1. Notify employee’s immediate supervisor.

  2. Notify postmaster.

  3. Notify personnel section (if any)

  4. Contact the following for accounts or benefits:

        a. The local APWU union office

        b. If a veteran, the Veterans’ Administration local office

        c. Local bank or Postal credit union

        d. Social Security Administration local office

        e. Insurance companies for policies on

               (I)  life ( if Federal Employees Group Life Insurance, contact local personnel office);

               (II) hospitalization;

               (III) house; and

               (IV) automobile

        f. Internal Revenue Service local office

        g. US Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

   5. Change name on all important papers to survivor’s name.

  6. Notify station superintendent (or supervisor) or postmaster of the time and place of memorial services.

  7. Have mortuary officials obtain enough certified death certificates for your needs. They can advise how many.

  8. Give immediate supervisor locker keys and badge.

  9. Fill out applicable benefit forms (available in some post offices from personnel section or postmaster): SF 2800- Application For Death Benefits; SF 1153 – Claim Of Designated Beneficiary For Unpaid Compensation; SF 1155 – Claim For Unpaid Compensation, no designated beneficiary; FE 6 – Claim For Benefits, Federal Employees Group Life Insurance.

 10. Check with USPS personnel section or postmaster for annuity for yourself and any minor children.

 11. If previous marriage, have divorce papers. If present marriage, have marriage license.

 12. Contact the station’s personnel office about your potential eligibility for Annuity Protection Plan payments.

Beneficiary Forms for USPS Employees - from the USPS Web Site