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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF Cumberland
COUNTY, PENNSYL V ANI/\
File Number .dJ - 00 - oq ~
E;St&teof Paul B. Ossoff
aJsolcnown as
. DC=l&Oed
SoOiG! Security Number 1 7 9 - 2 8 - 0 3 16
Petlt.1oner(a), who ts/lU't L8 yem ofllC or QlocJ::, applj'(ies) for;
(COMPLE2'F. ~4.1J" '8' BELOW:)
Ga A. Fl"obll.te and Grlllt or Letten Ttlt:lmeDtary and aver that Petlt1on,r(s) is f art the
lIst Will of the Decedent dlttdApril 26, 1988 IlI~D1S1C1(.~
Executors
named in the
(Stille ,.~I'vaJlt t)il"Ctl"tlltl~.. .'I..1'fItWIcil1li~/I, _II' Oll!tfCl1/~", ,~.)
Except as follows, Oe<:edellt did not marry, Will not divotced, and did l10thave a. child born or adopted a!ter execution oftht 1I1sttumel\t($) offered
for pCQbetcr. Wlll3 not the victim of a kil1inl a.,d was never acUudlcated ID incapacitated perlon: N n p y t"" P r t- ; n n ~
o B. Grant of Letten of AdlDiniatradoll
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Petittoner(s) after a propel search ha~ I have ascertained thtt Deee~l\t Jeft rlQ Will.nc1 was $Ur/ived by the Collowix'13 $pou(ejif any) and h..ra; (If
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Dlcedent was domietled It d..3th in Cu~ber land Counjy4.Penns.)'l~iA,.w...lth hill her 11.tprinQipal rettdenc~ at
20 North~12th Stree , Lemoyne, PB, i/U4~ .
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Decedmt. men
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Decedent at death ()wned property with C$tjotcd y.luc:~ ~ follo~;
(If dClmieiled in P A) All pttsom.l prO~1:ty
(lfnot domiciled in PA) PersQl1al prop~~ in Pero1IylVJOi,
(If not domiciled in P A) 'Personlll property in CountY,
Value of l'Ot) e.state in FennsylvlInla
s 1,200.000.00
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WhDrDrO~1 l'atitionor{l) mpoctf'ull:y rcquc:Jt(l!) the I1roo~tt Qrthc 1.5t Will QI1d Codi,i1(.) prt$Cl'ltcO with thill Pttition and th. stant ofl.etlel1 in tn.- IIppropriatt fann to
tho undcl1ll5Md: .
l' qr Intcl1 ,,~t And ,...ldenc.
National City Bank, successor by mergers to
First Seneca Bank, with an office at 248 Seneca
Street, O~ Clty, ,PA, Y omas A.
Elk Street, Franklin,
F0l111 RW-02 ret-. IO.JJ.06
l'age 1 of2
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL V ANt..\
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COUNTY OF Venanao
The Petitioner(s) above. named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of
the Knowledge and belief of Pttitioner(3) and that, as personal representative(s) of the D~ccdent, PoUtlQoet(s) will well and trUly
adminiliter the e'3tate I.ccording to law,
before me the
day of
~f~n~~n~~;YR~~nk, successor by
by: ~~~
s;,-..", "''19.01 8"'_~"." Th7S A . Wenner,
~~Ohn'E. Egan
mergers to
SWOrD to or affirmed and subscribed.
Vice Presiden
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For the Register
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AND NOW, ,T n n 11 n r y . 2 0 0 R >>m COl1&1deta.tion. of th. for.soms Petitlijn~ ~iQClctol'r::&roof :
having bee.n present~d before me. IT IS nECIffiEh that r.ette~ Te stamen tary CO
are bereby granted to Nrl +-; nnrll r; ry Rank r )~ur.r.P!=; !=;()r by mergers to F ir~:-Ir'ieneca
Bank, and John E. Eqan, Executors ' iJrtheabovema~
and that tho instrument(s) dated. Apr il 26. 1988 ,.
d~5c:ribe~ in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed Ofro~,o d as tho 11$1 Will (md ~i:il(')) ofDeC'.h.... ~.' ..... :.'.'. :. '.~
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Estate of
Paul B. Ossoff
Social Security Number: 1 7 9 - 2 8 - 0 3 16
Attorney Name:
John E. Eqan, Es~. .
Su~reme Court I,D. No.: 015 t; J
, Addr~~: 1180 Elk Street
Frnnklin. PA 16123
Telephone:
814 - 4 37- 7.872
Fax: 814-437-2150'
P'orm RW-li] rev. 10, /3.06
Page 2 of2
105.805 REV (01107)
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
Certification Number
This is to certify that the information here given is
correctly copied from an original Cenificate of Death
duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original
certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital
Records Office for ermanent filing.
;ee for this certificate, $6.00
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143 REV 11/2006
PE r PRINT IN
'ERMANENT
BLACK INK
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA' DePARTMENT OF HEALTH · VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
(See instructions and examples on reverse)
5. Age (Last BI~hdaYI
6. Date 0/ Birth (Montll, day. year)
- 0316
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1. Name of DecedentlFirst. middle. last. sullix)
PAUL B. OSSOFF
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6b. Coonty 0/ Death
94
MAY 1 9, 1 91 3
OIL CITY,
sa Place of Oealh (Choc!<. only one)
Hospital: Olher.
~npalient 0 ER I OUlpetient 0 DOA 0 Nursing Home 0 Residence
9 ~~~~~=:nK: Orlgn? ~ NO 0 Yes
Mexican. Pue~o Rican, e1c.)
14. Marllal Status: Married, Never Married,
Widowed. Divorced (SpecifY)
oOther. 5Ilecify:
10. Race: American Indian, Black, White, etc.
(Specify)
17b. Coonty
PA.
CUMBERLAND
17c.o Ves, Decedent Lived"
17d.1Sl No, Decedent LiYed wilhin
ACtual UmiIS 0/
WHITE
PENNSBORO Tw
most of wor'<l lie. Do not slate retil8d)
K'nd of Business f)c<hlslry
SPORTS ::'TORE
_ 16. Decedent's Ma,fing Address (Slreet, city I town. state. zip code)
20 N. 12TH ST.
LEMOYNE, PA. 17043
18 Father's Name (First, mlddle.lasl. suffix)
DAVID OSSOFF
20a. Inloonant's Name (Type I Pont)
BARBARA
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lEMOYNE
C~ I Bora
19. Moll1Br's Name (First, ml_. maiden sumam.)
BARBARA MICHALKIEWICZ
lOb. Informant's Mailing Address (Street, city I town. eIale, zil> code)
21 N. FRONT ST. HARRISBURG, PA 17101
21c. Place of Dtsposftlon (Name of cemelely, crematory or Olhor place)
21d. Location (City I town, slale, zip code)
CALVARY CEMETERY
Oil CITY, PA. 16301
F.H. 116 BISSELL AVE. Oil CITY. PA. 16301
231). LiCense Number
230. Dale Signed (Month, day. year)
Sequentally list conditions, if eny,
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26. Was Case Referred to Medical Examiner I Coroner lore Reason Other Illan Cremalion Of Donalion?
DYe, oNo
24. Time of Deatll
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CAUSE OF DEATH (S.. Instructions and examptes)
l!em 27. Part I: Enler the ~~ - d~eases, iniJries. or complications -thai c1rect1y caused the deatll. DO NOT enter lerminal evenls such as cert1iac arrest,
rosplrelOf\' arrest. or ventricular flbTllation without _ng the etiology. List only on. caus. on each line
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Part II: Enter OIher sionilicant condlllons contributino 10 death, 28. Did Tobac<o Use Contribute to DeatI1?
but no! resuftlng in the underlying cause wvon in Pan I. 0 Yes 0 Probably
QZI No 0 Unl<nown
o Ves 0 No
31. Manner of Oeath
~'''''''I 0 HomIoide
o Accident 0 Pending Investigation
o Suicide 0 Could NoI bo Delonnined
29. << Female:
o No1 p<egnenl within past year
o Pregnanl at time 0/ dea1h
o NoI pregnant. but pIBgNlnl within 42 clays
oIdeatll
o Not pregnant, bul preQllllllt 43 days 10 1 year
before dealh
o Unknown if pregnant within the pas1 year
32c ~~ ~J'~: ~~i~~i Slree~ Factay,
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Due 10 (or es a consequence 0/):
3Oa. Was an ALrtopsy
Perfomled?
3Ob. Were I\uIopsy Finding'
Av,lable Prior 10 CoolJlelion
01 Cause of Dee1h?
Dyes ~NO
32d. TIfT1B of Injury
32g. Localion of Injury (Street, clly I town, slate)
M.
338. Ce1ifiBr (checIl only one)
Certifying physician (Physician certifying cause of deetll whon anotl1er physician has pronounced daetll and completed Ilem 23)
To lhe best of my knowledge, death occurred. due to 1he causers) ond maMer as slated.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - ~ ~
~~,:u=~~~ e~ :~~~~~~~~a~~:ir~~~ 1~~hij=:~n1n~e::c~~.:~~~~~~~=~:i:~ menner.s Slated.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0
Medical Examiner I CarOMr
On the basis of examinlfion and I or investigation, in my opinion, dNth occUlred 811he time, datG, and place, and due 10 the cause(s) and manner as siated.. 0
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36. Del. Filed (Month, day, year)
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I, PAUL B. OSSOFF, of Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania,
being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and
declare the following as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking and making null and void all Wills or writings in the
nature thereof by me at any time heretofore made.
FIRST: I order and direct that all my just debts and funeral
expenses be paid by my Executors as soon after my death as may be
convenient.
SECOND: Inasmuch as I have made appropriate provisions for my
beloved wife, VIRGINIA B. OSSOFF, prior to the date of making this
Will, I make no further provisions for my said wife in this Will.
THIRD: I hereby make the following specific bequests:
A. Category - Jewelry
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To my daughters, PAULA THERESE CULBERTSON and
BARBARA MAE SKELLY, or the survivor of them,
the gold chain which was given to me by m1?_~
wife, Virginia B. Ossoff, and request the~~b~
share or to make such use or disposi tion o-f-'!
it as they desire. In the event both of ~y
daughters should predecease me, this gold.~~'
chain shall vest in my granddaughters, MAME~: ~
SKELLY and MEGHAN SKELLY, or the survivo~'dt
them, and request them to share or to mak~~i
such use or disposition of it as they des1re.
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B. Category - Coins
1. My coin collection shall be divided equally
between my daughters, PAULA THERESE
CULBERTSON and BARBARA MAE SKELLY. It is my
intent that this collection shall be divided
so as to reach an equitable distribution as
to value. To this end, I ask my daughters to
select specific coins of their own choice.
In the event, however, that my daughters are
unable to agree upon an equitable division,
then my Executors shall make the division for
them using such method or methods as they
deem appropriate.
C. Category - Guns
1. To my grandson, CHRIS CULBERTSON, my 270
caliber BSA-290.
2. To my grandson, GREG CULBERTSON, my
250-3000-L579 #62148.
3. To my grandson, STEPHEN SKELLY, my Franchi
20 gauge 52995.
4. To my grandson, STEPHEN SKELLY, my
Remington 51-12 gauge 5110030358.
5. To my grandson, CHRIS CULBERTSON, my
Winchester Model 55-32 WC 9661.
6. To my grandson, GREG CULBERTSON, my
Winchester 92-32 WCF 94227.
7. To my grandson, CHRIS CULBERTSON, one of
my Buffalo Bill rifles.
8. To my grandson, GREG CULBERTSON, one of
my Buffalo Bill rifles.
9. To my grandson, STEPHEN SKELLY, my Smith
& Wesson hand gun.
10. To my grandson, STEPHEN SKELLY, my Stevens
Favorite 22 pistol.
In the event of the death of any of my children or
grandchildren prior to my decease, the items of
personal property herein bequeathed to them, with
the exception of the gold chain, shall vest in and
be distributed to their children, per stirpes, the
actual method of division of the articles to be made
in such manner as they shall agree.
FOURTH: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate,
whether real, personal or mixed, and wheresoever situate, I give,
devise and bequeath as follows:
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1 . One-seventh (1/7) to my daughter, PAULA THERESE CULBERTSON;
2. One-seventh (1/7) to my daughter, BARBARA MAE SKELLY;
3 . One-seventh (1/7) to my granddaughter, MAME SKELLY;
4 . One-seventh (1/7) to my granddaughter, MEGHAN SKELLY;
5 . One-seventh (1/7) to my grandson, STEPHEN SKELLY;
6 . One-seventh to my grandson, CHRIS CULBERTSON; and
7 . One-seventh (1/7) to my grandson, GREG CULBERTSON.
FIFTH:
In the event of the death of any of my daughters or
grandchildren herein named prior to my decease, then the share of my
estate to which said deceased beneficiary would have otherwise been
entitled shall vest in her or his children, per stirpes.
SIXTH: Any share hereunder which becomes distributable to a
person under the age of twenty-three (23) years shall be held by
FIRST SENECA BANK, with an office in Oil City, Venango County,
Pennsylvania, IN TRUST, until such person becomes twenty-three (23)
years of age, under the following terms and conditions:
A. My Trustee shall, without the necessity of any
approval or Order of any Court apply such amounts of income
and/or principal as to my Trustee, in its sole discretion
and absolute judgment, seems fit and proper for the care,
maintenance, support and complete education of such person,
and shall accumulate any unexpended balance of income. The
Trustee may pay, distribute or apply, the whole or any part of
the income and principal at anytime held for such beneficiary,
including accumulated income, to or for the support, education,
health and welfare of such beneficiary either by making payment
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or distribution thereof directly to the person or institution
providing such services, to any guardian or legal
representative of said beneficiary whereever appointed, to the
parent or other person maintaining such beneficiary, to any
educational institution for the payment of tuition, books,
materials, room and board, or directly to the beneficiary.
Should the share of a person under the age of twenty-three
(23) years, in the sole and absolute judgment and discretion of
my Trustee, be or become too small to warrant continuing such
fund in trust, or should its administration be or become
impractical for any other reason, my Trustee, in its sole and
absolute discretion, may deposit such share in the name of the
person under twenty-three (23) years in a savings account
and/or savings certificates in a savings institution of their
choosing, payable to said beneficiary when he or she attains
the age of twenty-three (23) years; SUBJECT, HOWEVER, to the
authority and power of said Trustee to withdraw at any time or
from time to time sums from said savings account and/or savings
certificates and apply the same for the care, maintenance,
support and complete education of such beneficiary.
It is my
intent that in making any disbursements hereunder my Trustees
shall take into consideration all sources of income of such
person under the age of twenty-three (23) years and all
obligations of other persons for the support of such
beneficiary.
B. As each beneficiary attains the age of twenty-three
(23) years, his o~ her trust shall terminate and the principal
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of said trust, and any undistributed income, shall be paid to
him or her free of trust.
C. In the event that any of said beneficiaries shall
have died prior to the termination of the trust, the share
to which he or she would have been entitled otherwise shall
vest in and be distributed to that child or children's
issue, per stirpes, or if no issue, to his or her brothers
or sisters, per stirpes.
D. All interests hereunder, whether principal or income,
while undistributed and in the possession of my Executors and
Trustee, and even though vested or distributable, shall not be
subject to attachments, execution or sequestration for any
debt, contract, obligation or liability of any beneficiary, and
furthermore shall not be subject to pledge, assignment,
conveyance or anticipation.
E. The word "issue" as used herein shall include persons
born or adopted after the date of execution of this Will and
prior to the time fixed for the determination of the class.
F. The Trustee shall receive as compensation for its
services such reasonable sum or sums of money as may be
commensurate with the duties it performs, and which
compensation may include a commission computed on income and
corpus, and shall be in accordance with its schedule of
compensation in effect when the services are performed.
G. The Trustee hereinabove named shall have all of the
rights, powers, and privileges, and also be guided by the
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duties and limitations given to it by the "prudent man"
statute or statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
H. In the event that FIRST SENECA BANK shall be unable or
decline to act and shall not choose to implement the savings
account option above set forth, I then nominate, constitute and
appoint my attorney, JOHN E. EGAN, of Franklin, Pennsylvania,
as and for said Trustee, with all the same powers, duties and
discretions herein given and conferred to FIRST SENECA BANK.
SEVENTH: I direct that all estate, inheritance and other taxes
in the nature thereof, together with any interest and penalties
thereon, payable because of my death with respect to the property
constituting my gross estate for death tax purposes, whether or not
such property passes under this Will, shall be paid from the
principal of my residuary estate. At any time prior to the vesting
of a future interest in possession and enjoyment, my Executor or
Trustee to whom my residuary estate has been distributed, shall have
the discretion to elect to prepay all or any part of the death taxes
thereon, and such election shall be binding upon all parties in
interest.
EIGHTH: I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint FIRST SENECA
BANK, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, and my attorney, JOHN E.
EGAN, as and for the Executors of this, my Last Will and Testament.
In the event that either of said named Executors shall be unable or
decline to act, I direct that the remaining Executor shall act alone.
NINTH: I direct that the fiduciaries herein nominated by me
shall not be required to give bond for the performance of their
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duties as such fiduciary, and further provide that said fiduciaries
shall have the authority to sell any and all real estate of which I
may die seized and possessed at public or private sale.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
26th
day of
April
1988.
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'paul B. Ossoff
(SEAL)
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named PAUL B.
OSSOFF, 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 subscribed our names as witnesses.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
SS.
COUNTY OF VENANGO
We, PAUL B. OSSOFF,
JOHN E. EGAN and KATHERYN L. CAMPBELL,
the
Testator and 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 Testament,
that he executed the same as his free and voluntary act for the
purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the
presence and hearing of the Testator, signed the Will as witness,
and that to the best of their knowledge, the Testator was at that
time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no
constraint or undue influence.
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Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by PAUL B. OSSOFF,
the Testator, and by
JOHN E. EGAN
and KATHERYN L. CAMPBELL
Wi tnesses, this 26th
day 0 f April
1988.
otary Public
County, Pennsylvania
My commission expires: February 1, 1989
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