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Your funeral director at John L. Ziegenhein & Sons will report the death to Social Security. You may be entitled to survivors' benefits and/or a special one-time payment of $255. You can apply for benefits by telephone or by going to any Social Security office. You may need to provide some documents such as:
- Your Social Security number and the deceased's social security number.
- A death certificate copy may be needed.
- Proof of the deceased's earnings for last year (W-2 forms or self-employment tax return).
- Your birth certificate.
- A marriage certificate, if you are applying for benefits as a widow, widower, divorced wife, or divorced husband.
- A divorce decree, if you are applying for benefits as a divorced wife or husband.
- Children's birth certificates and Social Security numbers, if applying for children's benefits.
- Your checking or savings account information, if you want direct deposit of your benefits.
If you don't have all the documents, Social Security can help you get them.
We recommend you contact Social Security for more information.
You can phone Social Security toll-free at:
800-772-1213.
You can speak to a representative weekdays 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Or you can visit one of these Social Security offices from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
| Location | Address |
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| Arnold | 2160 Tenbrook Road | | Southside | 4365 Chippewa Street | | Central West End | 5669 Delmar Blvd. | | Clayton | 8151 Clayton Road | | Downtown | 815 Olive | | North County | 1785 N. New Florissant Road | | Northeast | 9525 Lewis and Clark Blvd. | | Northwest | 12140 Woodcrest Executive Dr. | | St. Peters | 112 Piper Hill Drive | | Sunset Hills | 3890 South Lindbergh |
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