84 years · 2 April 2026 · Mendrisio, TI
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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 Mendrisio (within 72 hours).
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The Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Mendrisio handles civil status matters for Mendrisio in Ticino.
Deaths must be announced to the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Mendrisio within 72 hours. The office is located at Via Municipio 13, 6850 Mendrisio. Contact the office by phone at +41 91 815 94 21 or by email at di-usc.mendrisio@ti.ch to initiate the death declaration process.
Mendrisio manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimitero Mendrisio (Via Lanz 31, 6850 Mendrisio).
Cimitero Mendrisio is the main cemetery in Mendrisio, located at Via Lanz 31, 6850 Mendrisio. It offers inhumation, cremation, tombe familiale, and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimitero Arzo is a cemetery serving Mendrisio, located at Via Luigi Giudici, 6864 Arzo. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium services, but does not have an on-site crematorium.
Cimitero Besazio is a cemetery serving Mendrisio, located at Via Sant'Antonino, 6863 Besazio. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimitero Capolago is a cemetery in Mendrisio located at Via Segoma, 6825 Capolago. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium services.
Cimitero Genestrerio is a cemetery serving Mendrisio, located at Via Campagnadorna, 6852 Genestrerio. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium sepulture types, but does not have an on-site crematorium.
Cimitero Ligornetto is a cemetery in Mendrisio located at Via Michele Roggia, 6853 Ligornetto. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimitero Meride is a cemetery in Mendrisio located at Salita San Silvestro, 6866 Meride. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimitero Rancate is a cemetery in Mendrisio located at Via Cercera, 6862 Rancate. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium services.
Cimitero Salorino is a cemetery in Mendrisio located at Via Lunga, 6872 Salorino. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimitero Tremona is a cemetery in Mendrisio located at Via Sant'Agata, 6865 Tremona. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium sepulture types.