Yep. Gandalf kicked the bucket all right... that is if by Gandalf you mean Gandalf-as-mortals-knew-him-in-a-human-form. When Gandalf fought Bill the Balrog, his body was destroyed. "Gandalf" died. But his spirit was beyond death (mind you, this is the same reason Sauron keeps showing up at the most inopportune time), so it just kind of floated around until Gandalf had a new body to use. In short, Gandalf's body was killed, but that was it. He just had to wait for a new one before he could come back.
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