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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-08-07 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF Estate of Helen D. Smith also known as CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA File Number 21-- b l t:/S\.,od-. , Deceased Social Security Number 179-30-3779 K. Beth Bianchi Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE~' or 'B' BELOW:) [!] A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the Executrix last Will of the Decedent, dated 07/29/1994 and codicil(s) dated 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 instrurnent(s) offered for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: Nt/A D B. Grant of Letters of Administration (If appllCaJJI9. enter: c.t.a.; CI.b.n.c.t.s.; pecJente lite; aurante absentia; durante mmontate) Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and heirs: (If Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) Name Relationship Residence , i (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his / her last principal residence at 824 Lisburn Road, Apt. 229, Camp Hill, Lower Allen, Cumberland, PA 17011 (List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code) c Decedent, then 95 years of age, died on 04120/2007 at Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PAl All personal property (If not domiciled in PAl Personal property in Pennsylvania (If not domiciled in PAl Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania situated as follows: None 165,500.00 $ $ $ $ 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 K. Beth Bianchi Typed or printed name and residence 404 Sharon Avenue Mechanlcsburg, PA 17055 Fo"" - ~ Rev. 10-13-2006 Copyright (c) 2006 form software only The Lackner Group, Inc. Page 1 012 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF Cumberland Oath of Personal Representative } SS } 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 of Petitioner(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 ~ x:9~&L ~. gnature of Personal Representative K. Beth Bianchi before me this day of Signature of Personal Representative Signature of Personal Representative File Number: 21-- O'( 0 9.0~ Estate of Helen D. Smith , Deceased Social Security Number: 179-30-3779 Date of Death: 04120/2007 AND NOW, )\1 ~ 6 , aObl , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to K. Beth Bianchi "": in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated 07/29/1994 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filled of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. <.:.) --1 ~..",.~j l-~.-. <. c: Attorney Signature: FEES Letters............................... _........... $ Short Certificate(S).....L\.0...... $ Renunciation(s)............................. $ ~\oD- i-tD - IS - \S Attorney Name: Supreme Court I.D. No.: 19475 Bogar & Hipp Law Offices Address: One West Main Street Shiremanstown, PA 17011 Telephone: 717-737-8761 TOTAL................................... $ .3~'- Form RW-02 Rev. 10-13-2006 Copyright (c) 2006 form software only The Lackner Group. Inc. Page 2 of 2 WARNING: IT IS ILLEGAL TO ALTER THIS COPY OR TO DUPLICATE BY PHOTOSTAT OR PHOTOGRAPH. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH VITAL RECORDS <Q \ ()"\ ~SlC~ L.OCAL.REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH CERT. NO. April 23, .2007 Date 01 Issue 01 This Ce~~i;catron Name. of Decedent Helen D. Middte 20, 2007 - 3779 Date of Birth 10, 1912 Birthplace Harrisburg Hospital Blain, PA Facility Name County Harrisburg Pennsylvania Place of Death Dauphin City" BQfPl..jgh or Township , occupatiO;ec::e~~;lTeaCher ,AP/:rm1dFOrCeS? Wldowed Mailing Address 824 Llsburn Road, Nt.tfOber Street Beth Bianchi (Yes or No) Camp Hill Marital Status PA 17011 City:Qr' Town State Informant Name and Address of Funeral Establishment Funeral Director James F. Nickel Partl: Immediate Cause Nickel Funeral Hom~, P.O. Box910,Loysville, PA 17047 Interval Between Onset and Death Part II: (a) (b) (c) Aspiration Pneumonia I ~:;.-.:.' Siph;ipfracture --' Manner of Death Natural KJ{ Accident 0 Suicide D Describe how injury occurred: Homicide Pending Investigation Could not be Determined o o D Name and Title of Certifier R.GeorgeAzizkhan Jr. D.O. (M.D., D.O.,Cofoner, M.E.) Address 891 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011 This is to certifythatthe information here given .is correctly copied from an originalcertilicate of death duly Hledwilhme a.sLocal Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital RecordS Oflice Jor permanent filing. / April.. 23, 2007 Dale R'eceived by Local Registrar 101 B~rn~tt St , N~W Bloomfi9ld Street Address City, Borough, T own~-p' FA 17068 ~v '..~ ~ \ .) LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HELEN D. SMITH ~ "- ... I, HELEN D. SMITH, of 824 Lisburn Road, Apt. 317, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me. FIRST: I devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate of whatever nature and wherever situate, including any property over which I hold power of appointment and together with any insurance policies thereon, to my daughter, K. BETH BIANCHI. SECOND: Should my daughter, K. BETH BIANCHI, prede- cease me, I devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate of whatever nature and wherever~~itua~, including any property over which I hold power of appoint~en~:and together with any insurance policies thereon, to my son~in-Ia~, A. ANTHONY BIANCHI. THIRD: In addition to all powers granted to ~hem by (",,, law and by other provisions of this Will, I give the fiduciaries acting hereunder the following powers, applicable to all proper- ty, exercisable without court approval and effective until actual distribution of all property: (A) To sell at public or private sale, 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 (including credit, with or without security) or conditions as are deemed proper. This includes the power to give legally sufficient instruments for transfer of the property and to receive the proceeds of any disposition of it. (B) To partition, subdivide, or improve real estate and to enter into agreements concerning the partition, subdivi- sion, improvement, zoning or management of real estate and to ~' I, ' , I ) .~ ,3 ~ -., .{' ~,,< .'J '~ J ~ ~ impose or extinguish restrictions on real estate. (C) To compromise any claim or controversy and to abandon any property which is of little or no value. (D) To invest in all forms of property, including stocks, common trust funds and mortgage investment funds, without restriction to investments authorized for pennsylvania fiduci- aries, as are deemed proper, without regard to any principle of diversification, risk or productivity. (E) To exercise any option, right or privilege granted in insurance policies or in other investments. (F) To exercise any election or privilege given by the Federal and other tax laws, including, but not necessarily being limited to, personal income, gift and estate or inheritance tax laws. ~ (G) To make distributions to my herein named benefici- aries in cash or in kind or partly in each. (H) To borrow money from themselves or others in order to pay debts, taxes, or estate or trust administration expenses, to protect or improve any property held under my will, and for investment purposes. (I) To select a mode of payment under any qualified retirement plan (pension plan, profit sharing plan, employee stock ownership plan, or any other type of qualified plan) to the extent the plan or the law permits them to do so, and to exercise any other rights which they may have under the plan, in whatever manner they consider advisable. FOURTH: I direct that all inheritance, estate, trans- fer, succession and death taxes, of any kind whatsoever, which may be payable by reason of my death, whether or not with respect to property passing under this Will, shall be paid out of the principal of my residuary estate. FIFTH: I nominate and appoint K. BETH BIANCHI, Executrix of this, my Last will and Testament. In the event of the death, resignation or inability to serve for any reason ~ I - J ~ ~ .~ y 2 whatsoever of the said K. BETH BIANCHI, I nominate and appoint A. ANTHONY BIANCHI, Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament. I direct that my Executrix or Executor, as the case may be, and their successors, shall not be required to post security or a bond for the performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last will and Testament, this ,:2.7~luday of /vj 1994. ,(4/~_ ~/H k': -,-sf hi c:-t, HELEN D. SMITH (SEAL) signed, sealed, published and declared by the above- named Testatrix as and for her Last will and Testament in our presence, who, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses. c0~ OOtH7jav ( (j U~/?A:iVl jJ UMd-flJ( Address Address 3 OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS{ES) REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA , Deceased Estate of Helen D. Smith A. Anthony Bianchi (Print Name) and (Print Name) ~) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that m / he /lbmK was /"1fJme well- acquainted with Helen D. Smith and am/~ familiar with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of Helen D. Smith to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament/Codicil of Helen D. Smith is in tmi/her own proper handwriting. ~ 11. i9J~~ ~~.e.: nature) A. Atony ianchi (Signature) 404 Sharon Avenue (Street Address) (Street Address) Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (City, State, Zip) (City, State, Zip) Executed in Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me thic: 8 day r ~ ~, , ........._J , c-. -.'\ ".) Form RW-04 Rev. 10-13-2006 Copyrtght (c) 2006 form software only The Lackner Group, Inc. d.. \ () 'i. () Slc~ OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES) REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of Helen D. Smith , Deceased James D. Bogar (each) a subscribing witness to (Print Name/s) the [!] Will 0 Codicil(s) presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that ~ I he 1tI"Sy was IUYe present and saw the above X~XflOxl Testatrix sign the same and that she ~ MK~ signed the same and that XS11e I he /)t~ signed as a witness at the request of the X~XflOr I Testatrix in ~~ her presence and in the presence of each other. (Signature) One West Main Street . -:: () (Street Address) (Street Address) Shiremanstown, PA 17011 (City, State, Zip) CJ (City, State, :Z;p) (::"'-' before me thi~ of day Executed out of Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed beF< 7 tJL day of ,dOO; . ----:;8CfY)Y)U of (~~ Notary Public My Commission Expires: Executed in Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Deputy for Register of Wills (Signature and seal of Notary or other official qualified to administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's commission.) NOTE: To be taken by Officer authorized to administer oaths. Please have present the original or copy of instrument(s} at time of notarization. Form RW-03 Rev. 10-13-2006 Copyright (c) 2006 form software only The Lackner Group, Inc.