Longtime Milwaukee resident Robert Bernard Fruchtman, M.D., died on July 24 at the age of 75.
Born in Minneapolis, he earned Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees and, in 1956, a medical degree from the University of Minnesota. He completed a residency in internal medicine in Milwaukee.
A member of several medical organizations, he served as the chairman of the department of medicine at St. Michael Hospital. He enjoyed working closely with medical students, according to his family.
A close family was important to him, his family said. He enjoyed poetry, music, tennis and travel and recently spent six weeks in Israel.
He was a member of Congregation Beth Israel.
Preceded in death by brother Stanley Fruchtman, he is survived by his wife of 46 years, Phyllys Fruchtman (nee Kahn); daughter Helaine (Lisa) Mark of Marietta, Ga.; sons David (Karen) Fruchtman of Zichron Ya’akov, Israel, Michael (Beth) Fruchtman of New York and Merrick (Rachel) Fruchtman of Milwaukee; brother Martin (Dolores) Fruchtman of Laguna Hills, Calif.; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held July 27. Rabbis Jacob Herber and Michel Twerski officiated. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery.
The family would appreciate memorials to the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, Congregation Beth Israel or Congregation Beth Jehudah.
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