decease (
http://definr.com/decease)
n : the event of dying or departure from life: "her death came
as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will
pass to your grandchildren" [syn:
death] [ant:
birth]
v : pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes
and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The
patient went peacefully" [syn:
die,
perish,
go,
exit,
pass away,
expire,
pass] [ant:
be born]