Keith A. Brockney Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

CANAAN – Keith A. Brockney, 86, of Canaan, Vt., died on Tuesday evening, Nov. 29, 2016, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook. He was born in Canaan on May 23, 1930, a son to the late Archie A. and Hazel (Hann) Brockney. He was raised and educated in Canaan, and spent most of his life working on the family farm, from which Keith enjoyed telling countless stories. Keith was also a veteran of the U.S. Army and was part of the occupation force in Germany in the early 1950s. A carpenter by trade, he also worked for Robert Shaw for many years. He loved to hunt and fish, and he enjoyed tending to his vegetable garden. He was talented inventor of things and always loved to be tinkering with something. Keith leaves behind his son, Kevin Brockney and wife Lisa of Canaan; two step-sons, Eddie Chaloux of Dover, NH, and Michael Chaloux of West Rutland, Vt.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Billie (Statkum) Brockney in 2015; a son, Kenneth Brockney, and three siblings. There will be no public services. Keith will be privately laid to rest in the Alice Hunt Cemetery in Canaan. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.

Keith A. Brockney

May 23, 1930 - November 29, 2016