Wright-Roy Funeral Home, Inc.

Veteran services at Wright-Roy Funeral Home, Inc.

Wright-Roy Funeral Home, Inc. serves veteran families in Leominster, MA with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Wright-Roy Funeral Home provides specialized veteran services, including support for local veterans' organizations. Norman G. Roy and Melissa J. Roy were honored by Veterans Homestead in 2014 for over twenty years of providing dignified burial services for needy and homeless veterans. The funeral home also ran a local funding campaign for the WWII Monument." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,285 for basic burial and $2,665 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include burial services, cremation services, veteran services, simple cremation, simple cremation with memorial service, and simple cremation with memorial mass. 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. 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 Wright-Roy Funeral Home, Inc.: direct cremation from $2,665. That places direct cremation roughly 0% below the Massachusetts median ($2,677). 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 Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery - Winchendon in MA, approximately 17 miles from Wright-Roy Funeral Home, Inc.. Wright-Roy Funeral Home, Inc. 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. Wright-Roy Funeral Home, Inc. is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Wright-Roy Funeral Home, Inc. apart

• Independently owned and operated since 1930, with a continuous family presence through Norman G. Roy and Melissa J. Roy.
• Melissa J. Roy was the first female licensed funeral director in Leominster (1997).
• Offers unique 'Remembrance Gatherings' as an alternative service option.
• Significant community contributions, including donating a time capsule to Leominster in 1984 and sponsoring local youth sports for many years.
• Extensive support for local veterans' organizations, including recognition from Veterans Homestead for over two decades of service to needy and homeless veterans.
• Provides personalized DVD Tributes, allowing up to 130 images with various themes and music selections.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Methodist.

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.