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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF
Estate of William H. Richter III
also known as
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
File Number 21-08- 0 d-\ \
, Deceased
Social Security Number
William H. Richter IV
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:)
00 A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the Executor
last Will of the Decedent, dated 10/28/2002 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:
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B. Grant of Letters of Administration
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(lr applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.ta., pedente lite, durante absentia, durante mmontate) ,
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse::~~ any) andJlleirs: (If
Admmistratlon, c.I.a. or d.b,n.c,t.a., enter date of Will In SectIOn A above and complete list of heirs.) ; I~:;
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Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his / her last principal residence at
325 Wesley Drive, Mechanicsburg, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17055.
(List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code)
Decedent, then 87 years of age, died on 02/23/2008
at Bethany Village, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA
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
situated as follows:
9,000.00
$
$
$
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0.00
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:
Signature
Typed or printed name and residence
William H. Richter IV 8 Irongate Court
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Form R -02 Rev. 10.13-2006
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Oath of Personal Representative
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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 of Petitioner(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
S~"t"re;;j:Qji'~ W";f R~~-t ~J
Signature of Personal Representative
before me this
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File Number:
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Estate of William H. Richter III
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Social Security Number:
Date of Death 02/23/2008
AND NOW, , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to William H. Richter IV
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated 10/28/2002
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filled of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent.
Renunciation(s)..... .................. $
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Supreme Court LD No.: 29078
The Wiley Group, PC
Address: 130 W. Church Street
Dillsburg, PA 17019
Telephone:
717 -432-9666
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Form RW-02 Rev. 10-13-2006
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
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This is lO certify l.hat the information here given is
correctly copied frnm an original Certificate of Death
duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original
certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital
Records Office 1'01 permanent filing.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
(See instructions and examples on reverse)
STATE FILE NUMBER
8b. County of Death
Cumberland
8d. Facimy Name (If not institution, give street and number}
4. Date of Death (Montl1, day, year)
Feb.23,2008
1_ Name of Decedenl (First, middle, last, suffix)
Yrs.
ate of Birth (Month, day, year)
5. Age (Last Birthday)
87
Feb.24,1920
Duncannon,PA
Nursing Home 0 Residence DOlher. Specify
o No 0 Yes 10. Race: American Indian, Black, While, ele
J1ff~e
Twp
Bethany Village
8 Irongate Court
Mechanicsbur' PA 17050
18 Falher'sName (Rrnl,m_. last, "ffix) Wi 11 i am R i cn ter I I
13. Decedent's Education (Specify only highest grade completed)
Elementary 1 Secondary (Q.12) College (1-4 or 5+)
12 1
14_ Marital S1atus: Married, Never Married,
Widowed, Divorced (Specify)
widowed
11. Decedent's Usual Occu bon Kind of work done durin most of wort. Ine. Do not state retired
Kind of Wort Kind of Business 1 Industry
quality contro Defense Depot
. 16. Decedenfs Mamng Address (Street, city I town, state, zip code)
17b.County
Pennsvlvania
Cumberland
Did Decedent
Liveina
Township?
Hc. ~Yes, Decedent Lived in Lowe r
17d. 0 No, Deceden! Lived within
Aclual Umitsol
Allen
Twp.
17a.State
City/Boro
19. Mother's Name (RrsI, middle, maider! surname)
'Ruth Crull
William H. Richter IV
2Ob. Inlormant's Mailing Address (Street, city 1 town, state, zip code)
8 Irongate Ct.,Mecnanicsburg,PA 17050
20a. Inlormanfs Name (Type 1 Print)
o Cremation 0 Donation 21b. Date of Disposition (Month, day, year) 21c. Place of Disposition (Name of cemetery, crematory or other place)
1 Was Cremation or Donation Aulhortze<l0 0 Feb. 28,2008 Duncannon Cemetery
: by Medical Examiner I Coroner? Yes No
22c. Name and Address 01 Facitity
21d. Location (City Ilown, state, zip code)
Duncannon, PAl 7020
FH&CS,324
Items 24.26 must be completed by person
. who prooounces death.
CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instructions and examples)
lIem 27. Part I: Enter the ~ - diseases. injuries, or comptications - that directly caused !he death. DO NOT enter tennil'\al
respiratory arrest, or ventricular fibriUation without showing the etiology. List only one cause on each line.
Dyes DNo
31, Manner of Oeath
~ral D Homicide
o Accident 0 Pending Investigation
o Suicide 0 Could Not be Determined
Part II: Enter other sianiflcant conditions contributino to death, 28. Did Tobacco Use Contribute to Death"
but not resulting in the underlying cause given in Part 1 0 Yes 0 Probably
o No 0 Unknown
29, If Female:
o No! pregnant within past year
o Pregnant at time of dealh
o Not pregnant, but pregnant within 42 days
of death
o Not pregnant, bul pregnant 43 days to 1 year
beloredealh
o Unknown il pregnant within the past year
32c. Place 01 Injury: Home, Farm, Street. Factory.
Office Bu~ding, etc. (Specify)
=~A~~t~~~~ d:~~j) dise.::.:.
Sequentially list conditions, il any,
leading 10 the cause listed on line a.
Enter the UNDERLYING CAUSE
(disease or illjury thai initiated the
events resuftlng In death) LAST.
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Due to (or as a consequence oQ
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3Oa. Was an Aulopsy
Perlormed?
3Qb. Were Autopsy Findings
AvaWable Prior to Completion
01 Cause 01 Dealh?
DYes ~
32d. Time of Injury
M.
321. If Transportation Injury (Specify)
o Driver IOperator 0 Passenger DPed&strian
Diller. Specify:
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32g. Loca1ion 01 Intury (Street, city flown, state)
338. Certifier (cI1eck only one)
Certifying physician (Physician certifying cause of death when another physician has pronounced death and completed Item 23)
To the best of my knowledge, death occurred due to the cause(s) and manner as statecL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0
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OF
WILLIAM H. RICHTER, III
BE IT REMEMBERED, that I, WILLIAM H. RICHTER, III, of
325 Wesley Drive, Apartment 3111, Mechanicsburg, Lower Allen
Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound
mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare
this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking
and making null and void any and all Wills and Testaments and
writings In the nature thereof made by me at any time
heretofore.
ITEM 1:
I direct that all my just debts and funeral
expenses be paid as soon after my demise as may be
convenient.
ITEM 2:
All the rest, residue and remainder of my
estate, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate, whether
it be real, personal or mixed, including property over which
I have a power of appointment, I give, devise and bequeath
unto my children, PAMELA A. KIRKPATRICK and WILLIAM H.
RICHTER, IV, in equal shares, per stirpes.
ITEM 3:
I direct my hereinafter named Executor to pay
all inheritance, estate, succession and legacy taxes of
whatsoever nature and kind, to which my estate or the
transfer of any property passing hereunder or otherwise
passing by reason of my demise, may be subject and to charge
such taxes against my residuary estate, it being my intention
WITNESS:
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WILLIAM H. RICHTER, III
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that none of the aforesaid taxes, either federal or state, on
any property required to be included in my gross estate,
under the provisions of any state or federal law now in force
or hereafter enacted, shall be prorated among the persons
interested in my estate to whom such property is or may be
transferred or to whom any benefit accrues.
ITEM 4:
I appoint my son, WILLIAM H. RICHTER, IV, as
Executor of this my Last Will and Testament.
Should my son
predecease me, fail to qualify, cease to act or renounce
probate, I then appoint my daughter, PAMELA A. KIRKPATRICK,
as Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament.
ITEM 5:
I direct that my Executor or his successor
shall not be required to glve bond for the faithful
performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this ~S~ day of
() chb.vcJ
, 2002.
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WILLIAM H. RICHTER, III
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF YORK
We, WILLIAM H. RICHTER, III, JAN M. WILEY, ESQUIRE
and SHERRY A. FITZKEE, the Testator and the witnesses
respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or
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 and that he had signed willingly (or willingly
directed another to sign for him), and that he executed
it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the
presence and hearing of the Testator, signed this Last
Will and Testament as witness and that to the best of
their knowledge the Testator was at the time eighteen
(18) years of age or older, of sound mind and under no
constraint or undue
influence. ~__
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WILLIAM H. RICHTER, III
Sworn to and subscribed
dJ!jJday
before me this
of
, 2002.
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