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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of RUSSELL H. V ARGUS
File Number
21- O~ - () ?J30
also known as
, Deceased
Social Security Number
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:)
IZ] A. Probate and Grant of Letter Tes7mentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / r the
last Will of the Decedent dated q ~ dt;o~ and codicil(s) dated
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,07(lf~,ils
named in the
(State rele\'Gllt 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) offere4
for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicakd an incapacitated person:
D B. Grant of Letters of Administration
(/fapplicable. enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente 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., ellter date of Will ill 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
801 N. HANOVER STREET, CARLISLE, PA 17013
(List street address. town!cirv, township, COlin tv, state, zip code)
County, Pennsylvania with his /p(r last principal residence at
Decedent, then 96 years of age, died on 02-22-2008
MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY
at CARLISLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, SOUTH
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania
(lfnot domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value ofreal estate in Pennsylvania
$-1: t-f) I ?9( ~fo
$
$
$
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 Letters in the appropriate form to
the undersigned:
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Signatwe
Typed or printed name and residence
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')';;7L.~___- JOYCEA. LARSON, 58 S. 18TH ST., CAMP HILL,PA 17011
Form RW.1I2 rev. /11.13.116
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF Cumberland
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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
administer the estate according to law.
the knowledge and belief of Peti tioner( s) and that, as personal representative( s) .of the Decedent, Petitioner( s) wi II well and truly
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Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
I) Sit\.
before me the.ff .'
day of
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ChMMU~Q,C~
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Signature 'oj PersonaJRepresentative
Signature of Personal Representative
Signature of Personal Representative
File Number: .:) I ~ 0 I? - u.32/.)
Estate of RUSSELL H. V ARGUS , Deceased
Date of Death: 02-22-2008
Social Security Number: 031-03-4160
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having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters
are hereby granted to JOYCE A. LARSON
AND NOW,
, ,~)( ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
OF TESTAMENTARY
and that the instrument(s) dated
described in the Petition be admitted to p
in the above esta~e
FEES
Letters ............... $
Short Certificate(s) . . . . . . .. $
Renunciation(s) .......... $
V\l.11 ...$
\. JCf' .. . $
f11!/ (JrYLitt[ , y\.. . . . $
.. . $
.. . $
.. . $
.. . $
.. . $
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TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
FormRW-02 rev. 10.13.06
bate and filed ofrecord as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent.
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Attorney Signature:
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DAVID W. KNAUER
Attorney Name:
Supreme Court J.D. No.: 21582
Address:
411A EAST MAIN STREET
MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055
Telephone:
717-795-7790
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEJ~,':.H
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA' DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH' VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
(See Instructions and examples on reverse)
STATE FILE NUMBER
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6. Date of Birth (Month, day, year)
1. Nameo! Decedent (First, middle, last. suffix)
Russell H. Vargus
5. Age (Last Birthday)
3. Social Security Number
- 03
4. Date of Death (Month, day, year)
Feb. 22, 2008
96
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6/4/1 911 Abington, MA ~Inpalienl D EA I Outpatient 0 DOA 0 Nursing Home [J Residence DOther _ Specify
&1. Facility Name (If not institution, give street and number) g. Was Decedent of Hispanic Origin? ~No DYes 10. Race: American Indianj Black, While, ate
(II yes, specityCuban, (Specify)
ional Medical Center M"'o,",P~rtoR'oao,"o.1 White
14. Marital Slatus: Manied,NeverMarried
Widowed, Divorced (Specify)
80. Countyot Dei'llh
Cumberland
17b. County
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Cumberland
Widcwed
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17d. D No, Decedent Liv9d within
Actual limits of
801 N. Hanover St.
Carlisle, PA 17013
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Decedent's
Actual Residence 17a.Slate
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18. Falher'sName (First, middle. last, suffix)
Oscar Var s
2001. Informanrs Name (Type / Print)
Joyce A. Larson
City/Bora
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19, Mother's Name (First, middle, maiden sumame)
Flora Vinin
20b. Inlormanrs Mailing Address (Street. city J town, slate, zip COde)
58 S. 18th Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011
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21c. Place 01 Disposition (Name of cemetery, crematory or other plCice)
21d. Lo:alionjCityltOWl1,state, zip oode)
Evans Cremation Services, Inc.
LI~ola, PA
Brothers Funeral Hane, Inc., Carlisle, PA 17013
23b. Ucense Number
23c. Date Signed (Month, day, year)
!lams 24-26 musl be completed by person
who pronounces death
24. Time of Death __
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26. Was Case Referred ~tral Examiner i Coroner lor a Reason Other than CrematIOn or onalion?
DYes [J1fo
CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instructions a exampkts)
Item 27, Part I Enter lhe ~ diseases, injuries, or complications -thai directly caused the deall1. DO NOT enter terminal events such as cardiac arrest,
respiratory arrest, or ventricular fibrillation withoul showing the etiology, Ust only one cause on each line.
IMM~ptATE C~USE (Rnal disease or , .,-, (] I' f
condilion resulting In death) --.- a. ......- ... t
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Ente~UNDERLYINGCAUSE Due 10 (or;guer.ce of): ~ I
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Due to (or as consequenceoQ:
Part II: Enter other sianilicant conriitions contriblltinoto deRlTl.,
but rKlt resulling iothe undertyiog cause given in Part I
26, Did Tobacco Use Cootribute \0 Death?
DYes DProtJably
~UnkrtOwn
29, tfFemale:
D Not pregnaot withio past year
D Pregnaolattimeoldeall1
DNotpregnarll,butprel1laOlwitlin42days
of death
o Notpregnant,butpregnanl4J~ayslo1year
before death
D Unknown it pregnant within the past year
32c. Placeo/lnjury: Home, Farm, StreetiFactory,
Office Building, ate. (Specify)
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3Ob. WfJfeAulopsy Findings
Available PriortoCompletioo
01 Cause of Dealh?
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31. Manner of Death
p.na;~ral 0 Homicide
DAccident DPendinglrlvesligation
o Suicide D Could Nol be Determined
32d.limeo/lnjury
321. If Transportation InjUry (Specify)
DOriveriOperalor DPassenger DPedest
DOther,Spacify:
33b. SlgnaltJreandTlUeot
32g. Loca!ioo of Injury lSlreel, city/town, state}
3Oa. Was an Autopsy
Performed?
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33a. Certifier (check only one)
Certifying physlcian (PhysiCian certifying cause of deall1 when another physic~n has pronounced death arld completed item 23)
To the best of my knowfedge, death occurred due to lhe cause(s) and manner8S staled.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D
Pronouncing IInd certifying physIcian (Physician bolI1 pronouocingdeath and certifying to cause of Cleat h)
To Ihe best of my knowledge, death occurred at lhe time, date, and place, and due 10 the C8Use(S) and manner as slated_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Medical Examiner ( Coroner
On the basis of examination and J or investigation, In my opinion, death occurred althe Ume, date, lInd place, and due 10 the C8USe{S) and manner as slated_ D
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Disposition Permit No
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
RUSSELL H. V ARGUS
I, RUSSELL H. V ARGUS, now domiciled in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
declare this to be my Last Will and Testament. I revoke all other wills and codicils that I may
have previously made.
Article I
My just debts and expenses of my last illness, funeral, and administration of my estate
shall be paid by my Executor from the principal of my residuary estate as soon as practicable
after my death.
Article II
All inheritance, estate, and succession taxes (including interest and penalties thereon, but
not including any generation skipping tax) payable by reason of my death shall be paid out of
and be charged generally against the principal of my residuary estate without reimbursement
from any person. This provision is not a waiver of any right which my Executor has to claim
reimbursement for any such taxes which become payable as the result of any property over
which I have the power of appointment.
Article III
I gIve, devise and bequeath my tangible personal property in accordance with any
memorandum I have handwritten or signed, located with my will or with my valuable papers and
found within 30 days of the probate of my will. Gifts may only be to persons who survive me or
to organizations which exist at my death, and if there is a contlict, the memorandum having the
latest date shall govern. To the extent no such memorandum is found, or all of my tangible
personal property is not disposed of pursuant thereto, my tangible personal property shall be
added to my residuary estate and pass under Article IV hereof.
Article IV
All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever
situate, I give, devise and bequeath according to the following:
A. TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) of my estate to my daughter, JOYCE A.
LARSON, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Per Stirpes;
B. TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) of my estate to my daughter, CYNTHIA
TRAVERS, of Fairfield, Massachusetts, Per Stirpes;
C. TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) of my estate to my daughter, FRANCES E.
PATRICK, of Appleton, Wisconsin, Per Stirpes; and
D. TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) of my estate to be distributed to the Trustee
of the WILLIAM H. V ARGUS Special Needs Trust Dated July 23, 2004, and
any amendments thereto, to be held, managed, and administered according to the
terms therein.
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Article V
I nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, JOYCE A. LARSON, as Executrix of
my Last Will and Testament. In the event of the renunciation, death, or inability to act, for any
reason whatsoever of my Executrix, I nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, CYNTHIA
TRA VERS, as successor Executrix of my Last Will and Testament. I direct that my Executrix
or successor Executrix be permitted to serve without bond. In addition to those powers granted
by law, I grant them power to distribute in cash or in kind, in like or in unlike shares, and to file
any qualified disclaimer I could have filed if living. My Executrix or successor Executrix shall
receive reasonable compensation for services rendered to my estate.
Article VI
In addition to the powers conferred by law, I authorize my Executrix and successor
Executrix, in her absolute discretion:
(a) to retain in the form received and to sell either at public or private sale, any real
estate or personal property except that which I specifically bequeath herein,
(b) to manage real estate,
(c) to invest and reinvest in all forms of property without being confined to legal
investments, and without regard to the principal of diversification,
(d) to exercise any option or right arising from the ownership of investments,
(e) to compromise claims without court approval and without consent of any
beneficiary,
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(f) to file any federal income tax return for any year for which I have not filed such
return prior to my death,
(g) to make distributions in cash or in kind, or in both, and to determine the value of
any such property,
(h) to employ any attorney, investment advisor, or other agent deemed necessary by
my Executrix; and to pay from my estate reasonable compensation for all their services,
(i) to conduct alone or with others, any business in which I am engaged in, or have
an interest in at time of my death, and
U) to receive reasonable compensation in accordance with their standard schedule of
fees in effect while their services are performed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, RUSSELL H. V ARGUS, hereby set my hand to this my
Last Will and Testament, on CJ;-;!l CJ
, 2005, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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RUSSELL H. V ARGUS
In our presence, the above-named RUSSELL H. V ARGUS signed this and declared this
to be his Last Will and Testament and now at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of
each other, we sign as witnesses.
Name
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Address
2000 Linglestown Rd., Suite 202, Harrisburg, P A 17110
2000 Linglestown Rd., Suite 202, Harrisburg, PA 17110
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I, RUSSELL H. V ARGUS, Testator, who signed the foregoing instrument, having been
duly qualified according to law, acknowledge that I signed and executed this instrument as my
Will, and that I signed it willingly as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed.
Sworn to or affirmed and
Acknowledged before me by
RUSSELL H. V ARGUS, the Testator
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on ~, _ (.; , 2005.
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otary - ic-:- RUSSELL H. V ARGUS
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
. Notarial Seal
Manelle F. Hazen, Notary Public
Susquehanna Twp., Dauphin County
My CommIssIon Expires Sept 23, 2006
We, the undersigned witnesses who signed the foregoing instrument, being duly qualified
according to law, depose and say that we were present and saw the Testator sign and execute this
instrument as his Will; that he signed and executed it willingly as his free and voluntary act for
the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in his sight and hearing signed the Will as
witnesses, and that to the best of our knowledge, that he was at that time eighteen (18) years or
more of age, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
Sworn to or affirmed and
Subscribed to before me
by ,JiSSl'C, ~\. 4011(1 (Iii
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an 4 rlt::,qvr.:- 1--\. ~ l:::'-\0i\.-
witnesses, on'sev-rc.Vl6;e {L $.. (,)
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( Withess
,2005.
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N~~ Notanal Seal
Marielle F. Hazen, Notary Public
I Susquehanna Twp.. Dauphin County
My Commission Expires Sept 23. 2006
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Witness
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