Richard Ober Binkley, 87

March 07, 2015

Richard Ober Binkley, 87, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Brethren Village. Born in Leola, he was the son of the late Aaron Benedict and Elma Mae (Ober) Binkley. He and his loving wife, Julia Florence (Wenrich) Binkley, marked 67 years of marriage on December 13, 2014.
Richard was a member of Hempfield Church of the Brethren, and enjoyed singing in the choir and volunteering his service in various ways. He served in the U.S. Army in the European Theater during the Occupation of Germany. During his lifetime, he owned and operated a dairy farm with his wife near Columbia, served West Hempfield Township residents as a Supervisor and Road Master, was a salesman for DeKalb seed corn, drove truck for Pennsylvania Farmers Association, and was a self-employed truck driver. Richard was a three-time Lancaster Conservation District Field Day Plowing Contest champion, and also won state plowing competitions.
In addition to his wife, Richard is survived by four children, Debrah, wife of Joseph Giambalvo of Lancaster, Glenn, husband of Carole (Nissley) of Columbia, Jeanne Parrett of Elizabethtown, and Laurie, wife of Michael Newmoyer of Willow Street. Also surviving are six grandchildren, Jessica (Stacey) Gruver of Sarasota, FL, Jody (Christopher) Dellinger, Elizabethtown, Aaron (Amber) Binkley, San Francisco, CA, Austin (Megan) Binkley, Columbia, Weston (Elizabeth) Parrett, Mount Joy, and Jillian Newmoyer, Willow Street; five great-grandchildren, Victoria Gruver, Zachary and Joshua Dellinger, Owen Binkley, and Jeremiah Parrett; a sister Ruth (Shonk), and brothers Earl, Kenneth, and Harry Binkley. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a daughter, Carol Ann Binkley, a granddaughter, Katie Binkley, and siblings Kathryn (Shenberger), Walter, Elwood, Aaron, Ralph, Ethel (Henry), Mary (Miller), Robert, John, Martha (Weidman), Ober, and Lester.
A celebration of Richard’s life will be held at 11AM, on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Hempfield Church of the Brethren, 1186 Stevens St., Manheim, PA 17545. Family and friends will be received for a viewing one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Silver Spring Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Community Care, P.O. Box 4125. Lancaster, PA 17604, or Water Street Ministries, 210 S Prince St, Lancaster, PA 17603.