Tel: 1-734-464-8060

36100 Five Mile Rd | Livonia, MI 48154

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

In accordance with the CDC and the Medical Community we are taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of the community we serve.

As always, we are committed to maintain a healthy environment for you and your loved ones. Our building is cleaned and sanitized many times throughout the day.

To better accommodate and protect the community we serve, we are limiting the hours of potential exposure to the virus by offering phone and email arrangements.

A funeral professional will be available by phone 24 hours a day with any questions, concerns, or services you may be inquiring about.

Our main concern is the health of our guests and family at Fred Wood Funeral Home.

As new developments arise we will continue to serve our community with dignity, respect, and flexibility.

Social Security Benefits

Some of the deceased's family members may be able to receive Social Security benefits if the deceased person worked long enough under Social Security to quality for benefits. You should get in touch with Social Security as soon as you can to make sure the family receives all of the benefits to which it may be entitled. Please read the following information carefully to learn what benefits may be available.

A one-time payment of $255 can be paid to the surviving spouse if he or she was living with the deceased; or, if living apart, was receiving certain Social Security benefits on the deceased's record. If there is no surviving spouse, the payment is made to a child who is eligible for benefits on the deceased's record in the month of death.

Certain family members may be eligible to receive monthly benefits, including:

A widow or widower age 60 or older (age 50 or older if disabled);
A surviving spouse at any age who is caring for the deceased's child under age 16 or disabled;
An unmarried child of the deceased who is younger than age 18 (or age 18 or 19 if he or she is a full-time student in an elementary or secondary school); or age 18 or older with a disability that began before age 22;
Parents, age 62 or older, who were dependent on the deceased for at least half of their support; and
A surviving divorced spouse, under certain circumstances.

The Social Security website is a valuable resource for information about all of Social Security's programs. There are a number of things you can do online.

In addition to using the Social Security website, you can call them toll-free at 1-800-772-1213. Staff can answer specific questions from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. They can also provide information by automated phone service 24 hours a day. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you may call the TTY number at 1-800-325-0778.