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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 Werdenberg (within 48 hours).
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Oberschan residents can register deaths through the Zivilstandsamt Werdenberg, the civil registry office serving the region.
To declare a death in Oberschan, contact the Zivilstandsamt Werdenberg at St. Gallerstrasse 2, 9471 Buchs. You can reach the office by phone at +41 81 755 75 34 or by email at zivilstandsamt@buchs-sg.ch.
Oberschan manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Gretschins (Gretschins, 9479 Oberschan).
Friedhof Gretschins serves Oberschan and is located in Gretschins, 9479 Wartau. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.
Ruhwald in Gretschins is a cemetery serving Oberschan, located at Gretschins, 9479 Wartau. It offers jardin souvenir sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.