At Chapel of the Chimes Oakland, we help East Bay families choose from veteran urns, military caskets, and custom tributes to honor a lifetime of service.
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Every detail matters when you honor a veteran who dedicated years to serving their country. Their tribute should show that respect. Veteran urns, military caskets, and branch emblem keepsakes are meaningful ways to do this. At Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, our team helps you choose the tributes that best fit your loved one and your family’s wishes. We handle the other arrangements so you can focus on your family. These are the tributes East Bay families choose most often, and we are here to help you honor your veteran with them.
Every life of service is unique, and so are the tributes we offer. These are the veteran tributes most often chosen by East Bay families. We will personalize and coordinate each one to honor your loved one.
Veteran urns allow you to honor a specific branch of service. We offer branch emblem urns for East Bay families, finished with the insignia of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or the Coast Guard. We can also personalize these with a name, rank and dates.
A military casket in Oakland is chosen for a veteran’s farewell with the same care as the service itself. We will help you select a casket suitable for military honors, including the flag-folding and presentation ceremony.
It’s customary for a family to receive the folded flag that covered their loved one’s casket during a military honors service. A memorial case keeps the flag protected and displayed, so it’s honored in the family home, rather than being tucked away.
In addition to the standard tributes, Chapel of the Chimes can create military memorial keepsakes in Oakland that are personal to your veteran. We can personalize a branch medallion or engraved tribute with custom touches that reflect their rank, unit or the story their family wants to tell about their service.
Our team at our Oakland chapel coordinates the tributes you choose, so your family doesn’t have to handle those details. We treat a veteran’s service with the respect and dignity they earned, and we make sure every detail reflects that.
According to the VA National Cemetery Administration, VA national, state, tribal and territory cemeteries interred about 174,398 veterans in 2025.
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115+ Years Serving Oakland Families
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If you and your family are experiencing a loss and you’re arranging a veteran’s service, our Oakland team will help you choose and coordinate every tribute. We’re here for your family, any time, at any hour.
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A tribute is only one part of honoring a veteran. From military honors to the casket itself, our Oakland team handles it all in our chapel here on Piedmont Avenue. We guide your family at every step.
Veteran urns are cremation urns made to honor military service, often finished with the insignia of the branch of service where the veteran served: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard. Chapel of the Chimes Oakland offers branch emblem urns and can personalize them with a name, rank or dates.
Whether you need immediate assistance or you’re planning ahead, our Oakland team can help you choose veteran urns, military caskets and meaningful tributes that honor your loved one’s service. From your first call to the final details, we’re by your side every step of the way.
We’re here for you during this difficult time.
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