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PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of Lois D. Barr
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Social Security No.
, Deceased
Register of Wills for the
County of Cumberland in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older and the executor named in the last will of the above
decedent, dated June 4. 2007 and codicil(s) dated N/A
(state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.)
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania', with her last family or principal
residence at 745 Bosler Avenue. Lemovne. Pennsylvania 17043
(list street, number and municipality)
Decedent, then 79 years of age, died December 28. 2007
Camp Hill. Cumberland County. Pennsylvania
, at
Holy Spirit Hospital.
Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after
execution of the will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent:
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 in PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
Situated as follows:
$ 23,400.00
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$142,420.00
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WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s)'pr~sentcd
herewith and the grant ofletters TESTAMENTARY thereon. '::'
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing petition are true and
correct the best of the knowledge and belief ofpetitioner(s) and that as personal representative(s) of the above
decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Swcrn t.o or a.ffirmed and.subscribed ~~
bet! r~me this. _ day of
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Estate of
LOIS D. BARR, Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW c7() ~ ,2008, in consideration of the petition on the
reverse side hereof, satisfatory proof having been presented before me,
IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated June 4, 2007
Described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of
LOIS D. BARR
And Letters TESTAMENTARY
Are hereby granted to
JAMES D. FLOWER, JR
FEES:
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Michael Cherewka No. 35073
Attorney (Sup. Ct. LD. No.)
624 North Front Street
Worrnleysburg, PA 17043
(717) 232 - 4701
Total
Filed
HlOS.805 REV 1011(7)
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 13991494
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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PAINT IN
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
(See instructions and examples on reverse)
STATE FILE NUMBER
6. Dale 01 Birth (Month, day, year)
February 9, 1928
Bloomsburg, PA
ad. Facility Name (II not institution, give street and number)
E. Pennsboro Twp.
Holy Spirit Hospital
most of wo IKe. Do nol slate retlred
Kind of Business f Industry
C erk Communications
. 16. Decedent's Ma~ing Address (Street, city I town, state, zip code)
745 Bosler Avenue
Lemoyne, PA 17043
18. Father's Name (First, middle, last, suffix)
Raymond Delroy Wertman
12. Was Decedent ever in the
U.S. Armed Forces?
Dyes ggNo
Decedent's
Actual Residence 17a, Stale
13. Decedent's Education (Specify only highesl grade completed)
Elementary I Secondary (D-12) College (1-4 or 5+)
12
Pennsylvania
Cumberland
17b. County
300 - 24
7467
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o Nursing Home 0 Residence DOther. Specify:
9. Was Decedent of Hispanic Origin? 19 No 0 Yes 10. Race: American Indian. Black, While. ete
(If yes, specify Cuban, (Specify)
Mexican, Puerto Rican, elc.) whi t e
14. Marital Stalus: Married, Never Married,
Widowed, Divorced {Specff}1
divorced
Twp
17C_ 0 Yes, Decedent Lived in
17d. IKJ No, Oecedenl Uved within
AclualUmitsof
Lemoyne
City I Boro
19. Mother's Name (First, middle. maiden surname)
Greta Pearle Sitler
2Ob. Informanrs MaJllog Address (Street, city I town, state, zip code)
5607 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110
4, 2008
21c. Place of Disposition (Name of cemetery, CremalCKy or other place)
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
2td. Location (City flown, slale, zip code)
ower Paxton Twp. ,PA 17101
22c. Name and Address of FacHity
Parthemore FH & CS, Inc., P.O. Box 431, New Cumberland, PA 17070
32f. If Transportation Injury (Specify)
o Driver I Operator 0 Passenger 0 Pedestrian
O""'.Specily'
33a. Certifier (d1edc only one) 33b. Signal1K9 ~ of CertffierA
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~==~,a~ :=~J:.~~:e~~~:i:~ ::,==n~~e::~~~~':io'~C:~:~~a~~ manner as stated_ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 0 33c. lK:ense Number 33d. Date Signed (Month, day, year)
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~::,;:"'~"::~;:::~ and I or investigation. in my opinion, death occurred at the time, da1e, and place, and due to the cause(s) and manner as stated.. D
34. Name and Address ot Person Who Completed Cause of Death (Item 27) Type I Prinl
1(" "5/ N. f-1l<:JN'1 Sr,
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23a. To the best of my knowledge, death occurred atlhe lime, date and place stated. (Signature and title)
24. lime of Death
.if) 25. ~tTfronounced Dead (Month. day, year)
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CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instructions and examples)
Item 'n. Pari t EIlter the ~ - diseases, injuries, Of complications -that cirectty caused the death. DO NOT enter tenninal events such as cardiac arrest,
respiratory arrest, or ventricular fibrillation wilhoul showing the etiology. list only one cause on each line,
Approximate interval:
OnsettoOeath
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Due to (or as a consequence on:
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Sequentially n51 conditions, ~ ll!1Y,
leading 10 the cause listed on line a.
Enter the UNDERLYlNG CAUSE
(cisease or injury that initialed the
eveots resuItiOg In death) LAST,
Due to (or as a consequence of):
c.
Due to (or as a consequence of):
d.
308.. Was an Autopsy
Perlormed?
301:1. Were Autopsy Findings
Available Prior to Completion
of Cause of Death?
31. MannerolDealh
~ NaltJraJ D Homdde
D Accklent D Pending Investigation
D Suicide D Cou~ Not be Determined
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D Ves l!fNO
Dves DNa
32d. Time of Injury
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35. Registrar's ~lure and Dist .
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Disposition Permit No.
23b. license Number
23c. Date Signed (Month, day, year)
26. Was Case Referred to Medical Examiner f Coroner for a Reason Other than Cremation or Donation?
DYes Ii?JNO
Part II: Enter other sianificant conditions contribu!lna to death,
but not resulting in the underlying cause given in Part 1.
28. Did Tobacco Use Contribute to Death?
D Ves D Probebly
o No Unknown
29. If Female'
o Not pregnant within past year
o Pregnant at time of death
o Not pregnanl, but pregnant within 42 days
o/death
o Not pregnanl, but pregnant 43 days to 1 year
before death
D Unknown ~ pregnant wilhin the past year.
32c. Place of I.njury: Home, Farm, Street, Factory,
OfticeBuilding, etc. (Specify)
32g. location of Injufy (Street, city I town, stale)
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
LOIS D. BARR
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I, LOIS D. BARR, of Lemoyne, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,Jjejng €?f
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sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish a9d~decla~
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this as and for my Last \Nill and Testament, hereby revoking and making void 'any and ~!
former Wills, Codicils, or writings in the nature thereof, by me at any time heretofore
made.
FIRST:
I hereby order and direct my Executor, hereinafter named, to
pay all my just debts, funeral expenses, testamentary expenses and all Inheritance,
Estate, Transfer and Succession Taxes, as soon as may be conveniently done after my
death, out of my residuary estate.
SECOND: I give to my daughter, KATHLEEN B. TROUP, of R. D. #3,
621 Old York Road, Etters, Pennsylvania, 17319, my dining room set, my china other
than Noritake, and my Jade ring.
THIRD:
I give to my son, CHRISTOPHER A. BARR, of 859 Mandy
Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 17011, my Amethyst ring; my Blue Sapphire ring; my
Swiss pendant watch; my Grandfather clock; my marble top table; my television sets; and
my Lazy Boy Lounger.
FOURTH: I give to my daughter, KIMBERLY A. SMITH, of 5607 North
Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17110, Grandma's silverware; my Noritake china
set; my cedar chest; and my string of pearls.
FIFTH: I give to my daughter, ELLEN M. BARR, of 26 North Market
Street, Apartment 30, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055, my White Sapphire ring; my
class ring; my two gold necklaces with crosses; my serpentine gold necklace; my new
gold etched bangle bracelet; and all other jewelry not otherwise mentioned. My daughter,
ELLEN M. BARR, put Six Thousand ($6,000.00) Dollars into the home we have shared
together. I direct that my Executor also reimburse her from the residue of the estate in
the amount of Six Thousand ($6,000.00) Dollars, plus 2% interest on that sum, from
January 1, 1991.
SIXTH: I give to my son, JEFFREY B. BARR, of 1010 South York
Road, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania 17019, my rose glass pitcher inscribed "Mother" and cup
inscribed "Baby"; Grandma's framed wedding certificate; my two gold bracelets; and my
two cherry tables.
SEVENTH: With respect to any personal property not set forth above, I
reserve the right to keep a list of personal property with my Will, and to designate gifts of
such personal property to my children and other individuals. I direct my Executor to honor
said list as though it were incorporated herein, and to make gifts of such personal
property in accordance with the contents of said list. Unlisted personal property may
constitute keepsakes, pictures, etc., and such personal property shall be divided as nearly
as equally as possible among my children, and in so distributing it they may take turns in
selecting items, which they would each like.
EIGHTH: I give all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, be it
real, personal or mixed, of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate, to my children,
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ELLEN M. BARR, CHRISTOPHER A. BARR, KATHLEEN B. TROUP, KIMBERLY A.
SMITH and JEFFREY B. BARR, in equal shares, per stirpes.
LASTLY:
I nominate, constitute and appoint ALVIN H. BLITZ, of 802
Wellington Drive, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to be the Executor of this my Last Will and
Testament. In the event that ALVIN H. BLITZ shall not be available to provide such
services at the time of my death, I nominate, constitute and appoint as alternate Executor,
JAMES D. FLOWER, JR. or if he is not available, THOMAS E. FLOWER, or if he is not
available, any of the other attorneys of the firm of SAlOIS, FLOWER & LINDSAY, or it's
successors or assigns. No Executor shall be required to file bond in this or any other
jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
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Lois D. Barr
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and
DECLARED in the presence of:
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
I, LOIS D. BARR, Testatrix, 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 that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed.
Sworn or affirmed to ~ged before me, by LOIS D. BARR, the
Testatrix, this i-i::IL day of ,2007.
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NOTARIAl StAL
MERlENE J. MARHEVKA NOTARY PlJ8tJ)
CARLISLE, CUMBERLAHo CfJUNr( PA
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 8 2010
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
We, and ,
the witness to the attached 0 regoing instrument, being
duly qualifi according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw
Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will; that LOIS D. BARR signed
willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the Will as
witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at that time 18 or more
years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed to before me by
antd4.0.... t,~ this ^I /,J.. day of
,2007.
NOTARIAL SEAL
MERLENE J. MARHEVKA, NOTARY PUBlIC
CARLISLE. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 8, 2010
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