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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Elizabeth B. Hemler
also known as
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. Deceased
Social Security Number 111-24-2512
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A'or 'B' BELOW:)
IZl A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the Executor
last Will of the Decedent dated April 4, 2007 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 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
(If applicable, 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.)
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Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his / her last principal T~s~nce at
3813 Copper Kettle Road. Camp Hill. Hampden Township. Cumberland County. P A 17011 "-;c
(List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code)
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Decedent, then 76
Cumberland County. PA
years of age, died on October 4, 2007
at Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Township,
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in P A) All personal property
(Ifnot domiciled in P A) Personal property in Pennsylvania
(If not domiciled in P A) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
380,000,00
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240,000,00
situated as follows: 3813 Copper Kettle Road, Camp Hill, Hampden Township, Cumberland County, PA
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 fonn to
the undersigned:
T ed or rinted name and residence
Paul F. Hemler, 529 Via Sacra, Farmville, VA 23901
Form RW-02 rev, 10.13.06
Page 1 of2
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA
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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
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Estate of Elizabeth B. Hemler
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Social Security Number: 111-24-2512
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Date of Death: October 4, 2007
AND NOW,
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters
are hereby granted to Paul F. Hemler
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, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
Testamentary
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated Apri14, 2007
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Wil (and Codici (s)) of Decedent.
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Attorney Signature:
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Attorney Name:
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Supreme Court LD. No.: 41274
Address:
Keefer Wood Allen & Rahal, LLP
635 North 12th Street, Suite 400
Lemoyne, P A 17043
Telephone:
717-612-5801
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
Fee for this certificate, $6.00
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Certification Number
This is to certify that the information here given i~
correctly copied from an original Certificate of Deatt
duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original
certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital
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Last Will ana T <estam<ent
OF
ELIZABETH B. HEMLER
I, ELIZABETH B. HEMLER, of Hampden Township, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and
Testament, hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils by me heretofore made.
ITEM I: Familv Information. I am married to PAUL
M. HEMLER, and all references to my husband in this Will are to him. However, I
am intentionally limiting provisions for him in this Will, not from lack of affection,
but because his separate resources are ample for his needs. We have four children:
ELIZABETH A. HEMLER, MARY H. GARBARINO, PAUL F. HEMLER and ANNE
H. TAYLOR. These are described in this Will as "my children," or as "a child of
mine." Any person born to or adopted by issue of mine is to be included as issue of
mine. Provided, however, no adopted person shall benefit under this Will unless
the order or decree of adoption is entered before the adopted person attains the age
of twenty-one (21) years.
ITEM II: Death Taxes. I direct that all inheritance
and estate taxes becoming due by reason of my death, whether payable by my
estate or by any recipient of any property, shall be paid by the Executor out of the
residue of my estate, as an expense and cost of administration of my estate, except
that no taxes shall be charged against any gift qualifying for the marital or
charitable deduction in my estate. The Executor shall have no duty or obligation to
obtain reimbursement for any such tax so paid, even though on proceeds of
insurance or other property not passing under this Will.
ITEM III: Debts and ~inal Expenses. I direct the
Executor to pay the expenses of my-last illness, my'legally enforceable debts, and
my funeral expenses from the residrie'ofmy estate as an expense and cost of
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ITEM IV: Exercise of Power of Appointment. I
specifically exercise the Power of Appointment granted to me by my husband, Paul
M. Hemler, in his Last Will and Testament, and direct that the assets subject to the
power be administered and distributed as provided in ITEM VI of this Will, as if
they were a part of the residue of my estate.
ITEM V:
Tangible Personal Property.
(a) Written List. I may leave a written list in my safe deposit
box or elsewhere disposing of certain items of my tangible personal
property. The Executor shall dispose of items of my personal property
as specified in the written list. If no written list is found in my safe
deposit box or elsewhere and properly identified by the Executor
within thirty (30) days after the probate of my Will, it shall be
presumed that there is no other statement or list. Any subsequently
discovered list shall be ignored.
(b) If Husband Survives. If I die before my husband, PAUL
M. HEMLER, I give to him all my tangible personal property not set
forth in the written list referenced in paragraph (a), including but not
limited to, all of my household furniture and furnishings, books,
pictures, jewelry, silverware, automobiles, wearing apparel and all
other articles of household or personal use or adornment and all
policies of insurance thereon.
(c) If Husband Predeceases. If I do not die before my
husband, I give any property of the type described in paragraph (b)
and not set forth in a written list to my children, to be divided among
them as they shall agree. Should there be no agreement, this property
shall be divided among my children by the Executor in as nearly equal
. portions as is deemed practical in the discretion of the Executor,
having due regard to their personal preferences.
ITEM VI: Residue. I give the residue of my estate, not
disposed of in the preceding portions of this Will, as follows:
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(a) Credit Amount. A fraction of my residuary estate shall be
divided into as many equal parts as there are then living children of
mine and then deceased children of mine represented by then living
issue. The Trustee shall distribute one (1) share to such of
ELIZABETH A. HEMLER, MARY H. GARBARINO, and PAUL F.
HEMLER as survive me. The share for my daugher, ANNE H.
TAYLOR, shall be paid to MARY H. GARBARINO and PAUL F.
HEMLER, as Trustees, IN TRUST, to be administered and distributed
for the benefit of ANNE H. TAYLOR as provided in ITEM VII. One (1)
share shall be distributed to the then living issue of each deceased
child, per stirpes. However, if any issue of a deceased child has not
attained the age of thirty (30) years at the time of distribution, the
share of the beneficiary who has not attained that age shall be held by
the Trustee, IN TRUST, for his or her benefit in accordance with ITEM
VIII.
The numerator of the fraction shall be a sum equal to the largest
amount that can pass free of Federal estate tax under my Will by
reason of the applicable credit amount and the state death tax credit
(provided that the use of this credit does not require an increase in
state death taxes) allowable to my estate but no other credit and after
taking account of dispositions under other items of this Will and
property passing outside of this Will which do not qualify for the
marital or charitable deduction and after taking account of charges to
principal that are not allowed as deductions in computing my Federal
estate tax. The denominator of the fraction shall be the value of my
residuary estate. For purposes of establishing this fraction, the values
finally fixed in the Federal estate tax proceeding relating to my estate
shall be used. I recognize that the numerator of such fraction may be
zero (0), in which case no property shall pass to this Trust. I also
, recognize that the numerator may be affected by the action of the
Executor in exercising certain tax elections.
(b) Marital Gift. The balance of my residuary estate shall be
paid to my husband, PAUL M. HEMLER, if he survives me. If my
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husband does not survive me, the balance shall be distributed as
provided in paragraph (a) of this ITEM VI.
ITEM VII: Anne H. Tavlor Trust. The following
provisions shall apply to the Trust created for my daughter, ANNE H. TAYLOR
(herein the "Beneficiary"):
(a) Name of Trust. This Trust shall be known as The Anne
H. Taylor Trust.
(b) Income to Beneficiarv. The Trustee shall pay so much of
the net income arising from the principal of this Trust as the Trustee,
in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Trustee, deems advisable,
to or for the benefit of the Beneficiary, or with the consent of the
Beneficiary, to one or more of her issue living at the time of each
distribution.
(c) Principal to Beneficiary. The Trustee shall pay so much
of the principal of this Trust as the Trustee, in the sole and unfettered
discretion of the Trustee, deems advisable, to or for the benefit of the
Beneficiary, or with the consent of the Beneficiary, to one or more of
her issue living at the time of each distribution.
(d) Termination of Trust. The Trustee is authorized at any
time, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Trustee, to terminate
this trust in whole or in part. Upon termination, the assets subject to
the termination shall be distributed to the Beneficiary.
(e) Special Power of Appointment. Upon the death of the
Beneficiary prior to termination of the Trust, the Trustee shall pay
, over all of the remaining assets, to one or all, or less than all of my
issue, in the amounts, and in the estates, in trust or otherwise, as the
Beneficiary may direct, making specific reference to this Power of
Appointment, either by written instrument filed with the Trustee
during her lifetime or by her Will.
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In no event may this Power of Appointment be exercised
in favor of the Beneficiary, her estate or creditors of either.
(e) Failure to Exercise Power of Appointment. If this Power
of Appointment is not exercised by the Beneficiary, in whole or in part
during her lifetime, or in her Will, then upon the death of the
Beneficiary, the Trustee shall distribute the assets of the Trust to the
then living issue of the Beneficiary, per stirpes. However, if any issue
has not attained the age of thirty (30) years at the time of distribution,
the share of the beneficiary who has not attained that age shall be held
by the Trustee, IN TRUST, for his or her benefit in accordance with
ITEM VIII.
ITEM VIII: Trust for Young Beneficiaries. In each Trust
established for a beneficiary under the age of thirty (30) years (each the
"Beneficiary" of his or her Trust):
(a) Net Income. The Trustee shall pay to the Beneficiary in
convenient, at least annual, installments so much of the net income as
the Trustee, in the discretion of the Trustee, considers necessary for
the proper support, maintenance, health care and education, including
college or other post-secondary education, of the Beneficiary. Income
not distributed shall be accumulated and added to principal.
(b) Principal. The Trustee shall also pay to or for the benefit
of the Beneficiary so much of the principal as the Trustee, in the
discretion of the Trustee, considers necessary for the proper support,
maintenance, health care and education, including college or other
post-secondary education, of the Beneficiary.
(c) Termination of Trust. Upon the attainment of the age of
twenty-five (25) years by the Beneficiary, the Trustee shall pay to the
Beneficiary one-half of the principal of his or her Trust. Upon the
attainment of the age of thirty (30) years by the Beneficiary, the Trust
shall terminate and the Trustee shall pay to the Beneficiary the
remaining assets of the Trust.
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(d) Death before Termination. Should the Beneficiary die
before final distribution of the assets of his or her Trust, the Trust
shall terminate and the Trustee shall pay the assets of the Trust to the
then living issue of the Beneficiary, per stirpes. However, if any issue
has not attained the age of twenty-five (25) years at the time of
distribution, the Trustee shall continue to hold the share for that issue
as Custodian under the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
for the benefit of that issue.
ITEM IX: Trust Without Beneficiaries. If before final
distribution of the assets of any Trust established for my issue, there is no living
beneficiary of that Trust, it shall terminate. The assets of the Trust shall be paid to
the then living issue, on a per stirpital basis, of the nearest deceased ancestor (with
issue living at the time of distribution) of the Beneficiary who is me or my issue.
However, if there is then in existence any trust created under this Will for the
benefit of that issue, the share which would have been distributed to that issue
shall be added to the principal of his or her trust, to be administered and
distributed as provided in this Will.
ITEM X: Operating Rules for Retirement Account
Distributions. The following operating rules and rules of interpretation shall apply
with respect to any retirement account of which I designate a Trust under this Will
as the beneficiary:
(a) Required Minimum Distribution. Annual distributions
to a Trust under this Agreement from each retirement account of
which the Trust is the beneficiary must satisfy applicable required
minimum distribution rules, and the Trustee is authorized to elect, to
the extent an election is permitted, the required minimum distribution
\ rules which will, in the judgment of the Trustee, result in the
maximum tax savings for my family.
(b) Timing of Distributions. Distributions must be made
prior to the close of each calendar year.
(c)
Fiduciary Accounting Principal. The balance in any
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retirement account as of my date of death of which a Trust under this
Will is the beneficiary, shall be considered principal for fiduciary
accounting purposes.
(d) Designated Beneficiary. The income beneficiary or
beneficiaries of each Trust shall be the "designated beneficiary" of the
retirement account, to the extent permitted by law.
(e) Trusts as Conduit Trusts. It is my intention, if permitted
by the terms of the applicable retirement account, to avoid a lump sum
distribution from the retirement account to a Trust which is the
beneficiary of that account. If a lump sum distribution from the
retirement account is not required, and if minimum required
distributions may be made pursuant to the terms of the applicable
plan, then I intend for the Trust under this Will to function as a
"conduit" trust. In that case, the full amount of all required minimum
distributions and other distributions from a retirement account to a
Trust created under this Will shall be distributed to the income
beneficiary of the Trust (and if there is more than one income
beneficiary, in equal shares to all of the income beneficiaries),
notwithstanding any authority on the part of Trustee to withhold net
income from an income beneficiary of the Trust. This shall not,
however, apply to lump sum distributions from a retirement account to
a Trust. All distributions from a qualified retirement account to any
Trust created under this Will, except for lump sum distributions, must
be distributed to the income beneficiary or income beneficiaries of the
Trust in the same year as the distribution occurred.
(f) Limitation on Exercise of Powers of Appointment. Under
no circumstances may any power of appointment granted in this Will
, be exercised, with respect to any funds in a retirement account or
which have been distributed from a retirement account to a Trust
under this Will, in favor of a person other than an individual or in
favor of an individual who is older than the income beneficiary of the
Trust.
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(g) Allocation of Expenses. Any income taxes and
administrative expenses attributable to that portion of a retirement
account or distributions from a retirement account which constitute
principal for fiduciary accounting purposes shall be charged against
the principal of the Trust.
(h) Prohibited Charges. Under no circumstances shall any
federal or state inheritance, estate tax or generation-skipping transfer
tax be apportioned to or payable from any retirement account of which
a Trust under this Will is the beneficiary.
ITEM XI: Spendthrift Clause. No part of the income or
principal of any Trust created by this Will shall be subject to attachment, levy or
seizure by any creditor, spouse, assignee or trustee or receiver in bankruptcy of any
beneficiary prior to his or her actual receipt of income or principal distributed. The
Trustee shall pay the net income and the principal to the beneficiaries specified by
me, as their interests may appear, without regard to any attempted anticipation,
pledging or assignment, and without regard to any claim or attempted levy,
attachment, seizure or other process against the beneficiary.
ITEM XII: Administrative Powers. In addition to the
powers granted at law, the Executor and the Trustee shall each possess the
following powers, each of which shall be construed broadly and may be exercised
without court approval, but in a fiduciary capacity only:
(a) Retain Investments. To retain any investments I have at
my death, including specifically those consisting of stock of any bank
even if I have named that bank as the Executor or Trustee.
(b ) Vary Investments. To vary investments, to make loans,
, and to invest in bonds, stocks, notes, real estate mortgages or other
securities or in other property, real or personal, without being
restricted to so-called "legal investments", and without being limited
by any statute or rule of law regarding investments by fiduciaries.
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(c) Division of Assets. In order to divide the principal of a
Trust or for any other purpose, including final distributions, the
Executor and Trustee are authorized to divide and distribute personal
property and real property, partly or wholly in kind, and to allocate
specific assets among beneficiaries and Trusts so long as the total
market value of each share is not affected by the division, distribution
or allocation in kind. The Executor and Trustee are each authorized to
make, join in and consummate partitions of lands, voluntarily or
involuntarily, including giving of mutual deeds, or other obligations,
with as wide powers as an individual owner in fee simple.
(d) Sell Assets. To sell either at public or private sale real
and personal property severally or in conjunction with other persons,
and to consummate sale(s) by deed(s) or other instrument(s) to the
purchaser(s), conveying a fee simple title. No purchaser shall be
obligated to see to the application of the purchase money or to make
inquiry into the validity of any sale(s). The Executor and Trustee are
authorized to execute, acknowledge and deliver deeds, assignments,
options or other writings as necessary or convenient to any of the
power conferred upon the Executor and Trustee.
(e) Encumber Real Estate. To mortgage real estate, and to
make leases of real estate.
(f) Borrow Monev. To borrow money from any person,
including the Executor or Trustee, to pay indebtedness of mine or of
my estate, expenses of administration or inheritance, legacy, estate
and other taxes, and to assign and pledge assets of my estate or any
Trust established by this Will.
(g) Pay Costs. To pay all costs, taxes, expenses and charges
in connection with the administration of my estate or any Trust
established under this Will.
(h) Distributions without Court Order. To make
distributions of income and of principal to the proper beneficiaries,
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during the administration of my estate, with or without court order, in
such manner and in such amounts as the Executor deems prudent and
appropriate.
(i) Vote Stock. To vote shares of stock which form a part of
my estate or any Trust established under this Will, and to exercise all
the powers incident to the ownership of stock.
(j) Reorganize. To unite with other owners of property
similar to property in my estate to carry out plans for the
reorganization of any company whose securities form a part of my
estate.
(k) Disclaim. To disclaim any interest in property which
would devolve to me or my estate by whatever means, including but
not limited to the following means: as beneficiary under a will, as an
appointee under the exercise of a power of appointment, as a person
entitled to take by intestacy, as a donee of an inter vivos transfer, and
as a donee under a third-party beneficiary contract.
(1) Tax Returns. To prepare, execute and file tax returns of
any type required by applicable law, including but not limited to filing
a joint tax return with my surviving spouse, and to make all tax
elections authorized by law.
(m) Employ Advisors. To employ custodians of property,
investment or business advisors, accountants and attorneys as the
Executor or Trustee deems appropriate, and to compensate these
persons from assets of my estate or trust, without affecting the
compensation to which the Executor and Trustee are entitled.
(n) Divide Trusts. To divide any Trust created in this Will
into two or more separate Trusts so that inclusion ratio for purposes of
the generation-skipping transfer tax shall be either zero or one, in
order that an .election under Section 2652(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue
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Code may be made with respect to one of the separate Trusts, or for
any other reason.
(0) Allocate Expenses. To allocate administrative expenses
to income or to principal, as the Executor or Trustee deems
appropriate. However, no allocation to income shall be made if the
effect of the allocation is to cause a reduction in the amount of any
estate tax marital deduction or estate tax charitable deduction.
(P) Adjust Basis. To make any adjustment to basis
authorized by law, including, but not limited to increasing the basis of
any property included in my estate, whether or not passing under this
Will, by allocating any amount by which the bases of assets may be
increased. The Executor shall be under no duty and shall not be
required to allocate basis increase exclusively, primarily, or at all to
assets which pass as part of my probate estate as opposed to other
property for which a basis adjustment is allowable. The Executor shall
allocate basis increase equitably among those beneficiaries receiving
property as a result of my death, but shall not be liable to any person,
nor subject to removal or surcharge, for any reasonable allocation of
basis increase.
(q) Compromise Claims. To compromise claims.
(r) Terminate Trust. To terminate any trust, if in the
opinion of the Trustee, the expense of administration of the trust is not
justified. Upon termination, the Trustee shall distribute the trust
property to the person(s) then entitled to receive or have the benefit of
the income therefrom. If there is more than one current income
beneficiary, the Trustee shall distribute trust assets to the income
\ beneficiaries in the proportion in which they receive income, or if no
proportion is designated, in equal shares to the income beneficiaries.
This power may only be exercised by a Trustee who is an independent
Trustee, and this power shall be ineffective to the extent that the effect
of the power is to vest in any Trustee or beneficiary a general power of
appointment.
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(s) Other Acts. To do all other acts in his or her judgment
necessary or desirable for the proper and advantageous management,
investment and distribution of the estate and Trusts established under
this Will.
ITEM XIII: Accounting. The Trustee, on an annual
basis, shall provide each income beneficiary who has attained the age of eighteen
(18) years, and the Guardian of the person of any income beneficiary who has not
attained the age of eighteen (18) years, statements showing transactions of each
Trust established for the benefit of that beneficiary. The beneficiary, or the
Guardian of the person of such beneficiary, may waive this right to receive an
annual accounting. The Trustee may, at any time, settle any account, or questions
concerning the administration of any Trust established under this Will, by
agreement with the then current income and remainder beneficiaries of the Trust, if
legally competent, or if not legally competent, with the Guardian of the person of
the beneficiary, the legally competent spouse of the beneficiary, or the oldest legally
competent relative of the beneficiary who would take a portion of the estate of the
beneficiary were the beneficiary to die at that time intestate under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Any settlement made in accordance with this
Item shall bind all persons who have an interest in the Trust, and shall constitute a
release and discharge of the Trustee with respect to transactions specified in the
settlement.
ITEM XIV: Distributions to or for Beneficiaries. The
Trustee is authorized to distribute principal andlor income in anyone or more of the
following ways if the Trustee, in the discretion of the Trustee, considers the
beneficiary unable to apply distributions to the beneficiary's own best interests, or if
the beneficiary is under a legal disability:
(a) To Beneficiary. Directly to the beneficiary;
(b) To Guardian or Conservator. To the legal guardian or
conservator of such beneficiary;
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(c) To Custodian. To the Trustee, or to another person
selected by the Trustee, as custodian under the Pennsylvania Uniform
Transfers to Minors Act as to a beneficiary under the age of twenty-
five (25) years;
(d) To Relative. To a relative of the beneficiary, to be
expended by that relative for the benefit of the beneficiary; or
(e) Direct Application. By directly applying distributions for
the benefit of the beneficiary.
ITEM XV: Merger of Trusts. Should my husband,
PAUL M. HEMLER, by Will or Agreement of Trust, establish Trusts similar to the
Trusts I have established for the benefit of my issue, the Trustee of each Trust
created in this Will shall have the right to merge it with the similar Trust created
by my husband for the same beneficiaries. If merged, the Trustee shall operate the
merged Trusts as a single Trust.
ITEM XVI: Survival. Any person who has died within
thirty (30) days of my death, or under such circumstances that the order of our
deaths cannot be established by proof, shall be deemed to have predeceased me.
Any person (other than myself) who has died at the same time as any beneficiary
under this Will, or in a common disaster with that beneficiary, or under such
circumstances that the order of deaths cannot be established by proof, shall be
deemed to have predeceased that beneficiary.
ITEM XVII: Trust Situs. The initial situs of each Trust
created under this Will shall be the county where I am domiciled at the time of my
death. The Trustee may determine, from time to time, to change the situs of any
Trust established under this Will. However, no change in situs shall be effective
until' written notice is provided to the living beneficiaries of the Trust.
ITEM XVIII: Executors and Trustees. I make the
following provisions with respect to Executors and Trustees:
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(a) Initial Executor. I appoint my son, PAUL F. HEMLER, to
be the Executor.
(b) Successor Executors. In the event that my son is unable
or refuses to serve as Executor, I appoint my daughter, ELIZABETH
A. HEMLER, to serve as Executrix, herein referred to as the
"Executor ."
(c) Initial Trustees. I appoint my son, PAUL F. HEMLER,
and my daughter, MARY H. GARBARINO, to be the Trustees, herein
collectively referred to as the "Trustee."
(d) Co-Trustees and Successor Trustees. Each person serving
as a sole Trustee shall have the power to appoint a Co-Trustee. Each
Trustee shall have the power to appoint his or her successor in office.
(e) Power to Remove Trustee. Any Trustee or Co-Trustee
appointed by a Trustee may be removed by that Trustee.
(f) Method of Appointment and Removal. Each appointment
or removal of a Trustee shall be in writing and shall be filed with the
court in the jurisdiction which is the situs of the Trust. The written
instrument shall be signed by the person having the power to make the
appointment or removal.
(g) Temporary Trustee. Each Trustee shall have the power
to designate a temporary Trustee by an instrument in writing
delivered to such temporary Trustee. The temporary Trustee shall
serve as such only during the legal incapacity of the appointing
Trustee, or, during such period of time as the appointing Trustee in
I writing designates, and upon the expiration of that time, or at such
time as the legal incapacity of the appointing Trustee ceases, the
appointing Trustee shall once again become the Trustee.
(h) Acceptance of Office. A Trustee shall be deemed to have
accepted the office of Trustee as to Trust property only to the extent it
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accepts that property by written instrument delivered to the Executor.
Should a Trustee refuse to accept property, the Executor shall have the
power to select another person to serve as Trustee, or to divide any
Trust created by this Will so as to permit one person (or persons) to
serve as Trustee with respect to some Trust property and another
person (or persons) to serve as Trustee with respect to other Trust
property.
(i) Resignation. Any Trustee may resign upon ninety (90)
days written notice to the then income beneficiary and each adult sui
juris remainder beneficiary of the Trust; provided, however, that the
resignation shall not become effective until and unless at least one
person is then serving as Trustee of the affected Trust.
(j) Dele~ation. Any Trustee may delegate investment and
related management functions to another Trustee, provided the other
Trustee accepts the delegation in writing. To the extent accepted, the
delegating Trustee shall be relieved of responsibility for the
investment decisions of the Trustee to whom investment and related
management functions were delegated.
(k) Responsibilitv. No Trustee shall be responsible for the
acts or omissions of any other Trustee.
(1) Duty to Investigate. In the absence of actual knowledge
of a breach of trust, or information concerning a possible breach of
trust that would cause a reasonable person to inquire, a successor
Trustee is under no duty to examine the accounts and records of any
predecessor Trustee, or to inquire into the acts or omissions of such
predecessor, is not liable for any failure to seek redress for any act or
\ omission of such predecessor, shall have responsibility only for
property which is actually delivered to the Trustee by such predecessor
and shall have all of the powers conferred upon a Trustee hereunder.
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(m) Compensation. The Executor and Trustee shall have the
right to receive reasonable compensation for services rendered and
reimbursement for reasonable expenses.
(n) Standard of Care. The Trustee shall not be liable or
accountable for any loss that may result from the good faith exercise of
the authority granted in this Will. This shall specifically include
decisions of the Trustee with respect to discretionary distributions of
income and/or principal to any beneficiary.
(0) Security. The Executor and Trustee are specifically
relieved from the duty of filing bond or entering security.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this, my
Last Will and Testament, consisting of this and the preceding fifteen (15) pages, at
the end of each page of which I have also set my initials for greater security and
better identification this y~ day of r ' 200 (.
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ELIZABETH B. HEMLER
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Will was
signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testatrix 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 set our hands and seals
the day and year first above written, and we certify that at the time of the execution
thereof, the said Testatrix was of sound and disposing mind and memory.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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I, ELIZABETH B. HEMLER, Testatrix, 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 the instrument as my Last Will and
Testament; that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it as my free and voluntary
act for the purposes therein expressed.
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ELIZABETH B. HEMLER
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this yh day of ~
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My Commission Expires:
(SEAL)
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANtA
NOTARIAL SEAL
CYNTHIA J. RULE. Nobly PubliC
Lem0yn8 Boro., Cumbertand CountY
CommisSIon Expires Febru IV 3. 2008
AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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We, a//Jlt"! I). M '/ir/! and
the Witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or for
being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and
saw Testatrix, ELIZABETH B. HEMLER, sign and execute the instrument as her
Last Will and Testament; that Testatrix signed willingly and that she executed said
Will as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of
us in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the Will as Witnesses; and that
to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen (18) or more
years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 4-H day of ~
,2001.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
NOTARIAL SEAL
CYNTHIA J. RULE. Notary PublIc
Lemoyne Boro., Cumberland County
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