Condolences to you and your family. It's a tough one for those left behind no matter how timely and no matter how auspicious the circumstances surrounding the death.
I read somewhere that someone's death is like a ship sailing out to sea and disappearing over the horizon. While the people on shore are waving good-bye, saying "she is going away," there is another group at another port joyously hailing her arrival, saying "here she comes!"