hi jbrady, interesting question. I found these two checklists by googling:

http://www.notariate.zh.ch/not_erb_was.php

http://www.ag.ch/zivilstandswesen/de...elle/index.php

I think the most important thing is to call a Bestattungsunternehmen (funeral home) quickly, who will know the procedure, and the local Zivilstandsamt must be notified within two day's time.

Mr. Bartholemew also pointed this portal out, which I hadn't been aware of, and which has more information in English:

http://www.ch.ch/private/00029/00037...x.html?lang=en