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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 Zivilstandsamt Glarus (within 48 hours).
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Linthal residents must register deaths with Zivilstandsamt Glarus, the civil registry office serving the canton.
Deaths in Linthal are registered at Zivilstandsamt Glarus, located at Postgasse 29, 8750 Glarus. Contact the office by phone at +41 55 646 69 50 to initiate the death declaration process.
Linthal manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Linthal reformiert (Linthal, 8783 Linthal).
Friedhof Linthal reformiert is the main cemetery in Linthal, located at Linthal, 8783 Glarus Süd. It offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
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 Linthal katholisch is located in Linthal, 8783 Glarus Süd. The cemetery 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.