Vital statistics | Cremation Authorization | Social Security Benefits | Veterans benefits
  
 


The Harden/Pauli Funeral Home staff is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you immediately. Once a death occurs, call us at 352-357-4126 to talk with one of our Funeral Directors. They will answer any immediate questions and set a time to meet to complete the arrangements.

Vital Statistics
There are some important pieces of information that will need to be given to the Funeral Director. Vital statistics, including date of birth, social security number, parents names (including the mother’s maiden name) will be needed to complete the necessary paperwork. For your convenience, you can print this Vital Statistics Information Sheet and bring it with you complete the arrangements with your funeral director.

 

 
cremation authorization  
 

For your convenience, we are including this authorization form for you.

Please print out all 3 pages and write in only the name of the deceased at the top of the 1st & 2nd Page and then complete your information on the bottom of the 1st page and middle of the 3rd page. These instructions will print out on the bottom of the 3rd Page.

Your signature will need to be witnessed but does not need to be notarized. If you have access to a fax machine please fax both pages to 352-357-4140. You will need to mail both pages to:

Harden/Pauli Funeral Home
Post Office Box 657
Eustis, Florida 32727-0657.

If you have any questions, please call us at 352-357-4126

  
 
 

social security benefits information

  
 

Harden/Pauli Funeral Home always notifies and files for social security benefits for all families. The following information is designed to help determine eligibility and who may receive Social Security benefits, so that prompt payments may be made. You can also access more information at the Social Security website.

Eligibility
The deceased worker must have credit for work covered by Social Security, ranging from 1 to 10 years depending on is or her age at death.

Who may receive monthly benefits

  • A widow or widower age 60 or older (50 if disabled) if the marriage lasted 10 years, or if caring for an entitled child who is under 16 or disabled.
  • Unmarried children up to 18 (19 if they are attending a primary or secondary school full-time.)
  • Children who were disabled before reaching 22, as long as they remained disabled.
  • Dependent parent or parents 62 or older.

Lump Sum Death Payment

  • A one-time payment of $255 is paid in addition to the monthly cash benefits described above. The lump-sum death payment (LSDP) is paid in the following priority order:
  • A surviving spouse who lived in the same household as the deceased person at the time of death.
  • A surviving spouse eligible for or entitled to benefits for the month of death.
  • A child or children eligible for or entitled to benefits for the month of death.


Social Security Tele-service - Doing Business By Telephone
You may call Social Security toll-free, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. To speak with a representative, however, you must call during the hours of 7am and 7pm on regular business days. At other times and on weekends and holidays, you may leave a message and they will call you back, in most cases, the next business day.

 

veterans benefits information

Harden/Pauli Funeral Home always notifies and files for burial benefits for all families of veterans. Most of the information needed to complete these applications is located on the Veterans Discharge Papers (DD214) The Veterans Benefits and Services Website can help answer many questions concerning eligibility and who and what benefits families may be entitled to.