Mr Qian is a close cousin of the deceased.

钱云孟是逝者钱云会的弟弟。

That word predecessor sounds like pre-deceased.

单词predecessor（前任）听起来像之前已故了的人。

There doesn't seem to be any connection between the deceased.

这些死者之间毫无联系。

The white ash can then be returned to the next of kin of the deceased.

剩余的骨灰随后可以被返还至死者的家属。

Both boys still pine for their loving adoptive mother, recently deceased.

最近，两个孩子仍为他们敬爱的养母的不幸去世而悲伤不矣。