Noel was born in 1931. Noel's father was Harry Sandler and his mother was Polly Freed. His paternal grandparents were Ber Sandler and Bella; his maternal grandparents were Nachum Freed and Hanna. He had a brother and a sister, named Archie and Freda. He was the youngest of the three children. He died at the age of 61 on November 9th, 1992 in South Africa. He was buried at the West Park Cemetery.