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Home My WebLink About10-02-07 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of GERALD N. HALL also known as N / A 21- File Number 01 - O~q'l , Deceased Social Security Number 204-26-7721 Robie L. Hall Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:) I!J. A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the last Will of the Decedent dated 11 /3/06 and codicil(s) dated Executrix 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 instrument(s) offered for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: D B. Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante ~inoritate) Petitioner(s) after a proper search has / have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following Spous~\(if any) anct.!Itirs: (If Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list afheirs.) Name Relationship Residence I ~ (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnecessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumber land County, Pennsylvania with his / her last principal residence at 309 Fieldstone Road. Lower Allen township . (List street address, town/city, township, county, state, =ip code) ".~'} \.,":. Decedent, then HArri shllrg, PA 73 years of age, died on 7/19/07 at Carolyn Slane Hospice Residence, Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PAl All personal property (Ifnot domiciled in PAl Personal property in Pennsylvania (lfnot domiciled in PAl Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ I fs../'YX/ , $ $ $ ,d) .;t 12~/ 1:'(')('1 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: T ed or rinted name and residence Robie L. Hall, 309 Fieldstone Rd., Camp Hill, PA 17011 Form RW-O] rev. fO.13.06 Page I of2 LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. ,,/ " I!", ~ \, l J ~ i ! ~ ;1 ' ,~-< ... 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Date of Birth (Month, day, year) 14, Marital Slatus: Married, Never Married, Widowed, Divorced (Specify) Married 10 Race Amer;can Indlar"\, Black, White, elc (Specify) Whi te 26, 1934 3d, Facility Name (fl not institution, give street and f'lumber) o Inpatient 0 ER J Outpatient 0 DQA 9, Was Decedent 01 Hispanic Origm? (lIves, specify Cuban Mexican, Puerto Rican, etc,) Decedenl's Actual Residence 17a Stale 17b. County FA Cumberland 17c, ex Yes, Decedenl Lived 111 17d. 0 No, Docedelll Lived Within Actuallimils 01 Two 19. Mother's Name (First, middle, maiden surname) Miriam Bell City/Bore 2Ob, Informanl's Mailing Address (Street, city J town, state, zip code) 309 Fieldstonr Rd. earn 21b. Date of Disposijion (Month, day, year) 21c, Place 01 Disposition (Name of cemetery, crematol)' or other place) 21d. location (City I town, state, Zip code) Mt. Holly Springs, FA 220. NameandAdd"" ofFacilj~ Myers-Harner Funeral Home 1903 Market St., Cam Hill, FA 17011 23b. License Number 23c. Date Signed (Monlh. day, year) 24 TIme efDealh 25, Date Pronounced Dead (Monlh, day, year) 11:55 ~ September 19, 2007 26, Was Case Referred to Medical Examiner! Coroner tor a Reason Olher than Cremalion or Donalion? D Vos lXNo CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instructions and examples) Ilem 27 Part I: Enter Ihe ~ - diseases, injuries, or complications -that directly caused the death, DO NOT enter terminal events such as cardiac arrest, respiralory arresl, or ~enlricular fibrillation without showing lhe etiology. Ust only one cause on each line IMMEDIATE CAUSE lFi,,1 d<sease 0< J2 ~ d. l oond~'on'esu"ng"dealhl -.. " p" CA(l)""\;)(\,~ U"'.J ue 10 (or as a consequence of): ~ Sequentially Iisl conditions. if any, ~~l~~~~o J~O~~~I~:'~~~~Ee a (disease or injUry Ihat iniliated Ihe events resulting In death) LAST. Mi~tt L- I Approximale inlerval Part II: Enter other sianifieanl conditions conlribulino 10 dealh, : Onsello Death but not resulling in the underlying cause given in Part I , o \.j eu.r~ \ 28. DidTobacco~~nlribute to Death? DYes 0Probably o No 0 Unknown 29,lfFemale o Not pregnanl withinoasl year o Pregnantallimeofdealh o Notpregnanl,bulpregnanlwlthln42days of death o NOlpregnant. oul pregnanl 43 days to I year before death o UnKnown if pregnant wllhinlhe past year 32c, Place 01 Injury Home, Farm, Slreet. Factory, Offica Building, atc, (Specify) Due 10 (or as a consequence 00: Due to (or as a consequence 00 d. DYes 'gjNo DVes ONe 31. Mannarof Dealh US Natural 0 Homicide o Accidenl 0 Pending IrlVastigalion 32d, Time of Injury o Suicide 0 Could Not be Determined 32g. location of Infury (Slreet, City! town, state) 3Oa. Was an Autopsy Perlormed? 30b Were Autopsy Findings Available Pnerlo Comoletion 01 Cause alDeath? 33a Certifier (check only one) Certifying physician (Pr,ysician Cer1itymg cause ot death when another physiCian has pronounced l1ealh and completed Item 23) To the best of my knowledge, death occurred due 10 the cause(s) and manner as stated_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0 Pronouncing and certifying physician (PhYSICian both pronouncing dealh and certifying 10 cause of death) To the best of my knowledge, dealh occurred allhe time, date, and place, and due to the causets) and manner as slated_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~::~Cea~~:~m~~::~~~~;I~:~ and I or investigation, in my opinion, dealh occurred atlhe time, date, and place, and due 10 the cause(s) and manner as staled_ 0 I q) / 1 O?I / I / I Disnositioo PArmi! Nfl 0070,"389 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GERALD N. HALL .-" .; -, ,.-- ; ) .-"-.. I, GERALD N. HALL, of Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PennsylvaniaJj~g ofiound , and disposing mind, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making null and void all prior Wills and Codicils made by me at any time -. -j ";;' heretofore. r'.'\ C'- -..-.' ITEM I. I direct that all my legally valid debts, funeral and administrative expenses, and debts incurred or payable because of my death, shall be paid by my Executor, hereinafter named, from my residuary estate as soon after my death as practicable. All death taxes, including federal, state, and other death taxes, payable with respect to the property forming my gross estate for tax purposes, whether or not passing under this Will, including any interest or penalty imposed thereon, shall be considered an expense of administration of my estate, and shall be paid out of the residue. ITEM II. I give and bequeath certain items of tangible personal property that are solely owned by me at the time of my death and that are identified in any separate writing directing distribution thereof after my death which is dated and is signed by me at the end thereof, to those persons designated in such separate writing who survive me. If any item of tangible personal property is identified in more than one separate writing, I direct that, unless stated to the contrary, the separate writing bearing the last date shall govern the disposition of such item. ITEM III. A. I acknowledge that all tangible personal property in any home in which I reside with my Wife, ROBIE L. HALL, is titled in us as tenants by the entirety, so that all tangible personal property therein not otherwise identified as being solely owned by me, shall not 1 pass under this Will, but shall pass by operation of law in the event I predecease her. B. I bequeath my household and personal effects, jewelry, automobiles, and other tangible personalty of like nature owned solely by me, and not included on the list referenced above, to my Wife, ROBIE L. HALL (hereinafter my "Wifelt) if she survives me by thirty (30) days. If she does not so survive me, I make said bequest to my then living children as they shall agree. Should there be no agreement, each child shall select, in order of ages of the children, one item at a time. Any items not so selected shall be sold, and the proceeds of said sale shall be divided evenly among my said children. ITEM IV. I give and bequeath all of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, wherever situate, to my Wife, ROBIE L. HALL, if she survives me by thirty (30) days. In the event my wife fails to so survive me, I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to such of my children, KELLY TrCE, JULIE GLUCKSMAN and GERALD N. HALL, JR., as may be living on the 31 sl day after my death, and to the issue then living of such of my children as may then be dead, per stirpes. ITEM V. I hereby appoint my Wife, ROBIE L. HALL, as Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament. In the event of her refusal or inability to serve, I then appoint my daughter, KELLY TICE, to serve as Executor. ITEM VI. If at any time any minor child shall be entitled to receive any assets hereunder, PNC Bank, N.A. shall act as Guardian of the assets payable to such child. Such Guardian may receive and administer all assets authorized by law, and shall have full authority to use such funds in any manner it shall deem advisable for the best interests of such child. Said Guardian shall have all the rights and privileges as to the Guardianship(s) and its assets as are herein granted to the Executor 2 as to my estate and the assets therein. ITEM VII. I direct that no person serving as my Executor or Guardian shall be required to give bond or post any other security for the faithful performance oftheir duties in any jurisdiction. ITEM VIII. My Executor and Guardian shall have the following powers in addition to those invested in them by law and by other provisions of my Will applicable to all property, whether principal of income, exercisable without Court approval, and effective until distribution of all property: A. To retain any investments I may have at my death so long as they may deem it advisable to do so. B. To vary investments, when deemed desirable by them, and to invest in such bonds, common trust funds controlled by them, stocks, notes, real estate mortgages, or other securities or in such other property, real or personal, as they deem wise, without being restricted to so-called legal investments. C. In order to effect a division of the principal of my Estate or for any other purpose, including any final distribution, my Executor is authorized to make said divisions or distributions ofthe personalty and realty partly or wholly in kind. If such division or distribution is made in kind, said assets are required to be divided or distributed at their respective values on the date or dates of their division or distribution. 3 D. To sell either at public or private sale and upon such terms and conditions as they may deem advantageous, any or all real or personal estate or interests therein owned severally or in conjunction with other persons or acquired after my death, and to consummate said sale or sales by sufficient deeds or other instruments to the purchaser or purchasers, conveying a fee simple title, free and clear of all trust and without obligation or liability of the purchaser or purchasers to see to the application of the purchase money or to make inquiry into the validity of said sale or sales; also, to make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all deeds, assignments, options, or other writings which may be necessary or desirable, in carrying out any of the powers conferred upon them in this paragraph or elsewhere in my Will. E. To mortgage real estate, and to make leases of real estate for any period of time as is deemed reasonable by them. F. To vote any shares of stock which they may own, and to otherwise exercise all the powers incident to the ownership of such stock. G. In their discretion, to unite with other owners of similar property in carrying out any plans for the reorganization of any corporation or company. H. To compromise claims and to abandon any property which, in their opinion, is of little or no value. 1. To manage or continue any business that I may own or be entitled to so act in such capacity. 4 ITEM IX. Any person who shall have died at the same time as me, or in a common disaster with me, or under such circumstances that it is difficult or impossible to determine who died first, shall be deemed to have predeceased me. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, consisting of five (5) typewritten pages, this ~ day of November, 2006. ~~l!~ GERALD N. HALL (SEAL) We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Will was signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator, GERALD N. HALL, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above written, and we certify that at the time of the execution thereof, the said Testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory. 1S.:./1,t Oi jJ~ .~f:;~, . l) residing at /, ,''/77 '-+:1 ~1J lo/.(J' (, I / .;')'> .'71 ~ 1- (~~I{lc. { . . l p,}.\ "d" ,( U\ 1'1. (C. reSl mg at cfJ-;@./jfJ/ it' ~ P II {" I \ 5 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS.: COUNTY OF DAUPHIN \ ,We, GJ;RALD~. HALL, the Testator, and (2CYlldti- (OlcQIZIY:Li/' , and f\I\( () If P CiA( t c..VIC , the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator signed and executed the instrument as his Last Will and that he had signed willingly, and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing ofthe Testator, signed the Will as witness and that to the best ofhislher knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Af~ 11. /vV/ GERALD N. HALL ~Y'I ;/~- , :c~/!~t0/1(-11q,/.; W'4'~ Witness . \ . . ''1/ Ii cL r /i( I C k 1Jf//.L ..{ L '. ..A. _ '-....- . { Witness i Su~scribed, sworn to and acknowledg~efore ~e by t~estator, GERALD N. HALL, and subscnbed and sworn to before me by . (h')(lOkL (Ii / ZIY,,'JIi and t.,j I( (JR t CtJl kuJ II , witnesses, this ~5 ,""z:~ay of November, 2006. 139955.1 '~i ' ,.~. ' 1l(~~r~ . ~~ . AW . - COMMONiJ'llIC,.Al..~f~"~ ->.,.~f Pf.NNSYt_"AN~A 1 NOT ARI/1.L SEAl I JENNIFER L. SOL TZ, Notary Public I , City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County ! :_____~~_q?r:r.m.'ssion Exoirc$ 30:Z9_~~___.i 6