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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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Sagno residents must declare deaths to the Servizio circondariale dello stato civile di Mendrisio, the regional civil registry office serving the area.
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 telephone at +41 91 815 94 21 or by email at di-scsc.mendrisio@ti.ch to complete the declaration.
Sagno manages several cemeteries. The main one is Cimitero di Sagno (Sagno, 6838 Muggio).
Cimitero di Sagno is the main cemetery serving Sagno, located at Sagno, 6838 Breggia, Svizzera. The cemetery offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Morbio Superiore is the main cemetery in Breggia, located at Morbio Superiore, 6835 Breggia. It offers inhumation, cremation, and columbarium services.
Cimitero di Bruzella is a cemetery in Breggia located at Bruzella, 6837 Breggia. It offers inhumation and family tomb (tombe familiale) sepulture types, and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Cabbio is a cemetery in Breggia located at Cabbio, 6838 Breggia. The cemetery offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Caneggio is a cemetery in Breggia located at Caneggio, 6836 Breggia. The cemetery offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Muggio is a cemetery in Breggia located at Muggio, 6838 Breggia. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Sagno is a cemetery in Breggia located at Sagno, 6839 Breggia. It provides inhumation services and does not have a crematorium.
Cimitero di Scudellate is a cemetery in Breggia located at Scudellate, 6838 Breggia. It provides inhumation services and does not have a crematorium.
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