ED BROCKELBANK

May 10, 1937 – July 11, 2013

ANDERSON, SC - Edmund Leo Brockelbank, 76, of Anderson, died Thursday, July 11, 2013. Ed was born to the late Edmund and Caroline Brockelbank and grew up in Ossining, NY.  He received a Bachelors and a Masters in Chemistry from the University of Alabama. He was a member of the American Chemical Society and retired as a Senior Chemist from BP Oil.

Ed was a well-known woodcarver and passionately brought many people to carving. Most recently he taught woodcarving at Clemson University, Furman University, and summer programs at the Kanuga Conference Center. He was also a lover of the outdoors and spent many hours kayaking and backpacking. Ed worked many years with both the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.

Ed is survived by Dee Brockelbank, his loving wife of 52 years. He is also survived by three children: Dolores Williams and her husband Joseph, of Buford, GA; Brenda Hales and her husband Jeff, of Charlotte, NC; and Bill Brockelbank and his wife Jennifer, of Anderson, SC. He also is survived by three grandchildren: Zachary Williams, of Buford, GA; and Bailey & Nicholas Brockelbank, of Anderson, SC.

A visitation will be held at The McDougald Funeral Home on Sunday, July 14, 2013 from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM.  A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church on White St. in Anderson on Monday, July 15, 2013 at 11:00 AM with Father Aubrey McNeil, OFM officiating. 

In lieu of flowers "Donations in Ed's memory may be made to the Camp Old Indian Handicraft Building Renovation fund (to be renamed after Ed), Blue Ridge Council, BSA, 1 Park Plaza, Greenville, SC 29607"

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