Dr. Julio Fleischer, 84, of Wharton, NJ for the past six years, passed away at home on Sunday, November 21, 2021. Julio was born to Bernardo and Ester Fleischer in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He graduated medical school from University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine at age 22, and soon thereafter married the love of his life, Celia. After moving to the United States, he settled in South Orange, NJ and worked as an OB/GYN for Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark and St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, delivering thousands of babies, caring for women’s health, and making life-long friends.
Julio was the beloved husband of Celia Fleischer (née Rakitta) for 59 years. He was the loving father of Tania Fleischer and her husband Larry Berliner, Barry Fleischer and his wife Julie, Sharon Fleischer and her husband Peter Alfinito, devoted grandfather of Adrian, Oliver, Isabel, Eliana, Max, Sophia, Jacqueline and Benjamin, and cherished brother of Beatrice Wengrover and the late Elsa Janiovich.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Bernheim Apter Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel, 68 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ. Interment to follow at Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, NJ.
Donation in Julio’s memory may be made to the charity that is most meaningful to you.
