Paula Fay Hertel Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Paula Fay Hertel (Olivette, Missouri), who passed away on February 1, 2025 at the age of 82. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Paula Fay farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Paula Fay is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Harry Nebolsky and Leah Nebolsky (Koolman); her mother-in-law Emma Hertel; and her siblings-in-law, Bernard Accardi and Edna Accardi.
She is survived by: her husband Norman Hertel; her daughter Elana Jean Hertel; and her sister Rita Ann Paradis.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 6th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Congregation Shaare Emeth (11645 Ladue Rd, St. Louis, MO 63141). A burial will be held on Thursday, February 6th 2025 at the Mt Sinai Cemetery (11645 Ladue Rd, St. Louis, MO 63141).
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Paula's memory to the St. Louis Symphony: https://slso.org , The Frank Lloyd Wright House at Ebsworth Park, https://ebsworthpark.org., or the Ashrei Foundation: https://www.ashreifoundation.org.
