survivor

noun3

1. •
   a person who lives through a crash, a war or another terrible event

   • From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor.
2. •
   (figurative) A person who is able to endure hardship.

   • I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed. — 2007
3. •
   One who knew a specific decedent.

   • She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.