007-375 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse

L L c� � 3 5 ION law practising at this bar, be and he is hereby appointed guardian- ad -litem for the unknown heirs - at -law, legatees and devisees, whose names are unknown, who may be minors, And said petition and the proofs of said instrument now coming on for hearing, and the said guardians- ad -litem aforesaid being here personally present in open Court to represent the persons for whom they have been appointed herein as guardians -ad- litem, Fanny B.Becker and Marie LaFlamme, two of the attesting witnesses to said will appear and in open Court, on oath, testify that they, together with Charles W.Helmig, the other attesting witness to said will, were present at the exe- cution of said will, and saw the said testatrix sign said will in their presence; that they sub- scribed their names thereto as witnesses in the presence of and at the request of said testatrix and that they believed the said testatrix was of sound mind and memory, and of lawful age at the time of signing; said will, and that there was no evidence or indication of fraud, compulsion or other improper conduct, and that said testatrix did not contract a marriage since the execution of said instrument, nor was any child born to her since said date. And it being duly proven to the satisfaction of the Court that said will was duly executed and attested according to law, and that the said testatrix was of sound disposing mind and memory, and other*ise competent to make her will at the time of signing the same. It is, therefore, ordered that said will be deemed and taken as duly proven, and it is hereby ordered that the same be admitted to probate and recorded as the last will and testament of said Mary Deisel, deceased, together with the probate thereof. Elmer E.Roberts Judge In the Name of God,Amen I, Mary Deisel, aged eighty two years, at this time a resident of Palmer, Indiana, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby rAake, published and declare this to be my last will and testament in the manner and form following, that is to say: First: I direct that all of my just debts and funeral expenses shall be first fully paid. It is my special request and direction that I be buried in the Peru City Cemetery of Peru,Illinois y on the lot where my late husband, August Deisel, is buried. Second: I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate real, personal and mixed, wherever the same may be situated, now owned or hereafter acquired, to the executor hereinafter named. Said executor shall convert all of my said estate into money as soon after my decease as the same can conveniently be done. If any of my said estate consists of real estate I hereby direct that the same shall be converted into money as soon as the same can conveniently be done, and within two years from and after the day of the date of my death. Said executor is hereby given full right, power and authority to sell and dispose of such real estate either at public or at private sale as to said executor may seem to be for the best interests of my estate upon giving such notice or notices as to said executor shall seem to be for the best interests of my estate. When said sale is made said execu- tor is g vefi.full right, power and authority to make, sign, seal, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all instruments of conveyances necessary to convey title to such premises so sold. After my just debts and funeral expenses, as hereinbefore provided for,together with costs of ad- ministration, have been fully paid, I direct th.t after my said estate is then converted into money the same shall be divided into five equal shares and that said executor shall distribute the same as follows: One share to the children of my deceased sister, Ella Hasenjager, to be divided equally among said children. One share to the children of my deceased brpther, William Sennholtz, to be divided equally among said children. One share to the children of my deceased sister, Anna Schreck, to be divided equally among said children.