Hi Tom, You were so kind to respond to my question about death benefits and there is certainly no reason for you to apologize. You didn't know that the law had changed and that there was some confusion about it. Thank you again for your kindness. Cathy Martin On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 12:41:14 EST NHBigRed@aol.com writes: > In a message dated 4/4/2002 6:06:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, > OHLORAIN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > << Dear Researchers, > Just verified with my local funeral director some information for > this > SS death benefit discussion we have been having on the list. > He said...."that in 1994 the SS death benefit law was changed, so > that > the one-time benefit would hence forth be paid only to a surviving > spouse that is living at the same address or to a dependent child." > He also said that in the early 1990's, in OHIO, the death > certificates > may longer list the address of a nursing home as the address of the > > deceased. Must list the former address of the deceased, if not > found, > than that address of the nearest relative. He does not know about > the > law for other states. Hope this helps, remember the date of the law > > change was 1994. >> > > I must apoligize for my incorrect answer that the nearest of kin was > able to > get the $255 burial allowance from SS. My wife died in 1993 and the > answer I > got then is reflected in my answer. From the above it is clear that > this is > no longer valid. > Tom Powell > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.