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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 Dielsdorf (within 48 hours).
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The Zivilstandsamt Dielsdorf in canton ZH handles death declarations and vital records registration for the commune.
Contact the Zivilstandsamt Dielsdorf at +41 44 854 71 80 or zivilstandsamt@dielsdorf.ch to declare a death. The office is located at Mühlestrasse 4, 8157 Dielsdorf.
Dielsdorf manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Dielsdorf (Wehntalerstrasse 19, 8157 Dielsdorf).
Friedhof Dielsdorf is the main cemetery in Dielsdorf, located at Wehntalerstrasse 19, 8157 Dielsdorf. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, columbarium, and memorial garden sepulture types.
Waldfriedhof Sibengitter is a cemetery in Dielsdorf located at Sibengitter, 8157 Dielsdorf. It offers cremation services and does not have an on-site crematorium.