Rodney J. "Rod" Wise, 56, of Cassadaga passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Absolut Care of Dunkirk. He was born August 6, 1960, a son of Kenneth and Patricia Glaiser Wise of Cassadaga.
Rod was a 1960 graduate of Cassadaga Valley Central School. He was formerly employed as a truck driver for Peck's Trucking and Don Frame Trucking, and known by the "handle" of "Pig Pen."
He was a member of the Cassadaga Volunteer Fire Department and Sons of the American Legion 1280; and enjoyed hunting, college softball and football; was a Buffalo Bills fan; and most of all, he loved supporting his sons at their sporting events.
Father of Nicholas Wise of Hamburg and Derek, Brandon, Tyler and Zachary Wise, all of Cassadaga; grandfather of Payton and Ella Wise; brother of Scott, Fred (Kathleen) and Greg Wise, all of Cassadaga. Also survived by aunts, uncles, nieces, cousins; and the mother of his sons, Kathy Skinner Wise.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25 in Park United Methodist Church, 49 Sinclair Dr., Sinclairville, with two hours of visitation prior to the service.
Flowers gratefully declined. Financial assistance with funeral expenses would be appreciated.
Arrangements by the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville.
By the Observer
