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 If a loved one died at home, call the doctor.
- Get the death certificate from the doctor, or hospital. You should have no problem receiving it if the death was expected.
- If death was unexpected, the coronor and police may be called.
Notify family & friends about your loved one's passing.
- Notify your loved one's co-workers & friends.
- Put an obituary in the local paper if you choose (some funeral directors perform this service). You can choose to invite others to attend the funeral.
Register the death of your loved one within 5 days, so you can make burial arrangements.
- Registration must be where the death occurred, or in the town where they lived.
- Locate the Registry Office (no appointment is needed; be sure to bring the death certificate).
- Have the following information with you:
- Full name of loved one (include maiden name for women)
- Address
- Date & Place of birth
- Date & Place of death
- Occupation
- State pension information, if received at time of death
- Certificates you will receive from Registry (ask if unsure):
- Disposal certificate (allows for burial/cremation)
- Standard death certificate (allows for probate of will, insurance claims, pensions, etc.)
- Ask about other available certificates
Locate insurance policies and notify insurance companies (life, casualty). Other agencies to check (social security, credit union, military organizations, etc.).
Locate the will (if there is one), and notify a lawyer and executor of the will.
Ask friends and family to help during this time (for support, answering phones, preparing or ordering food).
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