Burial and cremation

Report a funeral or the delivery of ashes

Notifying us of a funeral or the delivery of ashes.

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Right of dedication of private grave or ashes

To have a grave dug.

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Exhumation and reburial/cremation of mortal remains

Applying for a licence to exhume and reburial or cremation.

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Transferring grave rights

Transferring grave rights to a new beneficiary.

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Request to waive burial rights

Relinquishing burial rights as the entitled party.

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Merging a grave

To have two graves merged into one.

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Permit memorial placement

Apply for permission to erect a memorial.

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Memorial plaque at spreading field

Request a commemorative plaque for the scattering ground.

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Renovation of the memorial

Applying for permission to restore or alter a memorial.

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What happens to the ashes?

Find out what the options are following a cremation.

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Grave finder

Thanks to the Grafzoeken website, you can easily find your way to the deceased’s grave.

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Rates municipal cemeteries

View the current fees for municipal cemeteries.

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Cemeteries in municipality of Apeldoorn

View the list of municipal cemeteries for information on opening hours, graves, the final resting place of ashes and more.

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Death certificate

Reporting a death officially to the local authority.

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Stillborn baby

Registering a stillborn child in the BRP.

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