departeds

Bob Reidy, an amateur actor and professional lawyer who specializes in settling estates, said he's learned a lot about human nature by watching descendants hover over their dearly departeds 'earthly goods.

Chicago Reader 2010

PP: I'm much too occupied over the specific dearly departeds to be sensitive to anything else that could be lurking around me here.

Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion 2009

While the service may have an appeal to bereaved folk looking to feel a connection to their dear departeds at a particularly difficult time of the year, it ignores the obvious dangers of sending random messages out into deep space.

The Register 2009