71 years · 15 July 2019 · Diesbach GL, Glarus Süd, GL
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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 Zivilstandskreis Glarus (within 48 hours).
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Diesbach GL is served by Zivilstandskreis Glarus, the civil registry office responsible for death declarations in the canton.
Death declarations in Diesbach GL are handled by Zivilstandskreis Glarus. The office is located at Postgasse 29, 8750 Glarus. You can contact the office by phone at +41 55 646 69 50 or by email at zivilstandsamt@gl.ch for information about the death declaration procedure and requirements.
Diesbach GL manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Linthal (Linthal, 8783 Glarus Süd).
Friedhof Linthal is the main cemetery in Glarus Süd, located at Linthal, 8783 Glarus Süd. It offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Friedhof Schwanden is a cemetery in Glarus Süd located at Friedhofstrasse, 8762 Schwanden. It offers inhumation and cremation services.
Friedhof Mitlödi is a cemetery in Glarus Süd located at Mitlödi, 8756 Glarus Süd. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium on site.
Friedhof Matt is a cemetery in Glarus Süd located at Matt, 8767 Glarus Süd. It offers inhumation and cremation services.
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