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Home My WebLink About11-09-07 Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of Patricia Jeanne Duke No. a \ tJ"\ \ ~C\ also known as , Deceased Social Security No. 198-22-8813 Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:) [;I A. Probate and Grant of Letters and aver that Petitioner(s) is/ate the execut~ named in the Last Will of the Decedent, dated May 30,2006 and codicil(s) dated 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 documents offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: [;I B. Grant of Letters of Administration (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: I Name Relationship Residence , I ." : ~~; ~''---"J I \", -.""" '.,j .c- . . (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets If necessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his/her last family or principal residence 1l:i' Silver Sprinq Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (list street, number and municipality) Decedent, then_ years of age, died October 20, 2007, at Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Location) 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 ................................................................. $ Total ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ Real Estate situated as follows: None 270,000 270,000 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: Ste hen L. Grose 6880 Wertzville Road Enola, PA 17025 Form RW-l Page 1 of 2 (York County) - Rev. 9/92 Oath of Personal Representative Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Cumberland The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) and 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. ." ~ 1./ Sworn to and affirmed and subscribed _ . . ~-vt/ "r....7"\. ~z.~ '6h Stephen L. rose before me this (. I day of November 2007 (\ Iu-~{ .)Vl"rl~ '~ -._J -, --1 ;--.-.". No. C.:; -d-,\ ()"\ $)oY Estate of Patricia Jeanne Duke Deceased Social Security No: 198-22-8813 Date of Death: October 20.2007 AND NOW, November $ , 2007, in consideration of the Petition on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters 0 Testamentary 0 of Administration are hereby granted to d.b.n.c.t.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate Stephen L. Grose in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated May 30. 2006 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent. FEES Letters.......................... . Short Certificate(s)......5.... Ren II nri .tioO-..,.. W. \ \\.... Affidavit ( )................. Extra Pages ( )............ Cod icil..,....................... -\AvhJ JCP Fee........................ Inventory...................... . Other........................... . TOTAL............... . Form RW.1 Page:2 of 2 (York County). Rev. 9/92 $ ':<'10 $ ~() $ IS- $ $ $ $ i 'S"" $ $ JJkru ~A~~~ Register of Wills A~-tl Attorney: St~;~~~nfelter. Esq. I.D. No: 80089 Address: Keefer Wood Allen & Rahal. LLP 635 N. 12th Street. Suite 400. Lemovne. PA 17043 Telephone: 717-901-7786 $ (~Io() H105.805 REV 101/07) LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. P 13988372 This is to certify that the information here given if correctly copied from an original Certificate of Dead duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The origina certificate will be forwarded to the State Vita Records Office for permanent filing. Fee for this certificate, $6.00 ~/J;~_ L~cal Registr~~ .. .. (j OQ'L 2 9/2007 Date Issued Certification Number I1'F.M , f 13 <;HOULD READ AS f()LLOWS: _2 --~/J;~~ ';:,-) .-..-J ..r.-- REV 1112006 I PAINT IN ~ANENT CK INK COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH (See Instructions and examples on reverse) ( - -v 77 April 7, 1930 - 8813 ;206 7 1. Name 01 Decedent (First, middle, last suffix) Patricia Jeanne Duke Vrs. 6. Dale of Birth (Month, day, year) Sa. Place of Death (Check on one) Hospital: Other: Inpatient 0 ER I Outpatient 0 DOA 0 Nursing Home 0 Residence DOlher. Specify: 9. Was Decedent of Hispanic Origin? ~ No DYes 10. Aace;.American Indian, Black, White, ate (If yes, specify Cuban, (Specify) Mexican, Puerto Rican, ele.) whi t e 14. Marital Status: Married. Never Married, Widowed, D1vorced (Speclf;j divorced 5A{je (Last~rthdaYI 8b. County of Death Cumbeland E. Pennsboro Twp. 11. Decedenrs Usual lion Kind of work done d\Jri most of wo lite. Do not state retired Kind of Work Kind of Business Ilndustl)' Department Manager Federal Government . 16. Decedent's Mailing Address (Street, city I town, slate, zip code) Decedent's 16 Stillmeadows Lane ActuaIAeside!ice 1la.State Enola, PA 17025 17b.County Pennsylvania Cumberland Did Decedent Uveina Township? 17c. III Yes, Decedent lived in 17d. 0 No, Decedent Uved within Actual limits 01 Silver Spring Twp. City/Boro 18. Father's Name (First, middle, last, StIffjx) David K. Schenck 19. Mother's Name (First, middle, maiden surname) Helen L. Kunes 2Ob. Inlonnanrs MaiNng Address (Street, city I town, slate, zip code) 1812 Willow Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011 208. Infonnanfs Name (Type I Print) D. Kenneth Schenck 21c. Place of Disposition (Name of cemetery, crematory or other place) Evans Crematory 21d. location (City / town, state, zip code) Schaefferstown, PA 17088 - ~ 22c. Name and Address 01 Facility Parthemore FH & CS, Inc., P.O. Box 431, New Cumberland, PA 17070 238. To the best of my knowledge, death occurred at the time, date and place stated. (Signature and 1ilIe) 23b. license Number 230. Date S~ned (Monlh. day, year) - Items 24-26 ""'" be COfII!Ileted by person . who pronounces death. 24. Time of Death 25. Data Pronoooced~ (MonthldaY'lear) /0.' /5 of.M. (../CTOiJ-e /C CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instructions and examples) Item 27. Part I: Enter the ~ - diseases, injuries, or complications that directly caused the death. DO NOT enter terminal events such as cardiac arrest, respiratory arms!, or venmcular libri/lation wtthout showing the etiology. Us! only one cause on each fine. h~~ l~(j~ ~. Due to (or as a consequence of): r be .20 26. Was Case Referred to Medical Examiner I Coroner for a Reason Other than Cremation or Donation? ;2.007 OVe. ~No Approximale intelV8l: Part II: Enter other sianificant condtions contributina 10 death, 28. Did Tobacco Use Contribute 10 Death? Onset 10 Death but not resulting in the underlying cause gfven In Part l. 0 Ves 0 Probably o No 0 Unknown 29. II Female: o Not pregnant within past year o Pregnant at "me of death o Not Pfflgnant, but pregnanl within 42 days of death o Not Pf99nant, but pregnanl 43 days 10 1 year beloredeelh D Unknown if preglant within the past year 32c. Place of Injul)': Home, Farm, Street, FactoI)', DfficeB,OlIng, etc. (Specify) ==9~~~:a~~disa~ =lhe~'~~a. Enter &Ie UNDERLYING CAUSE =~~~n~a~~~ b. Due 10 (or as a consequence on: c. Due to (or as a consequence of): d. DYes MNO OVes ONo 31. Manner of Death ~ NatlJraJ 0 Homicide D Accidenl D Pending lnvestigabon o SlJicide 0 Cou~ Not be Det.nnined 32d. Time of Injury 32g. location 01 Injury (Street, city I town, stale) 3Oa. Was an Autopsy Perlormed? JOb. Were Autopsy Findings Ava~abIe Prior to Completion of Cause of Death? M. 33a. ee_(check on~ one} Certifying phy.lclan (Physician r:er1ifying caw 01 dealh when .nother physician has pronounced dealh snd oomple1ed ~em 23) To the best of my knowledge, death occurred due 10 ttMtcause(a) and manner II atatecL.................. _.... _ _...... _.... _....................... _... 0 ~==~I==~: ~=:~=n:n~~~:rz;~ot~:~~~~ mannefas slated.................. _.. _.............. 0 :::' =sm~n:r~~n:: and I Of invest;gation. In my opinion, death occurred at the time, dale, and place, and due to the cause(s) and manner as stated_ D I~/I.?'I/I(I FA- 17 oil Di.oos~ion Penn' No. ?)() '7 t,;.)./ n '1 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF PATRICIA JEANNE DUKE T, PATRICIA JEANNE DUKE, of Silver Spring Township, Cumberland Coun,ty, Pennsylvania, do hereby make this my Last Will and Testament, revoking any fomIer Wills an!:l. Codicils made by me. G,' FIRST: I direct the prompt payment of all my legal debts and obligations, including expenses of my last illness, my funeral, and administering my estate. I also direct the prompt payment of all estate, inheritance, succession and other death taxes imposed or payable by reason of my death, and interest and penalties thereon, with respect to all property comprising my gross estate for death tax purposes, whether or not such property passes under this Will, to be paid out of the residue of my estate, as if such taxes were expenses of administration, without apportionment or right of reimbursement. I authorize my Executor to pay all such taxes at such time or times as deemed advisable. SECOND: After the payment of my legal debts and expenses as mentioned above, I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my property of every kind and description wherever situate and whether acquired before or after the execution of this Will, absolutely and in fee simple to my sister, RUTH E. MYERS, and my brother, D. KENNETH SCHENCK, to select whatever items they can mutually agree. To the extent that neither of those individuals desire to have any personal property, I direct that said property be liquidated as soon as practical after my death, either to private or public sale, with the proceeds therefrom I give, devise and bequeath, along with my other assets, to each ofthe following individuals: (a) $50,000 to my sister, RUTH E. MYERS, of 11197 North Eagle Valley Road, Beech Creek, Pennsylvania; (b) $10,000 to LEE E. RARING of229 Pine Street, Auburn, Pennsylvania. The specific bequests contained in subparagraphs ( a) and (b) above are to be paid if there is $60,000 available. Ifnot, five-sixths (5/6) of the balance will be paid to my sister, RUTH E. MYERS, and one-sixth (1/6) will be paid to LEE E. RARING. To the extent there is more than $60,000 available, it shall go to my brother, D. KENNETH SCHENCK, of 1812 Willow Road, Camp HilI, Pennsylvania, ifhe survives me; otherwise, to his issue, per stirpes. THIRD: If all the beneficiaries described in Article SECOND above are deceased and no other disposition fo the residue of my estate is directed by this Will, then, and in that event only, I give, devise and bequeath the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real and personal, to HOSPICE OF CENTRAL PENNSYL VANIA. ~fJlJ FOURTH: No person shall benefit hereunder unless such beneficiary shall survive me by thirty (30) days. FIFTH: I direct that my body be cremated and my remains scattered on the premises of Stillmeadows Farm, if approved by owners. SIXTH: (a) I name my friend and counselor, STEPHEN L. GROSE, Esquire, as my Executor. I direct that my Executor, herein referred to as my Executor regardless of number or gender, serve without bond in any jurisdiction in which called upon to act. (b) Except as otherwise provided herein, if STEPHEN L. GROSE should fail to qualify or otherwise be unable to serve as my Executor hereunder, or for any reason should cease to act in such capacity, the successor or substitute Executor shall be an attorney in the law firm of Keefer Wood Allen & Rahal, LLP, or its successor, which successor or substitute Executor shall be designated in a written instrument filed with the court having jurisdiction over the probate of my estate and signed by my Executor, or, ifhe fails to act, signed by the court having jurisdiction over the probate of my estate. (c) My Executor shall receive reasonable compensation for services rendered. SEVENTH: (a) I give to any Executor named in this Will or any Codicil hereto, or to any successor or substitute Executor, all of the powers enumerated in this Will and all of the powers applicable by law to fiduciaries in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and in particular through the Pennsylvania Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code, as effective and as in effect on the date of my death, during the administration and until the completion of the distribution of my estate. I direct that all such powers shall be construed in the broadest possible manner and shaH be exercisable without court authorization. (b) My Executor is authorized and empowered to acquire and to retain, either permanently or for such period of time as my Executor may determine, any assets, including the capital stock of any closely held corporation, whether such assets are or are not of the character approved or authorized by law for investment by fiduciaries and whether such assets do or do not represent an over concentration in one investment. (c) My Executor is authorized and empowered to disclaim any interest, in whole or in part, of which I, or my Executor, may be the beneficiary, devisee, or legatee, by executing an appropriate instrument (in accordance with section 2518 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or such similar section as may then be in effect). (d) My Executor is authorized and empowered to sell at public or private sale, or exchange, and to encumber or lease, for any period of time, any real or personal property and to give options to buy or lease any such property. Additionally, my Executor is authorized and empowered to compromise claims, to borrow from anyone (including a fiduciary hereunder) and 2 ,;)1 Jtl to pledge property as security therefor, to make loans to and to buy property from anyone (including a fiduciary or beneficiary hereunder); provided that any such loans shall be adequately secured and at a fair interest rate. (e) My Executor is authorized and empowered to allocate property, charges on property, receipts and income among and between principal or income, or partly to each, without regard to any law defining principal and income. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal on this my Last Will and Testament this ,d() day of ~ ' 2006. SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED, and DECLARED by PATRICIA JEANNE DUKE, as and for his/her Last Will and Testament, on the day and year last above written, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, all being present at the same time, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses: ~~I ))ukisEAL) PATRICIA J 1\NNE DUKE +~~ it/tU/w' It a/ ~ f ~~ 3 SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF Cumber )ancl SS. .L and d~LL i 's /2 , and Pair I C-I 0.. -::J!rJ n (LP f) () J:.t tLI /t/-I/ , , the Testatrix and the wit esses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and that she had signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the Will as witness and to the best of his or her knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. A PATRICIA ANNE UKE, Testatrix ~c;O~ II!tuiuJ d. a/ Mflu ~Cf-RL WIt ss Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to before me by u/~LL, :t I). v/. /2T1I , and / of ;YI~ ' 2006. Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me by PATRICIA JEANNE DUKE, the -k . h. '30ft- , wItnesses, t IS day 4 NOtaryriI!J t~ COMMONWEAL.TH OF Pe:NNSYLVANIA NOV,RIAL SEAL , KELLY r<" ;luvvtLL, Notary PUb~~ HampUci \ \ wp Cumberland Coo ~006 \ M) C0m~~~un Expires_September 2 ~---....-....---