In the spirit of service to the community, the Perez Zeledon International Women’s Club tries to address a different project each year. In the past we have held seminars on Insurance, CAJA (Costa Rican Health Care) and Emergency Spanish, all for the larger expat community.

In 2015 we tackled the sensitive subject of Death, Burial and Cremation. With the knowledge that our community is an aging one, and in response to the experience of recent sad deaths, the Club developed this guidance for its members.

The document contains information on –

• The certification of death – how death is certified and how it should be registered with the Civil Registry of Costa Rica
• Burial and cremation – the legal and practical processes
• Donating a body to Medical Science in Costa Rica – and a reminder on possible organ donation
• Funeral services (Funeraria) in Perez Zeledon – where they are located, what they charge, and information on the discount available to PZIWC members from Polini Funeraria
• Other Sources of Help – legal help, Emergency Wardens, and support available for US Veterans

Copies of this document are free to Members of the Club and available to the wider ex-pat community in return for a donation to our Mobile Library Project.

To obtain a copy, please contact Sheelagh Richards at srichards@pziwc.org or become a member.

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