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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 Stadt Zürich (within 48 hours).
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In Oerlikon, deaths must be reported to the Zivilstandsamt Stadt Zürich, the civil registry office responsible for registering vital events.
A death must be announced to the Zivilstandsamt Stadt Zürich within 48 hours. The office is located at Stadthausquai 17, 8001 Zürich. You can reach them by phone at +41 44 412 31 50.
Oerlikon manages several cemeteries. The main one is Friedhof Sihlfeld (Aemtlerstrasse 151, 8003 Zurich).
Friedhof Sihlfeld is located at Aemtlerstrasse 151, 8003 Zürich and serves as the main cemetery in Zürich. The cemetery offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, columbarium, and memorial garden sepulture types, and includes an on-site crematorium.
Friedhof Oerlikon in Oerlikon is located at Schwamendingenstrasse 69, 8050 Zürich. The cemetery offers family tombs (tombe familiale) and memorial gardens (jardin souvenir).
Friedhof Eichbühl is a cemetery in Zürich located at Friedhofstrasse 94, 8048 Zürich. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, columbarium, and memorial garden sepulture types.
Friedhof Nordheim is a cemetery in Zürich located at Nordheimstrasse 28, 8057 Zürich. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, columbarium, and memorial garden sepulture types, and includes an on-site crematorium.
Friedhof Enzenbühl is a cemetery in Zürich located at Forchstrasse 384, 8008 Zürich. It offers inhumation, family tombs (tombe familiale), and memorial gardens (jardin souvenir), and does not have a crematorium.
Friedhof Schwamendingen is a cemetery in Zürich located at Stettbachstrasse 70, 8051 Zürich. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, columbarium, and memorial garden sepulture types.
Friedhof Witikon is a cemetery in Zürich located at Witikonerstrasse 525, 8053 Zürich. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, columbarium, and memorial garden sepulture types.
Friedhof Rehalp is a cemetery in Zürich located at Forchstrasse 384, 8008 Zürich. It offers cremation, family tombs (tombe familiale), and columbarium sepulture types.
Friedhof Fluntern is a cemetery in Zürich located at Zürichbergstrasse 189, 8044 Zürich. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, and columbarium sepulture types.
Friedhof Hönggerberg is a cemetery in Zürich located at Notzenschürlistrasse 30, 8049 Zürich. It offers inhumation, cremation, family tombs, columbarium, and memorial garden sepulture types.
Friedhof Albisrieden is a cemetery in Zürich located at Untermoosstrasse 31, 8047 Zürich. It offers cremation, family tombs (tombe familiale), and memorial gardens (jardin souvenir) as sepulture types.