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An interactive checklist to guide you through the first administrative and personal steps.
1. Contact the doctor
First 2 hoursIf the death occurs at home, immediately contact the family doctor or the 144 emergency service for the official confirmation of death and the issuance of the medical certificate (essential for all further steps).
2. Choose a funeral home
Organise transport and the first wishes of the deceased.
3. Inform loved ones and the potential employer
Before any public announcement, it is essential to personally inform the family, close friends, and any potential employer of the deceased.
4. Official notification to the Civil Registry Office
Must be done at Regionales Zivilstandsamt und Bestattungsamt Aarau (within 48 hours).
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Aarau's Regionales Zivilstandsamt und Bestattungsamt handles death declarations and burial matters for residents in the canton of Aargau.
Deaths must be announced to the Regionales Zivilstandsamt und Bestattungsamt Aarau within 48 hours. The office is located at Laurenzenvorstadt 1, 5000 Aarau. Contact can be made by telephone at +41 62 843 45 77 or by email at zivilstandsamt@aarau.ch to initiate the death-declaration process.
Aarau manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Rosengarten (Rosengartenweg 1, 5000 Aarau).
Friedhof Rosengarten is the main cemetery in Aarau, located at Rosengartenweg 1, 5000 Aarau. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, columbarium, and memorial garden services, with an on-site crematorium.
Friedhof Rohr is a cemetery in Aarau located at Kirchweg 20, 5032 Aarau Rohr. The cemetery offers inhumation and cremation services.