Lapeer County Veterans Burial Allowance: Up to $1,000

Lapeer County pays up to $1,000 toward the funeral of an honorably discharged Lapeer veteran with 90 days of wartime service whose estate, apart from the home, is $40,000 or less - more than the $300 the State requires - with the State's residence test; apply through Veteran Services (810-667-0256).

Also called: burial allowance, funeral, $1,000, $40,000, 35.801, wartime, estate, Lapeer, Imlay City, Almont, North Branch, Columbiaville, Metamora, Dryden, Otter Lake, Clifford.

For: Survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Lapeer County, MICounty

The duty is the State's (1911 PA 235, MCL 35.801; see the Michigan entry), which sets $300. Lapeer's page: "The County Burial Allowance is a fund for Veterans who have at least 90 days of wartime service, honorably discharged, and a resident of Lapeer County. If the estate, (real & personal), does not exceed $40,000 excluding the homestead, the family may receive up to $1,000 toward the funeral expense from Lapeer County. The Veteran must also have been a resident of Michigan for a period of six months before entering service, or for a period of three years immediately preceding death." What the page leaves out. The statute also covers the veteran's spouse or surviving spouse and a veteran discharged early for a service-connected disability, and it gives two years from the death to apply; the page mentions none of these, so ask. Contact Veteran Services, 810-667-0256, Monday to Friday 7:30 to 4:30, for the forms.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lapeer County Veterans Burial Allowance: Up to $1,000
Gate	Rule
A deceased wartime veteran resident in the county	90 days of wartime service, an honorable discharge, an estate of $40,000 or less apart from the home, and the Michigan residence test. No rating is needed.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-23.

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