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Home My WebLink About1571_BOHNIAK_PAULINA_59_167_02-18-1939_05-26-1939• - • .' I s'7 1 WILL .AND OODICIL to the LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of PAULINA BOHNIAK,alias PAULAI PETROSHAK. **** And now May 26,1939,It being ad- judged that said Will has been duly proved,It is hereby admitted to pro- bate and ordered to be recorded and Letters Testamentary are issued to Charleroi Savings &Trust Company whose proper officer was duly quali- C~fied• S.A.Barnum., Register. 11htbi'b:;!1lIt.erlm _QLia£ill.~ ATTORNEYAND COUNSELl-ORAT LAW CHARLEROI,PA. NO.29 FIFTH STREET Will Book,Vol.59 Page 167 {! '.~.. _.•' J\ppHratiolt for Jrohate of _ill Of__----"'--'PA"-"-"U'-"""L~~ late of __t.lLhl..J.Sle,---",B~oJ...rLo!oLu.lt\l§g,Ah"'------.;O,L,f~~C~h!clooa"",r,-,l",-e"'--'!:.r~o,-",i,------__,Washington County,Pennsylvania,deceased,and REGISTER'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON COUNTY,}S5: Before the Register of Wills of Washington County,personally appeared David M.McCloskey duly sworn says that PAULINA BOHNIAK who being late resident of Charleroi ,Washington County,Penn~ylvania,a citizen of died at 6:15 0'clock._----'P'--"-,__m.,on the _-"1...,8"'-.t....,h"-"----__day of__----=F:-e=-.b'-=-r=--=-:u""ac:::.rj<y--','-----_A.D.19~ leaving an estate of the estimated value of $__-----"-n....,o"-'n'-'.e"'--personalty,and $3,000.00 realty,said real estate being located in said Borough of Charleroi. .'>The decedent's legatees and devlse~are as follows: NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE Joe Bohniak,Husband Charleroi,Pat Anna Rentz,Daughter Charleroi,Pat 1'11llie Woncheck II New Kensington,Pa. Mary Visdak,II II II II Thomas Petroshak,Grandson Charleroi,Pat Testator has,_---Ln....Out"---__married and.=n:.:::o'--children have been born since the execution of the will offered for probate. Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated Will dated December 27,1930, Codicil dated April 1,1938,may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamentary thereon to Charleroi SaVings &Trust Company _______________whose postoffice address is Charleroi,Pennsylvania. (j21r By--------=------1""J..,...---,-#----- Sworn to and subscribed before me this liST C014PANY, rr;zJ:~ Register COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY,}SS. David M.McCloskeY,lst Vice Pres.of And noW May 22nd,,19 39 ,comes CHARLEROI SAVINGS &TRUST COMPANY, who being duly sworn doth depose and say that-llwillwell and truly administer the goods and chattels,rights and credits of PAULINA BOHNIAK ,deceased, to the best of-.1.:t..s.skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mindful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes. Sworn and subscribed before me this r t?-/ day of ~~r TRUST COMPANY. .By ~_~Register G ~1L:?r >-~e66~I ~21 U I '"-'~o·B 21 .OJ Cl ..:-< _o-.j -'., CQ "m _~'"-k-'~""m"'~\-uJ -.:::~...0 ~,~>0O-pJ ~.:l W~"'~:~ ,......'"II.......---'2 -S'.':• ,--+ .~0 -I ~~~~.~1l ~--';'-rl~ro ~g ~mo0A~~~o t 0 ~~~~~j :J ;:J • /\<'.J ,.\\ I',-j • •• I,PAULINA BOHNIAK,alias PAULAI PETROSHAK,being of sound mind and memory,hereby make,declare and publish this to be a Oodicil to my Last Will and Testament dated December 27th,1930, and executed in the presence of John Walsh and Mary G.Nallon: 1st.To my daughter,Mildred P.Woncheck,I give and beqreath all of the money which I own,now in the custody of Walter Oampbell,Receiver of the old The First National Bank of Oharleroi,after the payment of the costs,and my attorney's fee in the lawsuit at Washington,Pennsylvania.If I receive said mone during my lifetime and invest it in the Walsh property,or in any 0ther property,I give,devise and bequeath to the said Mildred P. Woncheck,her heirs and assigns,an interest in such property equal ~o the amount of said money that I invest in said property. WITNESS my hand and seal at Oharleroi,Pennsylvania,this lst day of April,1938.~.~d.JJ.":"jJttL~8u<fd.~e:~(SEAL) ~ Signed,sealed and by the Testatrix ~ublished and declared to be a Oodicil to her Last Will and Testament in the presence of each of us who,at her request, witnessed the same: ~'. & (l1nmmnumraltq nf Jruu!tyluauia I!l1Iall~tngt01t (llountg,1111: BE IT REMEMB-=-~,That u n this.2::':~.day OL.:?1t!~. 19;2/-.,before me.~a _.__..~_.__Reglster for the Probate of ___..ette~sof~~trat'~.~'~~in~~e::::.:.:.::::::..::: deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say~t,th:y were present at thernofsaid~ill-saw the testat..~~ame-heard ...~PUbliSh it as a~d for ___..last Vv 111 and Testament;that they aL_.___.....-request,lll._-._-_.._._presence,and III the presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said testaL~__.was of sound,disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiants' knowledge and belief. Register I •<trnuuty nf lIunqiugtnu f nn. _,-d..)Register'sOffice"lf:7i}iJ-~.A.D.,19~f Personally appeU.c""""~"~"~"""~U the subscnlnng WItnesses to Codicil No I u~~J~:{'l..3..%to the fore- going last will a~d testament OL......"o'~;;::1L deceased, dated :l:...7 19.qQ..,and on t;::0lemn :::~..~say that ______________________________~_~present,and did see and hear ~~/~~ deceased,ther ......therein named,sign,seal,pnblish and declare the same as a~for a Codicil to Jast will and testament,and that at the doing thereoL ~. was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiant's knowledge and belief. ______________________~--.and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid. L6?/2;·1~VVl./-------------------------------~-----------R~gi~t~~-------- ~,Yil;~ • " " ~ • W ILL of PAULINA BOHNIAK, nee PETROSHAK. *** TIhtbia ~it£xJil.t,iJlltfQt1asft.ev: ATTORNEYAND COUNSELLOR AT LAW CHARLEROI,PA. NO.29 FI FTH STR E ET • ,/1 ILL I,PAULINA BDHNIAK,nee PETROSHAK,of the Borough of Oh-rl rol,Wa"ington Cou tv,?e nsy1va la,bing of ound and disposing mind and memory her by make,d~claxe and pUblish this to be my last ViII and Testament hereby revo~ing any and all former ills by me heretofore made: 1st.I direct that my just debt and funeral ex- pense be promptly ~f14d. and.By grement i th pr sent husband,Jo Bobniak,dat ed February 27,1923,is to have an undivi d d one- balf interest to and in Lot No.51 in the .cGo an,lIe nd Colvin Plan of lots in the Borough of Oharleroi,Washln on County,pennaylvania.I therefor give,d vise and bequ ath an undivid d on·-half interest in said Lot No.51 frontin 40 feet on Ie do\<Av·nue bet en Elev nth nd Twelfth stre t s in the Ebrough of Charleroi afore aid to my sald husoond Joe Sobniak an to his h irs and a igns forever. 3rd.I give,devise and bequeath the oth r undivid ed on·-hald interest to and in said Lot No.51 in the ~cGowan, Allen and Colvin Plan of the aforesaid Borough of Charleroi to my grand-son,Thomas Petroshak,nd to his heirs and as igns, provid d he lives to be t enty-one ye s of age;if my said grand-son,Thomas Petrash k,shall die b fore attai tng th age of t '8 ty-one years I th n give,devise and bequ th the said undivid d one-half interest to 2~d in Lot No.51 to my daughter h r s •,..~ • Mary Vi:adak and my daughtr Anna Rentz in equ -one-half and proportions and to their heirs and assigns forever. 4th.All of the rest,residue and remainder of my estat )of whatsoe"';er na.ture and wheresoever situ.at~,I give,de vise nd bequ ath to my daughter Mary lXisuak,my daughter,Anna Rents,and to my grand-son,Thomas Petroshak,in equal one-third shares and proportion nnd to their heirs and assigns for ,v r. 5th.I h_retv constitute and appoint CharI roi Savings &Trust Oompany to be the Exeoutor of this Will and to be the CAIardian of my said grand-son,Thomas Petroshak,and I bel'-' by expr s81y authorizesa.id Charleroi Savings &Trust Oompany , either as Executor or Guardian,to sell,mortgage or exchang any or all of my real est~e. WI.TRESS my ha.nd and seal at Ch~i,Pennsylvania, this .1l--day of Decem;ry A•.D.,1930.l~(~C1l(!Urwln.rZ~(L{Nvu, Signed,sealed and by the T statrix d elared to be her last Will and 1esta- ment,1n th pI'sence of each of us,_ho \ same'.I f \ Charleroi,t P • \ \. CharI roi,P'\~ , \ " ~ =- IN HE ESTATE OF PAULINA BOffiiIAK, ALIAS PAULAI PETROSHAK,LATE OF THE BOROUGH OF OI{!RLEROI,WASHING- TON OOUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA,DEOEASED. PETITION TO PROBATE LOST WILL f 'I -~"i _,..I,._I .f 1"\•\".,"OJI,"~-. !(,~ ~J.;-- TIJabin ~t.e:d.i:l.1:~<!J:.laa~.e-~ ATTORNEYAND COUNSELLOR ATLAW CHARLEROI,PA. NO.29 FIFTH STREET II•I( \. 'II I i I I i~IN HE ESTATE OF "_PAULINA BO}lliIA{,ALIAS PAULAI PETROSHAK,LATE I OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAR-ILEROI,WASHINGTON OOUNTY, I I PENNSYLVANIA,DECEASED. -e PETITION TO PROBATE LOST WILL TO HONORABLE S.A.BARNUM,REGISTER OF WILLS: \VE,the undersigned Executor,surviving husband,and all shak,died at her home in the Borough of Oharleroi,Washington Oounty,Pennsylvania,at &;IS olCloCk,£"M.,on the IJ That the said Paulina Bohniak,alias Paulai Petro-1st. i I of the heirs and beneficiaries,(in the Oommonwealth of Pennsylvan-III ia),of and named in the Last Will and Testament of the above I named decedent executed by her on the 27th day of December,1930, i!in the presence of John Welch and Mary G.Nallon,now Mary Nallon I!I Kogler,do hereby respectfully petition and set forth: I, !I Ii'II,Ii, day of February,1939,leaving to survive her,as her only heirs at law,the undersigned husband,three daughters and a grandson, Thomas Petroshak,whose whereabouts are unknown. 2nd.That the said decedent executed her Last Will and Testament in the Borough of Charleroi,Washington Oounty,Pennsy- lvania,December 27th,1930,amd a Codicil thereto on the 1st day ~f April,1938. 3rd.That all of your petitioners have made careful search at the three Banks in the Borough of Charleroi and at all Jther proper places and that the original said Will cannot be found,but is believed to have been lost. 4th.That your petitioners have found in the office of , I Da.vid M.McCloskey,the attorney who prepared said original Will, an exact carbon copy duplicate signed by the two witnesses,John Welch and ary G.Nallon,now Mary Nallon Kogler,who witnessed the execution of the original Will by the decedent who made her I mark,not being able to write. :Your Petitioners respectfully pray that said copy of said I original Will be probated as the Last Will and Testament of said 1/decedent,and we,the said undersigned,Mary Visdak,daughter, iIIAnna Rentz,daughter,Millie Woncheck,daughter,and Joe Bohniak, Ihusband,hereby agree that the said duplicate copy shall be filed as the Last Will and Testament of the said decedent. I WITNESS the signature of the said Executor,by its proper Iofficer,and the hands and seals of the heirs and beneficiaries of I said decedent at Charleroi,Washington County,Pennsylvania,this~day of March,1939. J.j:!j..J~:'f1.vI SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY _~_e_m_~_t€J_ft_rU_-1_'-etl_1'"'---_(SEAL) --4,C""~"'4""'.i<{l~4~4G~<l.--.:(J(::::;..I...c:~~~.e~-(SEAL) ...;..~~.=-''"""uf~~;....;....;....~~--._(SEAL)c:?tluto"t a~(SEAL) ~'-""~-=...:...:vLc>-a~~~~~~~~~L=---(SE L)I ~ I I I III I STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA: ss: -COUNTY OF WASHINGTON: Anna Rentz,Mary Visdak,Millie Woncheck and Joe Bohniak being duly sworn,depose and say that the facts set forth in the foregoing Petition are true and correct·~f md:Jtt/l/l-//{/1~ Sworn to and subscribed before me this__'---__day of March,1939. I 41.