What Needs to Happen When Someone Dies?: 

 

Whether a person is expected to die or if the death is sudden, we need to look at each possibility.

• Death by natural causes will require “The Medical Certificate of Cause of Death." read more...
• If the GP is unsure of the cause of death, read more...
• If the person is to be cremated read more...

The family will then need to choose the funeral home that they wish to use.

• The funeral director will arrange to transfer the deceased from the place where the death has occurred to the funeral home. read more...
• The family will be asked to supply information to enable the funeral director to register the death. read more...
• In most cases the family will wish to view the deceased after death. read more...

Arranging the Funeral Service

• The funeral director will then discuss with the family what they wish to do about a funeral service. read more...
• The family will choose a casket and then the funeral director will discuss with the family their wishes regarding; read more...
• Following the service, the families have choices about when the hearse proceeds to the cemetery or crematorium. read more...