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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 Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Bellinzona (within 48 hours).
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Claro is served by the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Bellinzona for civil registry matters including death declarations.
Deaths must be announced to the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Bellinzona within 48 hours. The office is located at Via Lugano 4, 6500 Bellinzona. Contact the office by phone at +41 91 814 73 51 or by email at statocivile.bellinzona@ti.ch to report a death or obtain further guidance on the declaration procedure.
Claro manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimitero di San Lorenzo (Claro, 6702 Claro).
Cimitero di San Lorenzo is the main cemetery in Claro, located at 6702 Bellinzona. It offers inhumation, cremation, and columbarium services.
Cimitero di Bellinzona (Centro) is located at Via Arnaldo Bolla, 6500 Bellinzona and serves as the main cemetery for Bellinzona. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types, and includes an on-site crematorium.
Cimitero di San Nazzaro is located in Claro at 6702 Bellinzona and offers both inhumation and cremation services. The cemetery does not have an on-site crematorium.