In most cases, only the personal representative of a deceased person's estate can access the deceased accounts at a financial institution. The estate checking account will take over any funds in the decedent's savings or checking accounts and can receive the proceeds of any sales of estate assets.DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES. Chapter. 1. Fill it out for the deceased, but don't forge the name. The bank employee must complete PA Form REV-487 (Entry Into A Safe. Don't open an outofstate account. Trust. Accounts with arrangements to hold the assets in a trust. Death Certificate; Certification of Trustee naming a successor trustee. The account is setup as a Corporation (Inc), and we only have the original signature card and an incomplete bank prepared corporate resolution. To claim the account, your daughter need only bring you death certificate to the bank.