Beverly J. Knappe

Beverly J. Knappe obituary, Dalton, MA

Beverly J. Knappe

Beverly Knappe Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Dery Funeral Home on Jul. 17, 2025.

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After a brief yet strenuous battle with lung disease, Beverly Jean Knappe, 66 of Pittsfield, passed away July 12, 2025 at Baystate Medical Center. She passed peacefully with her kids by her side. She wasn't in any pain and she drifted away listening to The Temptations, her absolute favorite.

Born in Pittsfield on October 13, 1958 she was the daughter of Stephen and Josephine Poplaski Knappe.

She was a graduate of Pittsfield High School. She held many roles in the health care system, her last as a medical assistant at Berkshire Medical Center.

Beverly is survived by her son, Francis "Frank" Rodriguez, III of MS, and daughter Angela Rodriguez of Pittsfield.

There won't be a funeral, but we wish and hope that all of you that loved her will continue to remember the good times you had together, and are able to find little ways celebrate her every day. That's what she would want the most.

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