Yahn and Son Funeral Home

Several things need to be considered when a death occurs. The order in which things need to be done usually depends on whether the death occurred at a residence, a public place, a care center, or in a hospital.

Today a large number of people choose to be at home with Hospice or a Home Health Care provider assisting the family until the death occurs. Usually the family will notify Hospice of the provider and Hospice will notify the proper people in the correct order. They will contact the physician, the Medical Examiner's office, and they will call the funeral home. The Medical Examiner's office needs to be notified to all deaths that occur in a home. With Hospice or a Home Health Care Provider involved, a simple phone call is the only notification that the Medical Examiner needs. The Medical Examiner will not need to come to the residence to review any information.

If Hospice or a Home Health Care Provider is not involved you must call 911 to report the death. The police will then proceed with their required protocol and secure a release from the Medical Examiner’s office before calling the funeral home.

There are several other questions that you may have in regards to the death of your loved one, such as, “do I have to have embalming?”, “do I need to purchase a casket?”, “what about cemetery arrangements?”, “does the family have a minister?”, “do we want cremation, visitation,. . . ?” By contacting Yahn & Son Funeral Home, we will be able to help answer your questions and assist in making the appropriate plans. However, one of the best ways to make sure that all of your questions and desires are taken care of is to make pre-arrangements. This is as simple as outlining your wishes to having all of the details written down and the financial arrangements prepaid. Please contact one of our staff to learn more.

If a loved one dies while away from home, you may suddenly find yourself wondering “what do I do?” Dealing with a loss is never easy, but dealing with a loss away from your hometown can seem especially complicated.

The staff at Yahn & Son is experienced in helping families make the necessary arrangements regardless of where the death occurred. If you find yourself….

When death occurs, the family should contact our funeral home before arranging any type of final disposition services, particularly if you wish to transfer the deceased to the Puget Sound area.

If a person dies while traveling outside the United States, you will need to notify the U.S. Embassy in the country where the death occurred (though officials in the foreign country may notify the embassy for you). The staff at Yahn & Son is well versed in the necessary procedures and will work with the embassy to get your loved one back to the United States.

Contact Yahn & Son Funeral Home and notify us of the death so we can help make arrangements through a local funeral home to transfer the remains to our facility. If the coroner or medical examiner is involved, they can also help coordinate arrangements with our funeral home for the preparation and return of your loved one to the Puget Sound area.

Regardless of where the death occurs, it is helpful to have the following information ready. Officials in the locality of the death will need some of this information for the death certificate, and our staff will need this information in order to make the necessary arrangements for the preparation and transit the deceased.