BB56a

Serious ways of saying that someone died: “After a long illness, she ________ .”

This question was slightly altered and recoded; it can be compared to the 1965–70 question BB55.

PASSED AWAY18
PASSED6
MET HER MAKER4
EXPIRED3
PASSED ON3
DIED2
BETTER OFF1
DEPARTED1
DEPARTED THIS EARTH1
FINALLY AT PEACE1
IS IN HEAVEN NOW1
IS NO LONGER SUFFERING1
PASSED OFF1
PASSED OVER1
WENT TO A BETTER PLACE1
WITH THE LORD1

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