Tel Aviv native Abraham Frenkel of Glendale died June 8.
According to his family, he worked for the British Mandate army in Palestine as a radio and jeep mechanic in the 1940s. He joined the Haganah in 1943 and left it during its truce with the British to join the Lohamei Herut Yisrael, known to its enemies as the Stern Gang. During Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, he served in battle with the 89th Mobile Commando Battalion under Moshe Dayan.
After being wounded in combat, his family said, he came to the U.S. where he married Lucille Forman in Milwaukee in 1951. He founded Frenkel Furniture, a television, electronics and furniture store, which he owned and operated for 45 years.
He was a member of Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue.
He is survived by Lucille, his wife of 53 years; sons Dan Frenkel (Kellie Heath) of Milwaukee, and Tom (Jane) Frenkel of Scottsdale, Ariz.; daughter Laurie (Bruce) Herman of Milwaukee; brother Don (Nina) Frenkel of Irvine, Calif.; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on June 10 at Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery.
The family would appreciate memorials to the Coalition for Jewish Learning Library, 6401 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53217 or the Jewish National Fund, 6720 N. Pt. Washington Rd., Suite 1, Milwaukee, WI 53217.
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