Amilcar Menjivar, 62, of Shenandoah,  passed away Wednesday evening, October 4th, 2017 surrounded by his loving family.

Amilcar was born in Tocoa, Honduras on March 1, 1955, a son of the late Maria (DeJesus Chavez)  and Jesus  Menjivar.

He moved from Central America to the New Brunswick, New Jersey area 30 years ago, where he worked as a machine operator in the manufacturing industry.   In 2011, he relocated to Shenandoah along with his  family.

He is survived by his wife, Suyapa  (Antunez) Menjivar, and their daughter, Valeria of Shenandoah, and by his children, Luis Menjivar and his wife Joyce of Shenandoah; Jesus Menjivar and his wife Gelen Sevilla, of Shenandoah; Nancy Menjivar, wife of Humberto Luna of Ringtown;  Enma Menjivar, wife of Javier Peralta of Shenandoah; Yesi Menjivar, wife of Daniel Tejeda of Hazleton and Maria Menjivar, wife of Ariel Mateo of Hazleton.

He is also survived by a brother Blas of New Jersey and a nephew Jorge, also of New Jersey.  Also surviving are siblings, Jorge, Salomon, Alirio, Melva and Mariana, all of Honduras, Central America.

He is survived by 10 grandchildren, and is expecting the arrival of another grandchild in the near future.

A Funeral Service will be held at the Stauffer-Breznik Funeral Home, 412 West Main Street, Ringtown, at 11 AM on Monday, October 9th, 2017.  Amilcar will be laid to rest in the Annunciation Cemtery, Shenandoah, immediately following the service.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a viewing, which will be held on Sunday afternoon from     3-6 PM and again on Monday morning from 9-11 AM at the funeral home.