Theodora Rachel Sternberg

Theodora Rachel Sternberg

Born in the Bronx, NY, on 6 September, 1924; died at Poydras Home, NOLA, on 18 March, 2025, after having lived there for twelve years.

She was first married to Dr. Harold Lief, with whom she moved from New York City to New Orleans in 1951. She later married Dr. Will Sternberg, who died in 1990. During her many years in New Orleans, Tedda (as she was called) made a great number of close and loving friends. She was a board member of the New Orleans Friends of Music and a volunteer on the Help Desk at Tulane Hospital. She was famous for her borsht parties, her wit, and her compassion.

She has two children, Polly Lief Goldberg (Elliot) and Jonathan Felix Lief (Judith), as well as two step-children, Deborah Sternberg Bernstein (Howard (z"l)) and Michael Sternberg (Linda). She has in all seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, for all of whom she was a loving presence and a source of joy. She also loved cats.

Graveside services for Mrs. Sternberg will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025 in Unadilla, NY.  Online condolences may be made at:   www.wmaddenfh.com.   Arrangements by the Westcott-Madden Funeral Home 123 Main Street Unadilla.  A MADDEN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME.

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