Lillian R. Pajak

Ware – Lillian R. Pajak, 94, of Ware, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2025, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA.

Lillian was born in Ware on February 6, 1931, the daughter of the late Walter and Noella (Lanou) Tenczar. A lifelong resident of Ware, Lillian was blessed with a life well-lived, finding contentment and appreciation in the simple pleasures of life, home, family and friends. Quiet gestures of kindness and thoughtfulness were what brought her the most joy. She had been an avid bowler, loved to travel in retirement and always had a creative spirit that she shared and expressed in many aspects of her life.

Lillian was previously employed by Providence Hospital, Holyoke, MA until her retirement, and had been an active volunteer in the community. She was a communicant of All Saints Church, Ware, and a past member of the Daughters of Isabella.

She leaves behind her daughter, Jane Barnes and her husband, Jim, of NH; her granddaughters, Alyssa Barnes and Brittany Desjardins; her grandson, Matthew Barnes; her great-grandsons, Broden and Landon Desjardins; her great-grand pup Guppie; as well as an aunt and several cousins. She was predeceased by her husband and “high school sweetheart,” Theodore Pajak, in 2016; her beloved son, Michael Pajak, in 2014; and by her sister, Anne Tenczar this past October 2024.

A Funeral Service for Lillian will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at 10:30AM in Charbonneau Funeral Home, 30 Pleasant Street, Ware, MA 01082. A Calling Hour will be held from 9:30am to 10:30am prior to the service. Burial will be held in New Saint William Cemetery in Ware following the service.

Charbonneau Funeral Home is honored to serve the Pajak family. An online tribute is available at www.charbonneaufh.com .