Veteran services at Yntema Funeral Home
For veterans in Zeeland, MI, Yntema Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Langeland-Sterenberg Yntema Funeral Homes provides specialized veteran's services, including assistance with securing benefits for deceased veterans and their spouses, with a dedicated staff member who is an expert in this area." On-site amenities include chapel and reception hall, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,195 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include honoring life, burials, cremation, veteran's services, and graveside 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 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.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Fort Custer National Cemetery in MI, approximately 48 miles from Yntema Funeral Home. Yntema 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. Yntema Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Yntema Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Yntema Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (616) 772-2173, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Yntema Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Yntema Funeral Home is located at 251 South State St. in Zeeland, MI. You can reach the home at (616) 772-2173. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Yntema Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Yntema Funeral Home provides funerals, obituaries, pre-planning, grief support, honoring life, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Yntema Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Langeland-Sterenberg Yntema Funeral Homes provides specialized veteran's services, including assistance with securing benefits for deceased veterans and their spouses, with a dedicated staff member who is an expert in this area.
Which faith traditions does Yntema Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Reformed, Christian Reformed families, among others.
What sets Yntema Funeral Home apart
- Over 100 years of continuous family ownership and operation
- Independent, not part of a corporate chain, with sole obligation to client families
- Highly personalized services tailored to individual faith, traditions, and customs
- Comprehensive online and in-person grief support resources, including interactive videos and daily affirmations
- Dedicated staff expertise in securing veteran's benefits
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burials
- · Graveside Service
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Selected Independent Funeral Homes
- · International Order of the Golden Rule
- · Trust 100 Network
Specializations
- · Pre-Planning
- · Personalized Services
- · Grief Support
- · Veteran's Benefits Assistance
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Reformed, Christian Reformed. Languages spoken at the home: English.
EverSettled · After the Veteran Funeral
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.
Begin Veteran Estate SettlementHow 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.