Can you check the obits online in her local nerwspaper? Then you would be absolutely sure before ringing them. What an awful thing to happen gness, bet you feel awful .................... same thing happened to my Mum many years ago, she was told a well known local businesswoman, a pillar of society in our town had suddenly died that day. Mum had known her for years, so feeling quite upset, she phoned round and told several others. Imagine her tremendous shock and horror when she opened the door that evening in response to the doorbell and found the very lady selling poppies for the British Legion. Mum said at the time "I could have fainted right away". She hadn't the heart to tell her, but she did ask if anything was the matter because Mum looked so poorly!