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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-13-07 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 !l/ -D 7- ().?)/o ') / . 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) Name Relationship 1 ~.';:~ _ "~._' .J ,./",,- . "- }( ... "J (..=:> ~~;::1 '..=' .r!..'....; '., ~, .J , -1 ):::... (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnecessary. ..J..J "_ -,-1 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) g 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 $ $ $ $ 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 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of2 Z JO Z ~3'Bd 90'fl'Ol '/taJ ZO-AHI ULJOd $ .. . .. . . .. .. ... '1V~O~ $ .,. $'" $ .., $ ,.. $'" O(r~l $ ,.. 1I:)IaO:) 00'~1 $ . . , TIIM. 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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. No. .~~~ . Local Registrar . . Fee for this certificate, $6.00 p 13311399 ~R 1 4 2007 Date (~ ~-:: 0 . ~1?M" "~~f8 . -. ~-:< t.....,,) c:;:::J = -.l :l:1''' -0 ;:0 w ::p", -;;'" -- , =.=\ . J Lv o H1QH.a REV UflOO8 T'II'EIPRlNT " ~ IlI.ACKIII( ~1-Dl-O~9J COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH (See In_10M and axamplea on rava....) .,.. S.....ILaoI_ 93 Yn. OOllor - SpocIy. lQ.___.__.... (SjloolM lib. Caunly 01 ~ CI.IItlerland u. -.... Uul 01 lChIoI_ 17<. (J Yw. _lMd~ 17d.ONo._lMd_ _~oI South Mit%ll~tan TlI!>. Clly/_. 1I.-.._1RnI.____ Lila Viliice 2lIb.__-.g_~dIy/__Jlp_) I~ L. ~ allld_Uoo_..-.? OYw OI'1<lblblj ONo 0- 29.._ o NoI~_.1W o PlIpoIlIllmool_ o NoI_IU~_<2doyo ol- D NoI_IU~~""",1W -- o -.~-".IW 32l:.==~_F_. I l's ... ! ~ ~~..~ ~ ~ ~ 0 ~b'~tJ:l z ~ 6 tr:l !'l Cil c ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 ~ t"l ~ x z . ~ 6 ell ~ )0 :c 0 <; z c c ~~~::c ..t"'~l-4 ~~:c~ ~ ~ c tr:l -J " . . East ilia! anb Wtstattttnl OF KENNETH C. BASSETT () E; ~~~~ ~ I, KENNETH C. BASSETT, 71 Cobalt Ridge Drive, Ea~~~~~ ~ ..,0~S~ w Levittown, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind~~~jare C)-,": ~ --'-- ~ this to be my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all f~mer --:7 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 w ~~...~ ~ ~ ~ 0 i ~ a:: ~ ~ ~ g ~ "tl r:- tIW l".l ~ ~ ~ z ~ z 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ z . ~ 6 al ~ ;. :II 0 <; ~ ~ ~ ~ ;. )> l".l 1oloI, ... r:- <: 1-4 8 ~ ~ ~ ... < 0 tr:l ~ . . 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 /Sd I have hereunto set my hand and seal WHEREOF, day of ~ 1985 . -/~~d e,-<7~44'<P~/ (SEAL) ~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. ~ of of r - 2 _ " A ?-1-D7-o 3&2- , c:;;::;) (.'::;; -..J j> -0 ::::.: Cj ::::0 ". I-- 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 KENNETH CHARLES BASSETT i......) C) Co :,~~ '=1 - 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. ) , 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 q day of (Y)o.-a , loO~. Signature: -u- ~ " /,", ~ ~14 as - 'c::- 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: Name: City: State: Witness Signature: Name: City: State: LL.~* ~(~~~~,^e I H. \ \d,.i? II CC'l \\,nacio..\.e) <A ~~ ... ,.. ..' , Witness Signature: Name: City: State: /lt~A? L7~ /11A~ pyr tJ,?U _-5 13 J2 t)", .In 14t- t.- f'A PENNSYLVANIA 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 ~ day of J.A Cl.O 1..()()~ . Testator Signature Q Signature of officer / .JJCOffi~ . ~fffi- CI CapacIty 0 0 cer (Seal) -- ~.I.) ,,;.~ .r AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF BUCKS We, 41for j. S'-;;~ and 14 ffh~ }J( (0 (,,'......., the witnesses whose names are signed to the 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)() ~ . /t:M2:b~~ ~L-,: Uv. 5'Z2~~ 7ti4 OPT7:=> and ~ ('\s~{~ef ~\ .\<J-e\ l Witness Signature: Name: City: State: Witness Signature: ~ \A-~ Name: City: State: ~('6~~ef ...-t\ ~ l( <::.P \ \ \ '" ~ .La.. \ -e qA- Name: City: State: /J1~k {!~; /n;7T~ fvz (J~.u/.vS e t?O />> A? L. PA Witness Signature: -2- . r'. ..^ ~f O~~ Signature A1ok~ Pu~\\L Seal and Offici pacity of officer PENNSYL; MIA NOTARIAL SEAL CHARA N. FIElDS. NctIry PubIc F'" T " BucIca CoUnty - 3 - OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES) REGISTER OF WILLS CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA , ~ \ - D1- D3lJ?v 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. ~~ ( l! ~.~ (Signaturtil 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 1.9 f11 day , /1t()7 . Form RW-04 rev. 10.13.06 S-=1 ':c::O '._~ ::.a 1,~!~ ,J ~3 ~T!' ::':i :t:::>o ~ w C) C"'_.J I::':) => ..... '> -0 ;.:0 Co"