Enclose copy of his death certificate, copy of Pension Payment Order (PPO), your identity documents including Aadhar Card and PAN Card. This is to notify the bank that my.(Relationship with deceased). Sample Letter to Bank Informing the Death of the Account Holder. The death claim letter should be written in the formal letter format. If there's a will without a named executor, the court will issue a Letter of Testamentary; if there's no will, the court will issue a Letter of Administration. Sub: Request to close an account due to death. Re: Deletion of name of the deceased shareholder. A certified copy of the death certificate of the account holder. We allow removal of an account holder.