Edward W. Koenig

After high school, Ed proudly served his country in the Navy, as an Electronics Technician on the Antarctic Task Force. He was a Purdue graduate, with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering; he retired after 39 years of employment at ITT Aerospace Communications Division. Among his accomplishments at ITT was working closely with NASA on several projects, including as System Manager for development of the imager and sounder instruments for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) space program. Ed had a life-long interest in weather systems and the space program – and loved sharing that interest with others, especially children. He wrote and illustrated a book for children, “How Do You Make a Weather Satellite?” that was published and distributed by NASA. He self-published “The Antarctic Journal of a Sailor on ‘Operation Windmill’”, a memoir of his journey in the Navy. Ed was an active member and leader of Faith United Methodist Church in Ft Wayne for all of his adult life. He enjoyed traveling, playing golf, any and all card games, horseshoes and pool. He was a talented amateur artist and liked sharing his paintings with others.

Ed was preceded in death by his first wife, Lola Dubach Koenig; second wife Ruth Mary Parkison Koenig; and his three brothers, George, Tom and Bob. He is survived by his children: Sharon Stauffer, Paula Koenig, and Bill Koenig, daughter-in-law Jan, and grandchildren Cameron and Laura Stauffer, and Mason and Nolan Koenig; and by his wife Luanne Root Koenig, and by many beloved step-children, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. He will be remembered as the best husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, uncle, and friend that anyone could have.

A Celebration of Ed’s Life will be held at a date to be set when the pandemic restrictions are over. Inurnment will be in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Memorial donations may be made to Science Central in Fort Wayne; Ed was an early and avid volunteer – go to https://tickets.sciencecentral.org/; or to the ‘Amyloidosis Research & Education Fund’ (donate at https://myiu.org; click the Menu Icon, then ‘give now’, and then select the fund). This is an IU Foundation research program for the disease that took the life of wife, Lola.

Arrangements have been entrusted to D. O. McComb and Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 East Dupont Road, Fort Wayne.