WILL AND DECREE RECORD
<br />28081 —The Augustine Co., Grand Island, Nebr.
<br />TILL AND DECREE
<br />LAST 'TILL A''Tr2 TESTI1,101,1Y
<br />I, Katie Fass, Grand Island, Hall County, "ebreaka, make, publish, and declare this as and
<br />for my last will and testament, and I hereby revoke any and all former wills by me executed.
<br />1.
<br />I hereby appoint Matthea,T Fass, my son of Grand Island, Nebraska, as executor of this my last
<br />will and testament.
<br />2.
<br />I direct my executor to pay all of my just debts and expenses, including expenses of my last
<br />sickness and death, all the expense incidental to the probate of this will as soon after my death
<br />as is reasonably covenient.
<br />3-
<br />I direct that my executor sell all of my real estate as soon after my death as is convenient
<br />and from the proceeds p,,.y all of the expenses incident to my last sickness and death.
<br />4.
<br />I further direct that my executor pa.y to my grand son, George Fass, one hundred dollars.
<br />5•
<br />I further direct that my executor pay to the trustees of Saint Mary's Cathedral one hundred
<br />dollars.
<br />6.
<br />Allof the rest of the -oroceeds from the sale of my real estate to be paid in equal shares.
<br />Share and share alike to my sons and daughters, as follows; John Fass, Mary Fass Burnett,
<br />Valentine Fass, Margaret Fass Adams, ?athryn Fass, <.nd 1 atthew Fass.
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<br />Al of t~ e residue of '•"y estate rpmainin,,,7 after the satisfaction of the above bequests and
<br />devises, including after- acquired property, and any devise or bequest which may fail for any cause
<br />sanatsoever, I give and devise in equal shares to my children and the laT;rful issue of any deceased
<br />child, such issue taking by representation.
<br />II,7 "TTTTIESS '*,THFRFOF, I have on tais 11th day of April, 1942, at Grand Island, Nebraska, signed
<br />the foregoing instrument as and for my last will and testament, in tree presence of each and all
<br />of the subscribing ,;itnesses, each of whom I have reauested in the presence of the other to sub-
<br />scribe his name as an attestin T-Titness, in my presence and in the presence of the others.
<br />Katie Fass
<br />The foregoing instrument was signed and declared by Katie Fass, the testator above named, as;;
<br />and for, her last ",,Till and Testatment, in our presence, and in the presence of each of us, and
<br />we, at the same time, at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, hereunto
<br />subscribe our names, anei. zive our addresses, as attesting �ritnesses, this 11th day of April, 1942,
<br />glenda 0. Remolds
<br />Of Urr nd Island, Nebraska.
<br />Gilbert B. Reynolds
<br />Of Grand Island, Ne raska.
<br />HALL COT77TY, NE'B?A "KA F I L E D JUN 22 1942 PAUL NT. KIRK COUNTY JUDGE
<br />STAT^ OF NEBRASKA )
<br />HALL COUNTY
<br />CERTIFICATE OF P1 OBATE OF 71ILL
<br />At a Session of the County Court held in the County Court Room in Grand Island, in said
<br />County, on the 1£th day of July A. D., 1942.
<br />In the Matter of the Estate of
<br />Katie Fass, Deceased
<br />Present - - Paul 14. Kirk -- County Judge
<br />I, Paul N. Kirk, Judge of the County Court, in and for said County, do hereby certifty that
<br />on the 22nd day of June 1942, the instrument purporting to be the last 1,' till and testament of
<br />Katie Fass deceased, was filed for probate in this Court. That on the 18th day of July 1942, said
<br />instrument to which this certificate is attached was duly proved, probated and allowed as the last
<br />will and testament of the real and personal estate of said Katie Fass deceased, and the same was
<br />ordered to be recorded in the records of the Court aforesaid.
<br />I1.1 "ITNESS 1'7-:EREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court,
<br />this 18th day of July 1942.
<br />Paul N. Kirk
<br />(SEAL) County Judge
<br />HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA, F I L E D 'JUL 19 1942 PAUL 13. KIRK COUNTY JUDGE
<br />IN 'I' ^ COUNTY COURT OF HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA
<br />IN T n^ "?AT" FR OF T -? ^ ESTATE OF
<br />KATIE 7ASS, DEC''A "ED. D E C R E E
<br />CASE NO. 3190
<br />I?ow on this 9th day of November, 1945, this cause care on for hearing upon the final report
<br />filed 'herein by John F. McCarthy, Administrator of the Estate of Katie Fass, with -rill annexed,
<br />a.nd TT-att Fass, Executor, and upon their petition for the approval and allowance of said report,
<br />settlement of said estate, determination of the heirs and. their discharge therein, and the court
<br />h=aving examined the records and files and being fully advised in the premises finds:
<br />That John F. 1,•1cC,7.x'thy filed his petition for Administrator with will annexed on the 14th day
<br />of September, 1944, alle. -ing among:; other things that Matt Fass was duly appointed executor of the
<br />estate of Katie Fass on the 21st ray of July, 1942, and that he entered the Armed Forces of the
<br />United States and that on or about the 1st day of February, 1924 -41 left for foreign service. That
<br />MattFas:. had filed a petition for nr.oba.te in the County Court of Hall County, Nebraska, on June
<br />22, 1042, offering for probate the -last will and testament of Katie Fass, deceased; said will was
<br />accepted for probate on the 18th day of July, 1942, and that Matt Fass Teas issued Letters
<br />Testamentary.
<br />That a hearing ,ra.s held as heretofore ordered by the court as by 1pw provided for the a,p-
<br />rnointment of John F. icCarthy, as Ac.ministrator t•rit,. will annexed, of the estate of Katie Fass,
<br />deceased, upon the filinc. of his bond in this court as recuired by law.
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