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REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of MARY F. WERTZ No. 0-' -l./3 )
also known as MARY FAY WERTZ
, Deceased
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Thomas F. Wertz and Joseph V. Wertz
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply)ies) for:
(COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:)
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A. Probate and Grant of Letters and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the execut ors
Decedent, dated January 14, 1987 and codicil(s) dated
Edwin G. Wertz predeceased Mary F. Wertz, having died on February 9,1991.
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State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of execuum etc
Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the
for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incapacitated:
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B. Grant of Letters of Administration
(c.t.a., d.b.n.c.t.a.: pendente lite, durante absentia; durante minoritater _~.;; ,
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained the Decedent left no Will and was survived by~ollowin~pouse
(if any) and heirs: 'f:, ..., ..
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I Name Relationship Residence I
Marian Fav Bumann Daughter 6655 Corte Maria
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Anna Mav Hatch Daughter 12133 Green Beaver Road
Salem, OH 44460
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(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Upper Allen Twp., Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his/her last family or principal
residence at 410 Orchard Lane, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(list street. number and municipality)
Decedent, then 95 years of age, died April 13 ,2007 ,at Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, PA
(Location)
Dececlent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(if domiciled in PA All personal property ......................................... $ 500 , 00 0 . 0 0
(if not domiciled in PA Personal property in Pennsylvania .................... $
(if not domiciled in PA Personal property in County .............................. $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ........................................................................................ $ 75 9 000 . 00
Total ..................................................................................................................... $
Real Estate 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:
Signature
Typed or printed name and residence
Thomas F. Wertz
25 Stone Tower Lane, Wilmin ton, DE 19803
Jose h V, Wertz
410 Orchard Lane, Mechanicsbur ,PA 17055
Oath of Personal Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 0
County of Cumberland ~'~ C~2 ~
The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) and affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing~itionjFe true
and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s) d that, as personal representativ~~}9f th~"
Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administ th tate a d' to law. ~ i..,.
Sworn to and affjnn~JlUbscribed
before me this day of
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DECREE OF REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of MARY F. WERTZ Deceased No. tJ l r (,{ ~ /
also known as MARY FAY WERTZ
Date of Death: April 13, 1912
2007 , in consideration of the Petition on the
AND NOW,
reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof havi
IT IS DECREED that Letters !XI Testamentary [J of Administration
are hereby granted to Thomas F. Wertz and Jose h V. Wertz
in the above estate and that the instrument(s), if any, dated January 14,1987
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the Last Will of Decedent.
FEES
Letters................................... .
Short Certificates( s) ...............
Renunciation........................ ..
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Inventory ........................ AJV
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Attorney: Gerald P. Neugebauer, Jr., Esquire
I.D. No: 21302
Address: 1224 W. Second Street
Cresson
PA 16630
Telephone: (814) 886-2352
DATE FILED:
Continuation of Petition for Grant of Letters
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MARY F. WERTZ
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List of Surviving Spouse and Heirs
I Name Relationship Residence I
Edwin Wertz, Jr. Son 621 Hollen Road
Baltimore, MD 21212
Carol Ann Temofonte Daughter 3921 Murry Hill Court
Murrysville, PA 15668
Mary Linda Willoughby Daughter 430 Jennifer Drive
New Cumberland, PA 17070
Elizabeth Ann Guy Daughter 830 Old Mill Drive
Loveland, OH 45140
Patrick Denny Wertz Son 320 E. Main Street
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Thomas F. Wertz Son 25 Stone Tower Lane
Wilmington, DE 19803
Joseph V. Wertz Son 410 Orchard Lane
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Sister Mary Lucilla Wertz Daughter Saints Peter & Paul Convent
1947 East Adams
Tucson, AZ 85719
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OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
Gerald P. Neugebauer, Jr. and Thomas A. Swope III
(each) a subscriber hereto, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that he is
familiar with the signature of Mary F. Wertz, a1k1a Mary Fay Wertz , testat !!!...- of (one of the
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subscribing witnesses to) the will presented herewith and that he believes the signature on the
~ a/k/ a Mary Fa Wertz,
will is in the handwriting of Mary F. Wertz! to the best 0 his knowledge and belief.
Sworn to or affirmed and sub-
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scribed before me this 2nd day of
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Cambria County
PA 16630
Thomas A. Swope III
219 S. Center Street, Ebensburg
(Address)
PA 15931
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SSe
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
In the probate of the Last Will and Testament of . ~~~ ~". ~e.ri!-! ~!S!>. ~f'!~~~ ~~~ ~.a.ry f~Y .VYf!~. . . . . .
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OATH OF UNAVAILABILITY OF WITNESS
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mentioned Last Will and Testament, . ~r~. . . . . . . . .. not readily available to prove the signature
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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MARY F. WERTZ
I, MARY F. WERTZ, a resident of 410 Orchard Lane, Upper Allen Township,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania being of sound mind and memory, do make,
publish and declare this to De my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking
all Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me.
ITEM I.
T direct that all of my just debts, my funeral
expenses including a suitable monument at my grave and the cost of
administration of my estate be paid as soon as practicable after my
death. I direct that my Personal Representative payout of my estate,
as a general charge thereon, all inheritance, estate, succession and
other taxes together w~th- any interest or penalty thereon assessed by
reason of my death witn regard to all properties and assets sub.ject to
such taxes, whether or not such property and assets pass under this
will.
ITEM II.
T give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue
and remainder of my property, real, personal or mixed, tangible and in-
tangible, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever located and all property
to which I may be entitled or over which I may have any power of disposition
or appointment and whether acquired during or after my lifetime unto my
husband, EDWIN G. WERTZ, ahsolutely and in fee simple, provided that he mSUerViver
me by s:txtY, (601 days of -my death_~ if EDWIN G WERTZ should predecease
or shall die within si'xty (60} days of my death, then I give devise and I
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bequeath the said res-t, residue and remainder of my property as follows:
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All the rest, residue and remainder of my property shall go
equally- to children, namely:
MARIAN FAY
BUMANN, ANNA MAY HATCH
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EDWIN WERTZ, JR., CAROL ANN TEMOFONTE, MARY LINDA WILLOUGHBY, ELIZABETH
ANN GUY, PATRICK DENNY WERTZ, THOMAS F. WERTZ, JOSEPH V. WERTZ artd
SISTER MARY LUCILLA WERTZ, share and share alike.
(b) In the event that any of my said children predecease me, then
his or her share shall go to his or her children then living, and if
not survived by children, then his or her share shall be divided
equally among my said children then living
ITEM III. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint EDWIR_:'G .'\ffiRTZ
my wife as sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament; in the
event the said EDWIN G. WERTZ refuses or is unable to act for any reason,
I then nominate, constitute and appoint THOMAS F. tVERTZ and JOSEPH V. WERTZ as
sole Executors of this My' Last Will and Testament and I direct that no
bond be required of my Executors,
ITEM IV. I authorize and empower my personal representative
to compromise, adjust, release and discharge in such manner as my personal
representative may de~m proper, all debts and claims owed by or to me or
my Estate; to s-ell, lease or exchange a.t puhlic or private sale or in
such manner, at such. prices., and upon such terms of credit or otherwise,
as my personal repres:entative may deem proper, all or any part of my
property, real or pers.onal; to execute, acknowledge and deliver instruments
of conveyance, includtng deeds in fee simple; to borrow money for the
purpose of paying estate, inheritance or other taxes which are required
to he paid and to secure any such loan by pledge or mortgage of all or
any part of m~Y' property and to execute the necessary instruments to
carry out such. powers; to dis:tribute my estate in kind or partly in
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I money or partly in kind, and to determine the fair value at which any
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to conduct any bus'i:ness' i'n wlii'ch 1. have an interest at the time of my
decease, for such. period as my personal representative may deem proper,
power to horrowmoney and pledge assets .of the business and the power to
do all other acts that I~ in my lifetime could have done, to delegate
such power to any partner, manager or employee without liability for any
loss occurring therein and to organize a corporation to carryon said
husiness as capital to such cDrporation and accept stock in the corporation
in lieu thereof and hold such. stack far th~ uses .of this my Will, and to
vote said stock .or to sell the same as to my personal representative may
seem best; to retain all stacks, assets, bonds and investments owned by
me without being confined to what is known as legal investments; to
execute any options to purcnase, to apply for stacks, bonds or other
investments, to purchase or otherwise acquire real estate and to execute
the same powers thereDver as' hereinbefare provided; to retain indefinitely
any part of my' ass.ets, real or personal which is or may become unproductive
.or to make sale thereof; to pay carrying charges and expenses of the
property out of other principal .or incame .of my estate. The powers
herein conferred shall be ta my named personal representative and all
successors thereto and shall be in addition and not in limitation of
other powers conferred on s-aid fiducia,ries.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, r MARY F. WERTZ, have, to this; my Last Will and
Testament, typewritten on 4 sheets of paper, numbered consecutively,
signed my name at the bottom .of all pages hereto for the purpose of
identification and at the end hereef en page 3 have set my hand and seal
this i 'I day of .~ ,19~.
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MARY F,. TZ I
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by MARY F. WERTZ the above
named Testatrix on the ~ day of ...JANte~4 19 &7, as and for
her Last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who in her presence
and in the presence of each other, have, at her request, subscribed our
names as witnesses hereto.
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This is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied fro~ 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 perman~nt filIng.
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WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
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CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
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STATE FilE NUMBER
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