Mr. Marvin A. Ornstein, age 85, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018.
Mr. Ornstein was a US Army Veteran and graduated from Upsala College and was also a Stonier School of Banking graduate. Marvin played on both sides of the casino table. He was an advantage blackjack and poker player, who developed and owned casinos in Haiti and was the inventor of both Off Track Betting and STREAK® Betting. Marv will be remembered as an Author, Mentor, Inventor and Kind Soul.
He was the son of Ruth & Samuel; brother of Elaine Ayoub; husband of Ronnie Knobel, father of Todd Ornstein and Stacey Perry; grandfather of Thad Perry, Sascha Kaletsch and Drew Hicks; great-grandfather of Sophia & Dean Kalestch.
The family invites all friends to a 2 pm graveside service to be held at Southern Memorial Park Cemetery, Biloxi, on Friday October 26th. A Celebration of Life to follow.
The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.