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Home My WebLink About03-03-08 Estate of Eleanor R. Bera also known as PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS No. d 1- O~ _ C)t23g- To: Register of Wills for the , Deceased. County of Cumberland in the Social Security No. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older and the execut or named in the last will of the above decedent, dated January 6th. 2005 and codicil(s) dated (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with h er last family or principal residence at 442 Walnut Bottom Rd.. Carlisle. Pennsvlvania (list street, number and municipality) Decedent, then 90 years of age, died 2/13/2008 at 442 Walnut Bottom Rd.. Carlisle. Pennsvlvania Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property (lfnot domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in Pennsylvania (If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania situated as follows: $ &C)() t f'\('\ () . /' $ $ $ WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) H\ presented herewith and the grant of letters testamentary . . _ thereon. (testamentary; administration c.I.a.; administration d.bn:q.a) ~~.~ t."::. .....:.~...) ^} ::--.. -.~ t .1 . I L.J C/O V ~ ;:; "0 'if. -- OJ C/O oc'E "0 :: :: 0 ~:~ ~ti OJ"- E~ '" :: on Vi ,] -:;::"" i'.) o OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYL VANIA} ss COUNTY OF Cumberland The petitiuner(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 represen- tative(s) ofllle above decedent p<::titioner(s) will well a~er the estate according to law. ~;~r: :eo;hi:r:~Mnd SUb~~~i~~d . {_'1L ~ f _r U ,OD3' 71 ;;; a,--d~ :2 Register' 0 No. l2l- 08' -0238' Estate of ET.EANOR R. BERG , Deceased DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS March 3 2008 AND NOW , in consideration of the petition on the reverse side hereof, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, [T [S DECREED that the instrument(s) dated January 6. 2005 described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of Eleanor R. Berg and Letters TQutamQllt:uy are hereby granted to Thom;:)~ H. Bf'r~ ~.L FEES IS . co Probate, Letters, Etc. . $ a ~D . 00 Short Certificates ( }...... $ l~(). 00 Renunciati0h. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5 CO l:::>lu:' . \0.00 p..~,(hr-l'Q.~U\->. $ 5 . (A;' . TOTAL _ $ ~h5. <.D Filed. . 0\~lc;t.~o8' . . . . . . . . . . . . , J1IIJ{)rlIL.i~1) Hl D1 lJ::b~ m R,g"t'~fW;lI' L- ~ ~ .ATTORNEY (Sup. Ct J.D. N William P.Douglas, E 43 W. South St. 37926 Carlisle, ~RHb13 717-243-1790 PHONE r.) ., C'.J .~.,> :;~..) .Jj /-,-~ I C,,) . I v -~., N o c:-::.l I <-.J I ,I '.J ...>., -c r0 ") , I LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT CJ I, ELEANOR R. BERG, of the Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, declare the following to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking any and all wills heretofore made by me. Item I. It is my desire that I be buried in the Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, beside my beloved husband, Herman Berg III. I would like a simple funeral to be performed by Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, with no viewing, immediate family only to attend, and only some simple prayers to be read. I would also like my date of death to be inscribed on our stone at Ashland Cemetery. Item II. I direct my executors hereinafter named to pay my debts and funeral expenses. Item III. In the event my net estate, (being defined as that amount of money left after the payment of all just debts, and/ or executor's or legal fees, and the expenses of administration, and less the specific bequest in Paragraph IV hereof), is less than two million dollars, ($2,000,000.00) the following charitable bequests in toto shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of my net estate as defined in this paragraph. In the event the following charitable bequests exceed ten percent (10%) of my net estate as defined herein, they shall be reduced on a pro-rata basis so as not to exceed said 10%. It is also my wish that any money gifted by me to the following charities shall be used for their local chapters, as nearly as possible: A. To the American Red Cross, 1710 Ritner Highway, Carlisle, P A, for disaster relief $10,000.00 B. To the Salvation Army, 20 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle, P A, for the homeless $10,000.00 C. To the YMCA, 311 S. West St., Carlisle, P A. To the YWCA, 301 G St., Carlisle, PA. $10,000.00 $10,000.00 D. E. To Habitat for Humanity-Cumberland Valley, 114 N. Hanover St., Carlisle, P A. $10,000.00 F. To Domestic Violence Services, Carlisle, P A $10,000.00 G. To the Tri-County Association for the Blind, 1800 North Second St., Harrisburg, PA $10,000.00 H. To the American Cancer Society, 3211 N. Front St. Harrisburg,P A $10,000.00 I. To the American Heart Association, Capital Region Division, 1517 Cedar Cliff Dr., Camp Hill P A. $10,000.00 J. To Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA for financial aid to deserving students $10,000.00 K. To Dickinson College, to be applied to the Herman Berg III Scholarship Fund $10,000.00 L. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA $10,000.00 M. To the United Way of the Greater Carlisle Area, 810 West High St., Carlisle, P A. $10,000.00 N. To Thornwald Home, 442 Walnut Bottom Road, Carlisle, P A to be applied toward the expense of personal care for residents who are in need of financial help to remain at the facility $10,000.00 Item IV. I devise my home and all the contents therein at 130 Parker Street, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to my son, Thomas H. Berg. Item V. following: A. $10,000.00 to my grandson, Philip Spencer Berg. H. $10,000.00 to my granddaughter Claire Elisabeth Marie Berg. I give the sum of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) to each of the Item VI. All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, I devise equally between my sons, Thomas H. Berg, and Richard A. Berg. If Richard should predecease me, his share shall go to the issue of his body in equal parts, per stirpes. If Thomas H. Berg should be deceased, his share is to go to my surviving son, Richard A. Berg. If both Thomas H. Berg and Richard A. Berg should predecease me, then all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, shall go to the issue of my son, Richard A. Berg only, per stirpes. Item VII. I nominate, constitute and appoint my sons, Thomas H. Berg and/ or Richard A. Berg, as my executors, and I direct that they be permitted to serve without bond. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6th day of January, 2005. ~;7 r. /( , ~ t. ~ >~y )-).J\#-- ~ -- q ~s~i{) Eleanor R. Berg Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named testatrix, as and for her last will and testament, who, at her request, in her presence, in our presence, and the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses: ~~ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, and~1rlf Ii ,Co'/-- whose names are signed to the attached or f egoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say tha we were present and saw testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her last will, and that she signed willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein contained, 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 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no cons aint or undu' ue e. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 6th day of January, 2005. qa11-eL '-fl1. XlLiV\ Notary I. ~~:=I COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, Eleanor R. Berg, 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, that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 6th day of January, 2005. C}amt.'Y11 Y}Ur Notary , ~I ~Y~U1vt- (~ ~ Eleanor R. Berg ~ ...... v-.. tlllll ---.. RENUNCIATION Estate of Eleanor R. BERG No, also known as , Deceased The undersigned, Richard A. Berg, co/executor and son (Relationship) of (Capacity) the above Decedent, hereby renounce(s) the right to administer the estate and respectfully request(s) that Letters Testamentary be issued to Thomas H, Berg '3 r) 0{ Witness my hand this day of March 2008 cZ l"W (' ~) Richard A. Berg (Signature) (Address) (Signature) (Address) (Signature) (Address) Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed day of ~ ~o8 ( , . ' No ublic ~ My Commission Expires: 3 before me this ....... .... A...... Cox, Notary Public ClItIIt Borough, CUlftbtrtand County ., CommItIlon bpi'" June 3, 200t (Signature and seal of Notary or other official qualified to administer oaths. Show dale of expiration of Notary's commission.) NOTE: Renunciations executed outside the Office of Register of Wills are required in some counties to be notarized. RW-3