Leo J. Roberts, M.D., 90, passed away Jan. 15, 2024, while surrounded by his children.
Leo earned his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. After completing his internship and residency and a stint in the U.S. Air Force, he completed a second residency in ophthalmology at the University of Illinois Ear and Eye Infirmary in Chicago. In 1966, he and opened a private ophthalmology practice in Hinsdale.
Leo is survived by his wife, Joyce Ann Roberts, nee Woods; his children, Mary Joyce Roberts, Bessy (Ryan) Friedrich, Jennifer (Jason) Matiyow, Nelly Musso, Robby Roberts and Jessica Roberts; his grandchildren, Kelsey, Jacob, Jonah, Wyatt, Willa, Odin, Behrett, Henry, Hudson, Duke, Scout, Boone, Quincy, Lilly, Aiden, Avery Lane and Olivia; and his brother, Lawrence (the late Pat) Roberts.
Visitation is at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at St. Isaac Jogues Parish, 306 W. Fourth St., Hinsdale.
A funeral Mass will follow at the church at 10 a.m.
Interment will follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made online to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at http://www.stjude.org.
Sullivan Funeral Home Hinsdale handled the arrangements.
