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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Winnona Welsh Gawronski File Number 21-08- 0 a'S<.:;'
also known as
, Deceased
Social Security
Petitioner(s) who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
[XI A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the Executor named in the
last Will of the Decedent dated January 20, 2006 and codicil(s) dated
N/A
(state relevenat 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:
[ ] B. Grant of letters of Administration
(ljapplicable enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; endente 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: (If
Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.)
Name
Relationship
Residence
Decedent then
86 years of age died on
3/4/08 at Harrisburg Hospital
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in Pa.)
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
situated as follows: 2 ;7 (G l.....iC>cxJ h ;'" .Q
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEATLH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statement in the foregoing peition are true and corn:
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
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Estate of Winnona Welsh Gawronski
, Deceased
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March 4, 2008
Social Security Number:
Date of Death
AND NOW /J1a t' c h G , 20~in consideration of the Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Brenda C. Tewell
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated January 20, 2006
described in thte Petition to be admitted to probate and filed of record as the las Will (and Codicil(s) of Decedent)
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
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LAST WILL AND TEST AMENT
OF
WINNONA WELSH GAWRONSKI
I, WINNONA WELSH GAWRONSKI, formerly Winnona P. Welsh, of 2716 Woodbine
Street in the Village of Grantham in Upper Allen Township (mailing address: Box 71, Grantnqm.
Pennsylvania 17027), Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind,
memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will,and
Testament hereby revoking and making void any and all Wills by me at any time heretofore made.
1. I direct my hereinafter named personal representative to pay all of my just debts and
funeral expenses as soon after my death as may be found convenient to do so. I direct that my
hmera! service':> be conducted by Cocklin Funeral Home in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, in a manner
substantially similar to the arrangements made by me for the services of mv late husband, James E.
Welsh, and that my body be interred beside his on my burial lot in Rolling Green Cemetery near
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
2. I direct that all of my household goods and furnishings and articles of personal use and
adornment shall be divided equally between my two (2) children, Brenda C. Tewell and Bryan J.
Welsh, in such manner as they may agree and in the absence of an agreement as my hereinafter
named personal representative shall direct, and any articles not desired by either of them shall be
sold by my hereinafter named personal representative and the proceeds of such sale added to the
residue of my estate.
3. I give and bequeath the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars to each grandchild of
mine living at the time of my death. Provided, however, that if any grandchild shall have
predeceased me, the share that person would have otherwise received shall lapse and be added to the
residue of my estate.
4. I give and bequeath the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars to my great
granddaughter, Annette Welsh. Provided, however, that if she should predecease me, the share that
she would have otherwise received shall lapse and be added to the residue of my estate.
5. I give and bequeath the sum of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars to my husband.
Frank 1. Gawronski, his heirs and assigns. Provided, however, that if he should predecease me, the
share that he would have otherwise received shall lapse and be added to the residue of my estate.
6. All of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, and
wheresoever the same may be situate, I give, devise and bequeath as follows:
a. One-half (1/2) to my daughter, Brenda C. Tewell, her heirs and assigns, provided
that she shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) days. Should my daughter fail to so survive me,
then the share that she would have otherwise received shall be divided evenly between her husband,
Dennis Tewell, and her children, the share any deceased person would have received to pass to his
or her issue, per stirpes, and if there be no such issue, said share shall lapse and be added to the
remaining share or shares.
b. One-half (112) to my son, Bryan 1. Welsh, his heirs and assigns, provided that he shall
survive me by a period of ninety (90) days. Should my son fail to so survive me, then the share that
he would have otherwise received shall be divided evenly between his wife, Dorothy Welsh, and his
son, Bryan 1. Welsh, Jr., the share any deceased person would have received to pass to his or her
issue, per stirpes, and if there be no such issue, said share shall lapse and be added to the remaining
share or shares.
7. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, Brenda C. Tewell, as Executrix of
this my Last Will and Testament, but should she predecease me or fail to qualify or cease serving as
such, then in such event I nominate, constitute and appoint my attorney. Robert M. Frey, :';ci <.i!tcrnale
or successor Executor, and I fmther direct that neither of them shall be required to post any bond to
.~e-:uJe the laithtul performance of his or her duties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or in any
other jurisdiction.
8. In addition to the powers conferred by law my hereinbefore named personal
representati ve and Trustee are empowered:
a. To invest any part of the trust corpus in such securities, investments, or other property
as may be deemed advisable and proper, irrespective of whether the same are authorized for the
investment of trust funds under the laws of any governing jurisdiction.
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be held, to vote in person or by proxy on any shares of stock; to consent to the merger,
consolidation or reorganization of such corporations; to consent to the leasing, mortgaging or sale
of the property of any such corporations; to make any surrender, exchange or substitution of such
stocks, bonds or other securities as an incident to the merger, consolidation or reorganization of
such corporations; to pay all assessments, subscriptions and other sums of money which may be
deemed wise and expedient for the protection and maintenance of the proportionate interest of the
investment in such corporations; to exercise any option or privilege which may be conferred upon
the holders of such stocks, bonds, or other securities of such corporations either for the conversion
of the same into other securities or for the purchase of additional securities, and to make any and all
necessary payments which may be required in connection therewith; and generally to have and
exercise as to all such stocks, bonds and other securities, the powers of an individual owner who is
under trust obligation.
c. To hold the trust corpus in one or more consolidated funds in which separate shares
shal1 have undivided interests.
d. To sell at public or private sale for cash or upon credit, or partly for cash and partly on
credit, and upon such terms and conditions as shall be deemed proper, any part or parts of the trust
estate, and no purchaser at any such sale shall be bound to inquire into the expediency or propriety
of any such sale or to see to the application of the purchase moneys arising therefrom.
e. To keep on hand and uninvested such money as may be deemed proper and for such
period as may be found expedient.
f. To compromise, settle or arbitrate any claim or demand in favor of or against the trust
estate.
g. And authorized in the discharge of fiduciary duties, to employ counsel and to
determine and to pay such counsel reasonable compensation which shall be charged against the
principal or income of the trust fund, and shall further be entitled to charge against the principal or
income such other reasonable expenses and charges as may be necessary and proper to incur for
the proper discharge of fiduciary duties and for the proper management and administration of the
trust estate.
h. In making any division of property into shares for the purpose of any distribution
thereof directed by the provisions of the trust, to make such division or distribution, either in cash or
in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, as shall be deemed most expedient, and in making any
di'.'j,;ion or distribution in kind lildY allot any specific security or property or any undivided interest
therein to anyone or more of such shares, and to that end may appraise any or all of the property so
to be allotted and the judgment as to the propriety of such allotment and as to the relative value for
purposes of distribution of the securities or property so allotted shall be final and conclusive upon
all persons interested in the trust or in the division or distribution thereof.
9. I have made no provisions herein for my step-son, Lawrence G. Barrett, nor for my step-
daughter, Kathie Barrett, not because of any want of affection for them but because their father has
convinced me that he has already adequately provided for each of them.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Wi II and
Testament written on three (3) pages, this 20th day of January, 2006.
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Winnona Welsh Gawronski,
formerly Winnona P. Welsh
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by WINNONA ~ELSH GAWRONSKI, the
Testatrix above named, as and for her Last Will and Testament, m our presence, who, m her
presence, at her request, and in the presence of each ot~c;r, have ~ere~~to subscribed cur mlmc, us
attesting witnesses. , ,/" \ i (~,~ J,-
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OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Estate of Winnona Welsh Gawronski
, Deceased
Robert G. Frey & Trisha A. Liess
, (each) a subsribing witness to
the lXfWill [] Codicil presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) a
say[s) that she / he / they was / were present and saw the above Testator / Tesatrix sign the same
and that she / he / they signed as a witness at the request of
the Te~:r~tl her I his presence and C~:~~::cach 71'
(Signature) ( (Signature)
5 South Hanover Street 5 South Hanover Street
(Street Address) (Street Address)
Carlisle, PA 17013
(City, State, Zip)
Carlisle, PA 17013
(City, State, Zip)
Executed in Register's Office
Executed out of Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this ( 0 ,day
of ---112r..; rfA , 200~
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this day
of ,20
Notary Public
My Commission Expirees:
(Signature and Seal of Notary or other offical qualified to
administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's
Commission.)
NOTE: To be taken by Officer authorized to administer oaths. Please have present the original or copy of instrument(s) at time of notarization.
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