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Estate of Melva A. Derickson
also known as
PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
No.21.{)I-~~
To:
, Deceased
160-16-0839
Register of Wills for the
County of Cumberland in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Social Security No.
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older and the executor named in the last will of the above
decedent, dated December 27.2001 and codicil(s) dated N/A
(state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.)
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania', with her last family or prinCipal
residence at 713 South Market Street Mechanicsburg. Pennsylvania
(list street, number and municipality)
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Decedent, then 87 years of age, died February 11. 2007 , at Holv Spirit fWpital.
Camp Hill. Cumberland County. Pennsylvania So ~ '-. j'-j
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Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child bOfll ~ ~optJPafter~~'~---i
execution of the will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudi~~ ~c~pet~i1.t~ l_~:
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Decedent at death owned property with estitp.ated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) 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
Situated as follows:
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WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented
herewith and the grant of letters TESTAMENTARY thereon.
(testamentary; administration c.t.a; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.)
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809 East Walnut Street. Hanover. PA 17331
502 American Legion Blvd.. Pine Grove. PA 17963
OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing petition are true and
correct the best of the knowledge and belief ofpetitioner(s) and that as personal representative(s) of the above
decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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No. ~-61-~22~
Estate of MELVA A. DERICKSON, Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW ~ 9 ,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
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Described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of
MELVA A. DERICKSON
And Letters TESTAMENTARY
Are hereby granted to
-JEAN HOFFMAN and ALICE BROMMER
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FEES:
Probate, Letters, Etc. $ .Ci:J. (J::)
Sort Certificates ( ) $ ~ 0 . U\J
~lltlfi"~at~on ""'; \ \ $ 10. 6D
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Total $' 00 . oU
MichaelCherewka No. 35073
Attorney (Sup. Ct. LD. No.)
624 North Front Street
Wormleysburg. PA 17043
(717) 232 -4701
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Filed ~l 01
H105.805 REV 1/05
This is to certify that the information here given is correctly 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.
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Fee for this certificate, $6.00
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KII1d of WctI.
Secretary
16 ~'s Maing A_so (St....., ciy 11own, _, z., code)
713 South Market Street
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
18 f_'s Heme (first. _, last .....)
Ra nd Letich
201. lnIonnanl's Name (Type' P1inl)
Jean c. Hoffman
21a. MeIhOd 01 DisposiIion
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
(See Instructions and examples on reverse)
3 Social Securily _
160- 16 - 0839
ea. Place 01 DoalIl (Chodl only one)
Hospilal:
Iillnpalienl 0 ER 1 OuIpahent 0 DOA 0 Nursing Home 0 ReSIdence
9. Was Decedenl of HispanIc Origin? Xl No 0 Yes .
(N yes. spec:ity Cuban,
t.lellican, Pue1\o Rican, ole.)
STATE FILE NUMBER ,tl/ - 0 ,.....; ~
4. Date of Dea'" (MonI/l, day, year)
FebrfU!JJL II... J 007
Hl05.143 REV 1112006
TYPE I PRINT IN
PERMANENT
IlLACK INK
87vrs
lib County of Death
DOIhar . Specify'
10. Race: AmeIlcan Indoan, llIatk, _, elt
(Spoa/)1
white
17e. 0 Ves, Decedent lived in
17d.1)I ~~oIl.Ned-Mechanicsburg
Twp
12. Was Decede<1l ever in the
U.S. Armed fOloos?
DYe. KINo
=~nce 17a.Slala Pennsylvania
17b Coooty Cumberland
14. Marilal SIaIus: MaIried, _ Married,
Widowed, lJr;orced (Speci/)1
Widowed
~lllCllo
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Complete hems 23a-c 0Itf 233. To the best of my 1lnowIedge, deaIh oa:UITed al1he line, dale and place sla1ed. (Signa.... ond 1iIIe)
pIIysician IS nol availallle allimo 01 de 10
C6I1iIy cause of dea"
_ 24-26 must be c~ by JlO'SOI1 24. TIIllO 01 Death
wtlo pror.ounces dealh.
19 _'s Name (firsl. _, IIIlIidon lillf1lllIIl9)
Dora Coleman
201>. Informanl's Moing _ (StreeL ciy 11own, _, '" code)
809 E. Walnut Street HanoveI:" PA 17331
21c. P1aco of Di&pooilion (Name 0I~, allf!.-y 01_ place) 21d. location (Qly ,......, _. '" code)
Maple Grove cemetery Elizabethville, PA
k~I~sb~~~ ~IY 17055
231>. I.icenso N_r 23<:. Dall Signed (1AonIII, day, yell)
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26. Was Case Re/eII"jI1O Medical e....- 1 CorOllOf for . Reason OIhar .... CfomaIioo Of Oooalion?
DYes E1No
Pall II: ~ _ _ _ ........... 10 dea", 28 Did T<lbacco Use ~ 10 O.alll?
but nol resulling in I/le undefIying cause given in Pall I 0 Yes 0 Probilllr
o No 0 UrlIulown
29 N female
o Not prepnllNMwl paslltal
o Pregnant allimo of _
o Not pregnant but pregnant wtlhIn 42 days
ol dealh
o Not pregnanl. 001 pregnanl43 days 10 1 year
before dealh
o Unknown N pre!1l"f1l wiIIlIn tho pasl je..
32<. Place of 1niurY. _. farm. ~..t. fac1Oty.
0IIIce llutIdrlg. ole. (Speci/y)
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CAUSE OF DeATH (5etllnlltructlllllS end .lUImp..) Appro_ inIortal:
Item 27. Part I EnIe< 1he ~ ~ diseases, injunes., 01 compIicaIions -1IIat direc1Iy.'. caused IIlo deall. 00 NOT enter Ierminal evenlS SUCh as ca<<Iac ar. resl, 00581 to Def'
resplralOly anest, 01 vem:uIar liIdabon without showing Itle e~. USl 0Itf one cause on "'line. / J t Jj J; Jt(
IMIIEDlATE CAUl!E Ifll1ill dIse... 01 ""'( eJ-cJ. J).. (. ~ 0f(; 0 tv. I~ -J:. fJ ~ '-' r W . ~
condiIIon resulJrog .. deaIh) -.. a. ,.
Due 10 (01 as a consequence 01): '
SequenIiaIy Iisl condolions, d any,
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(dI..... 01 II1juty 1hat oniliaIed Ihe
ovenls resulbtlg Il dealh) LAST.
Due 10 (01 as a conseqoence 01):
Due 10 (01 as a oonsequence 01):
JOe Was an AuIopSy
pe.lormeep
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n. Were Autopsy FondIngs
Av_ Poor \0 CompIeIIon
01 Cause of Dealh?
o Ves 0 No
31. MannerolDealh
li Nalural 0 HomlQde
o AcGIdent 0 Pending InvesligabOll 320. T.... of Injury
o Suoode 0 Could Not be OeIermll1ed
32g.locabon ollf1ury (Streel, cily I......, Slate)
o Ves Oi No
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33a Certifier (check only one)
. Cel1ilying p/lysldan (PhySICian oel1Jtymg l;dUse 01 dealh when anolher phySICian h.. prOllOUllCed death and COf11IlIeled Ilam 23)
To'" best of my~, dtolll occuRed due 10 the causo(s) and mannet' aallltocL. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --
~=~:,:,-: :::=:'J::' .:::.:a; :lhll:'":'"":~::'~~::io~::'~~~: manner al ~io;L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0
:':...~=~ and I or investigation, in my opinion, death occurred al.no time, de", and place, and due 10 lhe COUie(I) ""mo.- II 11010<1_ 0
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Disposilion Pennil No
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Last Will
of
MELVAA. DERICKSON
I, MELVA A. DERICKSON, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, make this Will and revoke all of my prior wills and codicils.
Article One
My Family
I am not now married.
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I have no children, living or deceased.
Article Two
Distribution of My Property
Section 1. Pour-Over to My Living Trust
All of my property of whatever nature and kind, wherever situated, shall be
distributed to my revocable living trust. The name of my trust is:
MELVA A. DERICKSON, sole Trustee, or her successors in trust,
under the MELVA A. DERICKSON LIVING TRUST, dated
December 26, 2001, and any amendments thereto.
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Section 2. Alternate Disposition
If my revocable living trust is not in effect at my death for any reason
whatsoever, then all of my property shall be disposed of under the terms of
my revocable living trust as if it were in full force and effect on the date of my
death.
Article Three
Powers of My Personal Representative
My personal representative shall have the power to perform all acts
reasonably necessary to administer my estate, as well as any powers set forth
in the statutes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relating to the powers
of fiduciaries.
Article Four
Payment of Expenses and Taxes
and Tax Elections
Section 1. Cooperating with the Trustee of My Living Trust
I direct my personal representative to consult with the Trustee of my
revocable living trust to determine whether any expense or tax shall be paid
from my trust or from my probate estate.
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Section 2. Tax Elections
My personal representative, in its sole and absolute discretion, may exercise
any available elections with regard to any state or federal tax laws.
My personal representative shall not be liable to any person for decisions
made in good faith under this Section.
Section 3. Apportionment
All expenses and claims and all estate, inheritance, and death taxes, excluding
any generation-skipping transfer tax, resulting from my death and which are
incurred as a result of property passing under the terms of my revocable
living trust or through my probate estate shall be paid without apportionment
and without reimbursement from any person. However, expenses and claims,
and all estate, inheritance, and death taxes assessed with regard to property
passing outside of my revocable living trust or outside of my probate estate,
but included in my gross estate for federal estate tax purposes, shall be
chargeable against the persons receiving such property.
Article Five
Appointment of My Personal Representative
I appoint the following to be my personal representatives:
JEAN HOFFMAN and ALICE BROMMER, or the survivor of
them.
I direct that my personal representatives not be required to furnish bond,
surety, or other security.
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I have initialed all of the pages of this Will, and have signed it on December
27, 2001.
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M LVAA. DERICKSON
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by the above-named
Testatrix, MELVA A. DERICKSON, as and for her Last Will and Testament
in the presence of us who, at her request, in her presence and in the presence
of each other, all being present at the same time, have hereunto set our hands
as witnesses.
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WITNESS'
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
I, MELVA A. DERICKSON, Testatrix, whose name is signed to the attached
or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby
acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will; that I
signed it willingly; and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes
therein expressed.
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ME ~ A A. DERICKSON
Sworn to and subscribed before me by MELVA A. DERICKSON, Testatrix,
the 1.1 fl4. day of ~RllM4'4/V ,200l.
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Notary Public
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Notarial Seal
Michael Cherewka, Notary Public Page 4
Wormleysburg Boro, Cumberland County
My Commission Expires Feb. 5, 2005
~tlrr1her, PepnsvllranlCl J\ssociation of Notaries
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
W e, ~ I and ~. 0:;' ",-.,\ ~ -L Cj Le. {.I~el...
the witnesses whose names are si d to the attached or foregoing Instrument, being
duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw
Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her last Will; that she signed willingly
and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the Will as
witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at that time
eighteen or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue
influence.
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Sworn and subscribed before me by Sax 0.... CB.. l\J ~~~d
Le <:-. \ \ ~ G. L..e..c-_<L h , witnesses, this 2..?fA day of ,
2001.
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Notary Public
Notarial Seal
Michael Cherewka, Notary Public
Wormleysburg Bora, Cumberland County
My Commission Expires Feb. 5, 2005
lIAamber. Penn'3'II"..''''''8 :\ssociation Of Notaries
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