Advice on a bond situation. HELP.
So a friend of mine recently came into 5 EE savings bonds. He had been helping a man who ultimately left this world before he should of. A year earlier right after his sister passed away, he gave my friend a sealed envelope and told him not to open it until his passing. He respected it and put the envelope up in his safe. Well when he was cleaning it out and found the envelope. He opened it to find 5 savings bonds EE. Only problem is they are not in his name and the man has been passed away about a year now. I've been reading to try to help him but I'm just confused. Might be worth to say that 4 is for $10,000 and one for $1000. I plugged info into the calculator and they all 5 are worth $99,000 one of them will be 30 years old next year. How can he get these cashed? His name is not on them but he does have owner and co owners death certs. Any guidance is greatly appreciated.