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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-07-08 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of DONALD R. BEECHER also known as File Number 21 08 01~ , Deceased Social Security Number 161-34-1410 Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' OR 'B' BELOW:) [Xl A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the Executors last WiII of the Decedent dated 9/18/2006 and codicil(s) dated none 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 kilIing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: <"---) \.~-:: . --." D B. Grant of Letters of Administration ::0 (If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante.t~hioritate~ Petitioner(s) after a proper search has / have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if ilny) 3i1d heirs: (If Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date o/Will in Section A above and complete list a/heirs.) Name Relationshi Residence (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnecessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland Drive Carlisle (List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code) County, Pennsylvania, with his / her last principal residence at 8 Beecher PA 17015 Penn Township Decedent, then 71 Carlisle years of age, died on 2/2712008 at 8 Beecher Drive Penn Township PA 17015 Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in P A) All personal property (If not domiciled in P A) Personal property in Pennsylvania (If not domiciled in P A) Personal property in County Value ofreat estate in Pennsylvania $ $ $ $ 40.000.00 situated as follows: Wherefore, Petitioner( s) respectfully request( s) the probate of the last Will and Codicil( s) presented with this Petition and the grant of Lettels in the appropriate form to the undersigned: Typed or printed name and residence Donald R. Beecher, Jr. 93 Fish Hatche Road Newville Lauri A. Nailor 8 Beecher Drive Carlisle 717-776-5428 PA 17241 717-776-3751 PA 17015 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of2 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS 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 ofPetitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. before me the 1t-h day of Signature of Personal Representative { ()J ( L (' Signature of Personal Representative --I? 0--< f' (Q Y' Lauri A. Nailor :~ 0 -=: c.:....::.:J Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed AilW'teh " , ;JO() r (!i11lMzm a drmrlU'vU Fo(jh; ~~gister 'J -:-.( >:::11' Signature of Personal Representative :::;:":1 , . File Number: 21 --- O'? ~ oaq] f'--:; Estate of DONALD R. BEECHER , Deceased Social Security Number: 161-34-1410 Date of Death: 2/27/2008 AND NOW, 'I th ~ . ,2008 , m oomidemtioo of theforegomg Petitioo, "ti,f.o'o'Y p,"of having been presented before me, T IS DECREED that Letters Testamentarv are hereby granted to Donald R. Beecher. Jr. and Lauri A. Nailor Letters ............................. Short Certificate(s) ............ Renunciation(s) ................ ~ ~ and that the instrument( s) dated q II g !D lP described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. ~ , ]WYli/l! J6lM~~ ' ~~'~( '~, Z5 _ in the above estate FEES TOTAL ............................. $ $ $ $ ~5.Dn $ ,0.00 $ 5.0D $ $ $ $ $ $ $ YL:D.VO qo.DO 80,f}) 1Xt Attorney Signature: Attorney Name: Ivo V. Otto III Supreme Court J.D. No.: 27763 Address: 10 East High Street Carlisle PA 17013 Telephone: 717-243-3341 Form RW-02 rev. /0./3.06 Page 2 of2 lT1"".\''''::;: pC\, ;1--1 - erg . 0 C1 sq LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photlograph. Fee for this certificate, $6.00 Certification Number This is to catify lhat the infO/mation here given is correctly copied from ;Ill origind Certificate of Death duly filed with me a:, Local R ~gistrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent filing. P 14122872 / 1Y'Jt?r ~. ;"( I~~:~ Local Registrar MA~ 0 3 ~ Date Issued P.J:1 I ~..J ..., ',,:~ , I. . REV 11/2006 I PAINT IN \4ANENT ,CK INK COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH (See instructions and examples on reverse) Penn Township 8 Beecher Srive STATE FILE NUMBER 1 Name of Decedent (Firs!, middle, last. suffiX) Donald R. Beecher 5. Age (Last Birlhday) Cumberland 161 - 34 1410 4. Dale of Declth (Monlh, day, year) February 27. 2008 6, Date of Bir1h (Monlh, day, year) 71 Yrs. ~ 8b, County oJ Death . April 26. 1936 Carlisle. PA Olher o Nursing Home QtJ Residence DOther. SpeCify g, Was Decedent 01 Hispanic Origin? 29 No 0 Yes 10. AacLAmencan Indian, Black, White, etc (If yes, specify Cuban, (Specify) Mexican, Puer10 Rican, elC,) White Sd. Facility Name (If nol inslllution, Qive slreel and number) 11, Decedent's Usual lion (Kind of work done du KindofWOlk Ca enter most of worki life. Do not slale retired Kind 01 Business! Industry ttermen Inc. 12. Was Decedent ever in the U.S, Armed Forces? DYes iii No 13. Dececlent's Education (Specify only highest grade completed) Elementary ISOndary (0-12) College (1-4 or S+) 14. Marital Status: Married, Never Mamed, Widowed, Divorced (Specify) Widowed . 16. Decedent's Mailing Address (Street. cily flown, stale, zip code) 8 Beecher Drive Carlisle. PA 17015 ~~~ 17a.Stale Pennsylvania 17b. Coun~ Cumber land 17c.:g] Yes. Decedenl UIIed in PE~nn 17d. 0 No, Decedenl UIIed within Actual Umils 01 Twp 18, Father's Name (First. middle, last. suffix) John Beecher 20a. Informant's Name (Type I Pnnt) Donald R. Beecher. Jr. i iii Cremation 0 Donation ! Was Cremation or Donation Authorized ] by Medical Examiner' Coroner? Service lie see (or person achng as such) Clty/Bom 19, Mother's Name (Firsl, middle, maiden surname) Verna Moore 2Ob. Informant's Mailing Address (Street, city I town, stale. zip code) 93 Fish Hachery Road. Newville. PA 17241 21b. Dale 01 Disposilioo (Month, day, year) 21c. Place of Disposition (Name 01 cemetery, crematory or other place) 2008 Cremation Societ of PA arrlsbur . PA 17109 22,. Name aod Address of Fadl"Auer Memorial Home and Crema t :lon Services. Inc. 4100 Jonestown Road. Harrisburg. PA 17109 23b, Ucense Number 23c. Dale Signed (Mcnlh, day, year) 24. Time of Dealhq: CAUSE OF DEATH (See instructions and ex pies) Item 27. Part I: Enter the ~ - diseases. Injuries, or complications that directly caused the death. 00 T enler terminal8\lents such as cardiac arrest respiralory arrest, or ventricular librillali~)rit"fut showing the etiology, lisl only one cause 00 each line IMMEDIATE CAUSE fAnal ~a"se or " ~ j.. (ay, condition resulting in death) -.. a. U (,II Yl (,.......~At/ <0 L ~ Due to (or as a consequence of)' 26, Was Case Referred to Medica! Examiner I Corone.'or a Reason Olher ltlan Cremation or Donation? DYes I:&NO D Yas CllJ<o 31. Manner of Death ~atural OHOmicide o Accident 0 Pending InvestigatiOn o Suicide 0 Could Not be Determined Approximate interval: Part II: Enter other sionificant cooditions contributinG to de<lth, 28. Did Tobacco Use Gontribute 10 Death? Onset 10 Dealh bul oot resulling in the underlying cause given in Parll 0 Yes 0 P-obably D No [] Ucknown 29. If Female: o NOlpregnanlwilhinpastyear o Pregnant at lime of death o Not pregnant. bul preQnant within 42 days 01 death o Not pregnant, but pregnant 43 days 10 1 year before death o Unknown if preQnant within the past year 32c. Place of Injury: Home. Farm, Street. Factory, Office BUIlding, e1c, (Specify) SequentiaHy list conditions, il any, ~~~ ~~e~~~~I~~XO;~ a (disease or injury lf1at iniliatedlhe events resullinQ In dealh) LAST, b. Due to (or as a consequence 01): Due 10 (or as a consequence Of)' d. 3Da, Was an Autopsy Pertonned? JOb, Were Autopsy Findings Available Prior to Complelion ol Cause 01 Death? DYes ~ 32d. Timeo/lnjury 329, location of Injury (Street city / lown. slate) M. 338. Certifier (checlI only one) Certifying physician (Physician certifying cause of death when another physician has pronounced death and ~eled lIem 23) To the best of mv knowledge, death occurred due to the C8Use(S) and manner as stated- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ PronouncIng and certifying physician (Physician bolh pronouncing death and cerlifying to cause 01 death) To the best 01 my knowledge. death occurrecl althe time. date, and place, and due to the cause(s) and mann.r as stated_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0 Medical Examiner I Coroner On the basis of examination and I or Investigallon, in my opinion. death OCCurred al the time, date, and place, and doe 10 the cause(s) and manner a8 staled_ 0 r: 1..2., /1 ~, / 1/ 'l 35. Registrar's Signatuf .. D;spos;l~n Penn;! No. 0195684 'r) , rc . '\"") c-O "i, / Vb --- L' O'-":} It LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DONALD R BEECHER ,-.-.::. . , - ..Ft> :. .j , --.J u_, ~, I, Donald R Beecher, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, revoke my former Wills and Codici,ls and ~lare , this to be my Last Will and Testament. f .. ARTICLE I IDENTIFICATION OF FAMILY The names of my children are Ernest R Beecher, Donald R Beecher Jr, James B Beel;:her, Joseph A Beecher, Lauri A Nailor (Beecher), and Ellen D Carey (Beecher). All references in this Will to "my children" are references to the above-named children. ARTICLE II PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND EXPENSES I direct that my just debts, funeral expenses and expenses of last illness be first paid from my estate. ARTICLE III DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY Residuary Estate. I direct that my residuary estate be distributed to my children in equal shares. If a child of mine does not survive me, such deceased child's share shall be distributed in equal shares to the children of such deceased child who survive me, by right of representation. If a child of mine does not survive me and has no children who survive me, such deceased child's share shall be distributed in equal shares to my other children, if any, or to their respective children by right of representation. If no child of mine survives me, and if none of my deceased children are survived by children, my residuary estate shall be distributed to Great Grandchildren~ Carlisle, Newville, Newburg, Pennsylvania. If such beneficiary does not survive me, my residuary estate shall be distributed to the following beneficiaries in the percentages as shown: 0.00% - , , If this person does not survive me, this share shall be distributed proportionately to the other distributee(s) listed under this provision. '. 0.00 - Percent Total ARTICLE IV NOMINATION OF EXECUTOR I nominate Donald R Beecher Jr, of Newville, Pennsylvania, and Lauri A. Nailor (Beecher), of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, as Co-Executors (the "Executor"), without bond or security. If one of the above nominees does not serve for any reason, the remaining nominee shall serve as sole Executor without bond or security. ARTICLE V EXECUTOR POWERS My Executor, in addition to other powers and authority granted by law or necessary or appropriate for proper administration, shall have the right and power to lease, sell, mortgage, or otherwise encumber any real or personal property that may be included in my estate, without order of court and without notice to anyone. My Executor shall have the right to administer my estate using "informal", "unsupervised", or "independent" probate or equivalent legislation designed to operate without unnecessary intervention by the probate court. ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS A. Paragraph Titles and Gender. The titles given to the paragraphs of this Will are inserted for reference purposes only and are not to be considered as forming a part of this Will in interpreting its provisions. All words used in this Will in any gender shall extend to and include all genders, and any singular words shall include the plural expression, and vice versa, specifically including "child" and "children", when the context or facts so require, and any pronouns shall be taken to refer to the person or persons intended regardless of gender or number. B. Liability of Fiduciary. No fiduciary who is a natural person shall, in the absence of fraudulent conduct or bad faith, be liable individually to any beneficiary of my estate, and my estate shall indemnify such natural person from any and all claims or expenses in connection with or arising out of that fiduciary's good faith actions or nonactions of the fiduciary, except for sueh actions or nonactions which constitute fraudulent conduct or bad faith. No successor trustee shall be obliged to inquire into or be in any way accountable for the previous administration of the trust property. - 2 - " . .' '. " C. Beneficiary Disputes. If any bequest requires that the bequest be distributed between or among two or more beneficiaries, the specific items of property comprising the resp(;:ctive shares shall be determined by such beneficiaries if they can agree, and if not, by my Executor. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed my name below, this \ ~ day of ~~\ ,CC'JO/..o Testator Signature: YcnukI ~ ~Ju4-/ Donald R Beecher We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the above instrument, which consists of ~ pages, including the page(s) which contain the witness signatures, was signed in our sight and presence by Donald R Beecher (the "Testator"), who declared this instrument to be his/her La')t Will and Testament and we, at the Testator's request and in the Testator's sight and presence, and in the sight and presence of each other, do hereby subscribe our names as witnesses on the date shown above. Witness Signature: Name: City: State: Witness Signature: Name: City: State: Witness Signatur . Name: City: State: ht{~ Carlisle Pennsylvania i~~, Jt{ajif'~ Joc~lyn S R ck- Newburg Pennsylvania - 3 - PENNSYL VANIA Self-Proving Clause COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, Donald R Beecher, the Testator, 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 as my free and voluntary act for the purposes expressed in the instrument. Sworn to or affinn~d ";)roWledged before me by Donald R Beecher, the Testator, this ~dayof" ~. , Clyb . Testator Signature [)~ l?~ Donald R Beecher 4/t:?:r~Y ~//BLI t':. Official capacity of officer Commonwealth of Pennslllvania (Seal Y Notary Public SH'~LEY A. KEN~county Penn T()WNhiP, e....a.-.,., 11, 2001 JAy eommi..ion ~.- . . ' " AFFIDA VIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, Leonard E Nailor and Jocelyn S Ranck and Vincent J Gajewski the witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw the Testator sign and execute the instrument as the Testator's Last Will; that the Testator signed willingly and executed it as the Testator's free and voluntary act for the purposes expressed in it; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testator signed the Will as a witness; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testator was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed to before me by LeOnar? Nailor and Jocelyn S Ranck and Vincent J Gajewski, witnesses, this -L.8- day of ,(k ~ , .- ~ / _' , / ~ Witness Signature: ~?4~ Name: City: State: Leonard E Nailor Carlisle Pennsylvania Name: City: State: ~.J fCMdZ Jocelyn S Ranck Newburg Pennsylvania Witness Signature: Witness Signature: Name: City: State: Vincent J Gajewski Carlisle Pennsylvania - 2 - , ,. '" j ~ ~r~j/ hA~/O Seal and official capacity of officer ~om._~,of """ltvaNa MOTORIAL SIAL SHlRL.EY A. KENNEDV, ....., Public P*nn TOWl1ItIIfp, CumbettIInd County My Comm_.on I!KpINe J.,ey 18, 2001 - 3 - .. ~