Edwin A. Donecker, of Allentown, was born at Catasauqua, Pa., where he attended the public schools and graduated from the Catasauqua high school with second honors in the year 1886. At this time he was apprentice to Peters & Smith, druggists at Allentown. Some years later he took a full course in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, graduating from that established institution in 1892; again becoming an associate with Peters & Smith, at Allentown for several more years.

In 1896 he became a member of the firm of L. H. Yeager & Company, Allentown, and continued with this company until in 1912, when he became the owner and successor of the Fuller Oil & Supply Company, one of the old established concerns in the Lehigh Valley and this business he has carried on with great success.

Socially Mr. Donecker has membership in the following lodges: Greenleaf Lodge, No 561, F. & . M.; Allen Chapter, No 203, R. A. M.: Allen Commandery, No 20, K. T. and of Rajah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. at Reading; also the B. P. O. E., No 130 at Allentown.

Mr. Donecker is prominently identified with the musical life of Allentown; was one of the organizers of the Lehigh Symphony Orchestra, which he served as secretary ever since its organization; has organized several Sunday school orchestras, and at present is director of the orchestra of St. John's Reformed Sunday school, having previously been the director of the orchestra of the Ebenezer Evangelical church and Sunday school.

On May 14, 1896, he was married to Minnie May Yeager, a daughter of L. H. Yeager of Allentown, and they have five children, namely; Frances V., Edwin A., Jr. Earl W., Karl V., and Robert Charles. Edwin A. Donecker, Jr. died May 16, 1813, aged 13 years; and Robert Charles died in infancy.