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Home My WebLink About03-27-07 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of also known as HELEN ARLENE DONOVAN File Number d.~ Q 'l o~b<a , Deceased Social Security Number 193 -12 - 8 8 01 Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age Or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:) IX] A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the last Will of the Decedent dated July 20, 2000 and codicil(s) dated None Executors named in the (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.; db.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate)r-c' o 25 Petitioner(s) after a proper search has / have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following ~use (if any!]i1d heirs: (If Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date a/Will in Section A above and complete list a/heirs.) .' 'j ~ .-- ~: ' ~= '... ) ;:0 Name Relationshi ,'...J " 1'0 1'0 (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnevessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland . County, Pen1]sylvania with his / her last principal residence at 83 HnY~ Grove Roadr Newville (Penn Townshlp) 17241 (List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code) Decedent, then 86 years of age, died on March 14, 2007 aLCUJI\b~rland Crossing, Middleton Township, Cumberland county, .pennsylvania.. South 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 $20,000 $ $ $ 95.000 situated as follows: 83 Hays Grove Road, Penn Township, Cumberland County. 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: Robert Lee Donovan rse Killer Road, Shippensburg, PA 17057 William Harold Donovan New ille PA 17241 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH 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. before me the ,;Jl ~ R~~JIA- /)~ J ignature of Personal Representative Robert Lee Donovan "-, = = Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed day of March 2007 r~\)~~~ or the Register Signature of Personal Representative J,;:"'..;."" AJ N -.J " Cj C) J:.'" -,C-:; -'j'j ~~ :'") t~"... co 1"":> N File Number: d,\ bl D'd,e,'O Estate of HELEN ARLENE DONOVAN , Deceased Social Security Number: 193-12-8801 Date of Death: J.l;arch 14, 2007 AND NOW, March d I 2007 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Robert Lee Donovan and William Harola: Donovan in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated July 20. 2000 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. Short Certificate(s) . . . . . . . . $ Renunciation(s) .......... $ ~\\ ...$ .jet> . .. $ ~~ ... $ ...$ .. . $ .. . $ . .. $ . .. $ ...$ 3 oD~ TOTAL .. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10. FEES Letters $ ~ laD 00 d c). b 0 Attorney Signature: \S.OO )C) 00 S.CO Attorney Name: Richard C. Sne1baker SupremeCourtI.D. No.: #06355 Address: 44 West ~1ain street Mechanicsburq, PA 17055-0318 Telephone: (717) 697-8528 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of2 HI05.805 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. No. ~fl? t-":'> o~ S __.1 ~ Co . JJ!};. /u4l<:: /~14l1 Dat:e~, tv , . m L:-:. \:l:; -J -_.' '.,-_ Cf) :>:.::. :;no ~ ;9" -. Fee for this certificate, $6.00 P 13236513 ')35 --I }~ CE N v.:> HllJ5.'43 REV 111lOO6 TYPE 1 PRINT IN PERMANENT BlACK INK COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH (See Instructions and examples on reverse) STATE FILE NUMBER ~\ ()'l. 0d21~ 86 12-29-20 Perry County, PA 8d. FocIly Nlone (It "" _ it'e _ and ounbo!) 4. Dale ol Death (Month. day, year) 8801 March 14, 2007 1. Nome ol-..IF.... _.Iosl. dix) Helen A. Donovan 5.19 (\M'-Yl V>s. 6. Dale ol BIrth ,doy.108'l 7.~( and_.. 8b. Coony ol DoIIh D01her. Specily: '0._:__.__."'. (SpoaI)1 Cumberland ~\ 11. OecIdInfs Usual KildolWorlt Homemaker '6._.-.g_-.dIyl-'_.zipcode) 83 Hays Grove Road Newville, PA 17241 18. F-. Name (H... _.lost._1 Frank L. Ellerman 12. Was Decedent ....r in the U.s. Armed Forces? DVII I2INo ="'_ 17.._ PA '7b. Counly Cumberland '7c. ~ 'Its, Oo-..lMId ~ 17d.D No. _lMId_ _Lililsol Penn Township T.". CilyIBexo ~ ~ 18. Molher's Name (fnt. _.__1 Edith Jeanette Shoemaker 2Ob. _s MsIIng_ -.dIy 1-. _. zipcodel 85 Horse Killer Road Shi 21~Ploceolllloposllico(Nsmeol_._IJI-pIsc:ol 17241 PA 17257 23c. Dale S910d (Month. day. year) 03-1t./-Zo07 .... 24.26..... be CClI1Illeled by_ who"""""",,_. M. CAUSE OF DEATH (See 1_.... and ...mpleo) 1lem27. Pan" EnlefIhe~-_,*"".IJI~-1hsIcIrdy-fle_. DO NOT___""""0IIdisc...... """,lc<y"'.IJI___""'""Ilfle_.UlllonIycnecauoelJll-ine. ~=~=)~ . L~Lc. CC(COtaJrt.Y"c.t?A'n+Y Oue~,.~~~ ^",.....r_ b. (~~ ~ C1L(aS~Sl.S OueIo(IJI"'_ol): 26. Was Case Referred to Medc:aI Examiner I Coroner for a Reason Olher than Cremation or Donation? DV" gNo PJI1I1: EnIer <<t& Iim/fr;anI mrdIionI mnIrilumo 10 dBBth, butnotr9lUllinginhundertyingawse~...PartI. DVes ~ DVII ~No 31.MamarolDeath tf(- D- O- Dponding~ D~ DCcUdNolbellalefminad I ApfIroxinate inIeMI: I Onset 10 Death I I ~/~ :/0 I I I I I I I CvA- 28. Did Tob8cco Use Contriblie to Death? DV" 0- No 0- 29'EF. : Nol pegnsoI_ pssl year "'""""'''time~daslh o Nol-'.bul-'wilhin42days ol_ D Nol_bulPfBlll1ll'l43dayslolyear -.- D_KpregRII1I_""psslyssr 32c=~::r~i-.F"''''I. r .. \;.., j:' -- SaquenlilIOyisl-,Kany. IHding to t.e cause Isted on Ine a. Enlar the UIlIJERLYlHG CAUSE ="~I1~~~ c. Duo to (or as a oonsequence of): <:. ... '-J 301. Was an AtAopsy - d. 301>. Were Autopsy Findings A.u""PrilllIoCon'\lleti<ll ol Cause ol Death? 32<1. Tme oll~LII\' M. ".. ... <'J ~ ffi fil ~ t'; ~ 331. Callifia< (chad< only cne) . CarlIfyIng ~ (~tllItilying..... ol death whan --.., pbysicisn his proncuncad _ and _.em 231 You. belt of my knoWdge, dnItt occurred due 10 the cause{s}and ..........ItaIelL.........................................................._ . Pronoundngandcartffying~(PIlysIOInbclhpronouncing_and~locause~-1 33c;,L - Tothe_olmy-..,--"the-.-,sndplKe.snddue.....CllIlIe(.)sndmannar""""'----------------- D .~ '1~'" . _t_'CGronef' L,..I J / ,-DCJ7 On the _. ol_ .... I.. 1IwestIgsIIoIl. In my oplnlca..... _ "the -. -. and pIKe. and due.. 1he CIlllIO(.) and mannar......eeL 0 34. Name ""\__ oll'ellCR v.lIc ~ sauso ol Death (.em 27) T..., PnnI J~slU. ~,.,.,~ po :.RegIslra~.Signat"'andOislriclN 'f f1S..A017Z-l yZ,J=?/S4...c;);.q /'/32.. C> Disposition PermK No. ~@.d/~~AI Helen Arlene Donovan I, HELEN ARLENE DONOVAN, of Penn Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory declare this to be my Last Will and Testament and revoke any will or codicil previously made by me. ITEM I: I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses, including my gravemarker and all expenses of my last illness, shall be paid from my residuary estate as soon as practicable after my decease as a part of the administration of my estate. ITEM ll: I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate of every nature and wheresoever situate to my children, ROBERT LEE DONOVAN, WILLIAM HAROLD DONOVAN, 1'".....'.') RONALD EUGENE DONOVAN, BRENDA J. BEECHER, and MAJijBRIE ~ .J ;g :3: DONOVAN, in shares of equal value, share and share alike.:';E P S;~ ~.7 ..1 N . ;:;'; :-9 -J ,,,'.J".___'... ~; ~~~ ~~; )~I co ITEM ill: I appoint ROBERT LEE DONOVAN and WILLIAM HARdtI> DONOVAN, co-executors of this, my Last Will and Testament. ITEM IV: I direct that my executors shall not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament, written on two (02) sheets of paper, dated this).6 day of ~ 20()(). J4.~ a~~SEAL) HELEN ARLENE DONOVAN The preceding instrument, consisting of this and one (01) other typewritten page, each identified by the signature of the testatrix, HELEN ARLENE DONOVAN, was on the day and date thereof signed, published and declared by HELEN ARLENE DONOVAN, the testatrix herein named, as and for her Last Will, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. residing at "'~t.Ju.a../ / ?C2J/ residing at ~~P} if 2 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, HELEN ARLENE DONOVAN, the testatrix in, and the undersigned witnesses to, the will, the attached or foregoing instrument, who have signed the instrument, having been qualified according to law do depose and say: (a) that I, the testatrix, do hereby acknowledge that I signed the instrument as my will, that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; and (b) that we, the witnesses, were present and saw the testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her will, that she signed it willingly and 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 a witness and that to the best of our knowledge the testatrix was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. ~1Lv ~<f)~ HELEN ARLENE DONOVAN ~t.u...;.1 1))Od~ 1tn s MJ~~ Witness Subscribed to and subscribed or affirmed and acknowledged before me byHELEN ARLENE DONOVAN, the testatrix and the witnesses WhO~ are signed above this ~ day of ,2000. NO~C J W~ Notarial Seal SallY J. Winder, Notary Publto Shlppensburg lWIJ., Curftb8rtand countY My Commission expires Feb. 1S, 20CXf 3