Yeah, she was.
O.k. If that so, You must return the benefit received for the month of dead and any later months. So, if the deceased person received a benefit on July, you must return it on August.
That would make sense. Say, I'm going to receive government pension so it's not covered by social security. That could play something on my survivor benefits?
Sure, can do. On those cases, you SS benefits as survivor may well be affected.