News Release

WARSAW — With the implementation of FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance application process, Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home offers its assistance to the families it served after Jan. 20, 2020, who think they may be eligible to apply for a reimbursement. FEMA will begin accepting applications on Monday, April 12. 

Any family who paid funeral expenses for a loved one whose cause of death was determined to be “COVID related” could be eligible to apply for reimbursement as long as the expenses were incurred after Jan. 20, 2020. 

Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home will sit down with interested families to:

• Answer questions about the process and what expenses are eligible for reimbursement
• Gather the necessary expense documentation
• Provide resources and links to additional information
• Offer support throughout the process

“We want to help our families in every way possible – before, during and after the funeral,” said Ron Redpath, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home. “Now that families are able to apply for reimbursement for COVID-19 related deaths, we want to help those families through the application process so they can receive financial relief. We’re grateful to be able to help our families in this way.”

According to the FEMA website, families can submit multiple applications, if there was more than one COVID-19 related death in the family. The assistance is limited to a maximum financial amount of $9,000 per funeral and a maximum of $35,500 per application.

“We’d also like families to know that if they were unable to have a full service because of COVID restrictions at the time of their loved one’s death, they can plan that service now and still request reimbursement,” said Ron Redpath.

To learn more about FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program and application process, you can either contact FEMA directly at (844)-684-6333 (TTY: (800)-462-7585), call Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home at (574)-268-0225, or go to www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance.