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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 Regionales Zivilstandsamt Ebikon (within 48 hours).
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Buchrain residents must report a death to the Regionales Zivilstandsamt Ebikon within 48 hours of occurrence.
Deaths in Buchrain are registered through the Regionales Zivilstandsamt Ebikon. The announcement must be made within 48 hours. The office is located at Riedmattstrasse 14, 6030 Ebikon. Contact the office by telephone at +41 41 444 02 09 or by email at zivilstandsamt@ebikon.ch.
Buchrain manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Buchrain (Kirchweg, 6033 Buchrain).
Friedhof Buchrain is located at Kirchweg, 6033 Buchrain and offers inhumation and cremation services. The cemetery does not have an on-site crematorium.
Friedhof Perlen is located in Perlen, 6033 Buchrain, and offers inhumation as a sepulture type. The cemetery does not have a crematorium.