The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., June 6, 1985, page 10

HARRY BENJAMIN

     Harry Milford Benjamin, an area resident since 1972, died May 27 in The Dalles at the age of 75.
     Mr. Benjamin was born Dec. 11, 1909, in Napoleon, ND., to Mr. and Mrs. Stillman Benjamin. He married Kethe (Kay) Olson Nov. 30, 1931 in International Falls, Minn. He moved from North Dakota to Canada when he was five years old. He moved to Minnesota in 1942, to Colorado in 1950 and California in 1966. He settled in BZ Corners in 1972.
     He was a welder and mechanic most of his life and retired from United Airlines in 1975. He was a member of the Moose Lodge.
     Mr. Benjamin is survived by his wife, Kay, BZ Corners; children, LeLane Westby, Portland, Harvey Benjamin, San Bruno, Calif., Fay Hardy and Rudy Benjamin, BZ Corners, and Jody Ensminger, Underwood; sisters, Arvilla Lombardi, Las Vegas, Nev., and Elsie Pollard, Seattle; and 16 grandchildren.
     Services for Mr. Benjamin were Thursday at 1 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon, the Rev. Jimmie Franklin officiating. Interment was in the Trout Lake cemetery.
     Contributions may be made to the Heart and Lung Association.

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