A tribute on social media can let an extended group of friends, family, and acquaintances know about the death. This is recommended after you have already let close family members and friends know in person or over the phone.

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Cancel or transfer utilities

If someone is staying in the residence, you can transfer the account to their name to allow them to keep paying the bills. If you are selling the residence, you will want to cancel the accounts when you sell it.

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Cancel or transfer newspapers, magazines, and journals

After a death, you need to cancel any memberships to avoid additional charges, get refunds, and let people know. Sometimes though, you can just cancel the credit card, and let memberships lapse.

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Cancel or transfer memberships

After a death, you need to cancel any memberships to avoid additional charges, get refunds, and let people know. Sometimes though, you can just cancel the credit card, and let memberships lapse.

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Cancel or transfer cable/internet

Transfer the account so that you can keep paying bills or close it down to stop the charges. These companies are known for being difficult. Brace yourself.

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Notify social security

You should notify social security quickly when someone dies. Social Security offers survivors a $255 one time death benefit. The spouse or children may also be eligible for monthly survivor benefits. The agency can also put the deceased person on a list to prevent fraud, such as collecting social security payments and opening accounts in the name of the deceased person.

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Get emotional support

This can be a hard time. Sometimes, talking to a therapist or joining a group of other people going through a similar loss can help.

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Get a veteran's casket or urn

Deceased veterans with no next-of-kin and insufficient resources available for VA National Cemetery burial may have earned the reimbursement of a casket or urn. You can be reimbursed the actual cost up to the maximum 2015 rate of $1,967 for a casket and $172 for an urn.

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Find a lawyer

Probate lawyers can help executors or administrators of the estate navigate through the probate process.

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Cancel any upcoming air travel

Airlines may allow full refunds for airfare if the traveler passes away or if there is death in the family.

Peacefully