Veteran services at Young Family Funeral Homes
For veterans in Kendallville, IN, Young Family Funeral Homes coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Young Family Funeral Homes provides comprehensive military funeral honors for eligible veterans, including the folding and presentation of the American flag, the playing of Taps, a three-volley rifle salute, U.S. flag casket draping, and a final gravesite salute. They also assist families with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, such as Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones/markers, memorial plots, national cemetery burial, and burial expense reimbursement. Eligibility is verified by the veteran’s DD-214 or discharge papers." Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,995 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include immediate burial, memorial service, graveside service, green burial, and military funeral honors. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Fort Custer National Cemetery in MI, approximately 61 miles from Young Family Funeral Homes. Young Family Funeral Homes can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Indiana has approximately 779 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Young Family Funeral Homes is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Young Family Funeral Homes publish funeral prices?
Young Family Funeral Homes has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (260) 347-0950, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Young Family Funeral Homes located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Young Family Funeral Homes is located at 222 South State Street in Kendallville, IN. You can reach the home at (260) 347-0950. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Young Family Funeral Homes offer veteran families?
Young Family Funeral Homes provides immediate burial, visitation, funeral service, memorial service, graveside service, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Young Family Funeral Homes help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Young Family Funeral Homes provides comprehensive military funeral honors for eligible veterans, including the folding and presentation of the American flag, the playing of Taps, a three-volley rifle salute, U.S. flag casket draping, and a final gravesite salute. They also assist families with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, such as Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones/markers, memorial plots, national cemetery burial, and burial expense reimbursement. Eligibility is verified by the veteran’s DD-214 or discharge papers.
Which faith traditions does Young Family Funeral Homes accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for All denominations families, among others.
What sets Young Family Funeral Homes apart
- Long operational history dating back to 1860 for Neidhard-Young Funeral Home.
- Family-owned and operated, re-established by Paul Young, III after corporate ownership.
- Offers green burial options for environmentally conscious families.
- Specialized services for honoring veterans, including coordination with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for benefits.
- Extensive personalization options, including life tribute videos, personalized stationery, and keepsake candles.
- Multiple payment options, including crowdfunding and assistance with life insurance claims.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Immediate Burial
- · Graveside Service
- · Committal Service
- · Interment
- · Green Burial
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Indiana Funeral Directors Association
- · Independent Funeral Directors of Indiana
- · Dearborn County Chamber of Commerce
Specializations
- · Honoring Veterans
- · Green Burial
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: All denominations.
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.