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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-20-07 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of F AYE B. HERMAN also known as File Number.;( \ - 0 7 - ()\ D 'XX , Deceased Social Security Number 201-16-2319 Petitioner( s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE ~4' or 'B' BELOW:) III A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the last Will of the Decedent dated January 23,1991 and codicil(s) dated Executrix named in the ("tate 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 Letters of Administration (lfapplicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate) 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.) I Name Relationshio Residenfe) 7~ ',-0 c' };: ~ , Gr)~ (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. () 0 ,)0-11 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County. Pennsylvania with his / her last principal resiffi;~ at 55 Ashford Drive, Enola,PA 17025 (~{1II1 Pht/hiJDNJ 7...,,4.) -:p- (List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code) , . = = I r S; ~J . 'f i , ... N ~ :Do ::r: : (:) Decedent, then 81 years of age, died on July 9, 2007 at 1: 10 A#l 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 of real estate in Pennsylvania 200,000.00 $ $ $ $ situated as follows: see attached Continuation Sheet 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 or rinted name and residence Mary Anne Williams, 8306 Beaver Court, Chestertown, MD, 21620 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of2 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF e Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of lief ofPetitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) w' and truly Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Oath of Personal Representative COMJVIONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF e Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of lief ofPetitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) w' Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me the Signature of Personal Representative File Number: ~ \ D \. D \0 ~~ Estate of p:-~~ \\e.:("~ ' Deceased Social Security Number: d,C)\ I \..Q 'd.31 ~ Date of Death: '\ \ 9 \ D I \ . AND NOW, ~~ \ d. ,aco" in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters ~~ ~ are hereby granted to N'\~A.r~ \'\'("')ne ~\\\,(}..J"<'\S. in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated ~~,^-0-...ru. d 2> \ q<i\ \ described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. L,u,,, .... ..... . FEES $ d-l.o() ~ ~"~~~ Short Certificate(s) ... . . ... $ t-tD Attomey Signature: Renunciation(s) .......... $ WI \\ .. . $ ~\)d.. . . . $ ~cY ... $ Q.-..:-\0 .. . $ . .. $ . .. $ . .. $ ... $ ... $ -:2 -:)0 - TOTAL ......... . . . . . $ gg \S"' \S \D S- Attomey Name: Supreme Court LD. No.: Address: Telephone: Form RW.O] rev 10./3.06 Page 2 of2 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA 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 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 t m!:!~,!:::::lf~G before me the ~n day of ,) lJ l \/ JJa;7 - . I (h. fLuili I H /11 CL~~ For the R ter Signature of Personal Representative Signature of Personal Representative File Number: .;?\ -0, -LQ~e Estate of FAYE B. HERMAN AND NOW, having been presented before m , are hereby granted to Mary Anne f:1OO7 'on ofthe foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated January 23, 199 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and I FEES ~:::~e~i~~~~~(~; : {IY): .. ~ Renunciation(s) .......... $ W\~ ... $ &nJ ,"(p ~ Attorney Name: Supreme Court I.D. No.: / ,./f . . $ ... $ ... $ ... $ ... $ ... $ ... $ TOT AL ... . . .. . . . .. .. $)~'f' -tT.tl\T"" JS", g,,-'c>)J Address: r-..., = = Telephone: (717) 737-5255 CJl o Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of2 Q \ -c 7 -ctc "0 ~ LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. Fee for thi, certificate. 5>6.00 This is to certify that the information here giwn is correctly copied from an original Certificate of Death duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the Stale Vital Records Office ~ermanent filing. thn-. J?;~DL 1/0 Z[~_ Local Registrar Date Issued P 13769872 Certification Number REV 1112006 'PRINT IN >!ANENT .CK INK COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH (See Instructions and examples on reverse) ('") ~O '--', :Jj ';-i~('") <~~ )C)C"J :3;;-n --I :~ STATE FilE NUMBER 1. N8me of Decedent (FIrst, midl:le, last, suffix) 201 - 16 2319 4. Dale of Death (Month, day, year) Jul 9 2007 6. Date of Birth (Month. day, yea~ Other: 81 6-28-1926 Enola. PA lit] R.sidence DOther . Specify' fiI No 0 Yes 10. Race~American Incian, Black, While, etc. (SpecffyJ White yrs. Sb. County of Death ad. Facility Name (If not institution, give slrtHll and IllJmber) 55 Ashford Drive 12. Was Decedent ever in the 13. Dec&denfs Education (~cify only hj~sl grade completed) U.S. Armed Forces? Elementary I Secondary (0-12) College (1-4 or 5+) 3 14. Marilal Status: Married, Neller Married. Widowed, Divorced (SpecJf}.1 Divorced East Pennsboro 11. Decedent's Usual lion Kind 01 work done dun most or worki . me. Do nol state retired Kind of Wor\( KIn1:l of Business! Industry d Nurse Medical . 16. Decedenfs Mailing Address (Street. city ftown, stale, zip code) 55 Ashford Drive Enola PA 17025 Dyes Iit]No Decedent's ActuafAesidence Us. State Did Decedent Live in a Township? Pennsvlvania 17c.fi] Yes,Decedenllivedin R.aa.f" "ppnnA:hnTn 17d. 0 No, Decedent Lived within Actual Umilsof 17b. County Cuaberl Sind 19. Mother's Name (First, midlIe, maiden surname) Lula Mae Bart 2Ob. lnformanfs Mailing AddrlSS (Street, city I town, stale, zip cod&) lB. Father's Name (Firsl, middle, last suffix) 208. Informant's Name (Type / Pool) 10423 Trail Rid e Court Houston TX 77064 21c. Place of Dispos/lion (Name of cemetery, crematory Of other place) 21d. Location (City /lown, state, zip Code) Cremation Society of PA . ~ 4100 Jonestown Road. 23c. Date Signed (Month, day, year) 0'" -OC( -..? tJl?f Approximate Inlmval: Parll!: Enter olher slanlficanl oondtIons coolrlOOlinn to death, 28. Did Tobacco Use Contribute 10 Deall1? Onset to Death but not resulllng in Ihe oodertying cause given in Part I. 0 Yes 0 Probably D No Unknown 29.t!Jmale: J2Si- Not pregnant within past year o Pregnanl allime of dealh o Not pregnant, but pregnant within 42 days 01 death D Not pregnant. but pregnant 43 clays 10 1 year befOfedea1h o Unkl'\OWl1 if pregnant wilhin !he past year 32c. Place or Injury: Home, Farm, Streel Faclory, Office BUilding, etc. (SpecIfy) ='~~lt~~~1)d-=- a. Due to (or as a ~~~l:he~'~~a. Ente~ UNDERLYING CAUSE ~se:~e~~~~nl~~~~Je Due to (or as a consequence on: Due to (or as a consequence of): 3Oa.WasanAutopsy Pet1orrned? 3Ob. Wafe Autopsy Findings Available Prior 10 CompIeIJon of Cause ol Death? Dyes ~o 31. Manner of Death Natural 0 Homicide o Accident 0 Pending Investigation D su.... D Could NoI be 00_;"",, DYes~No 32d. 11018 ollnjury 32g. Location of Injury {Street, city / lown, state) M. 338. Certifier (check only one) i::,r:r:r~~I=:,n~dyi:a~: ~~ O:~::~ '::'~r~: ~~_ ~~ ~~ ~ ~':' ~~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0 .. ~=:~f: =::thtan~;:~=~~::~~::~ot~=~:a: manner.. stated.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ 0 Medical Examiner I Coroner On the basis of examination and I or Inyestlgation, in mv opinion, death occurred al the Ome, date, and place, and due to the cause(s) and manner a8 stated_ D 35. Registrar's Sig ~ I ') 36. Date Filed (Moolh, ~ year) 1 -I t1 011 "1/ 1 ? /,!? /.,(r.'t:J 7 O;spos;boo P.rmil No. 00 SO (p ~2 r-..> = = ....J <- <= .- N o J:lI1" ...",.. -Zlk o Ul o Twp. City/Bora 17109 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF FAYE B. HERMAN I, FAYE B. HERMAN, of the Township of East Pennsboro, County of Cumberland and State of Pennsyvlania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made. 1. I direct the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my decease as the same can be conveniently done. 2. I give, devise and bequeath all my sterling flatware, com- prising twelve (12) place settings, to my daughter, JANET F. PRICE. 3. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, per- sonal and mixed, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever the same may be situate, I give, devise and bequeath, in equal shares, to my daughters, MARY ANNE WILLIAMS and JANET F. PRICE. 4. LASTLY, I nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, MARY ANNE WILLIAMS, to be the Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of January, A. D. 1991. ~J; ",. i'\'n'l vo -..' ~\. ,,,"_-_,:"""i ~ v leWl0J S,;~Vrldl:lO ::10 I:tEll8 ~J5~ (SEAL) Faye B. Herman OS :01 ~,j1t 02 lnr LOOl c ._.~ , \ 'J..._ Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named FAYE B. HERMAN, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request and in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. C'J. 1.../1" . C{~"XQ ., oJ -< U () OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES) o ~~ .~:.~o ~~1~~ C)0 )9-n )'- :lJ --I :jJ Cumberland REGISTER OF WILLS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA r-.) c=> C::l --' <- <::: ,- \" o :po ....,. ..,:\:':00 g (J1 o Estate of Faye B. Herman . Deceased J. Robert Stauffer , (each) a subscribing witness to (print Name/s) the IilWill 0 Codicil(s) presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that she / he / they was / were present and saw the above Testator / Testatrix sign the same and that she / he / they signed the same and that she / he / they signed as a witness at the request of (Signature) III her / his presence and in the presence of each other. tfl~~~ ~ t7~~ ----;fA Market Square Building (Street Address) the Testaror/Testamx (Street Address) (City, State, Zip) Mechanicsburg, P A 17055 (City, State, Zip) day Executed out of Register's OffICe Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this Executed in Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed of of :M ~ ~-0f. i~ / qk1 day , 2. 00 7 before me this Deputy for Register of Wills Notary Public My Commission Expires: (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 origi Form RW-03 rev. /0.13.06 2001 JUL 3 I AH 9: 5-9 OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES) CLEr~f< OF ORPf-JM'J'C' 0nt 'Roof 1 'I.' ,i. ',) \...)\....... J Ct'II"'""' ) \':," - ;--' Pt\ '. Cumberland REGISTER OF WILLS COUNTY,PENNSYLV~A Estate of Faye B. Herman , Deceased John M. Eakin , (each) a subscribing witness to (print Namels) the IZIWill 0 Codicil(s) presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that she / he / they was / were present and saw the above Testator / Testatrix sign the same and that she / he / they signed the same and that she / he / they signed as a witness at the request of the Testator / Testatrix In her / his presence and in the presence of each other. \9rL'M .f.vL (Signature) Market Square Building (Street Address) (Signature) (Street Address) (City, State, Zip) Mechanicsburg, P A 17055 (City, State, Zip) before me this day Executed out of Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this 30 #.. day of JlAl~ ' tool ~' '111 ~ Notary Public My Commission Expires: (Signature and Seal of Notary or other official qualified to administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's Commission.) Executed in Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed of Deputy for Register of Wills NOTE: To be taken by Officer authorized to administer oaths. Please have present the orig' \10 Form RW-03 rev. 10.13.06 BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ESTATE OF FAYE B HERMAN, DECEASED NO 21-07-0688 DECREE OF THE REGISTER OF WILLS AND NOW, this 31 st day of July, 2007, upon consideration of the Petition for Granted of Letters filed by Mary Anne Williams, filed on July 20,2007, for the estate of Faye B. Herman, IT IS HEREBY DECREED that the Petitioner shall post surety bond in the amount of $400,000. IT IS ALSO DECREED that upon the proper filing the Bond of Personal Representative and an Oath of Subscribing Witness to the Last Will and Testament of Faye B. Herman, Letter Testamentary shall be granted to Mary Anne Williams. () ::;~ =?(J r~ = = --.J '- c:: I .~'~)~ w jC-)O ~. (~ -n .1=0 --1 -0 ::!t - .. c.J1 0"\ .~ ..A _.\~ In Re: Estate of Faye B. Herman ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA NO. 21-07-0688 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF ORDER ORDER DATE: 07/31/07 JUDGE'S INITIALS: GFS TIME STAMP DATE: 07/31/07 IN RE: DECREE OF THE REGISTER """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SERVICE TO: Christian C. Hugel. Esq METHOD OF MAILING: ENVELOPES PROVIDED BY: I:8J USPS DRRR o HAND DELIVERED o OTHER_ o PETITIONER o JUDGE I:8J CLERK OF ORPHANS COURT MAILED: 7/31/07 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""".".""""""""",.""""""',""" SERVICE TO: METHOD OF MAILING: ENVELOPES PROVIDED BY: o USPS DRRR o HAND DELIVERED o OTHER_ o PETITIONER o JUDGE o CLERK OF ORPHANS COURT MAILED: .\~f1.7V~ 1 st Deputy YJd Clerk of Orphans' Court . Register of Wills of Cumberland County BOND AND SURETY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Estate of Faye B. Herman '" \ t)', ()\1) '6~ No. Also known as , Deceased fiduciary capacity) Executor Faye B. Herman , deceased, or any of them, shall well and truly administer the estate according to law, then this obligation shall be void as to the personal representative or representatives who shall so administer the estate and his or their surety or sureties; but otherwise it shall remain in full force. Signed and sealed this 31 st be legally bound hereby. day of July , 20 ~ each intending to Signature of Principal Waived by Surety Signature of Personal Representative Signature of Personal Representative (Seal) 6f :D:iland ~ignature of Bonding Agency Sandra R. DiGiulio, Attorney-in-fact () c~~ )-1'1 -f: C) ~~td , " r-., ..-";"' -" /..... o -;-1 r-..:l =~ <.;;;;> .-J :D- c:: <i") I N -0 :J': .s::- CO ~ Power of Attorney FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND HOME OFFICE: P.O. BOX 1227, BALTIMORE, MD 21203-1227 Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, a corporation of the State of Maryland, by W. B. W ALBRECHER, Vice-President, and T. E. SMITH, Assistant Secretary, in pursuance of authority granted by Article VI, Section 2, of the By-Laws of said Company, which are set forth on the reverse side hereof and are hereby certified to be in full ~e and effi n the date hereof, does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Portia V. SHOWELL and San~~~IGIU th of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, EACH its true and lawful agent and Attorney-in-Fact, to make ~te, seal iver, for, and on its behalf as surety, and as its act and deed: any and all bonds and undertakings e execuf uch bonds or undertakings in pursuance of these presents, shall be as binding upon said Company, and ~ 0 all intents and purposes, as if they had been duly executed and acknowledged by the regularly el fficer~ .R..~ompany at its office in Baltimore, Md., in their own proper persons. This power of attorney revok & e issue~half of Portia V. SHOWELL, dated June 8, 1994 and on behalf of Sandra R. DIGIULIO, dated A~ ' 1996. ~ The said Assistant Secretary does h~rtify th~xtract s." forth on the "verse side h"eof is a true copy of Article VI, Section 2, of the By-Laws ~ co~m~'a is now in force. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, th~:Vice-Pres. d Assistant Secretary have hereunto subscribed their names and affixed the Corporate Seal of FIDEL AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, this 4th day of November, A.D. 1999. ~ ATTEST: POSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND aual~tk--- By: T. E. Smith . State of Maryland } S5: County of Baltimore Assistant Secretary W. B. Walbrecher Vice-President On this 4th day of November, A.D. 1999, before the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Maryland, duly commissioned and qualified, came W. B. Walbrecher, Vice-President and T. E. Smith, Assistant Secretary of the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, to me personally known to be the individuals and officers described in and who executed the preceding instrument, and they each acknowledged the execution of the same, and being by me duly sworn, severally and each for himself deposeth and saith, that they are the said officers of the Company aforesaid, and that the seal affixed to the preceding instrument is the Corporate Seal of said Company, and that the said Corporate Seal and their signatures as such officers were duly affixed and subscribed to the said instrument by the authority and direction of the said Corporation. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal the day and year first above written. Carol J. Fa r Notary Public My Commissi I Expires: August 1,2000 L1428-156-0520 EXTRACT FROM BY-LAWS OF FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND "Article VI; Section 2. The Chairman of the Board, or the President, or any Executive Vice-President, or any of the Senior Vice-Presidents or Vice-Presidents specially authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or by the Executive Committee, shall have power, by and with the concurrence of the Secretary or anyone of the Assistant Secretaries, to appoint Resident Vice-Presidents, Assistant Vice-Presidents and Attorneys-in-Fact as the business of the Company may require, or to authorize any person or persons to execute on behalf of the Company any bonds, undertaking, recognizances, stipulations, policies, contracts, agreements, deeds, and releases and assignments of judgements, decrees, mortgages and instruments in the nature ofmortgages,...and to affix the seal of the Company thereto." CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, do hereby certify that the original Power of Attorney of which the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy, is in full force and effect on the date of this certificate; and I do further certify that the Vice-President who executed the said Power of Attorney was one of the additional Vice-Presidents specially authorized by the Board of Directors to appoint any Attorney-in-Fact as provided in Article VI, Section 2, of the By-Laws of the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND. This Power of Attorney and Certificate may be signed by facsimile under and by authority of the following resolution of the Board of Directors of the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND at a meeting duly called and held on the 10th day of May, 1990. RESOLVED: "That the facsimile or mechanically reproduced seal of the company and facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature of any Vice-President, Secretary, or Assistant Secretary of the Company, whether made heretofore or hereafter, wherever appearing upon a certified copy of any power of attorney issued by the Company, shall be valid and binding upon the Company with the same force and effect as though manually affixed." IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the corporate seal of the said Company, this 31st day of July 2007 ~,4:~ Assistant Secretary Willard MacDonnell Agency 1319 land Title Bldg. 100 S. Broad St. P.O. Box 22432 Philadelphia, PA 19110 215-563-1232 Fax 215-563-7728 Email: bonds@wmacdonnell.com July 31, 2007 Glenda Farner Strasbaugh Register of Wills Cumberland County Court House One Court House Square Carlisle, PAl 7013 Re: Estate of Faye B Herman, Deceased Dear Ms. Strasbaugh: ",\ r:,'U) ~ ~\ \) Pursuant to my conversation this afternoon with Angie I am enclosing a corporate surety bond issued on behalf of MaryAnne Williams as Executor of the above-captioned Estate. Also enclosed is our check for $15.00 for your office's filing fee. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation cc: Christian C. Hugel, Esq. w/encl. MaryAnne Williams w/encl. Sincerely, /\ ,/ ,/1 /- _-') '^-/('~' ~ld:-J~J6,-o o i Sandra R. DiGiulio (J '-:0 ~;R -,' ("J ;~S3 ..'", ,.....-.'..... ~~3~; J=cs --1 1",..;) = ;;;:;:.:; -.I J:;>oe c: CoJ I N ""'T.l -,,,_T ....... .+:- ex>