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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY , PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of JOHN H. MCNAMARA
also known as
File Number
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, Deceased
Social Security Number 194042557
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 EXECUTOR
last Will of the Decedent dated 8/30/1978 and codicil(s) dated
VIVIAN PATTERSON MCNAMARA - DECEASED - DATE OF DEATH: 05/01/1984
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Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution ofilii: i;1strum;Srt(s) olTercd
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for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: NONE '-4"
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o B. Grant of Letters of Administration
(lfapplicable. enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritatl!)
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:(lj'
Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.fl.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.)
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Name
Relationshio
Residence
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(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania, with his / her last principal residence at
101 ROSEMONT AVE. NEW CUMBERLAND PA 17070 BOROUGH CUMBERLAND CTY
(List street uddres.\. fOwnlcily, towllship. county, state, zip code)
Decedent, then 92
503 NORTH 21 ST STREET
years of age, died on 2/29/2008 at HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL
CAMP HilL
PA 17011
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in P A) All personal property
(If not domiciled in PAl Personal property in Pennsylvania
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
$
$
$
$
9.000.00
0.00
0.00
100.000.00
101 ROSEMONT AVENUE, NEW CUMBERLAND. PA 17070
situated as ft)lIows:
Wherefore, Pditioner(s) respectfully requcst(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:
Typed or printed name and residence
EDWIN P. MCNAMARA
1603 KATHRYN STREET NEW CUMBERLAND
PA 17070
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FormRW-02 rev.IIJ.I3.06
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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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) wiII well and truly
administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
/ 7./1; day of
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Signature of Personal Representative
Signature of Personal Representative
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Estate of JOHN H. MCNAMARA
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Social Security Number: 194042557 Date of Death: 2/29/2008
AND NOW, ~(l)(:h 17' ~5, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY
are hereby granted to EDWIN P. MCNAMARA
in the above estatc
and that the instrument(s) dated 08/30/1978
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of reeo d
Attorney Signature:
FEES
Letters .............................
Short Certificate(s) ............
Renunciation( s)
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Attorney Name:
Supreme Court I.D. No.: #39785
Address:
414 BRIDGE STREET
NEW CUMBERLAND
PA
17070
Telephone:
717-774-7435
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Form RW-02 rev. 10, /3.06
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
Fee for this certificate. $6.00
P 14122956
Certification Number
This is to certify that the information here given is
correctly copied from an original Certificate of Death
duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original
certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital
Records Office for permanent filing.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH' VITAL RECORDS
CORONER'S CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
(See Instructions and examples on reverse)
STATE FILE NUMBER
5. Age Ilast Birthday)
Sa. Place of Death (Check on one)
Hospital: Other:
Inpalient 0 ER I Oulpatienl 0 OOA 0 Nu..;ng Home
9. Was Decadent of Hispanic Origin?
(II yes, specl~ Cuban,
Mexican, Puerto Rican, elc.)
white
19. Mother's Name (Rrst, middle, maiden surname)
Bessie Bigley
2<X>. Informanfs Mailing Address (Street, city I town, state, zip code)
1603 Kathryn Street, New Cumberland, PA 17070
1. Name of Decedent (ArsI, middle, last, suffix)
John
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McNamara
6. Date of Birth (Month, day, year)
92
Sep. 3, 1915
Altoona, PA
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Bd. Facility Name (If nol instilution, give street and number)
Cumberland
Holy Spirit Hospital
11. Oecedent's Usual lion Kil'Ml of work done duri most of workin nle. Do not state re'
Kind of WOI1c Kind of Business IlndustIy
Su ervisor State Government
. 16. Decedenfs Mailing Address (Street. city I town, state, zip code)
101 Rosemont Avenue
New Cumberland, PA 17070
18. Father's Name (First, middle, l;ast, suffix)
John A. McNamara
12. Was Decedent ever in the
U.S. Armed Forces?
OYes IXINo
Decedenrs
Actual Residence 17a. State
13. Decedent's Education (Specify only highest grade completed)
Elementary I Secondary (0-12) College (1-4 or 5+)
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Pennsylvania
Cumberland
17b. County
Edwin P. McNamara
o Cremation 0 Donation 'lb. Oal. 01 Oispos~ (Month. day, yeer)
~ Burial D Removal from State i Was Cremation or Donation Authorized
o Other. Specify: ! by Medical Examiner I Coroner? 0 Yes 0 No
licensee (or person acting as such) 22b. Uceose Number
194 - 04
4. Dale of Death (Month. dey, year)
February 29, 2008
2557
Did Decedent
Live ina
Township?
Twp.
10_ Race: American Indian, Black, While, ele,
(Spocil;j
14. Marital Status: Married, Never Married,
Widowed, Divorced (Specify)
Widowed
17c.D Yes, Decedent Lived in
17d. ~ No, Decedent Lived within
AcIualUmitsof
New Cumberland
C", I Boro
21c. Place of Disposition (Name of cemetef)', cremalory or other place)
Rolling Green Cemetery
21d. location (City !town, state. zip code)
Lower Allen Twp., PA 17011
22c. Name and Address 01 FaciNty
Parthemore FH & CS, Inc., P.O. Box 431, New Cumberland, PA 17070
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Complete Items 23a-c only when certifying 23a. To the best of rrry knowledge, death occurred alttle time, date and place staled. (Signature and line)
physician is no! available at lime 01 death to
certify cause of death
24. Time of Death 25. Date Pronounced Dead (Month, day, year)
11:30 A ~ February 29, 2008
CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instructions and examples)
Item 27. Part J: Enter the ~ diseases, injuries, or complications that directly cal.lS8d the death. DO NOT enler termiNlI events such as cardiac arrest,
respiratory arrest. or venlricular fibrillation without showing the eliology. Us! only one cause on each Hne.
I Approximate interval:
I Onsello Death
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Pneumonia
Due 10 (or es e consequence on:
b Diminished Activity
Due to (or as a consequence of):
Fall in Home
Due 10 (or as a consequence on:
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= UNDERLVlNG CAUSE
(diseeseorMthalinilaledth.
events resulting 11'1 death) LAST.
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23b. License Number
23c. Dale Signed (Month, day, year)
26. Was Case Referred \0 Medical Examiner I Coroner for a Reason Other than Cremation or Donation?
Jg(ves 0 No
Part II: Enter other sionificanl conditions contributina 10 death,
but not resulting in the underlying cause given in Part I.
28. Did Tobacco Use Contribute to Death?
o Yes 0 Proba~y
o No 0 Unknown
29.1fFemale:
o Not pregnant within past year
o Pregnant al time of death
o Not pregnant, but pregnant within 42 days
of death
o Not pregnant, but pregnant 43 days to 1 year
before death
o Unknown if pregnant within the past year
32c. Place of ~njury: Home, Farm, Street, FactOlY,
Off." Bu,kJ;ng, .Ic. (Specify) Home
32g. Location of Injury (Street, city ftown, Slate)
E. Trindle Road,Mechanicsburg,PA
308. Was an Autopsy
Perlormed?
3Ob. Were Autopsy Andiogs
Available Prior 10 Completion
of Cause of Death?
32a. Date of Injury (Month, day, yeer)
Jan.16,2008
32d. TlITI8 of Injuf'y
Aprx.
4:15 P. M.
31. Manner of Death
o Natural 0 Homicide
~ Accidenl 0 Pendtng Investigation
D Sulcida D Cou~ No! be Delermiried
OYes ~NO
[JYes ONo
338. Certifier (check only one)
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pronoundng and certlfytng physician (PhysicIan both pn:lflOtM'IClng dea1tl and certifying to cause of death) 33C. License Number 33d. Date Signed (Month, day, year)
To1hebeltolmyJmowIedge,......oceuneda11hetime,_,andpleoe,.ndduelolhecauee{.)end...n"'"u.laled.._________________ 0 February 29, 2008
Medicll Examiner I Cor.oner fV1
On the ba&I. of examtnatton and I Of investigation, in my opinion, death occurred at the time, date, and place, and due to the cause(s) and manner as sI8ted.. p:I,. 34. ~~! of ~ ~~use ~ erf\S~ Type { Print
35. Regislrar's Q;strictNu4f1 (// 36. Oa1eFo,d(Monlh.day. yeer) 6375 Basehore Road! Suite /11
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Oispos~on Permit No. 01 q 5105 z..
Coroner
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Attorneys at Law
310 BrIdge Street
New Cumberland, Pa.
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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JOHN H. McNAMARA
I, JOHN H. McNAMARA, of the Borough of New Cumberland, County of
Cumberland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory, do
hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking and making void any former wills or testamentary dispositions here-
tofore made.
ITEM I:
I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be
paid as soon after my death as is practicable.
ITEM II:
I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate, real and
personal, of whatsoever kind and wherever situate, to my wife, VIVIAN PATTERSON
McNAMARA, if she survives me by thirty days.
ITEM III:
If my wife, VIVIAN PATTERSON McNN~, should predecease
me or fail to survive me by thirty days following my death, then I give, devise
and bequeath all of my estate to my son, EDWIN P. McNAMARA, if he is then living
and if he is not, then to his issue then living in equal shares.
ITEM IV:
I appoint WANDA K. McNAMARA, Guardian of any property
which passes either under this will or otherwise, to a minor and with respect
to which I am authorized to appoint a guardian and have not otherwise specifical y
done so. Such guardian shall have the power to use principal as well as income ron
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STONE, SAJER
& STEWART
Attorneys at Law
310 Bridge Street
New Cumberland, Pa.
17070
time to time for the minor's support and education (including college education,
both graduate and undergraduate) without regard to his or her parent's ability
to provide for such support and education, or to make payment for these purpose ,
without further responsibility, to the minor or to the minor's parent or to any
person taking care of the minor.
ITEM V:
I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence
of my death, of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed, shall be
paid from my residuary estate as a part of the expense of the administration of
my estate.
ITEM VI: I appoint my wife, VIVIAN PATTERSON McNAMARA, Executrix of
this my last will. If my said wife, VIVIAN PATTERSON McNAMARA, fails to
qualify or ceases to act for any reason, I appoint my son, EDWIN P. McNAMARA,
Executor of this my last will.
ITEM VII:
No fiduciary acting hereunder shall be required to post
bond or enter security in any jurisdiction.
day of
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this -JPt?
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SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED, by the Testator, JOHN H.
McNAMARA, above named, as and for his Last Will and Testament, and in the
presence of us, who, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of
each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF ~~
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I, JOHN H. McNAMARA, 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 this 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 contained.
Sworn or
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vr.j~H~ H. McNAMARA '
affirmed to and acknowledged before me by JOHN H. McNAMARA,
the testator this
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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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 testator sign and execute the instrument as his Last Will; that testato
signed willingly and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the
purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the
testator signed the will as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge,
the testator was at that time eighteen or more years of age, of sound mind and
under no constraint or undue influence.
Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed to before me
and Q ~~ ~ ~, witnesses, this
1978.
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STONE, SAJER
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Attorneys at Law
310 BrIdge Street
New Cumberland, Pa.
17070
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