Guides & resources
Guides to funerals, gravestones and memorials in Ticino
What to do in the first days after a death, how to choose a funeral home, what cemetery regulations say about gravestones and plaques, how to keep a memory alive with an online page. Clear guides, with official sources.
Guide · Cornerstone
What a digital memorial is
The meaning of a digital memorial, how it works with a QR code, what it contains and where the data is stored. The complete guide by Aevi.
8 minGuide · In depth
How to choose a memorial plaque
How to choose a commemorative plaque with a QR code: materials, formats, durability and fitting. The practical guide by Aevi.
7 minGuide · First days
What to do when a family member dies in Ticino
What to do when a family member dies in Ticino: who reports the death, by when, which documents are needed and when the burial or cremation takes place.
6 minGuide · Funeral homes
Funeral homes in Ticino: how to choose one
How to choose a funeral home in Ticino: authorisation, the cantonal register, costs you must be told first, questions to ask and what to compare in quotes.
7 minGuide · Cemeteries and gravestones
QR code plaque on a grave: what cemeteries say
Can you put a QR code on a gravestone in Ticino? What the regulations of Lugano, Locarno and Tenero-Contra say on approval, niches and urn walls.
7 minGuide · Cemeteries and gravestones
Grave, niche, ossuary, urn cell: differences and duration
Common ground, grave, niche, urn cell, ossuary: what they are and how long they last in Ticino. Concession lengths in Lugano, Locarno and Tenero-Contra.
7 minGuide · Cemeteries and gravestones
Gravestone and stonemason: how to order and get approval
How to order a gravestone in Ticino: design, municipal approval, fitting and maintenance. What cemetery construction is and what a stonemason does.
7 minGuide · Words and memory
How to write an obituary or a funeral notice
How to write an obituary or a funeral notice: what it must contain, the difference between notice and obituary, sample texts and where to publish in Ticino.
6 minGuide · Words and memory
How to write a eulogy
How to write a eulogy or a few words of remembrance for a funeral: a four-part structure, example sentences, the right length and what the church rite allows.
6 minGuide · Words and memory
Condolence messages: what to write
What to write in a sympathy card or a condolence message: short and more personal examples, for a friend, a colleague, a family you barely know, and what is better avoided.
5 min