decease + -ed

noun (the deceased)

a person who has died: 死んだ人, 故人

〘法〙 (特に最近の)死者, 故人, 亡くなった人 (!単複両扱い) .

in memory of the deceased. : 故人の記憶

dead; no longer living: 死んでいる、生きていない

〘法〙 亡くなった; 亡…, 故…(dead, late)

e.g. my deceased colleague: 私の亡き同僚

e.g. the cremation of a deceased person. : 死んだ人間の火葬