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Register of Wills of Cumberland County
Estate of Russell L. Potteiger
also known as Russel L. Potteiger
PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
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The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, and the execut~ named in the last will of the
above decedent, dated September 28 , 20 01
and codicil(s) dated N/A
Robert L. Potteiger first Executor named in Will has renounced and requests that Letters be granted to
Diann L. Armstrong alternate Executrix named in the Will.
(state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.)
Decedent was domiciled at death in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland
Pennsylvania, with h~ last family or principal residence at
118 Ridge Hill Road, Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
(list street, number and municipality)
County ,
Decedent, then 100 years of age, died July 15 ,20~, at Forest Park, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., P~
Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after
execution of the will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent:
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property
(lfnot domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in Pennsylvania
(I f not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
situated as follows: 53 West Main Street New Kinaston Cumberland County Pennsvlvania
$ 194,000.00
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$ 131,500.00
WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented
herewith and the grant of letters testamentary
(testamentary; administration c.I.a.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.)
Diann L. Armstrong
118 Ridge Hill Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Residence( s) of Petitioner( s)
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The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirrn(s) that the statements in the foregoing petitio~'are true an~
correct to the best of the knowledge and belief ofpetitioner(s) and that as personal representative(s) of the above
decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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Estate of Russell L. Potteiger a/k/a Russel ,Deceased
L. Potteiger
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW 20~, in consideration of the petition on the reverse side
hereof, satisfactory froofhaving been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s), dated
September 28,200 , described therein be admitted to probate filed of record as the last will of
Russell L. Potteiger alkla Russel L. Potteiger ; and Letters are hereby granted to
Diann L Armstrong
FEES
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Attorney (Sup. Ct. 1.0. No.) 8014
4833 Spring Road
Shermans Dale, PA 17090
Address
(717) 582-4006
Phone
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
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TYPE I PRINT IN
PERMANENT
BLACK INK
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
(See Instructions and examples on reverse)
1. Name of Decedent (Arst, middle, 1881, suffix)
STATE FILE NUMBER
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Russell L. Potteiger
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4. Dal'o:rtfiy1~~"~007
Sa. Place 01 Death (Chid: only ona)
Hospital: Other:
o Inpatienl 0 ER I Outpatienl 0 DCA G Nursing Home 0 Residence DOttier - SpecIfy;
&1. Facility Name (If no! instilL*on, give ~ and number) 9. Was Decedent 01 Hispanic Origin? ~ No 0 Yes 10. Race: American Indian, Black, White, etc.
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12. Was Decedent evef in lhe 13. Decedent's Education (Specify only higtlesl grade completed) 14. Marital Status: Married, Never Married,
U S Am>Od Fon:es? Widowed, DNo<ced (Sped!)?
. OVes IXlNo Eklm"la'Y' ssnd''Y (0-12) Colloge(1-4o'5+) Widowed
Decedenl's
Actual Residence 17a.Slale
5. Age (Lasl Birthday)
Dauphin CO., PA
6. Date of Birth (Month, cia, ear)
7. Birttlllace(Ci
Jan. 20, 1907
100
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8b. County of Death
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Cumberland
11. Decedent's Usual
lion 1U1d00wor1ldoneduri mostofwo lIIe,Donotstalel9ti
KindofBusioessflodtJslry
Meat
Owne~'11'>~ra tor
. 16. Decedent's MaKing Address (Street, city flown, state, ~ code}
118 Ridge Hill Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
17b.County
PA
Cumberland
~~ ~t 17e. ~ Yes, Decedent lived in
Township? 17d. 0 No, Decedent lived within
AduaI UmiIs of
18. Father's Name (Fust, middle, last, suffix)
19. Mother's Name (First, middle, maiden sumame)
James Potteiger
Alice Kreitzer
200, Inlorman!'s Maifing Address (Street CIty: I town, sIBle, z~;ode)
118 Ridge Hill Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
21d. locallon (Clty I lown, stale, zip code)
New Kingstown, PA 17072
20a.lnlormanl'sName(TypefPlinl)
Diann Armstrong
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23b_ License Number
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23c. Dale Signed (Monlh, clay, year)
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26. Was Case Referred t~cal Examiner' Coroner for a Reason Other than Cremation or Donalion?
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21a. Method of Disposition , D Cremation 0 Donation
ex Burial 0 Removallrom Stale ! Was Cremation or Dorlldion Authorized
o 01"". Spec/~, by Modlcal Exam'... I CoroMr'I 0 Vos 0 No
22a.Signal...olF (0'"'''''' ac1ilg" '""') 220'13842'5
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21c. Place of Dlsposilton (Name of cemetery, crematorr or other placel
hngsdorf Cemetery
Complele Items 23a~ only when certifying ,
physician is not availableel Ume of dellltl 10
certily cause of death.
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Dead (Month, day, ye&~
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CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instructions and exa pies)
Item 27. Part I: En\ef the ~ -liseases, injuries, or complications IhaI d1recl1ycaused!he death. 00 NOT enler terminal events such as cardac arrest,
respiraloryafTest,orvenlTicolarfibrillalion wilhoutshowing the etiology. lIsI cnly one cause on each Rne.
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Due 10 (or as a consequellC8 on; V
Part II: Enterorherslonilicsnlcordllonsconlribulinlllnd9alh,
baI 001 resulling in the undelfyingcause given in Part I
IIams 2+26 musl be completed by peI'SOfI
who pronouocesdellth.
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Sequenllally list conditions, if any,
leading 10 !he cause Ilsl8don linea.
EnIl1f the UNDERLYING CAUSe
(disease or i~jury lhal in"iated the
evenls resultIng In death) LAST.
Due to (or as a conseQuence on:
Due 10 (or as a conseQuence ot):
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303. Was an Autopsy
Performed?
3Ob. W9l'9 Autopsy FlOCiogs
Available PriOr to Complelion
of Cause of Death?
31. Manner of Death
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32d. Tlmeoflnjury
321. If Transportation Injury (Specify)
o OriverI Operalor o Passenger OPeclestrian
Other-Specify:
33b.SigneIUreand\:.,ofCertilier, .
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33a. Certifier (check ooIy one)
CertIfying physk:i8n (Physic:ial1 certilylng cause of death when another physicilIn hes pronounced death and completed 119m 231
To the but of my knowkldge, death occul't1ld dutto IheC8~SI8nd lTI8r'IMfustated.. ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ i;jJ
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1Ied1C81 Examiner I Coroner
On the basIs of examln.tion and I or investlgltion, In my opinion, death occumld It the time, date, Ind place. and due to the ceuse(s) and manner as slated- 0
33c. lIceose Number
Silver Spring
Twp.
C",IBorn
28. Did Tobacco Use ConIribu1e to Deattl1
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@No OUn401own
29. II Female:
o Not pregnant within paIIt year
o Pregnant lllllrne 01 death
o Notpregnant,bulpr8!1lanlwilhin42days
of death
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o Unknown if pregnant wilhin the pest year
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33d. Date Sign9d (Monlh,day, year)
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34. Name _and ~ress of Person Who Com7.leted Cause of Death (Item 27) Type I Print
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Disposition Perm" No.
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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RUSSEL, L. POTTEIGER
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I, Russel L. Potteiger, of New Kingstown, ~,
declare this to be my Last Will and Testament
hereby revoking all prior Wills and Codicils.
ARTICLES
I. I have one child who is now living, whose name
1S Robert L. Potteiger. I have intentionally made
no provision 1n this will for my son.
II . The expenses of my last illness and funeral
shall be paid from the funds of my estate.
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III.
I gJ..ve to my grandchildren living at the
time of my death, all of my jewelry, clothing,
furniture and furnishings, chinaware, silver,
pictures,
works
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art,
books,
personal
automobiles, boats and other tangible articles of
a personal nature, not otherwise specifically
disposed of by this Will and not including
intangible property such as cash or securities,
together wi th any insurance thereon, J..n equal
shares.
IV. In the event my gross estate at the time of
my death is worth more than $400,000.00, I gJ..ve my
real property known as Rear 43 Carlisle Pike, New
Kingstown,
PA as
set forth in Deed Book
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Volume 29, Page 335, recorded in the office of the
recorder of deeds of Cumberland County on November
24, 1980, to my granddaughter, Bonnie L. Barnes,
of York Springs, PA. In the event my gross estate
valued at the time of my death 1S worth
$400,000.00 or less, I do not g1ve this real
property to Bonnie Barnes, and it shall be added
to my residuary estate.
If I do not own or have
an interest 1n the specifically bequeathed
property at the time of my death, this gift shall
fail, and my residuary estate shall be distributed
according to Article V.
V. In the event that my granddaughter, Bonnie L.
Barnes, receives my home pursuant to Article IV
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herein, I give the remainder of my estate to my
grandchildren,
Bonnie L .
Barnes,
Ronald L .
Potteiger, of Florida and Diann, L. Armstrong, of
Mechanicsburg, PA, in equal shares. The value of
the real estate given to Bonnie will be counted
against her share 1n the division of the
remainder.
In the event that my granddaughter,
Bonnie L. Barnes, does not rece1ve my home
pursuant to Article IV herein,
I g1ve the
remainder of my estate to my grandchildren, Ronald
L. Potteiger, of Florida, Diann L. Armstrong, of
Mechanicsburg, PA, and Bonnie L. Barnes, in equal
shares.
VI. If a grandchild named in Article V does not
survive me by 30 days and leaves issue who so
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surv1ve me, such issue shall rece1ve, per stirpes,
the share the grandchild would have received had
he or she so survived me. In case of the failure
of such issue, then such grandchild's share shall
pass in equal shares unto my grandchildren who are
to receive part of my estate under Article V who
surv1ve me.
VII.
All taxes and interest and penalties
thereon payable by reason of my death with respect
to property comprising my gross taxable estate,
whether or not passing under this Will, shall be
paid from the principal of my residuary estate.
VIII.
I appoint my son, Robert L. Potteiger, as
Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament. If
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Robert L. Potteiger is unable or unwilling to act
or continue as Executor for any reason whatsoever,
I appoint my granddaughter, Dianni L. Armstrong,
successor Executor. No fiduciary acting hereunder
shall be required to post bond or enter security
in any jurisdiction.
IX. In all references herein to "Executor or" or
"Testator" the use of any particular gender or
plural or singular number is intended to include
the appropriate gender or number as the text of
the within instrument may require.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Russel L. .Potteiger, hereunto set
my hand and seal this 'z..4 day of I,4pfl2ANt.~~ ,2001,
to this my Last Will and Testament which consists of 8 typewritten
pages.
SIGNED, SEALED,
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Potteiger, the Testator above named, as and for the Testator's Last
Will and Testament, and in the presence of us, who, at the
Testator's request, in the Testator's presence and in the presence
of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF DAUPHIN
I, Russel L. Potteiger, 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
this 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 contained.
AJ1>>J4Ruj:t~tteiger
Sworn or affirmed to and aCkno~ before me by Russell
L. Potteiger, the Testator, this Z_4; day of ~~4IA,Ae../-
, 2001.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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NOT ARiAL SEAL
JOOY GOLDRING, Notary Public
Harrisburg, Dauphin County PA
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WE, \1J i~ {( (~'^^ L .AJfe;-, and
the witnesses whose names are signed to the atta
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instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and
say that we were present and saw the Testator sign and Executore
the instrument as the Testator's Last Will; that the Testator
signed willingly and that the Testator executed it as the
Testator's 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 Eighteen or more years of
age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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NOTARIAL SEAL
JODY GOLDRING, Notary Public
Harrisburg, Dauphin County PA
My Commission Expires Nov 03, 2001
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RENUNCIATION
Cumberland
REGISTER OF WILLS
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Estate of Russell L. Potteiger (a/k/a Russel L. Potteiger) , Deceased
I, Robert L. Potteiger , in my capacity/relationship as
(Print Name)
Executor/son of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to
administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to
Diann L. Armstrong
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339 North Locust Point Road
(Street Address)
Mechanicsburg, P A 17050
(City, State, Zip)
Executed in Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this day
of
Deputy for Register of Wills
Executed out of Register's Office
Before the undersigned personally appeared the
party executing this renunciation and certified
that he or she executed the renunciation for the
purposes tated within on this c1~f/I day
of , 4M'7
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Notary Pub IC
My Commission Expires: -3 -/jq -08
(Signature and Seal of Notary or other official qualified to
administer oaths, Show date of expiration of Notary's Commission,)
Form RW-06 rev. 10.13.06
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notarial Seal
Sallie Allshouse, Notary Public
Carroll Twp., Perry County
My Commission Expires Mar. 29, 2008