In Re Estate of Oberstar

Nader, Judge.

On July 18,1996, the will of Frank E. Oberstar was admitted to probate in the Lake County Probate Court. Oberstar’s will contained five general bequests and a residuary bequest. 1 In Item One of the will, Oberstar bequeathed $5,000 to Hildegard Schroeder, his housekeeper. Item Two contained an $8,000' bequest to Oberstar’s four nieces and nephews, to be shared equally. The total of these bequests was $13,000. Item Three, the residuary clause, bequeathed the remainder of Oberstar’s estate, if any, to Larry G. Ward, unless he should predecease Oberstar. In that event, the nieces…