Constance “Connie” Kathleen Clark
New Glasgow - Constance “Connie” Kathleen Clark, age 91, of New Glasgow, passed away peacefully at Ivey’s Terrace in Trenton, on November 3, 2017. Born in Maine, she was the daughter of George and Katie Ricketts, and was raised in Saint John, New Brunswick. Connie married John “Jack” Clark in 1948, and after a short time living in New Brunswick, and Cape Breton, made New Glasgow their home. There she raised a family and enjoyed a large community of friends. Connie was a member of Trinity United Church and served with Unit O of the UCW. She and Jack were members of the Abercrombie Golf and Curling Clubs. For about twenty years, Jack and Connie called Fort Myers, Florida their winter home where they enjoyed golf, dancing, and entertaining. In 1976, the cottage at Woodburn was renovated and they moved from New Glasgow to the shores of Black Hall Gut. When Ja ck became ill, Connie devoted all her energy to caring for her “John”. Since his passing in 2000, Connie showed a remarkable independence, living on her own in Woodburn, supported by caring neighbours and friends. For the last five years, she lived at Shannex in Truro, but appointments in New Glasgow allowed her to keep connected to friends and family, and Truro became a regular pit stop for her grandchildren and great grandsons, whom she adored, as they drove between Dartmouth and Woodburn. Connie realized her wish of returning to Pictou County by moving into Ivey’s Terrace last week. Here she felt at home and she was so pleased to return.
Connie’s gifts to us are many, but it was her capacity to manage the big challenges in her life with courage and depth of character that was a lesson for all.
Connie is survived by daughters, Dyanna Clark, Texas; Debi (Lachie) MacIntosh, Woodburn; grandchildren, Alison (Jonathan Fleming) Dartmouth; Neil, Toronto; Jessica, Ottawa; great grandsons Cameron, and Connor Fleming, Dartmouth; sisters-in-law, Francis Hamilton, New Brunswick; Anne Ricketts, British Columbia; and Irene Ricketts, New Brunswick; along with several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, John Alvanly, and her brothers, Larry, Alan, and Rick.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday, November 8th, at 1 pm from Trinity United Church, New Glasgow; reception afterwards in the Church Hall. Interment at Woodburn Cemetery to follow. Donations in Connie’s memory can be made to Aberdeen Palliative Care Society. Arrangements are under the direction of the R.H. Porter Funeral Home, New Glasgow. Condolences may be sent by visiting: www.rhporter.ca