Sentence:  Survivors <WSD>are</WSD> his widow , Tearle ; a son , Sheldon Brooks ; a daughter , Mrs. Sidney S. Stein Jr. , Dorenzo , Calif. ; a sister , Mrs. Birdie Gevurtz ; two brothers , Charley and Aaron Cohn , San Francisco ; and five grandchildren . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  represent, as of a character on stage