Kelli Elizabeth (Arndt) Pepin, age 59, a longtime resident of Chelmsford, passed away unexpectedly at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston on Thursday, November 24, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Scott Pepin with whom she just celebrated 20 years of marriage.

She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 30,1963 and was the daughter of Barbara (Willis) Denihan and the late Charles Arndt.

Kelli graduated from Chelmsford High School, class of 1981. She then attended New Hampshire College (SNHU) where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, class of 1985. After graduating, she worked for TJX Companies, Inc. for over 25 years in their Merchandising Division, including a year of residency in London, England for the TK Maxx Division. In pursuit of a new life challenge, Kelli, as co-owner, opened Evolution Hair Salon located in North Chelmsford. She was recently employed as a Customer Service Manager for Mettler Toledo Process Analytics in Billerica.

One of Kelli’s many passions was her love of travel which brought her all over the world with family and friends. Her travels included Italy, Greece, France, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Canada, Mexico, Aruba, Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Bahamas, St John, Dominican, BVI, Bermuda, Anguilla, St Kitts, St Martin, St Lucia, Barbados, and many places in the United States. She was also a volunteer for over 15 years at My Father’s House, a loving home with the mission to equip pregnant and parenting teenage girls and their children, with the life skills necessary to become contributing members of their community.

When Kelli wasn’t traveling or volunteering, you could find her enjoying one of her other favorite hobbies. Kelli loved racquetball, pickleball, bowling, dancing, gardening, and collecting recipes. However, her favorite of all had to be enjoying a glass of wine and watching General Hospital. Kelli was a lover of animals and especially loved being a mom to her Bernese Mountain Dog, Maziemae.

In addition to her loving husband, Kelli is survived by her mother and stepfather, Barbara and Mike Denihan of Chelmsford & Boynton Beach, FL; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Carol and Louie Pepin of Dracut; her sister, Susan (Arndt) D’Amore of Chelmsford; her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Tania and Lenny Brule of Dracut; her half-brother and his wife, Michael and Cheryl Arndt of Harrisburg, PA; her step brother, Jefferey Faulkner of Alfred, ME; her nieces and nephews, Jenna D’Amore and Michael D’Amore of Chelmsford, Jared Brule and Kaleigh Brule of Dracut, and Matt Arndt of Carlisle, PA; and many close friends.

Kelli was predeceased by her father, Charles M Arndt; her stepmother, Shirley Arndt; her previous brother-in-law, Anthony D’Amore Jr.; her grandmother, Mary Hyman; and her grandmother-in-law, Germaine Pepin.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Kelli’s memory to either the Kelli Pepin Memorial Scholarship fund at gofund.me/683505a6 or Neads World Class Service Dogs at neads.org.

No services are planned at this time. The family will be organizing a Celebration of Life to be held at a date to be determined. Please sign the address book to be contacted with arrangements for the celebration at mailbook.app/scott-pepin/add?key=64cd&h=630.