Arthur LeBeau Obituary

Arthur P. LeBeau M.D.

Arthur P. LeBeau M.D., 92, of Elmhurst, IL departed March 18, 2017.

Dr. LeBeau was the loving husband of Ruth nee Wittersheim for 62 years; beloved father of Renee, Steven (Anne) and Michael (Tamara); loving grandfather of Danielle, Dane, Olivia and Matthew. He was the son of Lucille J. (nee Lusthoff) and Dr. Albert A. LeBeau of Chicago.

After graduating from Foreman High School in 1942, due to World War II, he was enrolled in the US Navy's V12 program at The University of Notre Dame. He graduated from Loyola Medical School in 1948 and completed his internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. During his surgical residency at Mercy Hospital, Chicago, the US Army called him back into service for the Korean War. From 1952 through 1954, he cared for many of our Korean War's wounded in the 279th General Hospital in Osaka, Japan.

When Capt. LeBeau returned from Japan in 1955, he completed his Surgical Residency at Mercy Hospital, married his beloved Ruth and became an active member of the Surgical Staff of Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. He continued his dedication to the Hospital for 45 years. Dr. LeBeau served on many committees, was Chairman of the Department of Surgery and was a member of the Hospital's Board of Governors. In 1990 he was awarded the Medical Staff Distinguished Service Award and in 1997 the Hospital's Board of Governors Distinguished Service Award.

Art was a proud, dedicated, but very humble Doctor and had a wonderfully classic old-time doctor's bedside manner. He was loved and respected by his patients, the nurses and hospital staff because he treated everyone with respect, dedication and gratitude. He was always on duty and never complained. Whether he had been up many nights in a row, when he was called, he went! Their home was a version of today's "Urgent Care" welcoming family, friends and neighbors at all hours whether it was for a finger cut off in a snow blower, a simple ear piercing or a patient just wanting to talk.

Dr. LeBeau was an avid sportsman. He skied Vail's majestic mountains until he was 80, played golf until 83 and tennis until 85. Alzheimer's began to slowly invade his heart and soul in 2009.

Memorial Visitation at Ahlgrim Funeral Home, 567 S. Spring Rd., Elmhurst from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 24, 2017 and at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, 125 W. Church St., Elmhurst from 10:00 a.m. until time of Celebration of Life Service at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017. Private interment Oakridge Cemetery, Hillside.

In lieu of flowers, please consider Memorials to the St. Peter's United Church of Christ, 125 W. Church St., Elmhurst, IL 60126, Providence Hospice 18601 N. Creek Dr., Tinley Park, IL 60477, Alzheimer's Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Center Dr., Clarksburg, MD 20871 or Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation, 155 E. Brush Hill Rd., Elmhurst, IL 60126.

Funeral info 630-834-3515 or www.ahlgrim.com.