Kathy Sweedler: This blog post was originally posted in 2013 by Karen Chan, CFP, retired Extension educator. A reader recently requested it. This is a timeless topic, still helpful today, and I’m happy to repost it. When our father, died, I think my sister and I both felt like we were wading through a sea of details. Individually, most of them weren’t a big deal. But the volume and speed with which they had to be handled made it stressful. Depending on the situation of your loved...