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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 Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Blenio, Leventina e Riviera (within 48 hours).
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Blenio residents must declare deaths to the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Blenio, Leventina e Riviera, the civil registry office serving the commune.
To declare a death in Blenio, contact the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Blenio, Leventina e Riviera at +41 91 816 37 41 or statocivile.3valli@ti.ch. The office is located at Palazzo Pretorio, 6716 Acquarossa.
Blenio manages the following cemeteries.
Cimitero di Aquila is a cemetery in Blenio located at Aquila, 6719 Blenio. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Campo Blenio is located in Blenio at Campo Blenio, 6718 Blenio. The cemetery offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Ghirone is a cemetery in Blenio located at Ghirone, 6718 Blenio. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Olivone is a cemetery in Blenio located at Olivone, 6718 Blenio. It offers inhumation services and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Torre is a cemetery in Blenio located at Torre, 6717 Blenio. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.