ARTHUR’S TIP
Villager who pass on need to be carried by other villagers to the mausoleum, or they will be lost and forgotten forever! Once a skeleton is visible on the ground, the departed villager must be laid to rest within approximately 24 real-time hours in order to make sure that their memory is preserved in the mausoleum.

No, you aren't able to do that. That power works only on skeletons. Once the deceased are buried, their departure is permanent. However, it's a tricky thing reviving the dead, and it isn't always successful.

I've tried to revive one Elder four times and see his "spirit" come back but then he vanishes and the skeleton is still there.