BAY CITY, Mich., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A World War II medic who froze to death last month in his Michigan home left his entire estate to a local hospital, an attorney said.
CNN reported that Martin Schur, 93, had saved up more than a half-million dollars over the years, his family said. Schur and his wife, who died more than a year ago, did not have any children.
"I just know at one time he said he had over $600,000 in savings," his nephew, William Walworth, said. "That's what he told me and my brother, and he was proud that he was able to save and build his estate up to that."
Cathy Reder, an attorney negotiating on behalf of Bay Regional Medical Center and the Schur family, said she was filing paperwork in probate court Wednesday for the court to determine the validity of the will.
"The will leaves everything to Bay Medical Center," she said.
The veteran's frozen body was found in his home Jan. 17, four days after a device that regulates how much power he uses -- installed because of failure to pay -- shut off his power.
A medical examiner said the temperature was 32 degrees in the house when Schur's body was found.
