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<br /> �-���s• I� �►nY af my thres children should predecease me and leave a
<br /> child or children living a t th� tim� af my death, such chil.d or childr�n
<br /> �f a �r�ede�e�sed chil� af m�ne shall receive th�ir parent's cnc-third
<br /> sha�e. �f �ny san, Erwrin J. Kokrda, shQuld pr.ede�ease �e and 1e�ve nc•
<br /> child iiving at the time cf r�y death, and if his wife, Vixc�inia� �hould
<br /> be h3.s widcw and also be 1.iv3ng at the time of ray d�ath, I c�ive the
<br /> one-thixd �har� which wauld h�ve gone to my aon, Erwin, if he had sur-
<br /> vived m�, as follows; pne_thir�t ta Virginia Kekrda; ane-third te Nenry
<br /> C. Kokrda; �nd one-�hird te �Iice C. I.ewis. Thus� vnder thcse circu�n-
<br /> st�ances, Virginia Kakrda, would receive 1/Q, Henry C. K�krda wculd re-
<br /> ceiv� 4/9, and �+�ice C. Lewis ruciuld receive 4/9, of r�y total net estate.
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<br /> "I full.y �mpcwer my executcr to s�l.t any of the assets �f my e�t�te,
<br /> inc.Iudin� real estate, at such �rices, on s�ch terms, and at such pric�s,
<br /> as he in k�is sol� discretian may determine tc be for the best interests
<br /> �� �Y Q�t�te, anci withput pro,:uxing the le�ve� license or ap�rova? of
<br /> any court cr of any bene��.ciary. I authori�e distributiGn ef the as�ets
<br /> af mY estate t6 the beneficiari�s cf this wf11 in kind as =�vel' as in cash.
<br /> "�Z7NESS my signature to this my last will and testament dated this
<br /> 3th day of Septer�ber, Iy61.
<br /> Charies Kekrda, Testatar
<br /> "Gn thi� 5th day t�f Septembe�� Zg61, Charles Kokrda declared tc u�
<br /> the undersign�d that the fore�oing was his last will and testamen� and
<br /> he requested us to act as witnesses, to the same and ta his sicnature
<br /> ther�on. He thereupon s#.qned said wiil in our presence� we being �resent
<br /> a� the game tim¢. �nd we now, at his xequest, in his presence, and in
<br /> the presence of each other do heseunto subscrib+� ovr nam�s as witnesses.
<br /> And we and each af us declsre tha�t we belfeve this testatcr tc be af
<br /> sound �ind and disposing :n�mory and actint� unc3er na coerci�n ncr c�ndue
<br /> influence.
<br /> Vera M. �digstone
<br /> Mrthur C. I��yer"
<br /> and thereto attached is the following certificate:
<br /> "��RTTFICt-�TE C�F PRGBATc CF 'atiILL
<br /> STt+T� Gr NEBRASICr► )
<br /> CCUNTY CF Na�LL )�s
<br /> �t a Se$sion of the County Co�rt held in the County CGurt Rcom in
<br /> Grand Isiand, in safd Caunty, an the 4th day �f august, 1�}6�, ;�,i;.
<br /> Fresent - Edward Dixon, County Judge.
<br /> In the t�att�r of th� Estate of
<br /> CHARLES KCICRDA� Dec��sed.
<br /> I, Edw�rd �ixon, ,Tudge c�f the County Cc�urt, in and far said County
<br /> do hereby certify th�t on the �th c�ay c,f July, 1.565, the instrument
<br /> puxporting to be the last will and t ��tament ther�to of Cr,arles ICckxd�.,
<br /> d�ceased, was filed far p�obate in thi� .Gourt. That cn the 4th day
<br /> of August, 1�65� said instrument to which this certificate is attached
<br /> was *�uly praved� prpbated and allawed as the last wil.l. and testarn�nt ef �
<br /> th� rea.I and person�i estat� of �aid Charles l�okrda, D�ceaSed, an� th� '�
<br /> �a�e waa ordered to be record�d in th� records of the County afor�said.
<br /> IN WZTN�SS �fMER�GF, I hav� h�r�unto �et my hand �nd «f€ixed the
<br /> sesl of th$ Cc�unty �aurfi, this 4th day af August� 1�65.
<br /> ��I. Fres�nt - �dward I��.xon, Ceunty JuctgeTM
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<br /> �nd a�►id Eraa►in J. Kokrda waffi appointed �xecutor and furnished bond as ,,.
<br /> r�quired by the Court. The Gourt firtds th�t Char3es kokrda was «n un-
<br /> rem�rried widawer at th� ti�e af hi� da�ath and left him suxv�.ving as
<br /> his sa�e and anly h�i��-�t-1�w the follo�+►ings Henry C. Kokrds, Crwin
<br /> J. Kc�krda, �nd �13.c� �. Lewis.
<br /> Th� Cou�t €�r�l��r �inds that an the 4t� day a�' Augu�t, 1955 an �rder
<br /> a£ this Cou�t wa� madar all�ainc� cr�ditc�r� untiZ the l�t day af December,
<br /> 19b5, w3.thin v�ich �Gt� �'i3� cl�i�ms, �nd a�lowing �aid�`��cecutQr dne year
<br /> �itl�in mhi�� to ss�tle sr��t� es�C�t�, and i�urth�r c�rdering th�t rt�tic� tc�
<br /> creditars be p�bli�hed �s �a�r ia�v ��c�ui�e�#, and that a hearing on c1aS.aa�
<br /> �'31ed again�t the e�����e w��ld b� held at the c�#fice Gf th� Ccaunty Jud�e
<br /> a£ Hall, Cou�t c'
<br /> Y, �t�►b��ffi�a c�n the �nd d�y ef Duc�rmbex, Zs6� �t 9st�0 c��cleck
<br /> �.m., and i� ay�aa�s �ry pr�of �� l�Ze that such notice� �r�� pubiiahed a5
<br /> orderid by thia ���r�.
<br /> The �c�r� fu���i+�r fit�tt t�a� �h� Ex�a�u�k�r �i1�d hvr��e� l�is inven-
<br /> #t�cy: a�` �h� ���+r�� +�f �h3� �sta�,�, �ogeti��er w��E� s c�py t�t��areof for the
<br /> �+��nty As�a���r af €�I,1 +�a�t�, Ne�ar�►sl�a, �nd` t�at acaca�d�.�+g tc� aaid
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