Deceased father's transfer to his daughter

If the bank is authoritatively informed of the death of an account holder, they will freeze his accounts immediately and the cheques issued by him would become invalid. If he had made any nominations, the nominees can claim the amounts. The legal heirs of the deceased person can claim the amount following appropriate procedure. Holders of cheques issued by the deceased person will have to claim from the legal heirs. It appears that in your case the cheques were not issued for any consideration nor in discharge of any liability. It will depend on the sweet will of the legal heirs to entertain your claim. If you are a legal heir yourself you can claim your share from the bank or from the nominee, if a person other than you had been nominated.