Dr. Kenneth J. Wise, age 88, resident of Landis Homes in Lititz, passed on to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, March 27, 2026.  He was the loving husband of Patsy Rich Wise for 62 years.  Born in Nickel Mines, he was the son of the late Fred and Marie Cramer Wise.  Ken was a member of Harvest Bible Church in Lancaster.  He earned his doctorate degree in Inorganic Chemistry and worked as a research chemist for Pfizer and Minerals Technology.  In his free time, Ken loved hiking, biking, gardening, going to the beach and spending time with his family.  Surviving besides his wife Patsy are 3 children; Lisa, wife of Joe Rauscher of Lynchburg, VA, Randy, husband of JoAnn Rauscher Wise of Nottingham, Michael, husband of Heather Fortna Wise of Myerstown, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 2 sisters; Janet Pitera of Blue Bell and Joyce Jordan of FL.  He was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Wise.

A memorial service will take place at Harvest Bible Church, 1460 Eden Road, Lancaster, on Thursday, April 2nd at 12 p.m. with a time to greet the family from 11 a.m. until the time of service.  Pastor Jon Walters will be officiating.  Interment will be held privately before the service in the Calvary Monument Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Ken's honor to Samaritan's Purse, https://samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/memorial-giving/.