{"id":28904,"date":"2025-04-08T11:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pompesfunebresbarras.ch\/en-cas-de-deces-valais\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:51:59","slug":"en-cas-de-deces-valais","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pompesfunebresbarras.ch\/en\/en-cas-de-deces-valais\/","title":{"rendered":"In the event of death Valais"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the event of a death at home in the Valais, you can contact your family doctor, the emergency call centre (0848 133 133<\/a>) or the police (117) to report the death.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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In the event of an accidental or suspicious death, call the gendarmerie (117) as soon as possible.<\/p>

The competent authorities take care of the initial steps, such as calling a doctor and requesting further tests if necessary. They are also responsible for calling a funeral director to take care of the deceased for the first time,\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

You can always call on our services to take care of the rest of the procedures associated with the loss of your loved one.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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In the event of a death in a hospital or EMS, the administration or nursing staff will contact the registered doctor to certify the death.<\/p>

Afterwards, you are free to contact us so that we can guide and support you through the process of dealing with the loss of your loved one.<\/p>

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Who to call in the event of death\u00a0<\/p>

It is important to inform any organisation or person of the death of your loved one so that current contracts or debits can be terminated. These organisations will ask you for the death certificate in order to provide proof.
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- the employer (if the person was still in work)
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- the lessor of the flat
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- the insurance company or companies (car, household, life, 3rd pillar, etc.)
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Once the death has been confirmed, you can call us on\u00a0<\/span>027 481 28 16, day or night, to organise the removal of the body. This can be done immediately or according to your wishes.<\/p>

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Death at home If you die at home in the Valais, you can contact your family doctor, the emergency call centre (0848 133 133) or the police (117) to have the death recorded. Accident or uncertain cause In the event of an accidental or suspicious death, call the gendarmerie (117) as soon as possible. The relevant authorities will take the first steps, such as calling a doctor and requesting further tests if necessary. Although they are responsible for calling a funeral director to take care of the deceased, you can always call on our services to take care of the rest of the arrangements relating to the loss of your loved one. Hospital or EMS In the event of a death in a hospital or EMS, the administration or nursing staff will contact the registered doctor to certify the death. Afterwards, you are free to contact us so that we can guide and support you through the steps involved in the loss of your loved one. Who to inform in the event of death Who to inform in the event of death It is important to inform any organisation or person of the death of your loved one so that any current contracts or debits can be terminated. You will find below a detailed but not exhaustive list of organisations to notify: - the employer (if the person was still in work)- the AVS pension fund- the landlord of the apartment- the bank(s)- the insurance company(ies) (car, household, life insurance, 3rd pillar, etc.)- tax and cantonal authorities Download PDF Removal of the body: Reachable day or night Once the death has been declared, you can call us on 027 481 28 16, day or night, to organise the removal of the body. This can be done immediately or according to your wishes. Contact<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28904","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pompesfunebresbarras.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pompesfunebresbarras.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pompesfunebresbarras.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pompesfunebresbarras.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pompesfunebresbarras.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28904"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/pompesfunebresbarras.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29148,"href":"https:\/\/pompesfunebresbarras.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28904\/revisions\/29148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pompesfunebresbarras.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}