Joan S. "Jenny" Cepaitis

NASHUA - Joan S. "Jenny" (Tamasauskas) Cepaitis, 85, a former Lowell resident who was involved in the operation of a local family-owned variety store, died Wednesday, July 31, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late John A. Cepaitis.

She was born in Athol on Jan. 6, 1917, a daughter of the late John and Stephuna (Tamasaunas) Tamasauskas. Her family moved to Lowell early on and she attended Lowell schools.

Mrs. Cepaitis lived many years on Rogers Street in Lowell, and more recently resided at Courville of Nashua. She was involved with the family business, John's Variety, for more than 30 years.

She was an active member of the D.L.K.V. Lithuanian Club in Lowell, the St. Joseph Sodality, and the local senior citizen centers.

Survivors include her children, John and Elizabeth Cepaitis of Nashua, Gerald and Sandra Cepaitis of Kensington, Md., Joanne Wyatt of Lowell, and Mary Ruth and William Flynn of Watertown; her grandchildren, Catherine Cepaitis, Laurie and Steve Casey, Suzanne Cepaitis, Peter Laskaris, Tasia Laskaris, R.J. Cepaitis, Tara Cepaitis and Bruce Wyatt; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Albert Tamasauskas and his wife, Josephine, of Ben Avon, Pa., and Julian Tamasauskas of Lowell; one sister, Helen Tamasauskas of Pacific Grove, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews.