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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 Mendrisio (within 72 hours).
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Corteglia residents must report deaths to the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Mendrisio within the required timeframe.
Deaths in Corteglia are declared to the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Mendrisio, located at Via Municipio 13, 6850 Mendrisio. The announcement must be made within 72 hours. Contact the office by phone at +41 91 815 94 21 or by email at di-scsc.mendrisio@ti.ch.
Corteglia manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimitero di Castel San Pietro (Via alla Chiesa, 6874 Castel San Pietro).
Cimitero di Castel San Pietro serves Corteglia and is located at Via alla Chiesa, 6874 Castel San Pietro. The cemetery offers inhumation, family tombs (tombe familiale), and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimitero di Castel San Pietro is located in Castel San Pietro, Svizzera. The cemetery offers inhumation and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimitero di Campora is a cemetery serving Corteglia, located in Campora, 6874 Castel San Pietro. It provides inhumation services and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Campora is a cemetery located in Campora, Castel San Pietro, Svizzera. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Casima is a cemetery in Corteglia located at Casima, 6874 Castel San Pietro. It provides inhumation services and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Monte is a cemetery in Castel San Pietro located at Monte, Castel San Pietro, Svizzera. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Monte is a cemetery in Corteglia, located at Monte, 6874 Castel San Pietro. It provides inhumation services and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Casima is a cemetery located in Casima, Castel San Pietro, Svizzera. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.