Binkley, Edgar Keens

1888 - 1975  (86 years)

• Name	Binkley, Edgar Keens  [1, 2]
  	20260423ShetlandIslands- Miss Mary Jane Binkley, Nurse, Wed Roy U. Fassnacht at the Home of the Bride in Denver Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, Pennsylvania • Wed, Aug 11, 1943 p14 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 23 April 2026 • Nurse Wed Sunday At Akron Home Miss Mary Jane Binkley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar K. Binkley, of Akron, became the bride of Roy U. Fassnacht, son of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Fassnacht, of Schoeneck, on Sunday at 4 p.m., at the home of the bride, in the presence of the immediate families. The Rev. O. R. Brooks, of Denver, officiated. The bride was attired in a princess gown marquisette, with a sweetheart neckline trimin iceed, pearls, and long train. shoulder length veil was fastened to a Juliet cap of seed pearls and she carried bouquet rosebuds and an orchid. The couple was unattended. The bride's mother wore a beige dress and a corsage of gardenias. The groom's mother was attired in a grey tailored dress. The home was decorated with candelabra, ferns and cut flowers. The bride is a graduate of the Ephrata High School and the Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing, and is employed as office nurse for Dr. C. Eugene Miller, of Ephrata. The couple left for a two weeks' stay at Ocean City, The bridegroom is a graduate of the Denver High School and Beckley College, Harrisburg, and is engaged in the general insurance business in Ephrata.
  Birth	26 Sep 1888	Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jan 1975	Akron, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	20260424ShetlandIslands Nat Geo Endurance Edgar K. Binkley, Akron- obituary The Ephrata Review Ephrata, Pennsylvania • Thu, Jan 9, 1975 p7 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 24 April 2026 (OCR) • Edgar K. Binkley Akron Edgar K. Binkley, 86, died Friday evening at the Maple Farm Nursing Home, Akron, after a long illness. He lived at 8 Dawn Ave., Akron. Born in Leacock, he was a son of the late Zephaniah and Frances Keens Binkley. He was the husband of Vera Mae Stephan Binkley. The Binkleys celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary June 16. He was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Ephrata. Binkley worked for the Conestoga Transportation Co. as a night supervisor and repairman and was last employed by Gooding, Simpson and Mackes, roofing contractors, Ephrata. Besides his widow, at home, he is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Beulah B. Eshleman, Akron; Mary Jane, wife of R. U. Fassnacht, Ephrata; Dorothy A., wife of Ralph H. Groff, Lancaster; and Ruth E., wife of W. Richard Goshert, Akron. Five grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Zion United Church of Christ, Ephrata, with the Rev. Lee D. Loos officiating. Interment followed in Lincoln Cemetery. Stradling Funeral Home, Akron, was in charge. Age: 86 Friday evening at the Maple Farm Nursing Home, Akron, after a long illness. He lived at 8 Dawn Ave., Akron.
  Obituary	9 Jan 1975	Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	The Ephrata Review, Thu p.7 Edgar K. Binkley, 86, died Friday evening at the Maple Farm Nursing Home, Akron, after a long illness. He lived at 8 Dawn Ave., Akron.
  	20260424ShetlandIslands Nat Geo Endurance Edgar K. Binkley, Akron- obituary The Ephrata Review Ephrata, Pennsylvania • Thu, Jan 9, 1975 p7 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 24 April 2026 (OCR) • Edgar K. Binkley Akron Edgar K. Binkley, 86, died Friday evening at the Maple Farm Nursing Home, Akron, after a long illness. He lived at 8 Dawn Ave., Akron. Born in Leacock, he was a son of the late Zephaniah and Frances Keens Binkley. He was the husband of Vera Mae Stephan Binkley. The Binkleys celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary June 16. He was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Ephrata. Binkley worked for the Conestoga Transportation Co. as a night supervisor and repairman and was last employed by Gooding, Simpson and Mackes, roofing contractors, Ephrata. Besides his widow, at home, he is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Beulah B. Eshleman, Akron; Mary Jane, wife of R. U. Fassnacht, Ephrata; Dorothy A., wife of Ralph H. Groff, Lancaster; and Ruth E., wife of W. Richard Goshert, Akron. Five grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Zion United Church of Christ, Ephrata, with the Rev. Lee D. Loos officiating. Interment followed in Lincoln Cemetery. Stradling Funeral Home, Akron, was in charge.
  Name	Edgar Binkley  [3]
  Residence	Akron, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I117876	WetzelFANcestry

  
  

  Father	Binkley, Zephaniah Frey,   b. 15 Jul 1862, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Aug 1897, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Keens, Mary 'Frances',   b. 19 Sep 1862, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Feb 1935, Lititz, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	20 Nov 1885	Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F65934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stephan, Vera Mae,   b. 20 Jul 1892, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Oct 1981 (Age 89 years)
  residence jt	Akron, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	20260423ShetlandIslands- Miss Mary Jane Binkley, Nurse, Wed Roy U. Fassnacht at the Home of the Bride in Denver Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, Pennsylvania • Wed, Aug 11, 1943 p14 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 23 April 2026 • Nurse Wed Sunday At Akron Home Miss Mary Jane Binkley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar K. Binkley, of Akron, became the bride of Roy U. Fassnacht, son of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Fassnacht, of Schoeneck, on Sunday at 4 p.m., at the home of the bride, in the presence of the immediate families. The Rev. O. R. Brooks, of Denver, officiated. The bride was attired in a princess gown marquisette, with a sweetheart neckline trimin iceed, pearls, and long train. shoulder length veil was fastened to a Juliet cap of seed pearls and she carried bouquet rosebuds and an orchid. The couple was unattended. The bride's mother wore a beige dress and a corsage of gardenias. The groom's mother was attired in a grey tailored dress. The home was decorated with candelabra, ferns and cut flowers. The bride is a graduate of the Ephrata High School and the Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing, and is employed as office nurse for Dr. C. Eugene Miller, of Ephrata. The couple left for a two weeks' stay at Ocean City, The bridegroom is a graduate of the Denver High School and Beckley College, Harrisburg, and is engaged in the general insurance business in Ephrata.
  Children	+ 1. Binkley, Mary Jane,   b. 23 Jul 1920, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 May 2017, Lititz, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Binkley, Beulah Mae,   b. 12 Jan 1918, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Dec 2004 (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Binkley, Dorothy A.  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Binkley, Ruth E.  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F65903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 26 Sep 1888 - Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 3 Jan 1975 - Akron, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Obituary - The Ephrata Review, Thu p.7 Edgar K. Binkley, 86, died Friday evening at the Maple Farm Nursing Home, Akron, after a long illness. He lived at 8 Dawn Ave., Akron. - 9 Jan 1975 - Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - - Akron, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA residence jt - - Akron, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Binkley,EdgarK_News_EphrataReview_19750109_7 20260424ShetlandIslands Nat Geo Endurance Edgar K. Binkley, Akron- obituary The Ephrata Review Ephrata, Pennsylvania • Thu, Jan 9, 1975 p7 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 24 April 2026 (OCR) • Edgar K. Binkley Akron Edgar K. Binkley, 86, died Friday evening at the Maple Farm Nursing Home, Akron, after a long illness. He lived at 8 Dawn Ave.,…
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  [S2507] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), Intelligencer Journal; Publication Date: 11/ Aug/ 1943; Publication Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/557514648/?article=b9f32873-fd0d-4004-b1da-ef8080e981c4&focus=0.021562127,0.09403445,0.16228947,0.3470878&xid=3398. Record for Roy U. Fassnacht (14) facts 20260423ShetlandIslands- 20260423ShetlandIslands- Miss Mary Jane Binkley, Nurse, Wed Roy U. Fassnacht at the Home of the Bride in Denver Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, Pennsylvania • Wed, Aug 11, 1943 p14 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 23 April 2026 • Nurse Wed Sunday At Akron Home Miss Mary Jane Binkley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar K. Binkley, of Akron, became the bride of Roy U. Fassnacht, son of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Fassnacht, of Schoeneck, on Sunday at 4 p.m., at the home of the bride, in the presence of the immediate families. The Rev. O. R. Brooks, of Denver, officiated. The bride was attired in a princess gown marquisette, with a sweetheart neckline trimin iceed, pearls, and long train. shoulder length veil was fastened to a Juliet cap of seed pearls and she carried bouquet rosebuds and an orchid. The couple was unattended. The bride's mother wore a beige dress and a corsage of gardenias. The groom's mother was attired in a grey tailored dress. The home was decorated with candelabra, ferns and cut flowers. The bride is a graduate of the Ephrata High School and the Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing, and is employed as office nurse for Dr. C. Eugene Miller, of Ephrata. The couple left for a two weeks' stay at Ocean City, The bridegroom is a graduate of the Denver High School and Beckley College, Harrisburg, and is engaged in the general insurance business in Ephrata. Fassnacht-Binkley_wed_News_IntelligencerJournal19430811_14 20260423ShetlandIslands- Miss Mary Jane Binkley, Nurse, Wed Roy U. Fassnacht at the Home of the Bride in Denver Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, Pennsylvania • Wed, Aug 11, 1943 p14 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 23 April 2026 • Nurse Wed Sunday At Akron Home Miss Mary Jane Binkley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar K. Binkley, of Akron, became the… [S2282] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Ephrata Review; Publication Date: 9 Jan 1975; Publication Place: Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/742900138/?article=a108ccaa-4541-42c9-bba8-768a84dbf45e&focus=0.5176266,0.07699918,0.6359673,0.47866905&xid=3355. Record for Edgar K. Binkley (19) facts 20260424ShetlandIslands Nat Geo Endurance 20260424ShetlandIslands Nat Geo Endurance Edgar K. Binkley, Akron- obituary The Ephrata Review Ephrata, Pennsylvania • Thu, Jan 9, 1975 p7 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 24 April 2026 (OCR) • Edgar K. Binkley Akron Edgar K. Binkley, 86, died Friday evening at the Maple Farm Nursing Home, Akron, after a long illness. He lived at 8 Dawn Ave., Akron. Born in Leacock, he was a son of the late Zephaniah and Frances Keens Binkley. He was the husband of Vera Mae Stephan Binkley. The Binkleys celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary June 16. He was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Ephrata. Binkley worked for the Conestoga Transportation Co. as a night supervisor and repairman and was last employed by Gooding, Simpson and Mackes, roofing contractors, Ephrata. Besides his widow, at home, he is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Beulah B. Eshleman, Akron; Mary Jane, wife of R. U. Fassnacht, Ephrata; Dorothy A., wife of Ralph H. Groff, Lancaster; and Ruth E., wife of W. Richard Goshert, Akron. Five grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Zion United Church of Christ, Ephrata, with the Rev. Lee D. Loos officiating. Interment followed in Lincoln Cemetery. Stradling Funeral Home, Akron, was in charge. Binkley,EdgarK_News_EphrataReview_19750109_7 20260424ShetlandIslands Nat Geo Endurance Edgar K. Binkley, Akron- obituary The Ephrata Review Ephrata, Pennsylvania • Thu, Jan 9, 1975 p7 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 24 April 2026 (OCR) • Edgar K. Binkley Akron Edgar K. Binkley, 86, died Friday evening at the Maple Farm Nursing Home, Akron, after a long illness. He lived at 8 Dawn Ave.,… [S2282] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), LNP Always Lancaster; Publication Date: 26 May 2017; Publication Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/607163407/?article=591829c8-0650-459e-9711-40441cfc4b60&focus=0.30139777,0.0774258,0.60115474,0.44331655&xid=3355. Record for Mary Jane Fassnacht (13) facts 20260424Isle of Skye, Nat Geo Endurance Mary Jane Binkley Fassnacht passes away. LNP Always Lancaster Lancaster, Pennsylvania • Fri, May 26, 2017 p19 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 24 April 2026 • Mary Jane Fassnacht Mary Jane Fassnacht, 96, of Lititz, PA and formerly of Ephrata, PA, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Luther Acres. Her husband, the late Roy U. Fassnacht, passed away February 25, 1981. They were married on August 8, 1943. Mary Jane was born in Akron, PA, daughter of the late Edgar and Vera (Stephan) Binkley. She graduated from Ephrata High School in 1937 and Lancaster General College of Nursing in 1939. As a Registered Nurse, Mary Jane worked briefly at the Ephrata Community Hospital, then at Dr. Eugene Miller's medical office in Ephrata in the 1940's and then again in the 1960's, briefly as the Ephrata High School Nurse, and then most recently at the Denver Nursing Home. Mary Jane also worked part-time at Royer's Flower Shop. Mary Jane attended Bethany United Church of Christ and Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, both of Ephrata. She was a Life Member of the Ephrata Women's Club, member of the Ephrata Hospital Auxiliary, Meals On Wheels Volunteer, and Girl Scout Leader. As a resident of Luther Acres, she enjoyed knitting, games, creating life stories, and participating in a variety of activities. Mary Jane is survived by one daughter, Carla S. Weidman (John); two grandchildren: J. Scott Weidman (Lisa) and Rebecca Weidman (Andrew Sapiente); one great-granddaughter, Lucia Weidman; one sister, Ruth Goshert; one niece; and one nephew. In addition to her husband and parents, Mary Jane was preceded in death by two sisters: Beulah Eshleman and Dorothy Groff. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 27th at Mellinger's Cemetery in Schoeneck, PA. Memorial donations may be made to Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ephrata, WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital or, to Luthercare. To send online condolences please visit gravenorhomeforfunerals.com. 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