Marvin Irwin Koenig MD

Beloved husband of Barbara Koenig; dear father of Stephen Koenig (Angela), Gary Koenig, MD (Betsy), and Deborah Chervitz (Gary); dear grandfather of Adrya Rose Koenig, Amanda Koenig Fischer (Douglas), Matthew Gilbert Koenig (Alexandra), Madeline Rebecca Kojs (Kevin), and Lindsey Samantha Chervitz; dear great-grandfather of Maxwell and Russell Fischer and Mason Rose Koenig; dear brother of the late Dorothy Simon (Edward) and Susan Berry (the late Allan); dear brother-in-law of Albert Ross (Beverly), Phillip Ross (Sharon) and Andrew Ross (Melanie); dear uncle, cousin, and friend to many.

Marvin was born in Passaic, New Jersey in 1933. He met Barbara at Camp Blueberry in upstate New York when he was eighteen years old. Truly his b’sheret, they celebrated their 66th anniversary on December 29, 2022. Marvin was blessed by the birth of his first son Stephen 1958, followed by a second son Gary in 1959 and beautiful daughter Deborah in 1962. Marvin was a proud grandfather of five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

After three years at Purdue University, Marvin attended St. Louis University medical school, interned at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami and returned to St. Louis for his residency in ophthalmology. Marvin made St. Louis his home and entered private practice. In 1966 he was drafted to the US. Air Force as Captain, stationed in Fort Worth, Texas. After two years service he returned to private practice in St. Louis.

In 1981, Marvin built The Eye Center, on a prominent hill in Florissant, MO and pioneered St. Louis’ first stand-alone eye surgery center connected to a medical practice. Marvin and his long-time practice partner, John P. Goltschman, MD, known to all as Koenig & Goltschman performed thousands of cataract surgeries and were loved by their patients. Dr. Koenig was an early adopter of minimal incision foldable lenses, radial keratotomy, and surgery practice promotion on television.

Dr. Koenig practiced 36 years and retired to Boca Raton, Florida with Barbara. He loved golf ( three holes-in-one), playing gin, bridge, solitaire and traveling.

Funeral Service Monday, July 3 at 10:30 AM at BERGER MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 9430 Olive Boulevard. Interment immediately follows at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, 9125 Ladue Road. Memorial contributions preferred to the Alzheimer’s Association, Hillel International, or the Humane Society of Missouri.