Donna Margaret Binkly, who helped many Elbert High School
students learn about math, German, and science, died Sept. 20,
2007. A cancer survivor, she died in a Colorado Springs hospital
after an accident in a swimming pool. She was 79.
She was born May 2, 1928, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Herman and
Mae Volpp. She graduated from Iowa State Teachers College in 1949
with a bachelor’s in science. On March 15, 1952, she married
Charles Binkly and they settled in Colorado Springs.
Donna taught at Elbert High School from 1967 through 1978. She
had the joy of teaching many students from seventh grade through
graduation, and of cheering for the Bulldogs at their basketball
games. Through the 1980s and until her retirement in 1994 she
taught at Doherty and Coronado high schools in Colorado
Springs.
She is survived by her daughters, Gail Binkly of Cortez and
Rhonda Binkly of Colorado Springs; son-in-law, David Long of
Cortez; brother and sister-in-law, Louis and Hollie Donovan of
Fresno, Calif; and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Charles.
Anyone who would like to share stories about her to honor her
memory is invited to sign her guestbook at www.legacy.com/gazette.
Scroll down and search under Binkly. E-mail her daughters at
donnabink@aol.com.