Jenine, here in Clawson MI the funeral director did report my husband's death back in October. He told me he would handle SS. However, this may not be the case with all funeral directors. I still haven't received the so-called death benefit, but they keep reassuring me that it's on the way. I'll believe it when I see it....the amount is still only $255.00. Terry Bora ----- Original Message ----- From: "jeanine" <joyzee_goil@yahoo.com> To: <ny-irish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] [NYC-ROOTS] SS & providing DC I may be wrong, but I thought it was the undertaker who reported it to SS. My Dad died at age 60, on Thanksgiving Day 1972. He had worked all his life, but hadn't yet claimed SS. My Mom filed the necessary paperwork to claim the death benefit..(Isn't that a joke)..& I went with her to the local SS Office. She rec'd the $255.00 if I am remembering correctly as this was 38 years ago. Seven months later my Mom died. She never collected SS either as she was only 57 & still working. My Dad was never in SSDI. I just figured it was because he never collected SS, being the reason why he wasn't on the SSDI. Jeanine NJ ________________________________

Theresa Bora wrote: > Jenine, here in Clawson MI the funeral director did report my husband's > death back in October. He told me he would handle SS. However, this may not > be the case with all funeral directors. I still haven't received the > so-called death benefit, but they keep reassuring me that it's on the way. > I'll believe it when I see it....the amount is still only $255.00. > > Terry Bora > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jeanine" <joyzee_goil@yahoo.com> > To: <ny-irish@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 9:36 AM > Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] [NYC-ROOTS] SS & providing DC > > > I may be wrong, but I thought it was the undertaker who reported it to SS. > My Dad died at age 60, on Thanksgiving Day 1972. He had worked all his life, > but hadn't yet claimed SS. My Mom filed the necessary paperwork to claim the > death benefit..(Isn't that a joke)..& I went with her to the local SS > Office. She rec'd the $255.00 if I am remembering correctly as this was 38 > years ago. > > Seven months later my Mom died. She never collected SS either as she was > only 57 & still working. > > My Dad was never in SSDI. I just figured it was because he never collected > SS, being the reason why he wasn't on the SSDI. > > Jeanine > NJ > > > If I remember right I called SS when both my parents and my husband died. I also had to provide a death certificate to SS. The only one notified by the undertaker was the VA. and they required a death certificate also. This was in 1996 for my dad 2004 for my husband 2005 for my mother. > Your mother was to young to collect widows benefits, She would of had to be 60 years old to collect or have young children at home. Your dad also was not at retirement age to collect. That may be why they are not on SSDI. Denise > > > ________________________________ > > ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== > Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Theresa, Have you called you local SS Office & inquired or the funeral director?  Sometimes the gov't take awhile. But I would definately call or go on line to check.  www.socialsecurity.gov Jeanine ________________________________ From: Theresa Bora <terrybora@wowway.com> To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, February 6, 2010 11:54:37 AM Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] [NYC-ROOTS] SS & providing DC Jenine, here in Clawson MI the funeral director did report my husband's death back in October.  He told me he would handle SS. However, this may not be the case with all funeral directors.  I still haven't received the so-called death benefit, but they keep reassuring me that it's on the way. I'll believe it when I see it....the amount is still only $255.00. Terry Bora ----- Original Message ----- From: "jeanine" <joyzee_goil@yahoo.com> To: <ny-irish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] [NYC-ROOTS] SS & providing DC I may be wrong, but I thought it was the undertaker who reported it to SS. My Dad died at age 60, on Thanksgiving Day 1972. He had worked all his life, but hadn't yet claimed SS. My Mom filed the necessary paperwork to claim the death benefit..(Isn't that a joke)..& I went with her to the local SS Office. She rec'd the $255.00 if I am remembering correctly as this was 38 years ago. Seven months later my Mom died. She never collected SS either as she was only 57 & still working. My Dad was never in SSDI. I just figured it was because he never collected SS, being the reason why he wasn't on the SSDI. Jeanine NJ ________________________________ ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website.  Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry:  http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message