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Home→Agencies→Public Pensions→Colorado→When someone dies

State Public Pensions in Colorado: when someone dies

A 3-step process for Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA) after a death in Colorado.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Colorado

copera.org/survivor-benefits→

Administering agency

Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA)

Phone800-759-7372
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Report the member's or retiree's death to Colorado PERA so pension payments stop.
  2. Confirm the beneficiary or cobeneficiary designation on file and ask what survivor or death benefit is payable.
  3. File the survivor or death-benefit claim with the documents PERA requires.

Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA)

Phone: 800-759-7372

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Contact Colorado PERA at 800-759-7372. PERA covers state, school, local government, and judicial employees and handles survivor and death-benefit claims.

It depends on the payment option the retiree elected. Under a joint-life option, the cobeneficiary receives a lifetime monthly benefit equal to the retiree's benefit. Under Options 1, 2, or 3 with a remaining account balance, the named beneficiary receives a single payment of that balance.

PERA may provide a surviving spouse, children, or other survivors with a lump-sum payment or a monthly survivor benefit when a member dies before retirement. The amount depends on the member's service and PERA's rules.

Public Pensions

Colorado

copera.org/survivor-benefits→

Administering agency

Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA)

Phone800-759-7372
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026