When a death occurs, it is important that the funeral
home be notified as soon as possible. If you are traveling or on
holidays when a sudden death occurs, you do not have to go to an
unfamiliar funeral home in a place where you do not know anyone. The only
funeral home that has to be called is your local funeral home. We can have
arrangements made to bring the deceased home from anywhere around the
world. Regardless of where the death has occurred, locally or in another
country, the following is a brief list of the immediate things that have
to be done.
1. Call Moase Funeral Home: (902) 436-2301
2. Inform Moase Funeral Home of the following information:
Who you are
Your telephone number
Who has passed away, and at what time
Where the deceased is located
The cause of death if known, and the Physician’s name
Make an appointment immediately with Moase Funeral Home
3. Notify Your Clergy or Ask Us To Do This For You
4. Gather information for the Death Certificate:
Full name of the deceased
Street Address
Occupation
Date and place of birth
Social Insurance/Health Card Number
Marital status
Father's name and birthplace
Mother's name and mother's maiden name and birthplace
5. Select clothing and personal items for the deceased.
Several recent photographs
Full set of clothing, including undergarments
Eyeglasses, dentures, etc.
Jewelry
Religious symbols (Rosary, Masonic Emblems, etc.)
6. Gather Information for Death Notice: Moase Funeral Home will normally write the article and submit to the newspaper(s).
7. Decide an appropriate memorial to which gifts can be made.
8. Select Pallbearers.
9. Make a list and contact by telephone:
Immediate family
Close friends
Employer or business colleagues
Lawyer
10. Locate the will and notify the Lawyer and Executor.
11. Arrange for members of the family or close friends to take turns answering door or telephone. Keep a careful record of all calls.
12. Arrange for childcare, if necessary.
13. Arrange hospitality for visiting relatives and friends.
14. Check and notify:
All Life Insurance Company(s)
Death benefits
Investment Company
Bank, Trust Company or Credit Union
Trade Union
Fraternal Organizations
Military organizations (Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars)
15. Prepare a list of distant persons to be notified.
16. Old Age Security cancellation & Canada Pension Applications for death benefit, spousal allowance and orphans benefit. Moase Funeral Home will supply forms and aid in completion.
17. If checks are automatic deposit, notify bank of the death. Check with Old Age Security at (800) 277-9914 to see that number is retired, and for possible additional benefits such as Widowed Spouses Allowance and Guaranteed Income Supplement.
18. If deceased was living alone, notify:
Landlord
Utility companies
Post Office - forwarding address
