Help for Veterans & Their Families
Heartland Cremation & Burial Society has an urgency to help Veterans and their families. Let us help provide a “stress-free” process for VA benefit elegibility. Our “1-2-3 Veterans Program” was created with you, the Veteran and your family, in mind.
- Bring Heartland Cremation & Burial Society the Veterans DD214-Honorable Discharge Paperwork
- Heartland Cremation & Burial Society will verify eligibility and level of benefits for the Veteran and family through the area Veteran Service Agency
- We will arrange for • Burial Flag • Military Honors • Burial in a National or Private Cemetery • Cash Benefits • Presidential Memorial Certificate
No One Honors Veterans Like We Do
Heartland Cremation & Burial Society is the exclusive provider for Veterans Funeral Care in the area. Our staff is trained and focused on providing caring and compassionate services to our Veteran families. As a Veteran, you deserve the very best.
National Cemetery Benefits
All Honorably discharged Veterans who have met the VA requirements, their spouse and dependent children are entitled to free grave space, opening and closing, grave liner and perpetual care in a National Cemetery. This benefit can save Veterans’ families thousands of dollars and applies to those choosing burial or cremation.
Typical Private Cemetery
Grave | You pay $1,000.00 |
Opening/Closing | You pay $685.00 |
Concrete Grave Liner | You pay $1,495.00 |
Spouse Grave | You pay $1,000.00 |
Spouse Opening/Closing | You pay $685.00 |
Spouse Concrete Grave Liner | You pay $1,495.00 |
Double Marker | You pay $3,040.00 |
You pay $9,400.00
Any National Cemetery
Veteran Grave | You pay $0.00 |
Veteran Opening/Closing | You pay $0.00 |
Veteran Concrete Grave Liner | You pay $0.00 |
Veteran Spouse Grave | You pay $0.00 |
Veteran Spouse Opening/Closing | You pay $0.00 |
Veteran Spouse Concrete Grave Liner | You pay $0.00 |
Veteran Double Marker | You pay $0.00 |
You pay $0.00
How Much Does the VA Pay?
Service Connected Death: If the Veteran is receiving a 100% service connected disability pension, the VA will pay up to $2000 toward cremation and burial expenses.
Non-Service Connected Death: For Veterans receiving a service connected disability pension (less than 100%), the VA will pay up to $1400 toward cremation and burial expenses.
Veterans in the Care of a VA Medical Center: If the death happened while the Veteran was hospitalized by the VA or under VA contracted nursing home care, some or all of the costs for transporting the Veteran’s remains may be reimbursed.
For
Veterans
and Their Families
- Transport your loved one into our care of our Secure Care Facility
- High-quality steel casket with choice of color
- Funeral hearse
- Professional services of funeral director and staff
- Casketing of your loved one
- Coordination of graveside service at the cemetery
- Transport your loved one into our care of our Secure Care Facility
- Embalming and cosmetic preparation for open casket viewing
- Modern Day Funeral (2 hours) held in our Chapel
- Guest register book, 100 memorial cards and memorial slide show with photos and music
- Professional services of funeral director and staff
- High-quality steel casket with choice of color
- Coordination of graveside service at the cemetery
- Funeral hearse