predecease
verb
pre·de·cease
ˌprē-di-ˈsēs 
predeceased; predeceasing
: to die before (another person)
: to die first
predecease
noun
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He was predeceased by his parents; his brother, William George Hupfeldt Jr.; and his stepbrother, Drew Cunliffe.
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2023
He was predeceased by his parents, Edna and Willis Thompson, and brother W. Francis Thompson.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 5 June 2023
Turner no longer wanted to wail and lament like Mahalia Jackson and the R&B legends that predeceased her.
—Taylor Crumpton, refinery29.com, 26 May 2023
The actor, who was predeceased by his daughter Lisa, is survived by Quinn-Castillo, his twin brother Bernie Castillo, grandchildren Brian and Stephanie Palmere and great-grandson Allen Palmere.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2023
He was predeceased by his parents, Edna and Willis Thompson, and brother W. Francis Thompson.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 5 June 2023
Turner no longer wanted to wail and lament like Mahalia Jackson and the R&B legends that predeceased her.
—Taylor Crumpton, refinery29.com, 26 May 2023
The actor, who was predeceased by his daughter Lisa, is survived by Quinn-Castillo, his twin brother Bernie Castillo, grandchildren Brian and Stephanie Palmere and great-grandson Allen Palmere.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
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predecease
transitive verb
pre·de·cease
ˌprē-di-ˈsēs
predeceased; predeceasing
: to die before (another person)
when the child predeceases the parent
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