Sandra L Pensinger

1956 - 2021  (65 years)

• Name	Sandra L Pensinger  [1]
  Birth	3 Aug 1956	Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	daughter of Cynthia Pratt and Dr. Robert Pensinger
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Between 1979 and 2002	500 Oak Drive, Capitola, Santa Cruz County, California   [3]
  Death	19 Sep 2021	Capitola, Santa Cruz County, California   [2]
  Obituary	24 Sep 2021  [2]
  	Sandi Pensinger, 65, passed on Sunday, Sept. 19th 2021 at home in Capitola after a long battle with lung cancer. Her loving husband of 42 years, Edwin Mabie, was at her side. Sandi was born Aug. 3rd, 1956 in Champaign, Illinois to Cynthia (Pratt) & Dr. Robert Pensinger. The family moved frequently but finally settled in Santa Cruz, California where she graduated from Harbor High School in 1974. She was married to Edwin on January 31, 1979 on a 50' sailing yacht with the family Golden Retriever at their side. A graduate of Cabrillo College and then San Jose State University School of Business with Distinction in 1989. Sandi embraced the PC revolution and was an early web developer, but she hit her stride with the establishment of her dog training business, Living with Dogs in the year 2000. Sandi lead many causes over the years, usually to an epic scale, that touched many lives. She organized huge events like the Spring Dog Festivals and Harvest Hops and Hounds that raised more than $100,000 for the welfare of local dogs. Sandi loved animals, butterflies, lavender, backpacking, fishing and camping in the Sierra. After being diagnosed with cancer, Sandi took up birding and visited every county in California to augment her bird life list. Sandi is survived by her husband Edwin Mabie of Capitola, her mother Cynthia Pensinger of Aptos, her brother Doug Pensinger of San Jose, her sister Carol Martone of Corralitos, her nieces: Christina Smiley and Kait Martone, her nephews: Gregory Pensinger and Thomas Martone as well as her beloved Jack Russell Terriers Piper and Pilot. A celebration of her life will be held in October (see dates, more detailed obituary and share your memories and photos at Santa Cruz Memorial website: scmemorial.com ). In lieu of flowers, Sandi asked that donations be made to Cornell Lab of Ornithology. cornellbirds@cornell.edu.
  Reference Number	30618
  Person ID	I30407	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F9748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. [S192] Information taken from the Internet by John MayBee #8, https://patch.com/california/santacruz/sandi-pensinger-remembered-lover-nature-dogs-adventure - Posted Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 3:32 pm PT. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S. Public Records Index and U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002.