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Contact Information
You will find below the contact information for some of the organizations and State offices you may need to contact after the death of a loved one. Simply click on the kind of service for which you would like more information.
Certified Copies of the Death Certificate
Social Security Benefits
Civil Service Employees
Railroad Retirement
Veteran’s Survivors Benefits
Life Insurance
Vehicle Titles
Register of Wills
Obtaining Certified Death Certificates
Certified Death Certificates are issued in the state where the person died. The following list contains the address and phone number of the Vital Records offices in the tri-state region. There is a fee for each death certificate which varies from state to state.
Delaware – Bureau of Vital Statistics
2055 Limestone Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 995-8588
Maryland - Division of Vital Records Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
6550 Reistertown Avenue
P.O. Box 68760
Baltimore, MD 21215-0020
(410) 764-3038
New Jersey – New Jersey State Department of Health & Senior Services State Registrar Search Unit
P.O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0370
(609) 282-4087
Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Department of Health Division of Vital Records
101 South Mercer Street
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16101
1-877-PA-HEALTH
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Social Security
Should be notified of a death no matter what the age
Social Security Office
920 W. Basin Road
Suite 200
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 323-0304 OR 1800-772-1213
Social Security Office
20105 Office Circle
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 856-9620
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Civil Service Federal Employees
Report death of a civil service employee to:
Office of Personnel Management Retirement Operations Center
P.O. Box 45
Boyers, PA 16017
(888)767-6738
www.opm.gov/retire.com
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Railroad Retirement
If deceased had any service with the railroad, contact:
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board District Office
The Nix Federal Building
900 Market Street, Ste. 301
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 597-2674
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Veteran’s Survivors Benefits
Application for survivor benefits can be arranged through the
local Veterans office:
Veterans Administration
1601 Kirkwood Highway
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 994-2511 OR (800) 827-1000
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Life Insurance Commissioner
Can assist with phone numbers, identify current company holder for a particular insurance policy and may help locating lost policies:
Office of Insurance Commissioner
841 Silverlake Boulevard
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-4251 OR (800) 282-8611
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Vehicle Titles
Provide Certified Death Certificate along with appropriate paperwork to change title on vehicle must be done at:
Auto Title Transfer - Division of Motor Vehicle
2230 Hessler Blvd.
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 434-3200
OR
Division of Motor Vehicle
Airport & Churchman’s Road
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 434-3200
Boat Title Transfer - Eastern Marine
831 S. Chapel Street
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 737-6603
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Register of Wills
The Register of Wills should be notified of a death regardless of whether the deceased had a will or not. A certified death certificate should be filed with them also. If an estate needs to be opened, the Register of Wills works with the Executor/Executrix to determine what needs to be done.
Delaware Register of Wills:
Mailing Address:
Register of Wills
New Castle County Government Center
87 Read’s Way
New Castle, DE 19720
Physical Address:
Register of Wills
Lewis K. Redding City/County Building
800 French Street, 2nd Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 395-7800
Chester County Register of Wills
2 North High Street
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 344-6335
Cecil County Register of Wills
Room 307
Cecil County Courthouse
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 996-5330
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