Estate of Petersen
Opinion
Opinion
Stone, J.
Decedent, William Stanley Petersen (William), and respondent, Loretta Victoria Petersen (Loretta), were married for 32 years prior to his death on February 26, 1992. William is also survived by his only child from a previous marriage, Shirley Ann Orr, her husband who is the executor of William’s estate, appellant James C. Orr, and their two children. Loretta has two daughters from a previous marriage, Lenetta Huxley and Shirley Fries Spencer.
In his will, executed July 27, 1990, William states he is married to Loretta, but no bequest is made to her. It provides that all “jewelry, clothing, household furniture and furnishings, personal automobiles, and other tangible articles of a personal nature” belonging to William or “any interest in such property” shall go ‘to Shirley Ann Orr, Catherine Ann Orr, James Robert Campbell Orr, Lenetta Huxley and Shirley Fries Spencer in equal shares as they shall agree, or as my Executor shall determine if they do not agree.” It further provides for the residue of William’s estate “including my bank accounts” to be likewise distributed. The will makes no specific reference to the distribution of any real property.