When a Death Occurs

Checklist of Things to Do:

Notify

Doctor or Hospice Worker
Funeral Home
Cemetery
Clergy
Relatives
Friends
Employers
Organist and Vocalist
Pallbearers
Insurance Agent
Union and Fraternal Organizations
Newspapers

Select

Location of Memorial Service
Day & Time of Memorial Service
Clothing
Casket or Cremation Container
Urn
Flowers
Music
Final Disposition and Final Resting Place
Burial Vault
Grave Marker

Other Tasks

Providing vital statistical information about the deceased
Preparing and signing necessary papers
Providing addresses for all concerned people who need to notified
Responding to sympathetic phone calls, messages and letters
Meeting and talking with relatives and friends about the service details
Greeting all relatives and friends who call or visit
Providing lodging for out-of-town guests
Cleaning and renovating home
Planning transportation and food

Some Expenses You May Need to Pay For

Doctors
Nurses
Hospital
Transportation
Funeral
Casket or Cremation Container
Newspaper notices
Clothing
Certified Copies of the Death Certificate
Clergy
Organist
Florist
Motorcycle Escort
Final Disposition
Telephone

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Alzheimer’s Aid Society of Northern California
P.O. Box 1824
Sacramento, CA 95812
Phone: 1-(800) 540-3340

Family History Center
2745 Eastern Avenue
Sacramento, CA
Phone: (916) 487-2090

American Cancer Society
350 Alhambra Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone: 1-(800) 227-2345

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Sacramento
1450 Harbor Blvd., Suite F
West Sacramento, CA 95605
Phone: (916) 372-2995

American Diabetes Association
10445 Old Placerville Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: (916) 369-0999

Mercy Foundation
10540 White Rock Road, Suite 160
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-9775
Phone: (916) 851-2700

American Heart Association
P.O. Box 160126
Sacramento, CA 95816-0126
Phone: (916) 446-6505

Placer County SPCA
150 Corporation Yard
Roseville, CA
Phone: (916) 782-7722

Easter Seal Society
3205 Hurley Way
Sacramento, CA 95864-3853
Phone: (916) 485-6711

Primary Children’s Hospital
P.O. Box 58249
Salt Lake City, UT 84158-0249
Phone: (801) 588-3675

Shriners Hospital For Crippled Children
1701 Nineteenth Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
Phone: (916) 556-4911

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WHEN AND HOW TO FILE A CLAIM:

Call the Social Security toll-free number 1-800-772-1213 between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. any business day to obtain an appointment

Do not delay filing for benefits if you can't get all of the following documents

Try to get the following documents before your appointment and bring them with you. To facilitate receiving Social Security Benefits, you may need the following original or certified documents:

• Survivors U.S. Birth Certificate (If you were born outside the U.S., both proof of birth and U.S. Citizenship)
• Death Certificate
• Marriage Certificate (if married or divorced)
• Final Divorce Decree (if divorced)
• Minor Children's Birth Certificate(s)
• Voided check or your savings account passbook for direct deposit

In addition to other Social Security Benefits, a one-time death benefit not to exceed $255.00 may be available to: A Surviving spouse who lived in the same household as the deceased person at the time of death, a surviving spouse eligible for or entitled to benefits for the month of death or a child or children eligible for or entitled to benefits for the month of death. The Price Funeral Chapel will complete a "Funeral Directors Statement of Death" which can help in applying for benefits. It usually requires about two months for a survivor to start receiving Social Security Benefits.

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE:

American River Field Office: 5839 Manzanita Ave., Suite 6, Carmichael, CA 95608

Telephone:

(800)-772-1213 (7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. weekdays)

(916) 338-3641 (9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. weekdays)

You may apply for benefits at your local Social Security office or, if you wish, you may apply by telephone. The toll-free number is 1-800-772-1213. By calling this number you can make an appointment to apply for benefits, have your claim taken by phone, transact other Social Security business, or just ask questions.

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• A flag
• A grave monument
• A cash benefit for a veteran with a service connected disability
• Burial in a national cemetery (A copy of the Discharge Papers, the Enlisted Record of Separation (DD214) is required.)

The Price Funeral Chapel can help in applying for these benefits. For additional information please contact:

Veterans Administration Regional Office
1301 Clay Street #1300 North
Oakland, CA 94612-5209
Phone 1-800-827-1000

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Certified Death Certificates May Be Purchased From:

• The county health department in which the death occurred for the current year and the year prior only.
• The county recorders office for the current year and years prior.
• The California Office of State Registrar for the current year and years prior.

Certified Death Certificates May Be Needed To:

• Collect life insurance.
• Transfer title of real estate.
• Transfer title of vehicles.
• Sell or transfer stocks, bonds, mutual funds, pension or annuities.
• Close or transfer bank account.
• Collect union benefits.
• Social Security.

For your information listed below are the address and phone numbers for the local county and state offices.

Sacramento County Health Department
3701 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: (916) 875-5345

Placer County Health Department
11484 B Avenue
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: (530) 889-7158

Placer County Recorder
11960 Heritage Oaks Place, Suite 315
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: (530) 889-7983

Sacramento County Recorder
600 8th Street
Sacramento, CA 95812
Phone: (916) 313-7133

California Office of State Registrar
304 S Street
Sacramento, CA 94244
Phone: (916) 445-2684

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By U.S. Postal Service Mail:

Price Funeral Chapel, Inc.
Attn: Ben Price
6335 Sunrise Blvd.
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
By Phone: (916) 725-2109

or

By Fax: (916) 725-2111

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