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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 Blenio, Leventina e Riviera (within 48 hours).
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Motto (Blenio) in Ticino handles death declarations through the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Blenio, Leventina e Riviera.
Deaths must be announced to the civil registry office within 48 hours. The competent office is the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Blenio, Leventina e Riviera, located at Palazzo Pretorio, 6716 Acquarossa. Contact the office by phone at +41 91 816 37 41 or by email at statocivile.3valli@ti.ch to report a death or obtain further guidance on the declaration process.
Motto (Blenio) manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimitero di Olivone (Olivone, 6718 Olivone).
Cimitero di Olivone is the main cemetery serving Motto in the Blenio commune, located at Olivone, 6718 Blenio. It offers inhumation and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimitero di Aquila is a cemetery in Motto (Blenio) located at Aquila, 6719 Blenio. It offers inhumation and columbarium sepulture types.
Cimitero di Campo Blenio is located in Motto (Blenio) at Campo Blenio, 6718 Blenio. The cemetery offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Ghirone is a cemetery in Motto, Blenio, located at Ghirone, 6718 Blenio. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Torre is a cemetery in Motto (Blenio), located at Torre, 6717 Blenio. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.