Woman who inspired name for rock band Greta Van Fleet dead at 95
Gretna Van Fleet, the woman who inspired the name of the Grammy-winning rock band Greta Van Fleet, has passed away at the age of 95. She died in a senior living center in Frankenmuth, Michigan, where the band was formed in 2012. Van Fleet was musically talented and enjoyed the band's music, despite it not being from her era.
- ▪Gretna Van Fleet died at the age of 95 in a senior living center in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
- ▪The band Greta Van Fleet was formed in 2012 and named after her, with a slight alteration to her name.
- ▪Van Fleet was musically talented, playing various instruments including saxophone, violin, tuba, and piano.
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US News Woman who inspired name for rock band Greta Van Fleet dead at 95 By Associated Press Published May 20, 2026, 10:37 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Gretna Van Fleet didn’t play music with Greta Van Fleet. But maybe she got the next best thing: The Grammy-winning rock band uses her name. The 95-year-old Michigan woman died Monday at a senior living center in Frankenmuth, according to her obituary, the same community where the band was formed in 2012 when Van Fleet was in her 80s.
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