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Home My WebLink About03-19-08 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYL VANIA Estate of RICHARD E. BLACK also known as File Number 81- O~ - 301 , Deceased Social Security Number 207-22-0895 Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:) IZI A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / are the EXECUTRIX last Will of the Decedent dated JULY 3, 1997 and codicil(s) dated named in the " ) ,..-"-, - -+~-- 1 :-~; -: "'-,:. .:~~.) (State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.) ,'...J Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after executionojjh~instru~~nt(s) offered for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: :., '..J) o B. Grant of Letters of Administration I': }1 (If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritafef 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 (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnecessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania with his / her last principal residence at 7 NORTH OLD STONEHOUSE ROAD. SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP. CARLISLE. CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA 17015 (List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code) Decedent, then 76 years of age, died on FEBRUARY 28. 2008 at 7 NORTH OLD STONEHOUSE ROAD. SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP. CARLISLE. CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in P A) All personal property (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania (If not domiciled inPA) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ $ $ $ 4.000.00 137,500.00 situated as follows: 7 NORTH OLD STONEHOUSE ROAD, SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 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: MARILYN M. HECK, 7 N. OLD STONEHOUSE ROAD, CARLISLE, P A 17015 Form RW-02 rev. 10. /3.06 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. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed ~~J m. )icdu Signature of Pers I Representative before me the I q+U \(\0. }(L~ , N CX"y( day of Signature of Personal Representative Fo, fue R~,e~ Signature of Personal Representative File Number: d/ - () K' - OL10f Estate of RICHARD E. BLACK , Deceased Social Security Number: 207-22-0895 Date of Death: FEBRUARY 28, 2008 AND NOW, JY/arc ~'- 1 q , 0( 00)( , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters TEST AMENT ARY are hereby granted to MARILYN M. HECK in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated JULY 3, 1997 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. FEES YPenl~ ~ (~A1f I 'fP1~-j \../ Register of Wills . Letters ............... $ 260.00 ''1' r Short Certifioate(s) . .. . .. . . $ 8.00 Attorney Signature: ,( ~""J~ '3 ~ ' Renunciation(s) .......... $ JCP 10.00 Attorney Name: ROGER B. IR~ ,ESQUIRE ... $ AUTOMATION FEE . . . $ 5.00 WILL . .. $ 15.00 ... $ ...$ ... $ ...$ ... $ ... $ TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ Supreme Court I.D. No.: 6282 Address: 60 WEST POMFRET STREET CARLISLE, PA 17013 Telephone: (717) 249-2353 298.00 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of2 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, RICHARD E. BLACK, of Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this instrument to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby expressly revoking all Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me. 1. I direct my executrix to pay all of my debts, funeral and administrative expenses as soon as may be done conveniently after my decease. 2. I authorize and empower my executrix to sell any realty owned by me at my death and not specifically devised herein, at either public or private sale, and to give good and sufficient deeds therefor, in fee simple, as I could do if living. 3. I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate of every nature and wherever situate as follows: (a) I give the sum of $2,000.00 to Norma 1. Fahnestock, soon to be Norma J. Black, (b) I direct that Norma shall be able to live in my house at 653 Alexander Spring Road, Carlisle, as long as she is single and as long as she desires to and actually does live in my house. She is to pay the taxes, insurance, utilities and upkeep as long as she lives in the house. (c) All my furniture, dishes and other personal property is to stay in my house as long as Norma lives there and when she leaves the house permanently, the personal property as well as the real estate becomes the property of my daughter, Marilyn M. Heck, absolutely, and if she is not living at the time of my death, it becomes the property of her two chifcken, Ronald U'll w",",".,. :r.~"" --! ;..;,') , "'1 ~. \ i' .. Lee Bitner and Patricia E. Hardy, share and share alike. (d) All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, I give to my daughter, Marilyn M. Heck, and if she is not living at the time of my death, to her two children, Ronald Lee Bitner and Patricia E. Hardy, share and share alike. 4. I nominate and appoint Marilyn M. Heck to be the executrix of this my Last Will and Testament; she is to serve as such without bond. Should she die before my death, renounce or refuse to serve for any reason, or die leaving any of my estate unadministered, I nominate and appoint Ronald Lee Bitner and Patricia E. Hardy, as substitute executors, also to serve as such without bond, with the same powers as are given herein to my executrix. 5. I hereby suggest that my personal representative retain the servIces of Irwin, McKnight & Hughes, as attorneys in the settlement of my estate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3RD day of July, 1997. Ji~~ G/3~ (SEAL) RICHARD E. BLACK Signed, sealed, published and declared by RICHARD E. BLACK, the testator above named, as and for his Last Will and Testament, 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 hereto. 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDA VIT WE, RICHARD E. BLACK, CHERYL L. CLELAND and MARTHA L. NOEL, the testator and witnesses respectively, whose names are signed to the 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 that he had signed willingly, and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purpose herein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the testator, signed the Will as a witness and that to the best of their knowledge the testator was, at that time, eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. C RYL L. CLELAND ~~flA~ 114 MARTH L. NOEL COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYL VANIA SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by RICHARD E. BLACK, the testator herein, and subscribed and sworn to before me by CHERYL L. CLELAND and MARTHA L. NOEL, witnesses, this 3RD day of July, 1997. '3.~, ary Public - tarial Seal Roger B. Irwin, Notary Public Carlisle Boro, Cumberland County My Commission Expires Oct. 3, 2000 Member, Pennsylvania AlIllggilJtlgn {1f Notaries