Gretel Sternberg Coursol Obituary
The passing of Gretel Sternberg Coursol (Surprise, Arizona) occurred on August 21, 2026. Gretel, born on January 25, 1934, is remembered by those who knew her. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gretel Sternberg Coursol to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Walter Sternberg and Madeline Sternberg. She is survived by: her spouse Jerry Coursol; her children, Madeline Knight of Gainesville, Chris Knight, Heather Bennett and Walt Coursol; her sister Marion Nicoll (Jim) of Surprise; her sons, Steve (Heather) and Jeff Nicoll (Maura); her grandchildren, Audrey, Ava Knight, Nina, Ella Bennett, Damien Knight (Nadine) and Jamie Lynn Larsen; her brother Robert "Skip" Sternberg; her children, Philip Knight, Eric Coursol, Linda and Elizabeth Knight; her stepsons, Paul and John Coursol; Chad Hernandez of North Hollywood, California.
If you want to honor her in some way the family would very much appreciate a donation to her hospice care team at Hospice of the Valley: https://hov.org. Alternatively, a donation to any organization leading the fight against dementia or dementia-related illnesses would be wonderful (e.g. the Dementia Society of America: https://www.dementiasociety.org.).
