51 Pa. Stat. § 20155
Every person making application for compensation, as herein provided, shall set forth in his or her application the names and addresses of all persons who under this act would be entitled to receive the same in the event of the death of the applicant, and if the applicant dies before the payment of the compensation, then the application shall be deemed to inure to the benefit of the person or persons next entitled thereto, and payments shall be made to such person or persons upon proof of identity satisfactory to the Adjutant General. If all persons designated herein as entitled to compensation die before payment thereof, the right to the compensation shall cease and determine. Application for compensation, made in behalf of minor children, shall be made by the duly appointed guardian of such children or by any person who stands in loco parentis to the minor children, and payments shall be made to the guardians or persons.
51 P.S. § 20155