West Resthaven Funeral Home

Veteran services at West Resthaven Funeral Home

West Resthaven Funeral Home serves veteran families in Glendale, AZ with military funeral planning. In their own words: "West Resthaven Funeral Home and West Resthaven Park Cemetery are Level Four Founding Community Partners with the We Honor Veterans program. They assist families with creating personalized veteran's services, navigating available benefits, and participate in the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program, which provides dignified military burials for homeless and indigent veterans. Military Funeral Honors are also offered." On-site amenities include large-capacity chapel (abbey chapel) and reception room, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,335 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, traditional burial, veterans planning, memorial keepsakes, cemetery flower arrangement delivery, and private viewing before 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 large-capacity chapel (abbey chapel), cemetery (resthaven memorial park), cremation niches (glass-front), cremation gardens, and gardens (garden of the empty tomb, roman catholic garden, garden of tranquility, garden of inspiration). 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 West Resthaven Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,335. That places direct cremation roughly 67% above the Arizona median ($1,395). 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 National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in AZ, approximately 15 miles from West Resthaven Funeral Home. West Resthaven Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Arizona has approximately 231 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. West Resthaven Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

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

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,335. 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 West Resthaven Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

West Resthaven Funeral Home is located at 6450 West Northern Avenue in Glendale, AZ. You can reach the home at (623) 939-8394. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does West Resthaven Funeral Home offer veteran families?

West Resthaven Funeral Home provides cremation, traditional burial, celebration of life, pre-planning, grief support, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does West Resthaven Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

West Resthaven Funeral Home and West Resthaven Park Cemetery are Level Four Founding Community Partners with the We Honor Veterans program. They assist families with creating personalized veteran's services, navigating available benefits, and participate in the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program, which provides dignified military burials for homeless and indigent veterans. Military Funeral Honors are also offered.

Which faith traditions does West Resthaven Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Vietnamese Catholic, Jewish, Christian (General), Mexican Cultural Traditions (Día de los Muertos) families, among others.

What sets West Resthaven Funeral Home apart

Integrated funeral home and 90-acre cemetery on one site, offering convenience for families.
Large, nondenominational chapel capable of seating up to 250 guests.
On-site catering and event spaces for receptions accommodating up to 100 guests.
Specialization in personalized services, incorporating a loved one's hobbies, passions, and personality into tributes.
Level Four Founding Community Partner with the We Honor Veterans program, including the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program.
Dignity Memorial Public Servants Program offering no-cost tributes for law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency services personnel who die in the line of duty.

Military & veteran services offered

★Veterans Planning

★Memorial Keepsakes

★Cemetery Flower Arrangement Delivery

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Traditional Burial

Cremation

· Cremation
· Scattering Ashes
· Home Delivery of Ashes
· Mail Delivery of Ashes
· Private Viewing Before Cremation
· Cremation Remembrance Jewelry
· In-Ground Inurnment
· Pedestal Inurnment
· Boulder Inurnment

On-site facilities

· Large-Capacity Chapel (Abbey Chapel)

· Cemetery (Resthaven Memorial Park)

· Mausoleums (Indoor, Outdoor)

· Cremation Niches (Glass-Front)

· Cremation Gardens

· Reception Room

· Arrangement Rooms (4)

· Visitation Rooms (3 Staterooms)

· Lobby

· Floral Shop

· Gardens (Garden of the Empty Tomb, Roman Catholic Garden, Garden of Tranquility, Garden of Inspiration)

· Pond

· Religious Monuments & Statues (Bronze Angel, Christ Kneeling, Praying Hands, Last Supper Mural, Crosses)

· Custom Headstones & Markers

· Family Estate Lots

· Flat Markers

· Upright Headstones

· New Building

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Crematory
· Funeral Home
· Mortuary

Specializations

· Multicultural Funerals
· Latin Music Selections
· Spanish-Speaking Counselors
· Shomer/Watcher Service
· Veterans Services
· Roman Catholic Traditions
· Christian Traditions

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Vietnamese Catholic, Jewish, Christian (General), Mexican Cultural Traditions (Día de los Muertos). Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish, Vietnamese.

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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.