Marcelo Encinas Gutierrez was born in Ancash, Peru, he lived most of his life in Lima, Peru and moved to Braselton, Ga at the age of 99. He was the oldest of 5 siblings, his younger sister Juana Encinas Gutierrez(99) is the only surviving sibling. His brothers were Herminio Encinas and Alfredo Encinas and his sister was Zoila Encinas.
He was preceded in death by his wife Francisca Audelia Igreda De Encinas, they were married for almost 65 years and had 3 children. Perla Encinas, Giovana Encinas, and Jorge Encinas. They had 7 grandchildren, Ruby Nash, Pablo Llanos, Pamela Encinas, Juan Manuel Encinas, Jesus Carrillo, Maria Gracia Llanos, and Jose Antonio Encinas. He is also survived by 2 great-grandchildren, Luke James Nash and Pablo Marcelo Llanos-Morfin.
In his 107 years of life, Marcelo was able to retire twice, once as a police officer and also as an elementary school teacher. Once he was around 70, he and his wife ran a small coffee shop in Lima, Peru, at the civic center and were there until he was about 92 years old. They were very loved by all the people that worked in that building.
All of the time that Marcelo lived in Peru was surrounded by family and friends, the many nieces and nephews that he had would always stop by to see how they were doing and some of them would even bring groceries or special gifts from time to time. His brother, Alfredo, would come by to see him constantly and spend quality time together.
Marcelo was a man of faith for the later half of his life and always reminded us that it is never too late to turn your life to God. The first thing that he would do every single morning was to give thanks to God for another day of life. He loved food altogether and could eat constantly, he enjoyed a cup of coffee every day and a glass of wine on special occasions. Once his wife passed, he missed her every day and still remembered her from time to time. We know that he is so happy to be reunited with her again and will always be remembered by all of us here.
May we see you again Tato.
Memorial services will be held Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at the Ward’s Funeral Home Chapel. You may view a livestream of the service on the Ward’s Funeral Home Facebook page.
Please sign the guestbook or give a condolence to the family at www.wardsfh.com. Ward’s Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Marcelo Encinas.
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