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Constance “Connie” M. (Wisniewski) Keene Clark, 84, of Chicopee, died peacefully surrounded by her family on January 6, 2025 at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. She was born on January 19, 1940 and was the daughter of George T. Wisniewski, Sr. and Catherine (Rejawski) Wisniewski.  Connie worked as a dietary aid at Wingate Nursing Home and taught a country aerobics class.  She loved her family and friends deeply.  Besides her parents, Connie is predeceased by her son, Timothy Keene, who died on Sept. 13, 2019, her brother, George Wisniewski and grandson, Jamie Lemelin. Connie is survived by her daughter,  Nancy Connaughton and husband, Daniel of Indian Orchard, daughter, Linda Sanderson and husband, Don of Bristol, CT, stepson, Ronald Clark, Jr. of Delaware and stepdaughter, Brenda Clark of Newburyport, MA; 9 grandchildren, Joel Connaughton and his wife, Meg, Craig Haslam and his husband, David, Melissa Ricci and her husband, Mike, D.J. Sanderson, Anna Sanderson, Ethan Clark, Alex Clark, Andrew Clark and Bobby Clark; 4 great grandchildren, Landon, Caleb, Jaymee and Mikey and other extended family members. Visitation will be on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at the Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home on 69 East St. in Chicopee from 5 to 7pm.  A funeral home service will be held on Friday, January 17th at 10 am.  Burial will be in St. Aloysius Cemetery in Springfield.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905 or Shriners Hospitals for Children. 516 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104.