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Home My WebLink About02-23-07 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of also known as Robert P. Strous File Number ~\ Ot O\,U , Deceased Social Security Number 183 - 22 - 0 8 9 9 Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE ~ ' or 'B' BELOW:) [Xl A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the last Will of the Decedent dated March 24, 1 99u4d codicil(s) dated None Executors named in the It is suqqested that Shirley E. Strous predeceased her husband on November 2 1, 1994. (State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the instrument(s) offered for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: None D B. Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d. b.nc.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate) Petitioner(s) after a proper search has / have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the follow~ spouse (if~) and heirs: (If Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) '==. Q _;; Name Relationship Residev~' ::~ ~ t,.) , ":1 (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnecessary. cJ1 o Decedent was domiciled at death in C.nmberland County, Pennsy,lvania with hisiherOlas1.principal residence at 300 South Georqe Street, Borough of Mechanlcsburg 7 ~~ (List street address, town/city, township. county, state, zip code) Decedent, then 77 1 2007 years of age, died on February 8, at IK-'Ii'- 7oqJ""Ic'YJ ~"""I.J,,/ ~7 Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in P A) All personal property (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania (If not domiciled in P A) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ 115't),tJoa $ $ $ /~Od)(fa situated as follows: Borouqh of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, PA Wherefore, Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of Letters in the appropriate form to the undersigned: Zane P. Strous,3000 West Valley Forge Circle, artment 751 Kin of Prussia, PA 19406 R. Strous ther Drive York PA 17402 Eric Form RW-02 rev. J O. J 3. 06 Page 1 of2 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND 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 ofPetitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me the _~ day of ~~ ~007 ~ the Register Eric P. Straus Signature of Personal Representative C) .C~'.~' _J "0 c.:. File Number: ~\ CYl () \llp Estate of ROBERT P. STROUS ell o Date of Death: February 18, 2007 , Deseised Social Security Number: 183-22-0899 AND NOW, February ~:\ 2007 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Te stamen tary are hereby granted to Zane P. Straus and Eric R. Straus in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated March 24, 1994 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of rec rd as the last ~ FEES "3 \ (:) otJ ;:lOOU Letters ............ ~ $ Short Certificate(s) .l%..J.. $ Renunciation(s) .......... $ t...ul q .. . $ , )c r .. . $ ~.-\0 ... $ . .. . $ .. . $ .. . $ ...$ .. . $ ...$ TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ Attorney Signature: By \'S ,06 (O.en 1::)00 Attorney Name: Richard C. Snelbaker Supreme Court LD. No.: ti06355 Address: 44 West Main Street Mechanicsburq, PA 17055-0318 Telephone: (717) 697-8528 ~ 3 L:x::J 00 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of2 H 105 '05 REV 1105 This is to certify that the information here given is conectly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as Local Registrar. 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 ,-fiIi~ \\\",'(~\.i\\ OF 1[;;:--____ \\\~~~~--.. !/~_.. . "". ~\ I~~I.. . ;>:~ \~c::::)'1 ... -, '1;;Il'~ l~ '-' ' ,;;# .' , ;t; ~ ~ \. , ~~l, ,I ~ \\* ~ .... .~. .... ."'/ * ~ \*' .~ .. I..~l ~~~ ./.~\\\ ":,._:-?/~'6-----<:~\.'Y-,,'i/ ---",;" ENT \)'","" "N###/,IJJf P 13310808 No. \\ li;JtQ ~. ~bJ.-~~~~ Local Registrar . FEB 2 0 2007 Date s.~Q f".) w -:J ;'...:\ C.n o Hl05.144 REV 1112006 TYPE / PRINT IN PERMANENT BLACK INK 1t30-461 1. Name of Decedent (First, middle. Ias~ suffix) Robert COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA' DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CORONER'S CERTIFICATE OF DEATH (See Instructions and examples on reverse) STATE FilE NUMBER .;{\ b"l \:) \ 'l \.p .J' 1" a. IJ T') Ba. Place of Death (Check only one) Hospital: Other: o lopa1ient 0 EA I OuIpotlen. 0 DCA 0 Numing Home 0 R..de"", 9. ~~~~~0ri9in? CiNo 0 Yes Mexican, Puerto Rican, elc.) P Strous 6. Date of Birth (Month, day, year 5.1\ge lla. Binhdayl 77 July 25, 1929 Ym. Danville, Pa. Bb. County 01 Dealh ad. Facility Name (II not institution, give slreet and number) PA Rt. 174 @ Lisburn Road Cumberland 4~~b~~J~;,di'8,r) 2007 14. Marital STatus: Married, Never Married, Widowed, 1livon:ed ISpocifyj Widowed 11. Decedent's USual lion Kind 01 work done du Superv~~~~/Maint moslol fi{e. Do not alate ftt ~~limil'g~ 12. Was Oecedern lffllf in the U.S. Anned Forces? ~Yes DNa Decedent's ActuaIResidenCe 17a.State 13. Decedent'. Educallon 1_ "'" rnghesl ~ oompIe\ed) Eleme,~S~~(~12) College (1-4 or 5+) Did Decedenl LiYelna Township? 17c. 0 Yes, Decedent lived In Twp. 17d.1jQ ~loIlNed"h'" Mechanicsburg B01;RIl"'" . 16. Decedent's Mailing Address (Stree!, city flown, state, zip code) Pa. Cumberland 19. Mother's Name (Rrsl, middle, maiden sumame) Pa. 17402 300 So. George St. Mechanicsbur Pa. 17055 18. FathElr's Name (Fi~1. mWe,lasl. suffix) David E. Strous 17b.Coonty 208. Inlonnanrs Name (Type I Print) Eric R. Strous " w U> ~ U> < 'I 21c. PIac1! of Disposition (Name 01 cemel9fY, cremalory or oIher place) 21d.location (City I town, s.tate, zip code) 2-21-07 Hollinger FH/Crematory Inc. Mt.Holly Springs,Pa. 22<:. Name aneJAdd"" 01 FadmL 501 N. Bal timore Ave. Hol11nger r'H/Crematory Inc. Mt. Holly Springs,Pa.17065 y knowledge, death occurred althe time, dale and place staled. (Signature and 1It1e) 2$. License Number 23c. Date Signed (Month, day, year) 29. II Female: o Not pr&gnanlwithin past year o Pregnantaltimeofdealh o No',..gnanl,bolpl8gNlntwtthin4.2days ofdealh o Nolpregnanl. bulpregnanl 43 days 10 1 year """'deeth o """"""',..gnanl_...""yea' operator struc y 32c.~=~,FanejSl1eel,Fat<<><y, to yield @stop sign RuraMoad 32f.lfTramportatioo Injury (Specify) 32g.localion 01 Injury (Streel, city/town, state) O"'''/Opem'm o Passenger OP- PA Mechanicsburg PA 0lhe!".Specify: t 21a. Method 01 Disposition 24. TllTle of Death 25. Date Pronounced Dead {Month. day, year) 12:38 P. ~ February 18, 2007 CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instructlon$ and examples) Ilem27. Part I: Enterlhe~-diseases, injurleS,orco~tions-lhaldlrectlycausedthedealh. 00 NOTenterlerminalaventssuchascardlac 8fl'eS1, respira!OtYarresl,orvenlricularfibrillationwithoulshowingtheetiology. Ust only one cause on eactl line. 1tem&24-26mus1beCO/l'lp!etedby person who pronounces death. 1,l.pprox\ma\e\n'tfl1\la\: : Onsallo Death I , , , . I I I I I I . , , , ~~1'~~d:~)~ Blunt Force Trauma to Chest and Abdomen Due to (or as a consequence of): b. Motor Vehicle Crash Due to (or as a consequence of): ~~~~'~~a. ~ UNDERLYING CAUSE ~ re:Jm:1n'':a~,~e Due 10 (or as a consequence of): 26. Was Case Referred to Medical Examtner I Corooer lcK a Reason Other than Crematioo '01' Donation? Ili!lyes ON' Part U: Enter ol:her sirrilir.anl conditions contributlnn 10 dAalh but not resulling in the under1ylngcause given in Part I. 28. Did TobaCcO UStlContribu!e 10 Death? Dyes OPrnbably ON<> OU"- 31. MannerotDealh 0- OH_ ~Accldenl DPendinglnvesligalion o Suicide 0 Coold Nol be Determined 33a. Certifier (check only one) 33b. Signature CertIfying physfelan (Physician certifying caUSEI of death wh8l1 another physician has pr'O/1OlJnced death and completed Item 23l... Co rone r Tothebe5tolmyknoWledge.,deathOCCUfT8ddueto1hlCBUSe(s)andmanneras stllttCL _ _ _ __.._ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ __ _... _ __ _ _ __ - - - - 0 Pronouncing and certifying physician (Physician both pronouncing dealh and Ctlrlifyilg 10 cause 01 dealhl 0 33c. l..ici!flse Numbar 33d. Dale Signed (Month, daY.)'&8:r) =:.:i:=,d_""""""'..lhetlme,....,.ndP~"',andd...lelhe....se(.)endm'""..asstatetL_---------------- February 19, 2007 On the basis of elllmlnltlon and I or investigation, In my opinion, death OCt:urred at the time, date, and place. and due to the cause(l) 8I'Id manner aJ stated...;g 34. Name and Acldress. of PefllOO. Who Co!l\pleted Cause Q( Death {1\fJm 27\ Type {Prir.t Michael L. Norris, Coroner 6375 Basehore Road! Suite #1 1;/;:>'1 Mechanicsburg, PA 70)0 308. Was an AutOpsy P"",""", d. 3Ob. Were Autopsy Flfldings AvailablePriorto~ oICauseolDeath7 p!v" ON<> 32d.Timeoll~rx. 11:55 A.M 320. Dele 01 I~u~ I"""~, day, yea~ Feb.18,2007 :&tves 0 No ~ i;l ~ ~ Oispositlon Permit No. \\ . " J \~ \..J LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER Be BRENNEMAN LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, ROBERT P. STROUS, of the Borough of Mechanicsburg, County of Cumberland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this as and for my Last will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills and codicils by me at any time heretofore made. FIRST. I order and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid by my Executrix or Executors or Executor, as the case may be, hereinafter named, as soon as conveniently may be done after my decease. SECOND. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, real, personal and mixed, whatsoever and wheresoever situated unto my wife, namely, SHIRLEY E. STRaUS, absolutely and in fee simple, if she survives me by as many as sixty (60) days. THIRD. If my wife, SHIRLEY E. STRaUS, does not survive me by as many as sixty (60) days, then and in that event, I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, real, personal and mixed, whatsoever and wheresoever situated, in equal shares unto my four children, namely, ZANE P. STRaUS, ERIC R. STRaUS, KIRK E. STRaUS and LANCE M. STRaUS, share and share alike, absolutely and in fee simple. If any of my said children should predecease me without leaving issue to survive me, then and in that event, I order and dir!~("t th?t the share of my estat~J.~othenlise attributable to any such deceased beneficiary -Jsnall) lapse and my residuary estate shall be distributed~,~~p~g; th,?sJ'~,_,~~r~viving beneficiaries as ~ LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER Be BRENNEMAN provided herein. If, however, any of my said children should predecease me and leave lawful issue to survive me, then and in that event, I order and direct that the share of my estate otherwise attributable to such deceased beneficiary shall be distributed unto his issue per stirpes by representation and not per capita, subject, however, to the protective trust provisions set forth in Item Fourth hereinbelow with respect to any beneficiary who has not attained the age of twenty-three (23) years at the time of my death. FOURTH. If any beneficiary of this, my Last Will and Testament, has not attained the age of twenty-three (23) years at the time of distribution of my Estate, I order and direct that the distributive share of such person shall be paid over and delivered unto MELLON BANK, N.A., (or its successor by merger, consolidation or other corporate reorganization) as my testamentary Trustee, IN TRUST, NEVERTHELESS, to hold, manage, invest, accumulate income and reinvest until said beneficiary attains the age of twenty-three (23) years, at which time said trust shall be terminated and the net proceeds thereof be paid over to the beneficiary absolutely. I authorize and empower my said Trustee to invest the assets of said trust in any reasonable manner and not be limited or restricted to so-called "legal" or statutory investments for fiduciaries. I designate any trust hereunder to be a spend-thrift trust. The beneficiary shall have no right to invade, pledge, assign or otherwise dispose of the assets of said trust (including income) nor shall any creditor of a beneficiary have any right to seize, levy or execute upon said assets by reason of -2- ~ \> ~~ ~ ") ~ LAW OFFICES SNEL8AKER & BRENNEMAN any pledge, assignment or other transfer, voluntarily or involuntarily, made by said beneficiary. I further authorize and empower my said Trustee to use, consume, expend and apply from time to time such amounts of principal and income of and from said trust which in the exercise of its sole discretion shall be determined to be reasonable and necessary for the beneficiary's education. The term "education" shall be construed and interpreted to mean college or other post- highschool training which is intended to improve the beneficiary's productivity as an adult or enhance the quality of his or her life. In considering what is reasonable and necessary, my said Trustee shall take into consideration the primary responsibility of the beneficiary's surviving parent to provide such education. It is my will and intention that the foregoing discretionary provision for education shall be supplementary to the parent's primary responsibility. LASTLY. I nominate, constitute and appoint my wife, SHIRLEY E. STRaUS, to be the Executrix of this, my Last will and Testament, but if for any reason she should fail to qualify as such Executrix or cease so to serve, then and in that event, I nominate, constitute and appoint my two sons, namely, ZANE P. STROUS and ERIC R. STRaUS, to be the Executors hereof (or either of them in the event that one should fail to qualify as my personal representative or cease so to serve), each and all to serve without bond or other security as a condition of qualification hereunder. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, ROBERT P. STRaUS, have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last will and Testament which -3- consists of four (4) typewritten pages to each of which I have affixed my signature this 24th day of March A.D., One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-four (1994). 4kJ /!/;Jiz-vt-v Robert P. Strous (SEAL) The preceding instrument, consisting of this and three (3) other typewritten pages, each identified by the signature of the Testator, was on the date thereof signed, sealed, published and declared by ROBERT P. STROUS, the Testator therein named, 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, have subscribed our names as /I~ ) / ) / / / , ~"/ ,._"." '~~,~__~~".r . ".;;;'..>"<'.'{/C' I (."</>T ....-"-,- -:7' . '- d ;// LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER Be BRENNEMAN -4- COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SSe COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, ROBERT P. STROUS, RICHARD C. SNELBAKER and JANET R. STEGNER, the Testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator signed and executed the instrument as his Last will and Testament and that he had signed willingly, and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testator, signed the will as a witness and that to the best of his or her knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. I1JuJ / ~C4-J -fZ4J;{j;=~ . witness , '7 J __./f_ ~;;~~~d?4...~,,-..,t' ,-;' - - \.,"" .~-~-f..'""-c, ,,,!~,,-,,-, .I''-.......~'--. y// witness / Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by ROBERT P. STROUS, the Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by RICHARD C. SNELBAKER and JANET R. STEGNER, witnesses, this 24th day of March, 1994. C) '. /;1 '-/ / / d ~?J ", . 'd-/Un''^--4AY!/ Notary Public LAW OFFICES SNELBAKER Be BRENNEMAN NoIariaI Seal PatriclaJ. Thomson, Notary PlbIIc Mechanlcab':ll"Q Boro. Cum\:lel1aTlCl Coonty My CommisslOO ExpireS Dee. 31. 1994 of