Learn more about how to write meaningful acknowledgement letters to families for donations made in memory of their loved ones with this comprehensive guide. Our office only issues death certificates for deaths that occurred in Pennsylvania since 1906.Use this online template to add donations through your website. In Pennsylvania, the funeral director or person in charge of interment is responsible for filing a Report of Death with our office. 1) Only the legal next of kin can authorize this consent form. A person must be pronounced dead in order for organ and tissue donation to proceed. If death is imminent, please contact UW morticians directly at 608-262-2800 at any time of day. Request a donation packet. Reason other than cremation or donation? I often hear people say how hard it is to write a letter to their donor family after receiving a transplant from a deceased donor.