How to Use predecease in a Sentence

predecease

verb
  • He was predeceased by his wife Peg, who he was married to for 57 years.
    Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 Dec. 2017
  • She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years; a daughter, Jeanette Shell; and her sons, Wilbur and John.
    Adia H. Robinson, Philly.com, 25 June 2017
  • He was predeceased by a son, Bruce Allen, and a daughter, Lavern Allen.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 20 June 2017
  • If Emily predeceases you, then her share of the house goes to her children in equal shares.
    Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2020
  • He was predeceased by daughters Meri Tokona and Pamela Glaab.
    Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2017
  • Mr. Lau was predeceased by his parents who passed away more than 20 years ago.
    Milpitas Post Staff, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2017
  • Her husband of 55 years, Daniel Neal Heller, predeceased her.
    sun-sentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • He was predeceased by his daughter, Jill Klein Rodgers.
    Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 16 June 2017
  • He was predeceased by the love of his life and best friend, Anita (Slipakoff), his loving wife of 63 marvelous years.
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 July 2018
  • He was predeceased by his monkey, who died in 1976 at the National Zoo.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Marshall was predeceased by his son Douglas in 1984 and two of his siblings.
    Hartford Courant, courant.com, 1 July 2018
  • She was also predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Daniel J. Davis.
    sun-sentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • She was predeceased by her husband and sister, Joan Schrampfer Couch.
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 June 2018
  • He is predeceased by his wife Miriam and grandchild Bj.
    sun-sentinel.com, 23 June 2019
  • Lorraine was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, her son David, and daughter, Stephanie.
    Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2017
  • He was predeceased by daughter Nicole, who died in childhood.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • He was predeceased by his older brother, Oleg Marinich, in 2020.
    Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023
  • He was predeceased by two brothers, a son-in-law, one granddaughter, and one great grandson.
    courant.com, 13 Dec. 2019
  • He was predeceased by his first wife, the former Connie Jewell.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 2 May 2017
  • After he was killed in 1993, anti-narcotics agents moved the camels and zebras to other zoos (the giraffes predeceased him).
    The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
  • He was predeceased by his daughter, Lisa, his two sisters and his parents.
    orlandosentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • He was predeceased by his parents and by his sisters, Betty Rogers.
    orlandosentinel.com, 7 July 2019
  • His wife of almost 40 years, the former Barbara Gottlieb, predeceased him two weeks ago.
    Plain Dealer Staff, cleveland.com, 11 Feb. 2018
  • He was predeceased by his parents, Edith and David, both Holocaust survivors, and his brother, Jack.
    Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Lou is predeceased by his son, Michael Robert Gallo whom he is now reunited.
    Hartford Courant, courant.com, 31 May 2018
  • She was predeceased by her loving husband, Carl E. Stephens, Sr.
    orlandosentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Morton is predeceased by his siblings, his brothers Sam and Frank, and his sister Ann.
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • He was predeceased by his son Douglas, grandsons Alex and Andre.
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • She was predeceased by her daughter, Karen, and her husband, Oswald.
    Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • Maria was predeceased by her husband Edward and her son Peter.
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 May 2018

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