{"id":11944,"date":"2019-08-30T10:06:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T10:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sorgarmidstod.is\/practical-information\/utfor\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:09:13","slug":"utfor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sorgarmidstod.is\/en\/practical-information\/utfor\/","title":{"rendered":"Funeral and death certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11944\" class=\"elementor elementor-11944 elementor-437\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/sorgarmidstod.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/header_cloves.jpg\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68848102 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68848102\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6143f095\" data-id=\"6143f095\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-advanced-background-color=\"#ffffff\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f69d2e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37f69d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Funeral and death certificate<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8735165 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8735165\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d4a107\" data-id=\"3d4a107\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa724e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"caa724e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The following must be considered in connection with a funeral:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73f6df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b73f6df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A funeral cannot take place until the sheriff has confirmed the death certificate: <a href=\"https:\/\/sorgarmidstod.is\/en\/practical-information\/utfor\/#danarvottord\">see Death Certificate<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52e9472 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52e9472\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a986dc\" data-id=\"8a986dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023bae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"023bae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2341\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2341\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Funeral homes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2341\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2341\"><ul>\n<li>It is often necessary to decide immediately after death which funeral home will handle the funeral. The reason is that healthcare institutions are not allowed to contract with a single facility for transport to a morgue. Therefore, it is necessary to immediately decide on a funeral home that will take over the cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Funeral homes operate throughout the country. Their services are intended for everyone, both inside and outside religious\/life-oriented organizations. You can contact them at any time of the day or night.<\/li>\n<li>Funeral homes provide advice and handle all aspects of a funeral in consultation with the family. Most of them have a website with various useful information. A list of funeral homes licensed to operate funeral services is available <a href=\"https:\/\/island.is\/listi-yfir-gild-utfararthjonustuleyfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the county commissioners&#8217; website<\/a> .  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2342\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2342\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where should the deceased be buried?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2342\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2342\"><ul>\n<li>By law, a grave must be in a cemetery.<\/li>\n<li>The funeral director arranges a burial site in consultation with the family if <span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">a reserved burial site is not available.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>It is important to keep in mind that one or two burial places can be reserved next to the deceased.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">It is permissible to have unconsecrated plots in cemeteries, and if the deceased did not wish to lie in consecrated ground, it is natural to seek information about whether such a possibility is possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">\u00cdtarlegar uppl\u00fdsingar um \u00feetta er t.d. a\u00f0 finna \u00e1 vef Kirkjugar\u00f0a Reykjav\u00edkurpr\u00f3fastsd\u00e6mis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2343\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2343\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Should you have a traditional funeral or a cremation?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2343\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2343\"><ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Often the deceased has expressed their wishes in this regard, and that wish should be respected. Otherwise, it is up to the relatives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Cremations are on the rise and have become more than half of all funerals in the Reykjav\u00edk area. Cremation must be requested in writing and funeral homes must assist with this.<\/li>\n<li>Cremation is like a regular funeral except that the coffin is not carried to the grave. After cremation, the ashes are preserved in an urn.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">S\u00e9rstakir grafreitir fyrir duftker eru \u00ed Fossvogskirkjugar\u00f0i, Gufuneskirkjugar\u00f0i og \u00ed K\u00f3pavogskirkjugar\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 jar\u00f0a duftker \u00ed hva\u00f0a grafreit sem er me\u00f0 sam\u00feykki umsj\u00f3narmanns lei\u00f0is.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u00cd flestum st\u00f3rum kirkjug\u00f6r\u00f0um eru skipulag\u00f0ir duftreitir en einnig m\u00e1 jar\u00f0setja duftker \u00ed lei\u00f0i skyldmenna me\u00f0 sam\u00feykki umsj\u00f3narmanns lei\u00f0is.<\/li>\n<li>Fara \u00fearf eftir regluger\u00f0um ef vilji er fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 dreifa \u00f6sku \u00far duftkerjum utan kirkjugar\u00f0a. \u00dearf a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um leyfi til Innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytis.<\/li>\n<li>\u00cd samr\u00e1\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00fatfararstj\u00f3ra \u00e1kve\u00f0a a\u00f0standendur hven\u00e6r duftkeri\u00f0 er jar\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 eigi s\u00ed\u00f0ar en sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um eftir \u00fatf\u00f6r. Oft er prestur kvaddur til \u00feegar duftker er jar\u00f0sett og flytur b\u00e6n og blessunaror\u00f0 vi\u00f0 gr\u00f6fina. Kirkjuleg e\u00f0a \u00f6nnur tr\u00faarleg ath\u00f6fn \u00e1 undan jar\u00f0setningu e\u00f0a dreifingu \u00f6sku er ekki nau\u00f0synleg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2344\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2344\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Choosing a coffin and clothes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2344\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2344\"><ul>\n<li>H\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 f\u00e1 l\u00edkkistur \u00ed mismunandi ver\u00f0flokkum og \u00fatliti.<\/li>\n<li>\u00datfararstofur geta veitt a\u00f0standendum a\u00f0sto\u00f0 vi\u00f0 val \u00e1 kistu og \u00f6\u00f0ru nau\u00f0synlegu.<\/li>\n<li>Til eru l\u00e1tlausar og fallegar kistur sem henta vel fyrir b\u00e1lfarir \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00e6r eru efnisminni og \u00f3d\u00fdrari \u00ed framlei\u00f0slu en hef\u00f0bundnar kistur.<\/li>\n<li>S\u00e9rstakar reglur gilda um kistur \u00feegar b\u00e1lf\u00f6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 fara fram.<\/li>\n<li>Sj\u00e1lfsagt er a\u00f0 kanna m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 kistum sem eru lausar vi\u00f0 eiturefni og menga \u00fev\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 bruna e\u00f0a ni\u00f0urbrot \u00ed j\u00f6r\u00f0u.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2345\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2345\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Casket laying and funeral date<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2345\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2345\"><ul>\n<li>Algengast er a\u00f0 \u00fatf\u00f6r fari fram innan t\u00edu daga fr\u00e1 andl\u00e1ti. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fe\u00f3 sj\u00e1lfsagt a\u00f0 hnika \u00fev\u00ed til svo a\u00f0 n\u00e1nir a\u00f0standendur geti allir veri\u00f0 vi\u00f0staddir.<\/li>\n<li>\u00datf\u00f6r getur fari\u00f0 fram alla daga vikunnar, allt eftir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0a tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi hinn l\u00e1tni tilheyr\u00f0i, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed tilskyldu a\u00f0 umsj\u00f3narmenn og starfsf\u00f3lk kirkjugar\u00f0a og grafreita heimili \u00fea\u00f0.<\/li>\n<li>\u00deegar skipuleggja \u00e1 \u00fatf\u00f6r sn\u00faa a\u00f0standendur s\u00e9r yfirleitt beint til prests e\u00f0a forst\u00f6\u00f0umanns tr\u00faf\u00e9lags\/l\u00edfssko\u00f0unarf\u00e9lags e\u00f0a ef hinn l\u00e1tni tilheyrir engu f\u00e9lagi beint til \u00fatfarar\u00fej\u00f3nustu og\/e\u00f0a kirkjugar\u00f0a.<\/li>\n<li>Misjafnt er eftir tr\u00faf\u00e9l\u00f6gum og einnig hj\u00e1 \u00feeim sem er utan tr\u00faf\u00e9laga hvort og hven\u00e6r kistulagning fer fram.<\/li>\n<li>Kistulagning er \u00fdmist f\u00e1einum d\u00f6gum fyrir \u00fatf\u00f6r, daginn \u00e1\u00f0ur e\u00f0a sama dag.<\/li>\n<li>Kistulagning fer yfirleitt fram \u00ed kapellum, b\u00e6nh\u00fasum e\u00f0a kapellum sj\u00fakrah\u00fasa og heilsustofnana.<\/li>\n<li>Kistulagning \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 vera \u00e1 sama sta\u00f0 og \u00fatf\u00f6rin fer fram.<\/li>\n<li>Misjafnt er hverjir eru vi\u00f0staddir kistulagningu. Oftast eru \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0eins n\u00e1nustu a\u00f0standendur, sem geta veri\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i fj\u00f6lskylda og vinir. A\u00f0rir kj\u00f3sa a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a fleirum til kistulagningar og er \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1vallt mat hvers og eins hva\u00f0 er vi\u00f0 h\u00e6fi \u00ed \u00feeim efnum.<\/li>\n<li>You can request to have a quiet moment by the open coffin before the viewing ceremony itself takes place. \u00de\u00e1 geta b\u00f6rn t.d. kvatt foreldri sitt \u00ed r\u00f3 og n\u00e6\u00f0i og sett teikningar, sendibr\u00e9f e\u00f0a a\u00f0ra litla muni hj\u00e1 foreldri s\u00ednu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2346\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2346\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Biographies and Obituaries<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2346\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2346\"><ul>\n<li>Huga \u00fearf snemma a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka saman helstu \u00e6vi\u00e1grip hins l\u00e1tna.<\/li>\n<li>Andl\u00e1ts- og \u00fatfarartilkynningar er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 birtar \u00ed dagbl\u00f6\u00f0um og lesnar \u00e1 R\u00e1s 1 \u00ed R\u00edkis\u00fatvarpinu gegn gjaldi. \u00c1 vefs\u00ed\u00f0um fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lanna eru uppl\u00fdsingar um skilafrest og ver\u00f0 \u00e1 sl\u00edkum tilkynningum. Einnig er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 birta andl\u00e1tstilkynningar gjaldfrj\u00e1lst \u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/minningar.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">minningar.is<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Minningargreinar eru einkum birtar \u00ed Morgunbla\u00f0inu en einnig eru til vefir s.s. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andlat.is\/\">andlat.is<\/a> og <a href=\"https:\/\/minningar.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">minningar.is<\/a> \u00fear sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 f\u00e1 birtar kve\u00f0jur og deila minningargreinum. Sumsta\u00f0ar er \u00f3ska\u00f0 eftir \u00e6vi\u00e1gripi til a\u00f0 birta me\u00f0 minningargreinum. Fyrirvari til a\u00f0 skila \u00e6vi\u00e1gripi \u00e1 vef Morgunbla\u00f0sins, eigi minningargreinar a\u00f0 birtast \u00e1 \u00fatfarardegi, er \u00fer\u00edr virkir dagar.<\/li>\n<li>H\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 kaupa minningarb\u00f3k (m\u00f6rg \u00e1r aftur \u00ed t\u00edmann) hj\u00e1 mbl.is me\u00f0 minningargreinum sem sendar voru inn. <\/li>\n<li>D\u00e1nartilkynningar, sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur og kve\u00f0juor\u00f0 eru \u00ed vaxandi m\u00e6li birt \u00e1 samf\u00e9lagsmi\u00f0lum. Oft getur veri\u00f0 erfitt a\u00f0 st\u00fdra \u00fev\u00ed hvernig og hvar \u00fea\u00f0 birtist. Hver og einn \u00fearf a\u00f0 vega og meta me\u00f0 hva\u00f0a h\u00e6tti er best a\u00f0 n\u00fdta \u00feessa mi\u00f0la \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 andl\u00e1ti\u00f0.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c1kve\u00f0a \u00fearf hvort tilkynningu \u00ed bl\u00f6\u00f0um eigi a\u00f0 au\u00f0kenna me\u00f0 krossi e\u00f0a einhverju \u00f6\u00f0ru t\u00e1kni.<\/li>\n<li>Gott er a\u00f0 taka fram \u00ed tilkynningunni ef af\u00feakka \u00e1 bl\u00f3m og kransa. \u00dear er l\u00edka h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 v\u00edsa f\u00f3lki \u00e1 hvar \u00fea\u00f0 getur l\u00e1ti\u00f0 f\u00e9 af hendi rakna \u00ed minningu hins l\u00e1tna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2347\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2347\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Who should handle the funeral and where should it take place?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2347\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2347\"><ul>\n<li>Algengast er a\u00f0 \u00fatfarir s\u00e9u ger\u00f0ar fr\u00e1 kirkjum og a\u00f0 prestar annist \u00fe\u00e6r. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fe\u00f3 ekki algild regla.<span style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Roboto,;\"> <\/span>A\u00f0standendur stj\u00f3rna \u00fev\u00ed hvort prestur e\u00f0a forst\u00f6\u00f0uma\u00f0ur tr\u00faf\u00e9lags annist \u00fatf\u00f6rina. Relatives then contact the parish\/congregational priest directly or the funeral home, which will contact the requested priest.  <\/li>\n<li>\u00datf\u00f6r getur fari\u00f0 fram \u00ed kirkju, kapellu, b\u00e6nh\u00fasi, samkomuh\u00fasi, tr\u00faf\u00e9lagi\/l\u00edfssko\u00f0unarf\u00e9lagi, heimah\u00fasi og \u00fdmsum \u00f6\u00f0rum samkomust\u00f6\u00f0um.<\/li>\n<li>Hafi hinn l\u00e1tni haft \u00f3skir um \u00feetta ber a\u00f0 vir\u00f0a vilja hans.<\/li>\n<li>Ef b\u00f6rn eru a\u00f0 missa \u00e1stvin er gott a\u00f0 s\u00fdna \u00feeim sta\u00f0inn \u00fear sem \u00fatf\u00f6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 fara fram og fara yfir skipulag athafnarinnar, s\u00fdna \u00feeim hvar \u00feau muni sitja og hvert \u00feeirra hlutverk er ef \u00feau hafa hlutverk. It is also important to discuss who will attend to them during the funeral if the parents are not able to do so. \u00deannig eru \u00feau betur undirb\u00fain fyrir \u00feetta ferli.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2348\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2348\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Music at the funeral<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2348\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2348\"><ul>\n<li>A\u00f0standendur r\u00e1\u00f0a hvernig t\u00f3nlistarflutningi er haga\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fatf\u00f6rinni.<\/li>\n<li>\u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 huga a\u00f0 vali \u00e1 t\u00f3nlistarf\u00f3lki, svo sem organista, \u00f6\u00f0rum hlj\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e6raleikurum, k\u00f3rum og eins\u00f6ngvurum.<\/li>\n<li>Sj\u00e1lfsagt er a\u00f0 vir\u00f0a \u00f3skir hins l\u00e1tna hafi hann sett fram sl\u00edkar. If the deceased was not a fan of traditional hymns, for example, they can be omitted.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2349\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2349\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Public funeral or private\u200b<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2349\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2349\"><ul>\n<li>Stundum hentar best a\u00f0 gera \u00fatf\u00f6r \u00ed kyrr\u00feey og \u00fea\u00f0 kann einnig a\u00f0 vera \u00f3sk hins l\u00e1tna.<\/li>\n<li>\u00dea\u00f0 getur \u00fe\u00f3 veri\u00f0 gott a\u00f0 \u00edhuga vandlega hvort \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 besti kosturinn \u00fev\u00ed vinir og \u00e6ttingjar sem standa fyrir utan innsta hring hins l\u00e1tna g\u00e6tu \u00feurft vikilega \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 halda a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 kve\u00f0ja og hei\u00f0ra minningu hins l\u00e1tna.<\/li>\n<li>\u00deegar \u00fatf\u00f6r fer fram \u00ed kyrr\u00feey eru a\u00f0eins n\u00e1nustu a\u00f0standendur og vinir vi\u00f0staddir. Ekki er \u00fe\u00e1 tilkynnt um andl\u00e1t fyrr en a\u00f0 lokinni \u00fatf\u00f6r. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-23410\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-23410\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Whether to invite for a drinking party and who will take care of it<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-23410\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-23410\"><ul>\n<li>Sumir leggja bl\u00e1tt bann vi\u00f0 erfidrykkju eftir eigin \u00fatf\u00f6r.<\/li>\n<li>\u00dea\u00f0 er engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur g\u00f3\u00f0 lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 lj\u00faka kve\u00f0justundinni. H\u00fan l\u00e9ttir gjarnan andr\u00famslofti\u00f0 \u00e1 eftir og gefur f\u00f3lki t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 votta a\u00f0standendum sam\u00fa\u00f0 s\u00edna. A\u00f0standendur finna einnig oft fyrir miklum hl\u00fdhug og stu\u00f0ningi \u00ed erfidrykkjunni. \u00dea\u00f0 getur l\u00edka au\u00f0velda\u00f0 samskiptin eftir \u00e1 a\u00f0 vera b\u00fain a\u00f0 skiptast \u00e1 or\u00f0um og fa\u00f0ml\u00f6gum vi\u00f0 \u00feetta t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri.<\/li>\n<li>Erfidrykkjur hafa um \u00e1rabil veri\u00f0 gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega \u00edbur\u00f0armiklar veislur. Fyrir \u00fe\u00e6r \u00fearf a\u00f0 leigja sal og f\u00e1 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 vi\u00f0 bakstur og a\u00f0rar veitingar. Algengt er a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskylda og vinir hj\u00e1lpist a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 sl\u00edkan undirb\u00faning.<\/li>\n<li>Sumir kj\u00f3sa a\u00f0 halda st\u00f3ra veislu og kaupa alla \u00fej\u00f3nustu.<\/li>\n<li>A\u00f0rir kj\u00f3sa a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 standandi erfidrykkjur. Gestum er \u00fe\u00e1 bo\u00f0i\u00f0 upp snittur e\u00f0a a\u00f0rar veitingar sem eru einfaldari \u00ed sni\u00f0um en hinar hef\u00f0bundnu.<\/li>\n<li>\u00datfarir ungs f\u00f3lks eru oft mj\u00f6g fj\u00f6lmennar. \u00de\u00e1 getur veri\u00f0 gott a\u00f0 hafa \u00ed huga a\u00f0 ekki er nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a til erfidrykkju \u00ed \u00fatf\u00f6rinni e\u00f0a \u00ed \u00fatfararskr\u00e1nni. Einnig er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta bo\u00f0 \u00fat ganga til helstu \u00e6ttingja, vina og vinnuf\u00e9laga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-23411\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-23411\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Flowers and decorations on the coffin and in the church<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-23411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-23411\"><ul>\n<li>Bl\u00f3maskreytingar eru fallegar og \u00fe\u00e6r lj\u00e1 ath\u00f6fninni h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0legan bl\u00e6. \u00c6ttingjar og vinir gefa gjarnan vendi og kransa til \u00fatfararinnar me\u00f0 \u00e1ritu\u00f0um kve\u00f0jum \u00e1 bor\u00f0a.<\/li>\n<li>\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fe\u00f3 ekki skylda a\u00f0 hafa bl\u00f3maskreytingar. Some people find it more beautiful to wrap the coffin in a flag instead of placing a floral arrangement on it.  <\/li>\n<li>\u00dea\u00f0 er alls ekkert athugavert vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sleppa bl\u00f3mum alfari\u00f0.<\/li>\n<li>Gott er a\u00f0 taka fram \u00ed d\u00e1nartilkynningu ef af\u00feakka \u00e1 bl\u00f3m og kransa og benda \u00feeim sem vilja minnast hins l\u00e1tna \u00e1 l\u00edknarsamt\u00f6k ef \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00f3skin.<\/li>\n<li>At a cremation, you can ask the funeral home to keep a tray of floral arrangements and wreaths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-23412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-23412\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Making a hymnal\u200b<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-23412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-23412\"><ul>\n<li>\u00datfararstofa annast ger\u00f0 s\u00e1lmaskr\u00e1r \u00ed samr\u00e1\u00f0i vi\u00f0 a\u00f0standendur.<\/li>\n<li>\u00cd s\u00e1lmaskr\u00e1 m\u00e1 velja myndir \u00far l\u00edfi hins l\u00e1tna b\u00e6\u00f0i sem bakgrunn og\/e\u00f0a inn \u00e1 milli texta. Ef b\u00f6rn eru a\u00f0standendur er gott a\u00f0 leyfa \u00feeim a\u00f0 vera \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur \u00ed a\u00f0 hanna og gera s\u00e1lmaskr\u00e1 fyrir l\u00e1tinn \u00e1stvin.<\/li>\n<li>\u00deegar ungt f\u00f3lk fellur fr\u00e1 er vi\u00f0b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 mj\u00f6g margir s\u00e6ki \u00fatf\u00f6rina og \u00fev\u00ed er r\u00e1\u00f0legt a\u00f0 panta r\u00edflegt magn af s\u00e1lmaskr\u00e1m.<\/li>\n<li>Best er a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja starfsmann kirkjunnar a\u00f0 halda til haga eint\u00f6kum sem eru afgangs eftir \u00fatf\u00f6r, viljir\u00f0u ekki a\u00f0 \u00feeim s\u00e9 fleygt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-23413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-23413\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"7,4 12,9 7,14 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18 18;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:none;stroke:#ED7767;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;}<\/style><polyline class=\"st0\" points=\"4,11 9,6 14,11 \"><\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Funeral expenses and funeral grants<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-23413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-23413\"><ul>\n<li>Funeral expenses can vary depending on the way you choose to proceed. It is important to familiarize yourself with all expenses.<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Funeral homes, staff in nursing homes and health care institutions, as well as priests in the relevant parish, can provide information on various cost items.<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Most funeral homes have a price list for the services they provide. It is possible to request a cost estimate for the services requested.<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 By law, the cost for the priest at the viewing and funeral is paid by the cemeteries, as well as the cost of burial.<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 If the deceased\u2019s estate can not afford a funeral, the relative can apply for a funeral grant in the municipality in which they live, provided that certain conditions are met.<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Many trade unions provide funeral grants for their deceased members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6418f3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6418f3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"danarvottord\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216080d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"216080d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Death Certificate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2935c993 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2935c993\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5796f74c\" data-id=\"5796f74c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d359536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d359536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>\u2022 A death certificate is obtained at the hospital where the deceased died or from a doctor who has cared for the deceased. <\/li><li>A death certificate is either electronic or paper. The doctor will inform the next of kin whether the death certificate will be issued electronically or on paper. <\/li><li>The death must be reported to the sheriff as soon as possible after the certificate is issued.<\/li><li>A death certificate shows the date and place of death as well as marital status at the time of death.<\/li><li>A death certificate is, on the one hand, a notification to the National Registry of the person&#8217;s cause of death and death, and, on the other hand, a notification to the sheriff of the death.  <\/li><li>The sheriff sends the death certificate to the National Registry.<\/li><li>A death certificate is delivered to the next of kin, such as a spouse or other close relative.  <\/li><li>The next of kin is responsible for delivering the death certificate to the sheriff electronically or at a location in the district where the deceased was legally domiciled at the time of death.<\/li><li>\u2022 If the deceased was residing abroad, a death certificate shall be delivered to the District Commissioner in the district where the funeral takes place.<\/li><li><strong>An electronic death certificate<\/strong> is automatically sent to the sheriff&#8217;s office from the doctor who issued the death certificate. The certificate identifies the deceased&#8217;s next of kin. <\/li><li>The electronic death certificate is not the same as a notification to the sheriff of a death. The designated next of kin must notify the sheriff of the death as soon as possible. <\/li><\/ul><div> <\/div><p>There are two options for this:<\/p><ol><li>Report the death electronically<br> *Go to <em><a href=\"http:\/\/island.is\/andlatstilkynning\">island.is\/andlatstykning<\/a><br><\/em> *The specified next of kin will receive a message in their inbox on <em>island.is<\/em> where they can find a link to an electronic death notification.<\/li><li>Report the death by attending the sheriff&#8217;s office.<\/li><\/ol><ul><li>A relative must obtain <strong>a paper death certificate<\/strong> from the health institution where it was issued and take it to the sheriff&#8217;s office to report the death.<\/li><li>When the sheriff has received a death notification, the next of kin will receive <strong>a death notification certificate<\/strong> sent to their mailbox on <em>island.is<\/em> , which they can hand over to the priest or the person in charge of the funeral.<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Please note that a funeral cannot take place until the sheriff has received the death notification and subsequently confirms the death certificate.<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li>\u2022 The District Commissioner assists the bereaved with the estate and provides information on inheritance matters. <\/li><li>\u2022 The District Commissioner sends a notification to depository institutions and asks that deposits in the deceased&#8217;s accounts be frozen.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55efe652 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55efe652\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e78cb70\" data-id=\"5e78cb70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397d353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"397d353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Copy of Death Certificate<\/h3><p>The Directorate of Health preserves death certificates. As soon as the death has been registered in the National Registry, along with the necessary information, the National Registry sends the death certificate to the Directorate of Health according to the Act on death certificates, autopsies, etc. no. 61\/1998.<\/p><h3>Bank Accounts<\/h3><p>Bank accounts in the name of the deceased are closed when the death certificate has been submitted. Therefore, it is important to make arrangements in advance so that you can pay bills and buy necessities.<\/p><p>If a couple or cohabitants have had joint bank accounts, the surviving spouse must create a new account and ensure that, for example, wages and other payments are not deposited into a joint account.<\/p><p>If and when the surviving spouse receives permission from the District Commissioner for beneficial enjoyment of the estate, access to the deceased&#8217;s accounts can be reopened.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funeral and death certificate The following must be considered in connection with a funeral: A funeral cannot take place until the sheriff has confirmed the death certificate: see Death Certificate Funeral homes It is often necessary to decide immediately after death which funeral home will handle the funeral. 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