ANSPACH — Van Benjamin, 89; born Aug. 22, 1925, Paradise Valley, Calif.; died Sept. 17, 2014, College Place, Wash. Surviving: wife, Kathryn E. (Colburn); son, Terry V., College Place; daughter, Christine L. Reynolds, Wenatchee, Wash.; sister, Ruth Kuester, Lodi, Calif.; 3 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.