Emilie Binkerd passed away on September 21, 2024 surrounded by her loved ones in Provo, Utah. She was best known in her community for how passionate she was about being a crossing guard at an elementary school. She leaves behind a legacy of love and friendship that all who knew her felt on a constant basis.

She was born November 19, 1950, in the tiny town of Hopferstadt, Germany to Peter and Regina Adelhoch. She spent her childhood in a very small farming town before going to work in the local hospital. It was working there that she went on a blind date with a random American soldier, Blaine Binkerd, who she would go on to marry on December 14, 1973. They spent the next decade of their lives moving around for military and bringing 7 children into the world. They eventually made a more permanent move to Orem, Utah where they would raise their family for the next 18 years before settling down in Spanish Fork, Utah.

She made herself a staple in many areas of her life, including her church and her senior center, gathering more friends along the way whether they knew it or not.

She is preceded in death by both her parents, both her brothers, and one sister. She is succeeded by her husband of nearly 51 years, Blaine Binkerd, and her children, Thomas, Katja Hicks, David, Douglas (Shauna), James, Genevieve Clark (Adam), and Chryseis Payne (Casey) and by her many grandchildren who will miss her deeply.

She will be buried in Spanish Fork Cemetery.