Retirement tax questions

@heueh9456 contact the Custodian and have the death certificate available.  They will issue the funds to whomever is listed as the beneficiary.  If that is you, you should be able to roll the 401k to an IRA and then have up to 10 years to distibute and pay the related income taxes. Talk to the Administrator before taking the money and then decide what is best for your financial situation.