After Death List

What information will I need after the death of my loved one? Here is a comprehensive list that will help you. It’s best to have this information before death.

Post Death Information 2023

(Librarian Lynne’s Ledger)

Who to notify:

 1)   Company Benefits (co., name, who, what) (year retired)

2)   Social Security Admins.

3)   Financial matters (contact)

4)   Life Insurance (name and what)

5)   Car & Homeowner’s Ins. Co.

6)   Personal Contacts

7)   Attorney

Where located:

 1)     Social Security cards and passport

2)   Vehicle registration

3)   Vehicle title

4)   Deed to house

5)   Passwords for internet access

6)   Wills and/or Trusts

Health Information

1)   DPOAHC (Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care)

2)   Health Insurance card

3)   Prescription coverage

4)   Pharmacy: local for meds needed quickly

5)   Covid 19 vaccines

6)   Names of doctors and specialty

7)   Medications (name/dosage/prescribing MD)

8)   Preferred hospital

Home issues:

1)   Gas bill

2)   Electric bill

3)   Water bill

4)   Home alarm system

5)   Cleaning service

6)   Lawn care

Funeral Home provides death certificates.

1)   How many needed; obtain from Funeral Home

2)   Cremation/burial, if ashes spread/bury, wake? Funeral? Readings? Songs?

3)   Obituary information such as high school attended/year, college year graduated, worked where/when, married when, where met, favorite vacations, kids’ names/spouse, hobbies, pets

Thanks to Lynne Fugate who shared her Excel Spreadsheet with me for all this information.