Yes, if you have already filed a Final Return for your mother in the year she passed away, then the 1099-C would be reported on the Estate return. Any income after death is reported by the Estate.
Depending on the type of debt cancelled, it may not be a taxable event anyway.
If you contact the issuer and report the death, they may just write it off.
Here's more useful info after a Death in the Family.
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