How to Organize a Funeral in Sochi: A Complete Family Checklist

Losing someone at a guesthouse, a dacha in Adler, or an apartment by the sea is a shock. Do not move the body yourself — this violates sanitary rules and complicates paperwork.

Call an ambulance or district doctor for confirmation of death. Obtain the medical certificate — only then call Sochi Funeral Agency. We work around the clock and come to Khosta, Krasnaya Polyana, and the entire district.

Tell relatives after official confirmation. Ask someone close to handle calls — do not decide everything alone in the first hours.

Register the death at ZAGS in Sochi or Sochi using the medical certificate. This document is needed for the benefit, burial permit, and cremation.

Choose the format: earth burial at Sochi Cemetery or cremation. The agent checks availability and offers coffin, clothing, and wreaths from the catalog.

Agree a preliminary plan and estimate. Consultation is free; price is fixed in the contract before work begins.

Fix the date and time with the cemetery, church, and relatives traveling to the resort. Order wreaths — fresh or artificial, with delivery to the ceremony.

Start gathering benefit documents: receipts, agency contract, Certificate No. 11 from ZAGS. We help complete the SFR application.

If you plan a memorial meal, the agent suggests a hall or café in Sochi based on guest count and budget.

Funeral transport delivers the coffin from Sochi morgue morgue to the church or viewing hall, then to the cemetery. Pallbearers ensure dignified carrying at every stage.

The ceremony follows the agreed plan: family words, funeral rites, lowering the coffin. The agent on site handles organizational matters — you do not run between offices.

After burial keep documents safe for the benefit. We remain available for next steps.

Apply for the benefit within six months. Keep receipts and the contract — SFR will refuse without them.

Many coastal families mark the 9th and 40th days with a panikhida at a Sochi church and a cemetery visit. We arrange the service and wreath delivery.

Cross, grave care, monument consultation — contact us even if you have left the coast. The agent can coordinate work on site.