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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 Region Rorschach (within 48 hours).
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Thal residents must declare a death to the Zivilstandsamt Region Rorschach within the required timeframe.
Deaths in Thal are registered through the Zivilstandsamt Region Rorschach. The announcement must be made within 48 hours. The office is located at Hauptstrasse 29, 9400 Rorschach. Contact the office by phone at +41 71 844 21 47 or by email at zivilstandsamt@rorschach.ch for further guidance on the declaration process.
Thal manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Thal (Kirchplatz, 9425 Thal).
Friedhof Thal is the main cemetery in Thal, located at Kirchplatz, 9425 Thal. It offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Friedhof Buechen is a cemetery in Thal located at Buechen, 9422 Staad. It offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Urnenfriedhof Altenrhein in Thal is located at Altenrhein, 9423 Altenrhein. The cemetery offers cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.