How do you refer to the spouse of a deceased spouse? Deceased husband is John Doe; surviving spouse if Jane Smith. For example, "please attend a dedication honoring John Doe, ? husband of Jane Smith.
There is not special name for the dead husband of a living wife. You can refer to him as her "late husband."
A widow
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widow
No, a widow is someone who's husband has deceased. A widower is a man whose wife is deceased.
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You call a man whose wife has died a WIDOWER.
He is a widower.
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A man whose wife is dead is called a widower.
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The term is "widower."
A man whose wife dies is called a widower.
A woman whose husband passed away is a widow. A man whose wife passed away is a widower. If the surviving spouse remarries, he or she is no longer a widower/widow.