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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 Zivilstandsamt Kreis Cham (within 48 hours).
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In Risch-Rotkreuz, death declarations are processed by the Zivilstandsamt Kreis Cham, the civil registry office serving the commune.
Deaths must be announced to the Zivilstandsamt Kreis Cham within 48 hours. The office is located at Mandelhof, 6330 Cham. You can reach them by phone at +41 41 723 87 40 or by email at zivilstandsamt@cham.ch.
Risch-Rotkreuz manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Rotkreuz (Kirchweg 5, 6343 Risch-Rotkreuz).
Friedhof Rotkreuz is the main cemetery in Risch-Rotkreuz, located at Kirchweg 5, 6343 Rotkreuz. It offers inhumation, cremation, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types. Contact: +41 41 554 25 20.
Friedhof Risch is a cemetery in Risch-Rotkreuz located at Rischerstrasse 23, 6343 Risch. It offers inhumation as a sepulture type and does not have a crematorium.
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