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Amy 1. Mende]sohn
Attomey ill No. 81084
Rhoads & Sinon LLP
One South Market Square
P. O. Box 1 ]46
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1146
(7] 7) 233-5731
Attomeys for Petitioner
IN RE: MILDRED J. GERBER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT, CUMBERLAND COUNTY
dated December 19, 1997 COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA
ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
NO. 21-2002-0540
OBJECTIONS OF MILDRED J. GERBER. BENEFICIARY
NOW COMES, PNC Bank, N.A., as Guardian of the Estate of Mildred J, Gerber, an
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Incapacitated'p'erson,-hy and through its attorneys, Rhoads & Sinon LLP and objects to the First
and Final Account of Fred E. Gerber, II, trustee of the Mildred J. Gerber Revocable Trust, filed
with the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, on July
8, 2002, for the following reasons:
1. The objector, PNC Bank, N.A. (the "Objector"), is the Guardian of the Estate of
Mildred J. Gerber, an incapacitated person. A copy of the Order of this Court dated March 22,
2001, appointing Objector as guardian is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A."
2. Mildred J. Gerber (the "Beneficiary") established the Mildred J. Gerber
Revocable Trust on December 19, 1997 (the "Trust"). The Beneficiary subsequently amended
and restated the Trust on August 2, 1999, and again amended the Trust on January 25,2001. A
copy of the amended and restated agreement of trust and the amendment thereto are attached
hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "B."
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3. During her lifetime, the Beneficiary is the sole beneficiary of the Trust as set forth
in Article 2 thereof. Upon the Beneficiary's death, Article 4 of the Trust provides that the first
$370,000 of Trust assets shall be distributed outright in equal shares of$185,000 each to the
Beneficiary's children, Fred E. Gerber, II and Jane N. Heflin. The remainder of the Trust assets
shall be distributed in equal shares to Fred E, Gerber, II, Jane N. Heflin, and the Beneficiary's
other daughter, Marilyn J. Gerber, with Marilyn J. Gerber's share to be held in trust for her
benefit.
4. Fred E. Gerber, II (the "Accountant"), the son of the Beneficiary, was the Trustee
ofthe Trust from at least January 1, 1998 until October 3, 200l.
5. On October 3, 2001, pursuant to its authority as guardian of the estate of the
Beneficiary, the Objector removed the Accountant and appointed itself as successor trustee. A
copy of the Removal of Trustee and Appointment of Successor Trustee is attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit "C."
6, The Accountant filed a First and Final Account (the "Account") for the Trust on
July 8, 2002.
7. The Account fails to conform to the fiduciary accounting standards set forth in
Supreme Court Orphans' Court Rule 6.1, and breaches Accountant's duty to render a clear and
accurate account. In particular, the Account:
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(a) fails to separately state disbursements and distributions of income
and principal. Distributions of income and principal are subject to different
standards as set forth in Article 2 of the Trust agreement. The Trust provides that
all income shall be distributed to the Beneficiary, while principal shall be
distributed only as requested by the Beneficiary or "for her support, maintenance,
comfort or other benefit, or to meet the costs of any illness or accident which may
affect her";
(b) fails to report the fiduciary acquisition value of the Trust assets;
(c) fails to report with specificity gains and losses on sales or other
dispositions of Trust assets, such as the unrealized losses noted in 1998, 1999, and
2000; and
(d) fails to report investments made and changes in investment
holdings, such as the shares of the Nuveen PA Investment Quality Municipal
Fund converted in 1999 and 2001 and the Strong High Yield Municipal Bond
Fund converted in 2001.
8. The Account shows payment of interest on a margin account in 1999, 2000, and
2001. These payments constitute wasting of the Trust assets in violation of Accountant's
fiduciary duties.
9. The Accountant made multiple distributions to individuals other than the
Beneficiary, including, inter alia, the Accountant, Jane Heflin, Sascha Gerber, Mischa Gerber,
and John Hanseir, contrary to the terms of the Trust agreement and in breach of the Accountant's
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fiduciary duties. The Beneficiary is the sole beneficiary of the Trust during her lifetime, and the
Trust agreement does not permit the trustee to make gifts on behalf of the Beneficiary.
10. The Account reports that on February 24, 1999, the Accountant paid to himself
from the Trust assets an advance of $17,700 "against his Estate share" at the instruction of the
Beneficiary. The advance is contrary to the terms of the Trust since the Beneficiary is the sole
beneficiary of the Trust during her lifetime, and is a breach of Accountant's fiduciary duties.
11. On January 23, 2001, Accountant distributed to himself a gift of $30,000 "by
instruction of Mildred J. Gerber" contrary to the terms of the Trust and in breach of Accountant's
fiduciary duties. The Accountant is not the current beneficiary of the Trust, and the Trust
Agreement does not permit the trustee to make gifts on behalf of the Beneficiary.
12. The Account reports a loan to Jane N. Heflin from the Trust on August 31, 1999,
of $5,000, and a loan to Sascha Gerber on July 11, 2001, of $500. The Accountant fails to
account for the corresponding notes for the amounts loaned.
13, Accountant paid from the Trust assets expenses for a rental property in Baltimore,
Maryland that is not owned by the Beneficiary or the Trust, but instead is owned by the Fred E.
Gerber, Sr. Trust. In particular, the Accountant paid the foIIowing amounts related to the
Baltimore property:
(a) November 14, 1999, $10.00 to "Maryland Dept. of the Envir." for
"Processing Fee"
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(b) May 6,2000, $300.00 to "Foe Cross" for "Roof Repair _
Baltimore"
(c) July 27,2000, $1,590.89 to "Director of Finance" for "Property
Tax - Baltimore"
(d) December 17, 2000, $10.00 to "Maryland Dept. of En vir." for
"Envir. Assessment Fee"
(e) August 20,2000, $15.00 to "Director of Finance" for "Residential
Property Stat."
(f) December 17,2000, $10.00 to "Maryland Dept. of Envir." for
"Envir. Assessment Fee"
(g) November 21,2001, $48,00 to "Valley Bank ofMD" for "Ground
Rent - Baltimore."
14. The Accountant requests a commission and administration fee to be paid from the
Trust. The amount requested is not reasonable as it exceeds the standard rate of compensation
for administration of revocable trusts. In addition, expenses of the Accountant, which should
reduce the commission and fees payable, were paid from the Trust as follows:
(a) May 30, 1999, $103.38 for "Office Supplies for Trust
Management"
(b) August 8, 1999, $1,082.51 for "Scanner/Fax/Copier for Trust
Management"
(c) November 11,2001, $585.10 for "Office Supplies - Trust
Management. "
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15, Objector reserves the right to raise further objections that may arise from time to
time,
WHEREFORE, PNC Bank, N.A., as Guardian of the Estate of Mildred J. Gerber, an
incapacitated person, respectfully requests that this Court:
(a) deny the request of the Accountant, Fred E. Gerber, II, to confirm
the First and Final Account of the Accountant for the Mildred J. Gerber
Revocable Trust originally dated December 19, 1997, as filed; and
(b) surcharge Fred E. Gerber, II for the amount of distributions and
disbursements improperly paid from the Trust as set forth in the foregoing
Objections.
RHOADS & SINON LLP
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Amy J. e delsohn, Esquire
Supreme Court ID# 81084
One South Market Square
P. O. Box 1146
Harrisburg, P A 17108-1146
(717) 233-5731
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VERIFICA nON
/)A-vl D 14-. d/Z.4J'V,./ , the (//~ fJ,.~s./d e.d of PNC
Bank, N.A., deposes and says, subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. ~4904 relating to unsworn
falsification to authorities, that he/she is authorized to make this verification on behalf of the
PNC Bank, N.A. and that the facts set forth in the foregoing Objections of Mildred J. Gerber,
Beneficiary are true and correct to the best of his /her knowledge, information and belief.
PNC BANK, N.A.
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IN RE: APPOINTMENT OF A IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
GUARDIAN OF THE ESTATE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
MILDRED J. GERBER
NO. 21-01-92
FINDINGS
(1) Mildred J. Gerber, born November 9, 1914, suffers from dementia that
impairs her capacity to make and communicate decisions.
(2) Her ability to receive and evaluate information effectively and communicate
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decisions is impaired to such a significant extent that she is totally unable to manage
her financial resources.
(3) The estrangement between one of her daughters and her other daughter and
son, and the substantial assets in her estate, requires the appointment of a corporate
guardian.
(4) A plenary guardian of the estate is necessary because her incapacity is
permanent.
(5) The guardianship must be for an unlimited period.
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this 220d day of March, 2001, PNC Bank is appointed plenary
guardian of the estate of Mildred J. Gerber.
By tl).e Court,
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MILDRED J. GERBER
REVISED AND RESTATED
REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT
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\.... THIS REVISED AND REST A TED AGREEMENT made as of this.~ day of August,
1999, by and between MILDRED J. GERBER of 623 Hilltop Drive, New Cumberland,
Pennsylvania, 17070, hereinafter referred to as the "Grantor" and COL. FRED E. GERBER II,
hereinafter referred to as the "Trustee".
1. The Revocable Trust Agreement between MILDRED J. GERBER as Grantor and
MILDRED J. GERBER and FRED E. GERBER as Trustees and COL. FRED E.
GERBER, II, successor Trustee, dated December 19, 1997 is revised and restated as
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2. The Grantor continues the property, IN TRUST, for the following purposes:
(a) To pay the income to the Grantor in convenient installments at least quarter-
annually.
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(b) To pay the Grantor, at any time or times during her life, such sums from or any
part or all of the principal as she may request in a written instrument delivered to
the Trustee.
(c) To pay to the Grantor, at any time or times during her life, such sums from or any
part or all of the principal as the Trustee may, in his discretion, determine to be
reasonably necessary for her support, maintenance, comfort or other benefit, or to
meet the costs of any illness or accident which may afrect her.
(d) Upon the death of the Grantor, to pay the then remaining principal, if any, as the
Grantor may appoint in favor of her estate or in favor of others, such power to be
exercisable by her in a will in which she expressly refers to this power.
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(e) If or to the extent to which the Grantor fails effectively to exercise the power
granted to her in (d) above, the principal, if any, remaining on her death shall be
paid as provided in Paragraph 4 below.
3. Upon the Grantor's death, the Trustee shall pay to the Grantor's estate an amount equal
to the trust's fair share, determined as provided below, of all estate, inheritance and other
death taxes (including any interest thereon and penalties with respect thereto), federal, state
and other, imposed by reason of the Grantor's death in respect of property held by the trust
or otherwise. The trust's fair share of such taxes shall be determined by the executors or
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administrators for each tax separately and, for each tax, shall be the proponion of the tax
which the value of. the property held by the trust in respect to which the tax is imposed
bears to the value of all property in respect to which the tax is imposed. A tax shall not
be considered imposed in respect to property to the extent of any deduction, credit,
exemption or exclusion allowed in respect to such property. The determination by the
executors or administrators of the amount payable under this paragraph shall be final, and
the Trustee shall pay such sums without making inquiry into their accuracy. Upon making
payment of the amounts determined, the Trustee shall be discharged from any liability with
respect to such payments from further accountability therefor. Such payments shall be
made out of the principal of the trust.
4. (a) One third to the son of the Grantor, Co!. Fred E. Gerber, II.
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(b) One third to the daughter of the Grantor, Jane N. Heflin.
(c) One third to the PNC National Bank, Trustee for the daughter of the Grantor,
Marilyn Jo Gerber, IN TRUST, nevertheless, to hold invest and reinvest the same
and after paying all of the expenses incident to the management of the trust, to pay
over the net income therefrom at least quarter annually to the daughter of the
Grantor, Marilyn Jo Gerber.
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(d) To pay to the daughter of the Grantor, Marilyn at any time or times such sums
from or any part or all of the principal as the PNC Bank Trustee may in its sole
discretion detennine to be reasonably necessary to pennit her to maintain her usual
and normal standard of living or to meet the costs of any illness or accident which
may affect her.
(e) In the event the daughter of the Grantor, Marilyn predeceases the Grantor or dies
during the tenn of Marilyn's trust, the remaining principal and any accumulated but
undistributed income shall be paid in equal shares to the son of the Grantor, CoL
Fred E. Gerber, II and the daughter of the Grantor, Jane N. Heflin, or if either
does not survive the Grantor or Marilyn, to the respective issue of such deceased
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5. The PNC National Bank, Trustee, in exercising any discretionary powers given to it under
the above provisions of this trust, shall take into consideration any other assets or income
owned by or ava~lable to the daughter of the Grantor, Marilyn, except that the PNC Bank
Trustee shall be prohibited from making any payments in reimbursement to any
governmental entity which may have incurred expense for the benefit of the daughter of
the Grantor, Marilyn, and the PNC Bank Trustee shall not pay any obligation of the
daughter of the Grantor, Marilyn, which obligation is otherwise payable by a governmental
entity or pursuant to any governmental program of reimbursement or payment. It is the
Grantor's primary purpose in creating this trust to benefit the daughter of the Grantor,
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Marilyn, and not to preserve the principal for the benefit of the son of the Grantor, Fred,
and the daughter of the Grantor, Jane; this purpose shall be carried out in determining any
questions which may arise between the interest of the daughter of the Grantor, Marilyn,
and the interest of the son of the Grantor, Fred, and the daughter of the Grantor, Jane.
6. Whenever a Trustee is directed or authorized to make payments to a person, such Trustee
is authorized, in his or its discretion, ,to apply such payments to or for the use of such
person.
7. Wherever a Trustee is given the discretionary power to make payments from the principal
or income of a trust, no Trustee who is a potential recipient of such a payment may
exercise his or her discretion in his or her own favor.
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8. The word "issue" as used in this agreement (I) shall mean issue per stirpes and (ii) shall
include those born after the date of this agreement. The word "minor" as used in this
agreement shall mean a person under the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which such
person is domiciled, and the word "minority" shall mean that period before such person
attains the age of majority. The words "Trustee" and "Trustees" apply to and include not
only the Trustees COL. FRED E. GERBER, IT and PNC NATIONAL BANK, but also,
unless otherwise specifically provided, any additional or successor Trustee(s). The word
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"discretion" means "sole, exclusive and unrestricted discretion. II Unless the context
otherwise requires,. the masculine shall be deemed to include the feminine and neuter, and
the use of the singular and plural shall be interchangeable.
9. Without limiting the authority which all Trustees would otherwise have pursuant to law or
pursuant to other provisions of this agreement, they are hereby vested with the following
discret'onary powers which they shall have until the fInal distribution of all assets in their
hal1da:
(a) To retain for as long a period of time as they may consider advisable or proper any
property which may at any time be in their hands.
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(b) To sell at public or private sale or to exchange any property which may at any time
be in their hands, without application to court, on any terms which they may
consider advisable or proper, including terms involving an extension of credit for
any period of time and with or without security.
(c) To invest in or otherwise acquire any property, without being bound by any
provision of law restricting investments by trustees, including but not limited to
common and preferred stocks, secured and unsecured obligations, mutual and
common funds, other securities, mortgages, and interests and options in any of the
foregoing.
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(d) To acquire and retain property without regard to any principles of diversification.
(e) To acquire, exercise, seIl or abandon conversion, subscription and other rights and
options in connection with securities or any other property, and to grant options for
any period of time.
(f) To operate, repair, alter, improve, insure, grant options upon, mortgage, partition,
or lease for any period of time any real property or interest in real property which
at any time forms part of any trust herein created.
(g) To employ and pay investment advisers, accountants, attorneys, bookkeepers,
clerks, stenographers and other assistants.
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(h) To borrow money for any purpose, including but not limited to the payment of
taxes; this power to include the power to borrow from income for the benefit of
principal or from principal for the benefit of income, with or without interest, and
to pledge or mortgage property as security for money borrowed.
(i) To lend money or other property to any person, corporation, partnership, trust or
other entity, including a beneficiary hereunder.
(j) To make any division or distribution hereunder in kind or in cash or partly in each.
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coming into their hands constitutes income or principal, and whether any payment
or expenditure made by them shall be charged to income or to principal, but any
distribution by a corporation or association made to the Trustees in the shares of
the distributing corporation or association, whether in the form of a stock split or
stock dividend, shall be allocated wholly to principal.
(1) To place the assets of the trust or any part of them in one or more bank, brokerage,
custodian or other accounts with any banks, trust companies, or stock brokerage
, fIrms, and to pay the cost of maintaining such accounts.
(m) To maintain bank, brokerage, custodian and other accounts under the title of
MILDRED J. GERBER TRUST, or in the name of the Trustees or any of them,
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followed by the words "SPECIAL ACCOUNT".
(n) To keep property of the trust in any convenient place of safekeeping, without
limitation, provided that such property is at all times earmarked as being the
property of the trust.
(0) To delegate to anyone of the Trustees, or to others, any nondiscretionary power,
including but not limited to the power, singly or with others, to sign checks,
withdrawal slips, instructions for the receipt or delivery of securities or other
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property, and instructions for the payment or receipt of money, and the power,
singly or with others, to have access to any safe deposit box or other place where
property of any trust created pursuant to this agreement is deposited.
10. No Trustee shall be required to furnish any bond, undertaJdng or other security for the
faithful discharge of his duties as Trustee, nor shall any Trustee be required to file any
interim account of his proceedings in any court in any jurisdiction in which he may be
called upon to act. No Trustee shall be responsible or liable for the manner in which any
discretion is exercised pursuant hereto, or for any misinterpretation of this agreement, or
for any act or omission of any other Trustee, or, unless his conduct amounts to fraud or
willful misconduct, for any act or omission of his own.
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11. Any person, including the Grantor, may, at any time and from time to time, add additional
property by will or otherwise to the trust, providing such property is acceptable to the
Trustees. Any property so added shall become a part of the trust estate and be subject in
all respects to the terms and conditions of this agreement.
12. Any statement sent by registered mail or delivered by any Trustee to, or any release to a
Trustee signed by any beneficiary who is living and of full age and sound mind, or any
statement so sent or delivered to, or any release signed on behalf of any beneficiary by the
executor or administrator of any beneficiary if the beneficiary is not living, or a parent,
guardian or committee of a beneficiary who is living but not of full age and sound mind,
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shall conclusively discharge the Trustees from any and every claim and demand of any
such beneficiary with respect to any matter contained in such statement or release, except
with respect to any matters in such statement as to which written objection is made to and
received by the Trustee rendering the statement within sixty days after the statement has
been sent or delivered. Any such release, if given with respect to all matters relating to
the trust and the administration thereof, with or without formal or informal accounting or
the rendition of any statement shaH conclusively discharge such Trustee from all claims of
the beneficiary by whom or on whose behalf the release was signed, and from all claims
of the then living descendants of such beneficiary having no interest in the trust conflicting
with that of such beneficiary, and from all claims of such beneficiary's unborn issue, with
respect to all matters relating to the trust or the administration thereof, including claims
which were not disclosed to or not known by...such beneficiary or the person signing the
release on such beneficiary t s behalf.
13. Any Trustee may resign by executing and acknowledging a written resignation and
delivering it to an acting Trustee, if there is a Trustee acting, or if not, to the Grantor if
she is then living, or if not, to the then income beneficiaries of the trust.
14. (a) The Grantor shaU have power to remove any Trustee and to designate additiOnal
Trustees or successor Trustees. Any designation as Trustee shall be revocable at
any time prior to the qualification of the person so designated.
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. (b) . After the death of the Grantor, the, Trustee or Trustees acting from time to time'
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shall have the power to designate additional Trustees to serve with them or
successor Trustees to serve upon the occurrence of a further vacancy if the
successors named herein or designated as provided herein are unable to act. The
powers provided for by this paragraph shall include the power to designate
different Trustees for different trusts created herein.
(c) The Trustees acting from time to time shall have the power to deliver any or all of
the assets of the trust to any Trustee or Trustees then acting in any jurisdiction.
. This power shall include the power to administer separate trusts created herein as
separate entities with different Trustees in different jurisdictions. It is the
Grantor's intention that if the assets of the trust are delivered to another
jurisdiction, they be aclmiI}ister~. in and subject to the laws of that jurisdiction.
(d) Each of the powers granted by this paragraph shall be exercisable by a written and
acknowledged instrument. A designation shall become effective upon the delivery
thereof to the person so designated, and the qualification of such person in the
manner hereinafter provided. A revocation Qf a designation shall become effective
upon delivery thereof to the person whose designation is revoked, except that a
revocation to be effective need not be delivered to the person designated if the
designation has not been delivered to such person. A removal shall become
effective upon the delivery of the instrument of removal to the Trustee so removed.
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(e) , Additional and successor Trustees' shall be vested with ail the discretion, authoritY,
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rights and immunities and be subject to all of the duties of Trustees named pursuant
to this agreement.
15. Any additional or successor Trustee shall qualify by delivering a written and acknowledged
acceptance of the trust to an acting Trustee, if there is a'Trustee acting, or if not to the
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Grantor, if she is then living, or if not to the then income beneficiary of the trust.
16. COL. FRED E. GERBER, II hereby accepts the present trust and agrees to execute the
same to the best of his ability.
17. The trust shall be revocable by the Grantor, at any time, and either in whole or in part.
The Grantor may, in addition, amend or modify this agreement, at any time, in any way
whatever. Any such revocation, amendment or modification shall be made by a written
and acknowledged instrument delivered to the acting Trustees. After the death of the
Grantor, the trust cannot be revoked or amended, and no part of the income or principal
of the trusts (this trust and the trust for Marilyn 10 Gerber) can be transferred, pledged or
otherwise alienated by any beneficiary, or become subject to the debts of any beneficiary.
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18. Unless the governing law has been changed by removal of assets to another iurisdiclion,
this agreement and each trust created hereunder shall be construed and regulated by the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agi-eement as of the day and year
fIrst above written.
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Mildred J. Gerber MI DRED 1. GERB ,Grantor
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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On this, the ;~ day of , 1999, before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared
MILDRED J. GERBER, Grantor, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and also acknowledged that she executed the same
for the purposes therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Notary Public
NOTARIAL SEAL
... BARBARA J. KOCHER. Notary PUblic
Camp HiI~ 8?ro. Cumberland County
Mv CommiSSion EXDires Oct. 22. 2001
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On this, the /II Ii day of J-sit4-'XW , 1999, before me, a Notary Public,
personally appeared COL. FRED E. GERBER, II, Trustee, known to me (or satisfactorily
proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and also
acknowled~ed that he executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
IN W~TNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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AMENDMENT TO
MILDRED J. GERBER
REVISED AND REST A TED
REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT IS MADE TO THE MILDRED J. GERBER REVISED
AND REST A TED REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT dated August 2, 1999 (Trust),
on January~..t' 2001, by MILDRED J. GERBER, Grantor, of623 Hilltop Drive, New
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 17070.
1. This Amendment is made in accordance with Paragraph 17 of the Trust.
2. MARILYN JO GERBER, a daughter of MILDRED J. GERBER, has
obtained at least $185,000.00 from MILDRED J. GERBER in the last six months.
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3. MILDRED J. GERBER provided for an equal division of her Estate
among her 3 children in the Trust.
4. Because ofMARIL YN JO GERBER'S obtaining $185,000.00 from
MILDRED J. GERBER in the past six months, MILDRED J. GERBER wishes to revise
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her Trust by taking into account the said $185,000.00, so that the equal division among
her children will be maintained.
5. Therefore, Paragraph 4 of the Trust is revised and restated as follows:
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'4. The residue of the Trust shall be paid as follows:
(a) $185,000.00 to the son of the Grantor, COL FRED E. GERBER, II.
(b) $185,000.00 to the daughter of the Grantor, JANE N. HEFLIN.
(c) The remaining amount after subtracting the above $370,000.00, in equal
shares to COL. FRED E. GERBER, II, JANE N. HEFLIN and PNC
NATIONAL BANK, IN TRUST, nevertheless, for MARILYN JO GERBER,
to hold, invest and reinvest the same and after paying all of the expenses
incident to the management of the trust, to pay over the net income therefrom
at least quarter-annually to the daughter of the Grantor, MARILYN JO
GERBER. .
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(d) To pay to the daughter of the Grantor, MARILYN JO GERBER, at any time
or times such sums from or any part or all of the principal as the PNC Bank
Trustee may in its sole discretion determine to be reasonably necessary to
permit her to maintain a normal standard of living or to meet the costs of any
illness or accident which may affect her.
(e) In the event the daughter of the Grantor, MARILYN JO GERBER,
predeceases the Grantor or dies during the term ofMARIL YN'S trust, the
remaining principal and any accumulated but undistributed income shall be
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. paid in equal shares to the son'ofthe'Grantor, COL FRED E. GERBER, II and
the daughter of the Grantor, JANE N. HEFLIN, or if either does not survive
the Grantor or MARILYN, to the respective issue of such deceased person.
6. In all other respects, except Paragraph 4 as revised and restated, the Trust
is ratified and confirmed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, MILDRED J. GERBER has executed this
Amendment to the Mildred J. Gerber Revised and Restated Revocable Trust Agreement
the day and year first above written. ~
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA .
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On this, the ;JS'~day of January, 2001, before me, a Notary Public, personally
appeared MILDRED J. GERBER, Grantor, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be
th~ person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Amendment to Mildred J. Gerber
Revised and Restated Revocable Trust Agreement and also acknowledged that she
executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
_,_ ~';'~...,~ .'..,., IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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NOTICE TO:
COL. FRED E. GERBER, II, TRUSTEE
FROM:
MILDRED J. GERBER, GRANTOR
You are hereby notified that I have amended the Mildred J. Gerber Revised and
Restated Revocable Trust Agreement dated August 2, 1999, a copy of which Amendment
is attached hereto and incorporated in this Notice.
Date: ]an~ 2ll.!!J ~~
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RECEIPT AND ACKNOwiEDGEMENT
I, Co!. Fred E. Gerber, II, hereby acknowledges receipt of the foregoing Notice.
Date: ~ S- 2.00)
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REMOV AL OF TRUSTEE AND APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE
OF THE MILDRED J. GERBER REVOCABLE TRUST
PNC Bank, N.A., Guardian of the Estate of Mildred J. Gerber, pursuant to the authority
granted in Article 14(a) of the Mildred 1. Gerber Revocable Trust under Agreement, as amended
and restated on August 2, 1999 (the "Trust"), hereby removes Col. Frederick E. Gerber, II as
trustee of the Trust and appoints PNC Bank, N.A. as sole successor trustee of the Trust. PNC
Bank, N.A. hereby agrees to serve as trustee of the Trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound hereby, PNC Bank has caused
this Removal of Trustee and Appointment of Successor Trustee to be executed by its duly
authorized representative.
ATTEST: PNC BANK, N.A.
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Name: II) 14. ~ I-Yr>
Title: III U - fJ,.~ rl 4 en.!
Date: Och b.tL ~ .2CX' /
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COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
The foregoing REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE AND APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR
TRUSTEE OF THE MILDRED J. GERBER REVOCABLE TRUST was
acknowledged before me on October 3, 2001 by Carole E. Yon, Senior Vice President, a
duly authorized representative ofPNC Bank, NA, Guardian of Mildred J. Gerber, an
incompetent.
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NOTARIAL SEAL
DE~SE C. SULLENBERGER, Notary Pubrlc
My ~ery T~" CU~ber1and ~
miSSIon Expires Nov. 22,
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this Z3~ day of Av.~ \.tS +- , 2002, a true and correct
copy of the foregoing Objections of Mildred J. Gerber, Beneficiary was served by means of
United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, upon the following:
Richard C. Rupp, Esquire
Rupp and Meikle
Attorney for Fred E. Gerber, II
335 North 2151 Street, Suite 205
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Stanley J. Laskowski, Esquire
Caldwell & Kearns
Attorney for Marilyn Gerber
3631 N. Front Street
Harrisburg, P A 17110
Mrs. Jane Heflin
270 N. Garfield Street
Lombard,IL 60148
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Stephani H. Peck
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