No, you do not need to send a death certificate; just tell TurboTax in the My Info or Personal Info that your spouse is deceased.
If you are filing married joint (which you are allowed to do in the year of his/her passing), then sign your name in the taxpayer space and in the other space sign your spouse's name followed "by [your name] as surviving spouse".
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