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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother, who lived in another city, passed away suddenly today.  She was found dead, probably a heart attack.

I have no other family in her area, everyone else had moved away.

My first instinct was that I should go there, but I realize I don’t know why I feel that way.  She would want to be cremated, and we will arrange a service up there for her friends, but probably not for a few weeks.

Is there a reason I need to go immediately?  No pets and she lived in a rented apartment in independent living. [/quote]

Is her independent living facility capable of connecting you with affordable services?

Funeral homes will upsell cremation services.  Be wary and do some price comparison by phone.

Are your mother's valuables secure?

Will you need to have her living space vacated as of 9/30?

Familiarize yourself with what you need to do to have her death officially reported.  You will need to turn off all of her Social Security and pension benefits in a timely fashion or you'll have repayment headaches.

Don't publish an obituary until you have everything under control.  In fact, you may not need one.  Public notices can tip off fraudsters.[/quote]

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