Thoughtful musings on a completely random world

English-language Pet Peeve, take 1

I have noticed a new speech trend lately that is driving me crazy:

When people are speaking of someone who has died, they will say something like “Shannon passed on Wednesday.”  Passed….what?

Dictionary.com defines “pass” (the present tense of “passed”, of course) like this:
pass
–verb (used with object) <———that point is key, btw.

1. to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
2. to let go without notice, action, remark, etc.; leave unconsidered; disregard; overlook: Pass chapter two and go on to chapter three.
3. to omit the usual or regular payment of: The company decided to pass its dividend in the third quarter of the year.
4. to cause or allow to go through or beyond a gate, barrier, etc.: The guard checked the identification papers and then passed the visitor.
5.to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross.

I’m thinking these people mean #5…they “passed” thru death’s door/over into the next life/onto bigger and better things/whatever else they believe.  Please say what/where they passed! At least let them pass on or away. Don’t leave their poor soul hanging.