Pesterkoff v. Gronholdt

Leona Pesterkoff appeals an order of the superior court denying her petition seeking to designate the property in her deceased husband's estate from which an award in lieu of homestead may be made.

William Pesterkoff, then a widower, executed his will in 1964 making specific bequests of $1,000 and leaving the remainder of his estate one-half each to his two sisters, one of whom is now deceased, or their heirs. He married Leona Pesterkoff, the appellant, in 1966, but died in 1979 without making any marriage settlement or other provision for her. Consequently, his will was revoked as to Leona 1…