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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 Region Wil (within 48 hours).
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Wil SG residents must declare a death to the Zivilstandsamt Region Wil within 48 hours of occurrence.
Deaths in Wil SG must be announced to the Zivilstandsamt Region Wil within 48 hours. The office is located at Marktgasse 58, 9500 Wil. Contact the office by telephone at +41 71 913 53 09 or by email at zivilstandsamt@stadtwil.ch to initiate the declaration process.
Wil SG manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Altstatt (Friedhofstrasse 1, 9500 Wil SG).
Friedhof Altstatt is the main cemetery in Wil SG, located at Friedhofstrasse 1, 9500 Wil SG. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium sepultures.
Friedhof Ebnet Bronschhofen is located in Bronschhofen, 9552 Wil SG, and offers inhumation and cremation services. The cemetery does not have an on-site crematorium.
Friedhof Maria Dreibrunnen is a cemetery in Wil SG located at Dreibrunnen, 9500 Wil SG. It offers inhumation and cremation services but does not have an on-site crematorium.