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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNSYL VANIA
Estate of KENNETH C. BASSETI'
also known as KENNETH CHARLES BASSETI'
File Number
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. Deceased
Social Security Number 074-14-8783
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:)
IZI A. Probate aud Graut of Letten Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the EXECUTOR
last Will of the Decedent dated APRIL 15, 1985 and codicil(s) dated MAY 9, 2006
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:
o B. Grant of Letten of Administration
(If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate)
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Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania with his / her last principal residence at
CUMBERLAND CROSSINGS RETIREMENT COMM. 1 LONGSDORF WAY. CARLISLE. PENNSYLVANIA
(List street address, tawn/city, township, county, state, zip code)
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Decedent, then 93
COMMUNITY
years of age, died on MARCH 12, 2007
at CUMBERLAND CROSSINGS RETIREMENT
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in P A) All personal property
(Ifnot domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania
(Ifnot domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
5,000.00
$
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situated as follows:
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:
T d or rinted name and residence
BARBARA ANN BASSETI', 155 PARKWAY DRIVE, CARLISLE, PA 17013
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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 certifi~ate 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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KENNETH C. BASSETT
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I, KENNETH C. BASSETT, 71 Cobalt Ridge Drive, Ea~~~~~ ~
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Levittown, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind~~~jare
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this to be my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all f~mer
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Wills and Codicils at any time heretofore made by me.
FIRS T :
I direct payment of all my just debts and funeral
expenses as soon as convenient after my death.
SECOND:
All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate,
real, personal and mixed, wheresoever situate, including that over
which I have the power of appointment, or other disposition, I give,
devise and bequeath to my wife, JOHANNA OSL BASSETT; provided,
however, in the event she predeceases me or dies within thirty (30)
days of my death, I give, devise and bequeath said residue to my
children BARBARA ANN STILSON, 1280 Wandering Way, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania and CHARLES KENNETH BASSETT, 820 Pheasant Drive,
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in equal shares, per stirpes.
TH IRD:
In the event any beneficiary is under legal
incapacity to receive their share at the time of distribution
thereof, his or her share shall be held in trust by my Trustees
hereinafter named to retain said share, invest, convert and reinvest
the same without being restricted to what are known as legal invest-
ments under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any
other jurisdiction then in effect, and to pay the net income
therefrom annually or more frequently to or for the account of said
beneficiary.
Trustee at any time or times shall have the right to
use all or any part of the principal from which any beneficiary is
receiving income in the event of illness or emergency of any kind
as to that beneficiary and for his or her education, maintenance
and support.
FOURTH:
I authorize and empower my executrix and her
successors, to sell all or any part of my estate, real, personal
or mixed at public or private sale, to such persons and at such
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prices and upon such terms as he deems best w~thout liability upon
the purchaser to see to the application of the purchase price and
free from any trust hereunder.
FIFTH:
In connection with the administration of my
estate, I direct that any estate, inheritance, legacy, transfer,
succession or similar duty or tax which shall become payable in
respect to any property or interest, passing under this my Last
Will and Testament, shall be paid out of the principal of my
residuary estate as if it were a debt of my estate.
SIXTH:
I nominate, constitute and appoint my children,
BARBARA and CHARLES as Co-Trustees hereunder.
LASTLY:
I nominate, constitute and appoint my wife,
JOHANNA OSL BASSETT as Executrix hereunder.
In the event she pre-
deceases me or dies, renounces, resigns or for any other reason
fails to act, I nominate, constitute and appoint my son, CHARLES,
in her stead.
In the event he should predecease me, die, renounce,
resign or for any other reason fails to act, I nominate, constitute
and appoint my daughter BARBARA to act in his stead.
I direct that
no Executor shall be required to enter security in any jurisdiction
in which he or she may be required to act.
this
IN WITNESS
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I have hereunto set my hand and seal
WHEREOF,
day of ~
1985 .
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~neth C. Basse tt
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by KENNETH C.
BASSETT as and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us,
who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each
our names as witnesses.
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I, Kenneth Charles Bassett, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, declare this to be the first~il to.my
Last Will and Testament which was executed by me on April 15, 1985. ~
CODICIL TO THE
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
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I delete from such Will : In the event she predeceases me or dies, renounces, resiggS~r for any
other reason fail~ to act, I nominate, constitute and appoint my son, CHARLES, iil-her stea&
the event he should predecease me, die, renounce, resign or for any other reason fails to act, I
nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter BARBARA to act in his stead. in its entirety.
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I substitute the following in its place: In the event she predeceases me or dies, renounces,
resigns or for any other reason fails to act, I nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter
BARBARA, in her stead. In the event she should predecease me, die, renounce, resign or for any
other reason fails to act, I nominate, constitute and appoint my son CHARLES to act in her stead.
Except as expressly modified or changed by this Codicil, I approve, ratify and affirm my Will
dated April 15, 1985.
I subscribe this my Codicil to Will on this
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We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the above instrument, which consists of _ pages,
including the page( s) which contain the witness signatures, was signed in our sight and presence
by Kenneth Charles Bassett (the "Testator"), who declared this instrument to be the first Codicil
to hislher Last Will and Testament and we, at the Testator's request and in the Testator's sight and
presence, and in the sight and presence of each other, do hereby subscribe our names as witnesses
on the date shown above.
Witness Signature:
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Witness Signature:
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Self-Proving Clause
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF BUCKS
I, Kenneth Charles Bassett, the Testator 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 first Codicil to Will; that I signed it willingly and as my free
and voluntary act for the purposes expressed in the instrument.
Sworn to or affirmed and acknowledged before me by Kenneth Charles Bassett, the Testator, this
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attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that
we were present and saw the Testator sign and execute the instrument as the Testator's first
Codicil to Will; that the Testator signed willingly and executed it as the Testator's free and
voluntary act for the purposes expressed in it; that each ofus in the hearing and sight of the
Testator signed the Codicil as a witness; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testator was at
that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed to before me by . lJr.-Ift VI' J S-/-/ /Sove-
and ~r~~~f'^~' ~~~l<.. and cK4t-~ JA. ('I!)II,'..~
witnesses, this ~ day of M~ . 2...1)() ~ .
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OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
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Estate of KENNETH C. BASSETI'
, Deceased
BARBARA ANN BASSETI'
and ROGER B. IRWIN, ESQUIRE
(each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that she / he / they was / were well-
acquainted with KENNETH C. BASSETI' and am/are familiar
with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of KENNETH C. BASSETI'
to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament/Codicil of
KENNETH C. BASSETI'
is in his/her own proper handwriting.
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60 WEST T STREET
(Strut Addr(?Ss)
155 PARKWAY DRIVE
(Strut Address)
CARLISLE, PA 17013
(City, State, Zip)
CARLISLE, PA 17013
(City, State, Zip)
Executed in Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
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Form RW-04 rev. 10.13.06
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