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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 Ufficio circondariale di stato civile di Vallemaggia (within 24 hours).
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Lodano, located in Ticino, handles death declarations through the Ufficio circondariale di stato civile di Vallemaggia.
Death declarations in Lodano must be announced to the Ufficio circondariale di stato civile di Vallemaggia within 24 hours. The office is located at Pretorio, 6675 Cevio. Contact the office by phone at +41 91 816 19 31 or by email at di-usc.vallemaggia@ti.ch for further information or to submit the declaration.
Lodano manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimitero di Lodano (Via Cantonale, 6673 Maggia).
Cimitero di Lodano is the main cemetery in Lodano, located at Via Cantonale, 6673 Lodano, Svizzera. It offers inhumation, cremation, and columbarium services.
Cimitero di Maggia is the main cemetery in Maggia, located at Maggia, 6673 Maggia. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Aurigeno is a cemetery in the commune of Maggia, located at Strada Vegia, 6677 Aurigeno. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Coglio is a cemetery in Maggia located at Coglio, 6678 Maggia. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Giumaglio is a cemetery in Maggia located at Giumaglio, 6678 Maggia. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Lodano is a cemetery in Maggia located at Lodano, 6676 Maggia. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Moghegno is a cemetery in Maggia located at Moghegno, 6673 Maggia. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Someo is a cemetery located in Someo, 6674 Maggia. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
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