Sonoma, California

Margaret (Peggy) Clair Pensar, 80, passed away on December 27th, 2025 at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was in and out of hospitals and elderly care facilities since the passing of her husband William (Bill) Pensar, earlier in 2025.

Peggy was the first and only daughter of Martha and Brad Hobart born on the tenth of September 1945, in Sonoma, California. She was soon followed by three brothers, Tom, David and Donald. Her eldest brother Tom, died in 2005. As well as her surviving brothers, and their families, she is survived by her late husbands two sisters, Pat and Anne and their families. Peggy and her niece Aarin were especially close.

Peggy was brought up in Glen Ellen and attended Dunbar Elementary and Sonoma Valley High School. She attended the University of the Pacific, Santa Rosa Junior College, and graduated with a degree in Art and Education from Sonoma State College.

Bill and Peggy met early in their childhood as their mothers were friends. Peggy always had a crush on Bill, but they didn’t become a couple until 1970. They didn’t settle in Sonoma Valley, but headed south to the San Joaquin Valley, where they both found jobs in Tulare County as teachers.

Not long afterwards they bought a property in Lemon Cove, asmall village at the edge of the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. There they built an unusual, practical, and beautiful home.

Around this time, unannounced to most, they were married and Peggy adopted Catholicism.

Peggy loved preparing good food and enjoyed good wine and a strong espresso. She was an amazing gardener creating a beautiful landscape.

During Peggy’s early years, her family went through difficult times. Her mom died when she was young and her dad was consumed with the loss. She had to grow up fast. In spite of the difficulties, Peggy made a beautiful life for herself. She made a difference in her community teaching English as a Second Language. Later in life she worked hard caring for her husband while he faced health challenges.

She did all this while making fruit cakes for her family at Christmas and assembling the most amazing Christmas packages for her nieces and nephews. The gifts were thoughtful and hilarious.

Bill and Peggy were collectors. They spent their weekends at yard sales and flea markets.

The unused portion of their property was filled with artifacts from the 20th century. Bill’s collecting became so serious that Peggy instituted a rule that he couldn’t bring another thing home without getting rid of something else first.

Peggy is being missed by all who knew her, for her humor, kindness and generosity.