Union County Commissioners: Veterans’ Burial Expense Approvals

Union County’s Commissioners approve each Application for Burial Expenses of a Deceased Service Person, and of a deceased service man’s widow, by motion at their monthly Commissioner Board meeting - 16 approvals at nine of the 13 meetings from October 21, 2025 to October 6, 2026; the Office of Veteran’s Affairs takes the applications.

Also called: Board of Commissioners, Commissioner Board, burial expenses, burial allowance, Application for Burial Expenses, widow, deceased service person, Preston Boop, Jeff Reber, Stacy Richards, 16 Pa.C.S. Chapter 155, Lewisburg, Mifflinburg, New Berlin, Hartleton, Allenwood, Winfield, Laurelton, Millmont, Vicksburg, Linntown, West Milton, Mazeppa.

For: Survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Union County, PACounty

The record. The Commissioners' minutes approve the applications one by one, "to approve the Application for Burial Expenses of a Deceased Service Person" or "of a Deceased Service Man's Widow", each "Motion carried, and all members voted yes." The counts, in the Commissioner Board minutes read: October 21 and November 18, 2025 - none; December 16, 2025 - two; December 30, 2025 - one; January 20, 2026 - none; February 17 - two; March 24 - two; April 21 - one; May 19 - two; June 16 - none; July 21 - two; August 11 - two; October 6, 2026 - two. The board in 2026 is Preston Boop (chairman), Jeff Reber (vice-chairman) and Stacy Richards (secretary). The benefit. Pennsylvania counties pay a burial allowance toward the funeral of a veteran and of a veteran's surviving spouse, and furnish headstones and grave flags, under 16 Pa.C.S. Chapter 155 (the Pennsylvania entry on county burial and grave benefits). The county posts no application or amount; the Office of Veteran's Affairs (570-524-8677) takes the applications, and funeral directors usually file them. No other veteran item. The 13 minutes carry no other veteran action; no veteran benefit was adopted, narrowed or repealed.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Union County Commissioners: Veterans’ Burial Expense Approvals
Gate	Rule
The family or funeral director of a deceased Union County veteran or veteran’s widow	The State statute sets who qualifies; no rating is needed.

Sources

Updated

Last updated 2026-11-06.

What changed then:

First published.

Request an update

Out of date, a broken link, or something else wrong? Say what you found, and an editor checks it against the official source.

Disclaimer

VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.