Estate of Stack v. Venzke

STATON, Presiding Judge.

At the time of his death, Edward Patrick Stack, Sr. (Stack) was married to Wanda M. Stack (Wanda) who survived him. 1 Stack and Wanda had no children born to them. Stack's only children: Richard, Edward, Thomas, and Gerald (Sons), were born to him from a previous marriage, and they also survived their father. The parties to this action are Wanda, whose last name is now Venzke, and the Sons.

The case before us for review is a consolidation of two formerly separate matters pertaining to Stack's estate. 2 The issues we must resolve, restated and simplified, are as…