CHESHIRE, Mass. — Priscilla "Pat" (Perreault) Bialas died April 1, 2017, at Springside Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since 2015.

The daughter of Albert and Virginia (Boyer) Perreault, she was born December 7, 1917, in North Adams. She attended North Adams Schools. 

She married Chester C. Bialas on January 3, 1948, and they lived in Cheshire for 23 years. She worked at England Brothers in Pittsfield as an auditor and later at Arnold Print Works in Adams until her retirement. They then moved to New Hampshire for 18 years before returning to Pittsfield. They loved to travel. Her greatest joy in life was being a mother and grandmother. 

She is survived by her children, Barbara Garbati and her husband Robert of Wilmington, Mass., David Bialas and his wife Julie of Cheshire, Diane Briggs of Cheshire, and Nancy Gregory of Lafayette, Colo.; seven grandchildren, Michael, Jessica, Marc, Matt, Heather, Andy and Jackie, and six great-grandchildren, Joshua, Kassandra, Lucas, Kaitlyn, Harper and Maxwell. 

She was predeceased by her husband Chester, who died November 21, 2014; her brothers Albert and Francis; and son-in-law William Briggs.

Funeral notice: A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Priscilla "Pat" Bialas who passed away April 1, 2017, will be held Thursday, April 6, 2017, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Cheshire celebrated by the Rev. Matthew Guidi, pastor. 

Burial will take place later in the spring in St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery in Adams. There are no calling hours. Memorial donations in memory of Pat may be made to the Adams American Legion in care of the Dery-Cheshire Funeral Home, North State Road, Cheshire, MA 01225.