Obituary of Dr. Louis Penensick

GDr. Louis Penensick St. Petersburg, FL Dr. Louis Penensick of 333 Boca Ciega Point Boulevard N., formerly of Olean, passed away peacefully Friday (March 9, 2012) in Bay Pines Veterans Administration Hospital in St. Petersburg. Born September 6, 1919 in Brooklyn he was the son of Harry and Rachel Spector Penensick. In 1944 in Brooklyn he married Ruth S. Weiss, his wife of 68 years, who survives. Dr. Penensick was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. He then received his doctorate degree from the Long Island University School of Podiatry. He had been employed in a private podiatry practice in Olean for over thirty years until his retirement after which he and his wife moved to Florida. He was a longtime member of Temple B'Nai Israel in Olean and currently had been a member of Temple Beth El in St. Petersburg. He was also a longtime member of the Masonic Lodge and the Shriners where he enjoyed his activities in the Ismalia Go-Kart Corps. The Shriners are what enabled him to help the many crippled and burned children that he took such a personal interest in over the years. While in Florida he volunteered his talents by helping to rehabilitate injured birds at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores, FL. Surviving besides his wife are one daughter Harriet (Glenn) Miller of Seminole, FL; one grandson Michael (Stephanie) Desnoyers of San Francisco, CA and several nephews. Friends are invited to attend a graveside service to be held Thursday (March 15, 2012) at 11:30am in the B'Nai Israel Cemetery in Olean. Dr. David Shulman will officiate. Most family members will remain in Florida as they help care for Mrs. Penensick who is unable to travel at this time. Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Shriners Hospital of Erie 1645 W. 8th St. Erie, PA 16505. Arrangements are under the direction of the Casey, Halwig & Hartle Funeral Home, Olean. Online condolences may be expressed at oleanfuneralhome.com.