WHEN A DEATH OCCURS
The family of the deceased is to provide the following to TRP during the collection of deceased from hospital / home.
- The Original Certificate of Registration of Death (COD) (for documentation purposes) and a photocopy of the COD
- A suitable photo of the deceased for photo enlargement
- 2 full sets of clothing (including innerwear)
- Any personal items such as dentures and favourite accessories
Note the following:
- Do NOT hand over expensive jewellery to TRP at time of collection but at the wake location after embalmment. We do strongly encourage the family to consider placing valuables into the urn along with the cremains instead of having those valuable items cremated along with the deceased.
- In the event of a cremation, watches and other battery powered items should be removed from the casket to prevent items from exploding during the cremation process. However, such items are permitted for burial cases.
When a death occurs at the Hospital / Hospice / Nursing Home
- Upon death, the attending doctor will certify the death online. This will automatically register the death. A digital death certificate will be issued and can be retrieved from the My Legacy website (https://mylegacy.life.gov.sg/when-death-happens/)
- Next of kin to download the digital death certificate as soon as they have received the digital death certificate number from the doctor or hospital staff.
- Contact The Resting Place Pte Ltd (TRP) to assist you in all funeral arrangements. With the digital death cert, we can do the paperwork to proceed with the application for the permit to cremate or bury and thereafter, the cremation application or a burial application.
Things to consider when arranging a funeral:
- Burial or Cremation
- Funeral Wake location
- Number of days hosting the wake
- Type of Casket
For more information, please click to view our funeral arrangements as well as our services & products gallery.
Outbound Repatriation Services
The Resting Place will also be able to assist in outbound related repatriation process should the family requires one.
For more information, please visit Outbound Repatriation procedures.
When a death occurs at Home
- Contact us, The Resting Place Pte Ltd (TRP) to assist you in all funeral arrangements.
- Engage the deceased’s family doctor to certify death. However, if unavailable, we can provide a doctor to certify the death.
- Provide all necessary medical records, medication and identification to attending doctor to facilitate the registering of the death online.
- This will automatically register the death. A digital death certificate will be issued and can be retrieved from the My Legacy website. (https://mylegacy.life.gov.sg/when-death-happens/)
- Next of kin should then download the digital death certificate as soon as they have received the digital death certificate number from the attending doctor.
Things to consider when arranging a funeral:
- Burial or Cremation
- Funeral Wake location
- Number of days hosting the wake
- Type of Casket
For more information, please click to view our funeral arrangements as well as our services & products gallery.
Outbound Repatriation Services
The Resting Place will also be able to assist in outbound related repatriation process should the family requires one.
For more information, please visit Outbound Repatriation procedures.
When a death occurs overseas
If a death had occurred overseas, it should be registered with the relevant foreign authorities where the death had occurred.
To have the body be brought back to Singapore for cremation or burial, a coffin (import) permit is required. The Resting Place can assist with the procedures.
For more information, visit our international repatriation procedures
For more information, please click on the following links to view our Funeral Arrangements and Range of casket.
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| Coroner’s Cases:
If the attending doctor assesses that the death is due to unnatural causes, the case will be referred to the Coroner.
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COMING HOME TO WAKE LOCATION
After the Embalming procedure, the deceased will be brought back to the wake venue.
Prior to the arrival, The Resting Place (TRP) will make ALL arrangements for the funeral setup at the Wake location. These include the following (where applicable):
- Tentage Setup (lights, fans, tables & chairs)
- Portable Toilet & Fridge
- Snacks & Beverages
- Setting up of Sound System & Backdrop
TRP will also contact its service providers to assist the bereaved family in the following matters:
- Food Catering Services,
- Tombstone / Niche / Urn Services,
- Obituary Services,
- Funeral attire and related accessories.
Note that The Resting Place (TRP) will manage ALL cremation and burial bookings.
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FINAL RESTING PLACE
A. Land Burial Service
All Christian burials are conducted at either Choa Chu Kang New Christian Cemetery or Choa Chu Kang Lawn Cemetery. Current Burial Tenure is approximately 15 years.
TRP will provide the necessary assistance and ground / burial preparation works.
After the Cremation, The Resting Place (TRP) will jointly arrange with the deceased’s family to collect the ashes of the loved one.
B. Placing of Cremains at a Columbarium
Should the family decide that the final resting place of the cremains be placed in a Government-managed or Private Columbarium,
TRP’s service provider will require the following documents to book and purchase a niche:
- Death Certificate,
- Next-of-Kin’s (NOK) NRIC
The contractor will also advise on the type of urns, plaques and engravings most suitable for the family prior to installation.
C. Cremains Scattering Service
For sea burial or cremains scattering, TRP will arrange for a local bumboat to ferry the family to a designated site, about 1.5km off Changi Ferry Terminal meeting point to perform the final send-off of the loved one.
POST FUNERAL MATTERS
Bidding farewell to a loved one is never easy. In these moments of grief, financial and legal matters will still require your attention.
The Resting Place advise the family to notify the following authorities and private organisations in relation to the loved one’s remaining matters:
- Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board,
- Banks and credit card companies
- Insurance companies
- Lawyers and solicitors
- Estate Matters
- Public Trustee
- Household utilities providers / landlord
For further information, you can visit the following websites:
| Central Provident Fund (CPF) : | https://www.cpf.gov.sg/Members/Schemes/schemes/other-matters/cpf-withdrawals-on-other-grounds |
| Agency for Integrated Care (AIC): | https://www.silverpages.sg/caregiving/post-death |