Everyone in my family knows I own bitcoins. If I die, they won't be throwing out any of my paper wallets until they've figured out how to either convert them to cash or get them into their own address. Do people close to you really not know that you own bitcoins!?
The next question for this is if they know your private key to access your bitcoin when you die? Because me even my wife doesnt know my private key but she know that i have investment in bitcoin. That is why after reading this question i am planning to write down my private keys and passwords of all site that i have bitcoin balance makinv sure that if i die she can withdraw all my investment.