Will of Albert C. Hoppes

 

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

ALBERT C. HOPPES

BE IT REMEMBERED, that I, ALBERT C. HOPPES, of the Township of Upper Bern, County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made.

FIRST: I order and direct the payment of the expenses of my last illness and funeral out of my estate as soon as conveniently may be done after my death.

SECOND: All of my estate, real, personal and mixed, I give, devise and bequeath to my wife, HANNA B. HOPPES, her heirs and assigns forever.

THIRD: In the event that my wife, HANNA B. HOPPES, shall no longer by living at the time of my death, then I order and direct that all of my estate, real, personal and mixed, shall be disposed of as follows:

    1. I order and direct that the burial expenses for my wife shall be paid out of my estate, if this has not been taken care of at the time of my death.
    2. I order and direct that a memorial shall be erected upon the graves of both my wife and myself, if this has not been taken care of at the time of my death.
    3. I give and devise my farm, together with the buildings thereon erected, situate in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, containing 31 acres, more or less, to my son, DANIEL G. HOPPES, his heirs and assigns forever.
    4. I give and devise my farm, together with the buildings thereon erected, situate in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, containing 4 1/2 acres, more or less, to my daughter, ELLEN M. HECKMAN, her heirs and assigns forever.

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    6. All of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, I give, devise and bequeath in equal shares, share and share alike, to my daughter, ELLEN M. HECKMAN and my son, DANIEL G. HOPPES, their heirs and assigns forever.

FOURTH AND LASTLY: I nominate, constitute and appoint my wife, HANNA B. HOPPES, to be the Executor of this my last Will and Testament. In the event that she shall predecease me or die before completing the administration of my estate, then I nominate, constitute and appoint my children, ELLEN M. HECKMAN and DANIEL G. HOPPES, jointly or the survivor of them, to be the Executors of my last Will and Testament. Further, I order and direct that neither my Executor nor alternate Executors shall be required to enter security in any jurisdiction in which they or any of them may act.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I, ALBERT C. HOPPES, have set my hand and seal to this my last Will and Testament, which consists of two (2) pages, this 3rd day of April, A.D. 1962.

Signature of ALBERT C. HOPPES

Signed, sealed, published and declared by ALBERT C. HOPPES, the above named Testator, as and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other, all being present at the same time, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

 

Signature of ____ SOLOMON ________
Residence: Hamburg, PA

Signature of GRACE LEES BEAR
Residence: Hamburg, PA

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