E. Rubin Bernhard Jr., M.D, 82, of San Antonio, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m., Friday, Aug. 29, at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel in San Antonio with the Rev. Steve Coker officiating.
Bernhard was born Oct. 22, 1931, in San Antonio, the son of Ernest Rubin Bernhard Sr. and Lydia Clara Bernhard. He married JoAnn McGaughey who preceded him in death.
Bernhard grew up in Fredericksburg and was a 1949 Fredericksburg High School graduate. He attended Texas Lutheran College, graduating in 1952, and in 1956, he graduated from the University of Texas Medical School.
He joined the U.S. Navy and served as a physician from 1958-1961.
Bernhard was a family practitioner serving the south side of San Antonio for 50 years. He was vice president of the Texas Medical Association and president of the Bexar County Medical Society.
Survivors include his children: Rubin Bernhard III, Russell Bernhard and Melody Bernhard; and sister, Shirley Schaefer.
Memorials may be made to Texas Lutheran University.