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PETITION FOR PROBATE & GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of HELEN PENCE McRAE No. 21- Dto-IOL/~
also known as HELEN L. McRAE To: Register of Wills for the
, deceased, County of Cumberland
Social Security No. 047-36-9614 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your Petitioners, who are 18 years of age or older and the Executor named in the Last Will of the above
decedent dated February 5. 1986 , and codicils dated none . The Executor
named none died . Renunciations for none attached hereto,
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with her last family or principal
residence at One Lonasdorf Way. South Middleton Township. Carlisle
Decedent, then ~ years of age, died Seotember 8 , 2006, at
Crossinas Retirement Communitv. South Middleton Townshio. Carlisle. PA
Cumberland
Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted
after execution of the Will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated
incom petent:
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in PA
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania, situated as follows:
$8,500.00
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WHEREFORE, Petitioners respectfully requests the probate of the Last Will and Codicil(s) presented
herewith and the grant of letters testamentary thereon,
Si re(s and Re 'dence(s) of Petitioner(s):
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Colin Doualas McRae
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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The Petitioner(s) above named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregOing petition are
true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s) and that as personal representative of
the above decedent, petitioner(s) wiil weil and truly adminiS~rding to law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed X _
before me this ~ i9- day of Colin Doualas McRae
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Estate of HELEN PENCE McRAE a/k/a
HELEN L. McRAE, deceased.
DECREE OF PROBATE & GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW, February , 2007, in consideration of the Petition on the reverse
side hereof, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated
February 5. 1986 described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as
the Last Will of Helen Pence McRae a/kJa Helen L. McRae ; and Letters Testamentary are
hereby granted to Colin Doua/as McRae
FEES
Probate, Letters, Etc. . . . . . . . $ 45.00
Short Certificates(-2- ) . . . . $ 8.00
Renunciation(s) " . . . . . . . . . $
JCP .................... $
Automation Fee . . . . . . . . . . . $
Other Will . . . . $ 15.00
TOTAL: .... $ 68.00
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TJ,;s ;s ~o certify ti1at the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as
Lucal Rcgistral. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent filing.
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
Fee for this certificate, $6.00
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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HELEN PENCE McRAE
I, HELEN PENCE McRAE, a resident of pine11as County, Florida,
being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make,
publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking any and all former Wills and Codicils by me made.
ARTICLE ONE
I direct that all of my just debts, my funeral expenses and
the costs of administration of my estate be paid as soon as
practicable after my death.
ARTICLE TWO
Under the provision of the trust agreement hereinafter
described, I possess a testamentary power of appointment by vir-
tue whereof I am entitled to dispose of the trust property held
for my benefit at the time of my death. The trust agreement to
which reference is made herein is described as follows:
"Funded Convertible Living Trust (Revocable)" dated May 20,
1971, entered into between Zoe B. Carver, as Trustor, and The
Valley National Bank of Arizona, a national banking association,
as Trustee, as amended by that certain instrument termed "Second
Trustor and The Valley National Bank of Arizona as
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May 20, 1971", dated July 13, 1972.
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That the trust has been transferred to The Howard sa~~~~s ~
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which institution now is acting as trustee.
Pursuant to said trust, I hereby exercise the power of
appointment which I possess under Article VII, Section 7.06 by
directing and I do hereby direct, that upon my death The Howard
Savings Bank shall dispose of the property held thereunder as
follows:
I give, devise, bequeath, transfer and distribute all of said
property to my children, COLIN DOUGLAS McRAE and NANCY LOUISE
McRAE KALINAUSKAS in equal shares, share and share alike, abso1u-
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tely and in fee simple. In the event one of my children shall
have predeceased me, then said child's share shall pass to
his/her children in equal shares.
ARTICLE THREE
All the rest and remainder of my property, real and personal,
of every kind and description, wheresoever situate, which I may
own or have the right to dispose of at the time of my decease, I
devise and bequeath to my children, COLIN DOUGLAS McRAE and NANCY
LOUISE McRAE KALINAUSKAS in equal shares, share and share alike,
absolutely and in fee simple.
ARTICLE FOUR
I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my son, COLIN
DOUGLAS McRAE, presently residing at 817 South Leland Street, San
Pedro, California 90731 to be my Personal Representative of this
my Last Will and Testament and I direct that he shall not be
required to give bond in any jurisdiction to qualify or to act in
such capacity.
ARTICLE FIVE
In the event my son should predecease me or for any reason
fails or refuses to qualify or after having begun such duties
fails to continue same to completion, then and in that event I
nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, NANCY LOUISE McRAE
KALINAUSKAS, presently residing at 220 East Penn Street, Bedford,
Pennsylvania 15522, to be Successor Personal Representative and
to have the same powers, duties, obligations and responsibilities
as my son would have had were he acting as my Personal
Representative and I direct that my daughter shall not be
required to give bond in any jurisdiction to qualify or to act in
such capacity.
ARTICLE SIX
I give and grant unto said Personal Representative full power
and authority to sell, lease, pledge, mortgage, or otherwise
dispose of any or all of my estate real or personal or both for
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such prices and upon such terms and conditions and in such manner
as he may deem fit and proper and to execute such instruments of
every kind, nature and description as may be necessary to carry
out and effectuate any of the above described transactions made
by him.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I sign, seal, publish and declare this
instrument to be my Last Will and Testament (said Will consisting
of four typewritten pages), in the presence of the persons
'Feb:r:uary
witnessing it at my request this 5th day of ~, A.D.,
1986, at Clearwater, Pine11as County, Florida.
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HELEN PENCE McRAE~ Testatrix
The foregoing instrument was signed, sealed, published and
declared by the above-named testatrix as her Last Will and
Testament in the presence of us the undersigned, who, at her spe-
cial instance and request, do attest as witnesses after said
testatrix had subscribed her name thereto, and in her presence
and in the presence of each other.
residing
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in pine1las County, Florida
in Pine1las County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PINELLAS
We, HELEN PENCE McRAE,
Joshua Magidson
and
Christine B. Roberts
, the testatrix and the wit-
nesses respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or
foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare
to the undersigned officer that the testatrix signed the instru-
ment as her Last Will and Testament and that each of the wit-
nesses in the presence of the testatrix at her request, and in
the presence of each other signed the Will as a witness and that
to the best of the knowledge of each witness the testatrix was
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at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no
constraint or undue influence.
Subscribed and acknowledged before me by HELEN PENCE McRAE
the testatrix and subscribed and sworn to before me by
Joshua Magidson
and
Christine B. Roberts
the witnesses, on this
5th
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day of~, A.D., 1986.
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My Commission Expires:
Notary Public, State of Florida
My Commission Expires June 19, 1989
Bonded Thru Troy Fain - Insurance. Inc.
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