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The brother who does not want his interest in the property needs to sign a quit claim deed over to you (or directly to the charity) relinquishing his interest in the property. If he quit claims it to you in your capacity as Executor, then you can then deed the property to charity or to a third party.

Power of attorney dies with the principal. There is no point in being named power of attorney for a decedent. It is the personal representative of the estate who controls all the assets (if your mother had no will, then the administrator of the estate).

It depends on why you are changing the name. Since you posted in the estate planning law area, I will assume the original grantee on the deed is deceased. In order to have property taken out of a deceased person's name, that person's will must be submitted to probate (if he or she died with a valid will). If that person died intestate (without a will), there are other ways to handle this problem, namely via a small estate administration or an affidavit of heirship. Please make sure to contact an attorney to have a more in-depth discussion of the property deed in question.