, flexible chapel space, chapel, scattering garden, and cremation niches. 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.

Published pricing at Stoddard Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,730. That places direct cremation roughly 74% above the Colorado median ($1,570). Veterans who served on active duty for at least 24 months may qualify for VA burial allowance to offset funeral costs — this home accepts assignment of those benefits where eligible.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Fort Logan National Cemetery in CO, approximately 54 miles from Stoddard Funeral Home. Stoddard Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Colorado has approximately 240 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Stoddard Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Stoddard Funeral Home apart

• On-site Sunset Memorial Gardens cemetery with diverse burial and cremation options, including themed gardens for veterans and Catholics.
• 100% Service Guarantee, offering a refund for any unsatisfactory aspect of service.
• Lifetime Flexibility for prepaid plans, allowing changes to arrangements.
• Relocation Protection, enabling prepaid plans to be transferred to other Dignity Memorial providers in North America.
• Custody of Care Guaranteed for cremations, ensuring continuous oversight by the funeral home or a trusted partner.
• Detailed, Certified Process for cremations, conducted by CANA-licensed operators.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Multicultural. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish/Español.

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.