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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 Zivilstandsamt Kloten (within 48 hours).
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Bassersdorf residents must declare deaths at the Zivilstandsamt Kloten, the civil registry office serving the commune in canton ZH.
To declare a death in Bassersdorf, contact the Zivilstandsamt Kloten at +41 44 815 12 54 or zivilstandsamt@kloten.ch. The office is located at Kirchgasse 7, 8302 Kloten. Submit the death declaration to this civil registry office, which handles vital records for Bassersdorf.
Friedhof Bachtobel is the main cemetery in Bassersdorf, located at Bergstrasse 31/33, 8303 Bassersdorf. It offers inhumation, cremation, tombe familiale, columbarium, and jardin souvenir sepulture types.