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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 Zivilstandsamt Appenzell (within 72 hours).
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Weissbad residents must declare a death to the Zivilstandsamt Appenzell, the civil registry office serving the canton.
A death must be announced to the Zivilstandsamt Appenzell within 72 hours. The office is located at Marktgasse 2, 9050 Appenzell. You may contact them by telephone at +41 71 788 95 85 or by email at peter.faessler@jpmd.ai.ch to complete the declaration.
Friedhof Schwende serves Weissbad and is located at Schulhausstrasse, 9057 Schwende. The cemetery offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.