2 thoughts on “Julia Bacey (left, born Kriaučeliūnaitė, I think) with Lillian Mardosa, Peter Mardosa and Anne Litt with young Joanne Urban sometime in the 1960s”
Person on left is my grandmother, my father’s mother.. We were told her last name was originally Krauchalunas [sp?].
Hello, Cousin. Yes, Kriaučeliūnas was the family name. Variants for the women would be Kriaučeliūnienė (married) or Kriačeliūnaitė (unmarried). I think the immigrants dropped the name conventions when they came to the U.S. and all went by Kriaučeliūnas. We have an old letter from a Kriaučeliūnas cousin that my grandmother recieved. I think I’ve spotted one of her descendents (who would be your cousin, too), but haven’t been able to contact him. He runs the hospital in Vilkaviškis.
Exploring our Lithuanian Roots 
Person on left is my grandmother, my father’s mother.. We were told her last name was originally Krauchalunas [sp?].
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Hello, Cousin. Yes, Kriaučeliūnas was the family name. Variants for the women would be Kriaučeliūnienė (married) or Kriačeliūnaitė (unmarried). I think the immigrants dropped the name conventions when they came to the U.S. and all went by Kriaučeliūnas. We have an old letter from a Kriaučeliūnas cousin that my grandmother recieved. I think I’ve spotted one of her descendents (who would be your cousin, too), but haven’t been able to contact him. He runs the hospital in Vilkaviškis.
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