Originally Posted by epitome

I believe Jenni Dahling is looking into setting something up.

Jenni, if you're reading this, as I understand it, you go to a smaller bank -- like a community bank -- and setup some type of account (they can tell you the type -- may be called memorial fund) where the wife is the beneficiary. Then, people send checks or money orders directly to the bank and they handle processing.

I have donated to a few funds for the deceased this way ... they set them up like that so that people are comfortable in knowing that the intended recipient gets the money.