In the year of a spouse's passing you can file your tax return as Married Filing Jointly. When entering your spouse's information in the My Info section of the TurboTax program you will indicate that they passed away and the date of passing.
The Social Security Administration will send you a Form SSA-1099 sometime in the month of January for the Social Security benefits received in 2017. Enter the information from the SSA-1099 on your tax return.
