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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-14-07 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of KENNETH W. ZIMMERMAN also known as File Numberdl07- (j-/i{P , Deceased Social Security Number 205-14-5350 PAUL C. ZIMMERMAN Petitioner(s), who is/are ]8 years of age or older, app]y(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:) IZl A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is 1 are the EXECUTOR last Will of the Decedent dated ]0/21/]996 and codici](s) dated N/A named in the MaTlzaret H. Zimmerman oredeceased (Stale relevant circumstances. e.g.. renunciation. dealh of execulor. 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: widowed and remarried o B. Grant of Letters of Administration (lfapplicable. enler: C.I.a.; d.b.n.c.l.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate) Petitioner(s) after a proper search has 1 have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any,) and heirs: (If Adm',',"";o, "0. "' d:: to. M'" dol< of Willi, Soc".. A O::ti:~'''''"tofh''n) "1 ~ ~ :,~I -..:.--~ (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnecessary. \.D Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania with his I her last principaf residence at r n 6361 Steohens Crossing. Mechanicsburg. Hamoden Two.. Cumberland County. Pennsylvania 17050 U I (List slreet address, town/city. township. county. state. zip code) Decedent, then 81 years of age, died on April 22, 2007 Dauohin County. Harrisburg. PA at Carolyn Croxton Slane Residence, Susquehanna Twp., 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 PA) Personal property in County Value ofreal estate in Pennsylvania 100,000.00 $ $ $ $ 130,000.00 situated as follows; 6361 Stephens Crossing, Mechanicsburg, Hampden Twp., Cumberland County, PA 17050 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 Co Paul C. Zimmerman, 4770 Augusta Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of2 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA : 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. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me the J tfU C> Signature of Personal Representative ~~ t..!,.',l -~. -' ....-........ .:;:- ;"1 I , i ~--_.! \(? r,n OJ File Number:~ - ()L-t r La Estate of KENNETH W. ZIMMERMAN , Deceased Social Security Number: 205-14-5350 Date of Death: APRIL 22, 2007 AND NOW, ~ \ 4- ,c9Coi . in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented befo me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to PAUL C. ZIMMERMAN in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated October 21,1996 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of recor FEES Letters ............... $ ?'\D ,()C) Short Certificate(s) . . . . . . " $lo( '), C'i"J Renunciation(s) .......... $ \~~\ \\ ... $ \~. D--~ ..)C P ... $ lD.CiJ ~\ H-t~ l:N"\. ... $ S - C5\) .. . $ .. . $ .. . $ ...$ . .. $ .. . $ TOTAL...... ........ $ 400.00 Attorney Signature: Attorney Name: Supreme Court J.D. No.: 76397 Address: McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC 100 Pine Street Harrisburg, P A 17108 Telephone: 717-237-5243 FormRW-02 rev, 10,13.06 Page 2 of2 { ~ " ... '.... ........ .. I . . ' ... ,..... . . !I WILL OF KENNETH W. ZIMMERMAN I, KENNETH W. ZIMMERMAN, of Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my last will and revoke any will 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, and any and all taxes and assessments imposed by any governmental body as a result of my death, whether on property passing under this will or otherwise, shall be paid from my residuary estate as soon as practicable after my decease as a part of the expense of the administration of my estate. ITEM II. I give, devise, and bequeath all of my possessions and estate of every nature and wherever situate to my wife, MARGARET H. ZIMMERMAN, provided she survives my death by sixty (60) days. Should my said wife predecease me or be deceased on the sixty-first day after my death, I give, devise, and bequeath all of my possessions and estate of every nature and wherever situate in equal shares to such of my issue, per stirpes, as survive my death by sixty (60) days. Should I leave no issue who survive my death by sixty (60) days, I give, devise and bequeath all of my possessions and estate of every nature and wherever situate, in equal shares, to my brother, MERL YN W. ZIMMERMAN, of Souderton, Pennsylvania, my brother, RAY W. ZIMMERMAN, of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, and my wife's niece, KAY PADGETT, of Eustis, Florida, provided that each survive my death by sixty (60) days and, if any of them fail to survive my death by sixty (60) days, I direct that their share hereunder shall be divided equally among the following churches: A. CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH of Pennsylvania Avenue, Oreland, ' .-.;.,.... (~,:..,:) Pennsylvania, 19075; 0 :"~4 :;Ci B. ST. TIMOTHY LUTHERAN CHURCH of 535 Lamp Post ~~, .:;.-- Aston, Pennsylvania, 19014;- - /'. ,-j ''J en 1 L', ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ " .. tr". .-,.. . ..,.... . . .... . . . C. ST. TIMOTHY LUTHERAN CHURCH of 4200 Market Street, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 17011; D. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH of 470 Yocumtown Road, Etters, Pennsylvania, 17319; and E. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH of 509 Hummel Avenue, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, 17043. ITEM III. I appoint my wife, MARGARET H. ZIMMERMAN, executrix of this my last will. Should my said wife predecease me or otherwise fail to qualify or cease to serve as executrix of this my last will, I appoint my son, PAUL C. ZIMMERMAN, executor of this my last will. Should my said son predecease me or otherwise fail to qualify or cease to serve as executor of this my last will, I appoint my son, GARY L. ZIMMERMAN, executor of this my last will. Should my said son predecease me or otherwise fail to qualify or cease to serve as executor of this my last will, I appoint my attorney, SAMUEL L. ANDES, executor of this my last will. ITEM IV. In addition to the other powers and authorities granted to my personal representatives by Pennsylvania law and by the other terms and provisions of this will, I hereby give to my personal representatives the following powers and authorities effective without court approval and until actual distribution of all property: to compromise any claim or controversy; to make distribution in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, and in such manner as my personal representatives may determine and at valuations finally to be fixed by them; to invest in all forms of property, including any stock or other securities in any corporate fiduciary or its successor without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as my personal representatives deem proper, without regard to any principle of risk or diversification; to retain any or all assets of my estate, real or personal, without regard to any principle of risk or diversification; to sell at public or private sale, to exchange, or to lease for any period of time, any real or personal property and to give options for sales, exchanges, or leases, for such prices and upon such terms or conditions as my personal representatives deem proper; and to allocate receipts 2 II ~ .. ., .:.. .. .- . , . . . and expenses to principal or income or partly to each as my personal representatives deem proper in their sole discretion. ITEM V. I direct that my personal representatives and fiduciaries shall not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. ...r ZI day of ,IN ~ITfJESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this O~ ,1996. LJ.JI ~.-~ KENNETH W.~ERMAN The preceding instrument, consisting of this and two other typewritten pages, each identified by the signature of the testator was on the date thereof signed, published, and declared by KENNETH W. ZIMMERMAN, the testator therein named, as and for his last will, in the presence of us, who at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. (1 V((X1f U AmaJs~ 3 " ii 'I .- .. . 1I. I . . ..:.e.. ..... . . . COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ( 5S.: ) COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND The undersigned, being the testator whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, does hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the foregoing 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. ~~/I~~~ KENNETH W. ~RMAN Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by the testator named above this 21 s+ day of 0 CT08~ , 1996. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ( SS.: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) WE, AMY ROSELLI and J. BART DelONE, 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 his last will; that he signed it willingly and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the testator signed the will as witnesses; 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. Omti ~ot Amy Roselli " Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me this 21 S+ day of oc:roSEil<, 1996.