The passing of a loved one need not be a sad time.  It can be a time of celebration.  Why do you celebrate births?  For you know what awaits all involved:  joy, love, adventure, new connections, and growth.  Do you not know this now about the transition you call death?  The same awaits the one who is passing to the next world.  Do not forget, the next world is right here.  It is merely another level of awareness, and a greatly expanded one at that.  It is the humans who have twisted the concept of death to the point where it has become something to dread.  Yes, of course, we understand that you do not like change and that you will miss the physical presence, but for the one who is transitioning, they will experience freedom beyond your imagining.  Rejoice.  Educate them, and while you are at it, remind yourself over and over that it is quite easy to get drawn into the drama and forget what the soul has always known:  Death is birth in the opposite direction.  You are so very loved.