a. Notify decedent's family, friends, colleagues and business associates of the decedent's passing.

b. Notify the mortuary. Locate the decedent's funeral contract. Locate any and all personal burial instructions the decedent may have left for your guidance. Request a minimum of 12 death certificates from the mortuary. You will need these certificates later. Make funeral arrangements. If decedent was a veteran, locate decedent's discharge papers to arrange for a military burial and/or headstone.

c. Notify the decedent's church/pastor/synagogue.

d. Notify the decedent's physician. Notify the agent identified on the decedent's Advance Health Care Directive to begin the anatomical gifting process, if the decedent intended any anatomical gifts.

e. Deliver an obituary to the local newspaper. Ensure the obituary recognizes the decedent's surviving family members, the date, time and location of the funeral service and if a charitable gift is referred in lieu of flowers.

f. Notify decedent's employer and speak with the human resources director. Ensure all of decedent's pay has been paid in full including any and all accrued but unused vacation and/or sick time (depending upon deceden'ts benefits package).

g. Notify any and all credit card companies of decedent's passing.

h. Notify the social security office of decedent's passing.

i. Notify decedent's life insurance company by certified mail. Life insurance companies require an original certified death certificate and decedent's life insurance policy number before distributing life insurance proceeds.

j. If you are named on decedent's safe deposit box, empty the safe deposit box of its contents. Notify safe deposit box holder of decedent's passing. Photograph and itemize all safe deposit box items.