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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 Plessur (within 48 hours).
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Chur, located in canton GR, handles death declarations through the Zivilstandsamt Plessur civil registry office.
To declare a death in Chur, contact the Zivilstandsamt Plessur at Klostergasse 11, 7001 Chur. You can reach the office by phone at +41 81 254 49 71 or by email at za@chur.ch. The office processes death declarations according to Swiss civil registry procedures.
Chur manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Daleu (Rheinstrasse 26, 7000 Chur).
Friedhof Daleu is the main cemetery in Chur, located at Rheinstrasse 26, 7000 Chur. The cemetery offers inhumation as a sepulture type.
Friedhof Fürstenwald is a cemetery located in Chur at Fürstenwaldstrasse, 7000 Chur. The cemetery does not have a crematorium and does not offer specified sepulture types.
Friedhof Hof is a cemetery located in Chur at St.-Luzistrasse 29, 7000 Chur. The cemetery does not have a crematorium and no sepulture types are specified in the available data.
Friedhof Masans is a cemetery located in Masans, 7000 Chur. The cemetery does not have a crematorium and does not offer specified sepulture types.
Friedhof Totengut is a cemetery in Chur located at Masanserstrasse 136, 7000 Chur. The cemetery operates a crematorium and can be reached at +41 81 286 77 20.