Get the resources you need to help navigate someone else's financial affairs. Do you know how to find out if you are a beneficiary on a bank account?She died without a will? I had her power of attorney before her death and I thought the account was empty. Information on the role of the executor or administrator in dealing with the estate of a deceased person. It is important that you notify the Bank as soon as possible after a family member or account holder has passed away. At ANZ we'll guide you through the deceased estate process and work with you to settle any accounts. The first step is to notify us. A date of death value letter provides account balance information on the date the account owner passed away. If financial aid funds remain in your account after paying tuition and fees and buying books and supplies, that balance can be refunded to you.