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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 Lugano (within 48 hours).
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In Montagnola, deaths must be declared to the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Lugano within 48 hours of occurrence.
Deaths in Montagnola are declared to the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Lugano, the regional civil registry office serving the area. The declaration must be made within 48 hours of the death. The office is located at Via Dottor Giovanni Polar 46, 6932 Breganzona. You can contact the office by telephone at +41 91 815 25 91 or by email at statocivile.lugano@ti.ch to obtain further information about the declaration procedure and required documentation.
Montagnola manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimitero di Sant'Abbondio (Via Sant'Abbondio, 6925 Gentilino).
Cimitero di Sant'Abbondio is the main cemetery serving Montagnola, located at Via Sant'Abbondio, 6925 Gentilino. The cemetery offers inhumation, family tombs (tombe familiale), and columbarium sepulture types, and does not have a crematorium on site.
Cimitero di S. Abbondio is the main cemetery in Collina d'Oro, located at Via Sant'Abbondio 75, 6925 Gentilino. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di San Tommaso is a cemetery located in Montagnola at Agra, 6927 Collina d'Oro. It offers inhumation, family tombs (tombe familiale), and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimitero di S. Tommaso is a cemetery in Collina d'Oro located at Agra, 6927 Collina d'Oro. It offers inhumation services and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Carabietta is a cemetery located in Carabietta, 6924 Collina d'Oro, serving Montagnola. The cemetery offers inhumation, family tombs (tombe familiale), and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimitero di Carabietta is located in Carabietta, 6924 Collina d'Oro. The cemetery offers inhumation services and does not have a crematorium.