What To Do First

Call Vincent Funeral Services on any of our numbers. We will make arrangements to bring your loved one into our care and make an appointment suitable to you to meet to arrange the funeral.

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At Home

If someone dies at home you should phone the deceased person's general practitioner or regular paliative care nurse who will fill out the necessary paperwork prior to us attending the home. After this is arranged we will come to the deceased person's home to transfer them into our care.

In the event of a medical practitioner being unable to sign the death certificate, this matter is usually referred to the coroner. We liaise with the coroner's office regarding bringing your loved one into our care as soon as possible once the process has been completed.

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Nursing Home

Staff at the nursing home will contact the general practitioner. They will also contact Vincent Funeral Services on your behalf after speaking to you (except Emmerton Park, Smithton - where the family must contact us).

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Hospital 

Staff at the hospital will organise the necessary paperwork, however, it is your responsibility to contact the funeral director.

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Peter Vincent - 3rd Generation Owner

Respect

"We treat the deceased in our care as if they were a member of our own family"

Vincent Funeral Services

Core Value

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Meeting with the Funeral Director

A Vincent Funeral Services funeral arranger will meet with you either at your home or at one of our offices in Burnie, Ulverstone or Devonport at a time that suits you.

During this meeting you will make decisions about funeral options and complete some legal paperwork.

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Who to notify

It is important to notify the following people after a death has occurred:

The family doctor - to obtain a medical death certificate

The next of kin and family members

The funeral director to transfer the deceased to the funeral home and begin arrangements for the funeral service

The solicitor or executor of the will to begin proceedings to execute the will.

Below is a list of other organisations that may need to be contacted when finalising your loved ones affairs:

EXECUTOR OF THE WILL 

SOLICITOR OR PUBLIC TRUSTEE           

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CREDITORS

INSURANCE COMPANIES AUSTRALIA POST

MEDICARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANPSORT

HEALTH FUNDS DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS

CENTRELINK AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE

ELECTRICITY & GAS ELECTORAL OFFICE

EMPLOYER   

TELEPHONE COMPANY

CREDITORS

AUSTRALIA POST

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS

AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE

ELECTORAL OFFICE