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

State Public Pensions in Wisconsin: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) — Wisconsin Retirement System after a death in Wisconsin.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Wisconsin

etf.wi.gov/retirement/death-benefits→

Administering agency

Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) — Wisconsin Retirement System

Phone1-877-533-5020
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Identify whether the deceased was a member or annuitant of the Wisconsin Retirement System.
  2. Report the death to ETF so any monthly annuity stops and a death-benefit packet is sent to the beneficiary on file.
  3. Confirm the beneficiary designation (form ET-2320) and ask what survivor or death benefit is payable.
  4. Submit the death-benefit application and documents ETF requests, including a certified death certificate.

Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) — Wisconsin Retirement System

Phone: 1-877-533-5020

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Contact the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) at 1-877-533-5020. ETF administers the Wisconsin Retirement System and handles death and survivor benefits.

The continuing benefit depends on the annuity option the retiree elected at retirement. A surviving beneficiary may receive a continuing monthly allowance or remaining payments under a period-certain option; some single-life options end at the retiree's death.

Yes. ETF pays a death benefit to the WRS beneficiary on file. The amount depends on the member's age, employment category, and account balance, and is paid according to the most recent Beneficiary Designation (form ET-2320) or, if none, the Wisconsin Statutory Standard Sequence.

Public Pensions

Wisconsin

etf.wi.gov/retirement/death-benefits→

Administering agency

Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) — Wisconsin Retirement System

Phone1-877-533-5020
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026