Woodlawn Cemetery

Veteran services at Woodlawn Cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery, located in Everett, MA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Woodlawn Cemetery provides comprehensive services for honoring veterans, including coordinating military funeral honors such as the folding and presentation of the American flag and the playing of Taps. They assist families with verifying eligibility using a veteran's DD-214 or discharge papers. Additionally, the cemetery helps families navigate the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to arrange for benefits like Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones or markers, memorial plots, burial in a VA national cemetery, and potential reimbursement of burial expenses." On-site amenities include chapel and parking, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.

Veteran-related services offered include cemetery services, honoring veterans, memorial gifts, immediate burial, memorial services, and graveside 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 chapel, patton memorial hall, columbarium, and urn garden. 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 Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery - Winchendon in MA, approximately 53 miles from Woodlawn Cemetery. Woodlawn Cemetery can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Massachusetts has approximately 579 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Woodlawn Cemetery is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Woodlawn Cemetery publish funeral prices?

Woodlawn Cemetery has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (617) 387-0800, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Woodlawn Cemetery located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Woodlawn Cemetery is located at 302 Elm Street in Everett, MA. You can reach the home at (617) 387-0800. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Woodlawn Cemetery offer veteran families?

Woodlawn Cemetery provides cemetery services, honoring veterans, memorial gifts, holiday decorations, floral program, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Woodlawn Cemetery help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Woodlawn Cemetery provides comprehensive services for honoring veterans, including coordinating military funeral honors such as the folding and presentation of the American flag and the playing of Taps. They assist families with verifying eligibility using a veteran's DD-214 or discharge papers. Additionally, the cemetery helps families navigate the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to arrange for benefits like Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones or markers, memorial plots, burial in a VA national cemetery, and potential reimbursement of burial expenses.

What sets Woodlawn Cemetery apart

Historic garden cemetery (established 1850) with extensive, meticulously maintained landscaping and horticultural programs, including its own greenhouse.
On-site crematory, providing cremation services for approximately 80 years.
Historic 1910 Richardsonian-designed Chapel Building and Patton Memorial Hall for services and functions.
Unique cremation memorialization options, such as the private, climate-controlled Carthage Niches with stained-glass windows.
Offers genealogy research services for a fee.
Comprehensive veteran services, including assistance with verifying eligibility for military honors and navigating VA benefits.

Military & veteran services offered

★Cemetery Services

★Honoring Veterans

★Memorial Gifts

★Memorial Services

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Immediate Burial
· Graveside Services
· Committal Services

Cremation

· Cremation Services
· Interment of Cremated Remains
· Scattering of Cremated Remains

On-site facilities

· Chapel

· Patton Memorial Hall

· Columbarium

· Crematory

· Community Mausoleum

· Versailles Mausoleum

· Sheffield Mausoleum

· Carthage Building

· Family Rooms

· Greenhouse

· Administration Building

· Urn Garden

· Landscaped Grounds

· Parking

· Handicap Accessible

Affiliations & specializations

Specializations

· Honoring Veterans

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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.