Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20131105202753/@comment-5006924-20131216061251

Rumple's not dead, it says right here: http://tvline.com/2013/12/05/once-upon-a-time-season-3-spoilers-rumple-belle-charming/ that for the next half of the season Rumple and Belle will be in the same world for an extended period of time and will further explore their relationship. So my conclusion is he's every much alive, or will be revived in some way.