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When A Postal Employee Dies |
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Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. |
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Sources: NALC: When
a Retired Letter Carrier Dies
(PDF), NALC: When an Active Letter Carrier
Dies, and various government agencies. |
When an Active Postal Employee Dies
Notify employee's immediate supervisor, postmaster or manager.
Give time and location of memorial services.
Fill out forms (obtain from USPS personnel section); application for death benefits
under the retirement system; claim for unpaid compensation; claim
for FEGLI death benefits.
If the postal employee had a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account,
notify the Thrift Savings Plan Service Center, National Finance
Center, P.O. Box 61500, New Orleans, LA 70161-1500 or call
877-968-3778.
If applicable, notify the postal employee's postal labor union.
Notify banks and other financial institutions.
Call the local office of the Social Security Administration or toll-free
800-772-1213. More Social Security info...
Notify insurance companies (life, health, home, automobile, etc.).
Obtain enough certified death certificates for your needs. |
When a Retired Postal Employee Dies
Notify U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement
Operations Center, Boyers, PA 16017, call toll-free
888-767-6738, or via Web, and provide: full name of deceased; date of birth;
date of death; Social Security number; CSA claim number; and
survivor's name, address and relationship to the deceased.
More OPM information...
Return any uncashed annuity checks to the address on the
accompanying Treasury Department envelope. If payments are being
deposited directly to a bank or other financial institution,
contact them with the retiree's date of death and advise them to
return any future payments to the Treasury Department.
If the retired employee had a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account,
notify the Thrift Savings Plan Service Center, National Finance
Center, P.O. Box 61500, New Orleans, LA 70161-1500 or call
877-968-3778.
If applicable, notify the postal employee's postal labor union.
If veteran, notify the Veterans' Administration
(VA) local office. VA burial and memorial
benefits information...
Notify banks and other financial institutions.
Call the local office of the Social Security or toll-free
800-772-1213. More Social Security info...
Notify insurance companies (life, health, home, automobile, etc.).
To request a duplicate 1099R (Statement of Annuity Paid), call
888-767-6738.
Obtain enough certified death certificates for your needs. |
Resources
 SF-3114 -
Applying for Death Benefits Under the Federal Employees Retirement
System - FERS (PDF)
SF-3104-
Application for Death Benefits - FERS (PDF) |
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