Swartz Funeral Home

Veteran services at Swartz Funeral Home

Swartz Funeral Home serves veteran families in Flint, MI with military funeral planning. The home assists with VA paperwork, honor-guard requests, and scheduling at veterans cemeteries. On-site amenities include chapels, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,695 for basic burial and $2,230 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include traditional burial, cremation, green burial, and memorial service. 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 chapels. 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 Swartz Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,230. That places direct cremation roughly 1% above the Michigan median ($2,200). 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 Great Lakes National Cemetery in MI, approximately 7 miles from Swartz Funeral Home. Swartz Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Michigan has approximately 836 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Swartz Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Swartz Funeral Home cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,230. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.

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

Swartz Funeral Home is located at 1225 West Hill Road in Flint, MI. You can reach the home at (810) 235-2345. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Swartz Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Swartz Funeral Home provides traditional burial, cremation, pre-arrangement, green burial, memorial service, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Swartz Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Swartz Funeral Home assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Service

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Traditional Burial
· Green Burial

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Warm, Home-Like Atmosphere

· Barrier-Free Access

· Chapels

· Custom Acoustics

· Sophisticated Sound System

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Genesee Cremation Center INC
· Center for Loss and Life Transition

Specializations

· Green Burial
· Cremation With Confidence Guarantee

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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.

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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.