Step by step support
Sincere support and respect for your relationship with the deceased at every stage.
Preparation of the meeting
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Contact us to arrange a meeting.
A reminder for families:
Documents not to be omitted at an initial meeting: Photo of the deceased - ID card of the deceased - Clothing - Ideas for preparing a funeral notice.
Documents to be submitted in the case of foreign nationals: The full birth certificate - The full birth certificate of the surviving spouse - The family record book - The marriage certificate - The identity documents of the persons concerned - The residence permits if they are domiciled in Switzerland - The certificates of domicile. - The consulate for foreign nationals.
The meeting
In our reception office at Route de Ley de Diogne 4, 3971 Chermignon
The first meeting can take place at our reception desk or at another location of your choice. We will inform you of the arrangements to be made as soon as the death is announced and, together, we will take care of the administrative formalities. Choice of burial site : cremation or burial.
Preparation and rest of the body
According to your wishes, with or without your presence
The aim of the funeral grooming is to preserve the dignity of the deceasedTo help you deal with your bereavement as calmly as possible. We prepare the deceased with care and respect. The body is washed, dressed, styled and lightly made up. The deceased is then gently placed in the coffin (committal) flanked by flowers. If you wish, we can also display objects and photos. Until the ceremony, cremation or burialThe body is laid to rest in a burial chamber, or under certain conditions, at home. The coffin can be open or closed.
Meeting of family and celebrant if ceremony
Organisation and conduct of the ceremony
Religious or secular ceremony according to your wishes
Whether you choose a funeral nuns or funeral secularour role is just as much to manage logistics (booking venues, making sure that journey times are consistent, passing on information, etc.) than of advise you. We can offer you ideas for tribute gestures. Religious ceremonies differ from denomination to denomination. In particular, each faith has its own concept of death and its own way of looking at the body. At funerals, these differences are reflected in specific ceremonies, with well-defined rites. The civil or secular ceremony concerns people do not wish to include religious aspects at the funeral of the deceased. It leaves the family a great deal of freedom, since nothing is compulsory and everything is focused on remembering and paying tribute to the deceased. All ceremonies can be personalised. Our role is to listen and create a unique ceremony in accordance with your wishes. Ceremony location: parish, funeral centre, other locations ... The religious ceremony takes place at the temple, church or funeral centre.
Burial or cremation
Cremation Cremation: Authorised since 1963, cremation is becoming increasingly common and is carried out at the Platta crematorium in Sion and the Saint-Léonard crematorium in Fribourg. The ashes are collected in an urn and given to the family. within a few days. Depending on your preferences, you can place them in the family grave, in the cemetery columbarium or scatter them in the countryside.
Burial : After the religious ceremony, we go to to the cemetery to bury the body. If the family wishes, they can accompany us to pay their last respects to the deceased.