The following are some general funeral guidelines for Christian Bereaved Families.
以下为基督徒丧家列出一些基本的葬礼指引。
What should I do, when Natural death at home, private hospital or nursing home? 亲人在家中、私人医院和疗养院自然去世时，我当如何处理?
A. What should I do, when Natural death at home, private hospital or nursing home?
- Call your family doctor or a doctor from the hospital / nursing home to obtain the Certificate of Cause of Death.
- If there is no doctor in attendance, the deceased's next of kin can report the death in person to any neighbourhood police post or police station. Bring along the deceased's I/C or passport and the informant's I/C. The police will then arrange for an Inspecting Officer.
- The Certificate of Cause of Death issued by the family doctor or some private hospital must be changed to the Certificate of Registration of Death; and obtain the Permit to Cremate / Bury from any neighbourhood police post or at the Registry of Births and Deaths (SIR building). Bring along the Certificate of Cause of Death, the deceased's I/C and the informant's I/C.
- Call your church pastor to inform him / her of the death.
- Call Hosanna Bereavement Services @ Tel: 6352-7797 for arrangement. The Funeral Director will move the deceased after the Certificate of Cause of Death is issued.
A. 亲人在家中、私人医院和疗养院自然去世时，我当如何处理?
- 打电话通知您的家庭医生，或该医院或疗养院的医生，以取得死因证明书。
- 如果当时没有医生值班，死者的至亲可以亲自向邻里警岗或警察局呈报，记得带死者的身份证或护照与通知者的身份证。警察局会安排一名调查官前往逝世地点。
- 家庭医生与私人医院所签发的死因证明书必须转换成死亡证书，同时要取得邻里警岗或生死注册局(新加坡移民厅大楼) 的土葬或火化的准证。请携带死因证明书，死者身份证与通知者的身份证前往办理。
- 打电话通知您的教会牧师。
- 拨打和散那治丧服务的热线电话6352 7797，在死因证明书签发之后，我们的治丧负责人将会移走遗体。
What should I do, when Sudden death at home? 我当如何处理？
B. What should I do, when Sudden death at home?
- The deceased's next of kin can report the death in person to any neighbourhood police post or police station. Bring along the deceased's I/C or passport and the informant's I/C. The police will then notify the Coroner and the deceased will be transported by police to the mortuary at the Department of Forensic Medicine in Singapore General Hospital. The Certificate of Registration of Death will be issued during office hours.
- Call your church pastor to inform him / her of the death.
- The next of kin is to be at the Coroner's office at 8:00 am the following morning to explain the death occurrence. Bring along all supporting medical documents and medicine consumed by the deceased before death. The Coroner will then decide whether an autopsy is required to be performed on the deceased.
- If no autopsy is required, the Certificate of Registration of Death with the Permit to Cremate / Bury will be issued at the police post or police station.
- If autopsy is required, the Certificate of Registration of Death and the Permit to Cremate / Bury will only be issued after the autopsy.
- Call Hosanna Bereavement Services @ Tel: 6352-7797 for arrangement. The Funeral Director will move the deceased after the Certificate of Cause of Death is issued. The next of kin must identify the body in the presence of the Funeral Director.
B. 亲人在家中突然死亡时，我当如何处理？
- 死者的至亲可以亲自向任何邻里警岗或警局呈报，需要带死者的身份证或护照以及通知者的身份证。警局将会通知验尸官，并将遗体运送到新加坡中央医院法医部的停尸所，在办公时间内签发死亡证书。
- 打电话通知您的教会牧师。
- 死者的至亲需要在隔天上午8点到验尸官办公室解释死亡的经过。记得带所有相关的医疗文件与死前所服用的药物。验尸官将进一步判断是否需要验尸。
- 若不需要验尸， 死亡证书与土葬/火化的准证将会在警岗或警局签发。
- 若需要验尸，死亡证书与土葬/火化准证只有在验尸后才会签发。
- 拨打和散那治丧服务的电话：6352 7797，在死因证明书签发之后，我们的治丧负责人将会移走遗体。死者的至亲需要在治丧负责人面前辨认遗体。
What should I do, when Natural death at the government or restructured hospital? 在政府医院或重组医院自然死亡时，我当如何处理？
C. What should I do, when Natural death at the government or restructured hospital?
- Obtain the Certificate of Registration of Death and the Permit to Cremate / Bury from the hospital. The Registrar attached to the hospital will issue them during office hours.
- Call your church pastor to inform him / her of the death.
- Call Hosanna Bereavement Services @ Tel: 6352-7797 for arrangement. The Funeral Director will move the deceased after the Certificate of Cause of Death is issued.
C. 在政府医院或重组医院自然死亡时，我当如何处理？
- 向医院索取死亡证书与土葬/火化准证。在医院值班的注册官将在办公时间内签发相关文件。
- 打电话通知您的教会牧师。
- 拨打和散那治丧服务的热线电话6352 7797，我们的治丧负责人将会在死因证明书签发之后移走遗体。
What should I do, when Death outside Singapore? 在国外去世时，我当如何处理
D. What should I do, when Death outside Singapore?
- Obtain Death Certificate from the country where the death occurs.
- Obtain repatriation document from the Singapore Embassy / Representative Office in that country.
- A Funeral Director in that country will make the repatriation arrangements as required.
- Call your church pastor to inform him / her of the death.
- Hosanna Bereavement Services can be appointed to receive the deceased. You may call 6352-7797 (24-hours hotline) for advice.
D. 在国外去世时，我当如何处理？
- 向有关的国家索取死亡证书。
- 向该国的新加坡大使馆或代表办事处申请遗体回国。
- 联络该国的的一家治丧公司将遗体遣送回国。
- 打电话通知您的教会牧师。
- 指定和散那治丧服务接收遗体，您可以拨打24小时热线电话6352 7797与我们联络。
