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A relative of mine is in declining health and his wife fears he may die in the next few weeks.
I would like to give him a checklist of things he needs to write down. Something a bit more detailed than "all your computer and financial passwords, all your expected one-time and recurring income and expenses (both business and personal), and everything you would need to file your taxes."
People have written books of these checklists. In addition to the information listed in other answers, they mention labeling the keys on your keyring and getting a list of all of the people you do recurring but infrequent business with (dentist, hairdresser, veterinarian). The better books have forms to fill out and pockets into which to insert important papers.
Some of the books:
I have When I'm Gone and it has the obvious (will, friends/family) but also a lot of things we don't think about, such as keys and car maintenance records.
Everyone, not just those on the verge of death, should be documenting this kind of information.
Checklist:
For all, account numbers, passwords, as well as contact address and phone number should be provided
