Tag: death

  • Things to do After Your Parents Pass Away

    Introduction I helped my mother deal with some of the notification and documentation issues from my father passing away. The process is pretty miserable and grieving does not improve it. I do not think anything will make this process “easy” and “painless”, but some planning and research might make is “easier” and “less” painful. The…

  • General Notification Information

    This is a private page with contact information for various agencies and organizations that span states. It may not be 100% accurate in the future, but it is a place to start looking. Federal Government Federal Employee Annuitant Social Security Administration Medicare Cancel Passport IRS Individual Income Tax Fiduciary for Estate Income Tax Estate Tax…

  • Oklahoma Notification Information

    This is a private page with contact information for Oklahoma state notifications. The common Federal and other notification information is found here. It may not be 100% accurate in the future, but it is a place to start looking. Some of the contacts are for the county in which the decedent lived, so you will…

  • Wisconsin Notification Information

    This is a private page with contact information for Wisconsin state notifications. The common Federal and other notification information is found here. It may not be 100% accurate in the future, but it is a place to start looking. Some of the contacts are for the county in which the decedent lived, so you will…

  • Things to do Before Your Parents Pass Away

    Introduction The topic of your parents passing away is not a particularly easy one to talk about or deal with (unless you have a full terrible mother). Kate and I starting thinking about this more than a decade in advance, but we thought about it more from the emotional and sentimental angle. We did not…

  • The Half Terrible Mother

    Dinah March 18, 1947 – August 11, 2024 I am sure you all realize that she was not a half bad mother. What you probably do not realize is that she was a half terrible mother. “*GASP* Shocking! How could you!” I know, but let me explain. When dad was diagnosed with cancer, I spent…