After a 36-year career as a maintenance electrician, Cape Girardeau's Rob Pensel turned his attention in retirement to playing Santa Claus, leaving an indelible mark among children whose lives he ...

Gary Herbert Pensel, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at Heartland Care Rehab Center. He was born Jan. 7, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, son of Herbert and Esther Farrow Pensel.