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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Estate of THOMAS W. ESHENBAUGH. JR..
alkla Thomas W. Eshenbauah Deceased
File No.
Social Security No.
716-09-8033
KURT R. WILLIAMS
Petitioner, who is 18 years of age or older, applies for:
(COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:)
o A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner is the
named in the Last Will of the Decedent, dated November 10. 2004
Co-Executor
The decedent also named his daughter. Gail N. Eshenbaugh to serve as Co-Executor of his Last Will and Testament.
Ms. Gail N. Eshenbaugh has renounced her right to administer the estate and has nominated Kurt R. Williams to serve as
sole Executor
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 killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person:
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B.
Grant of Letters of Administration
(if applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendent elite; durante absentia; durante minoritate
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(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES): Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Relationship
Residence
Decedent was domiciled at death in
Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, with his last family or principal residence at
'1920 Elm Street. New Cumberland. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17070
(List street, address, town/city, county, state, zip code)
Decedent, then
93
years of age, died on
March 24, 2008
at
Holv Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. PA
(Location)
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property.....................................................................$ 975.000.00
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania.....................................$
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(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County.................................................... ~ c:::::o
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania......................................................................................................................$$ . ~5 oo~ i' ,~
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Real Estate situated as follows: ;;a =:';="3 .:~~
Wherefore. Petitioners respectfully request the probate of the last Will presented with this Petition and th~fe?1~f Le~ in t~] ~::)
appropriate form to the undersigned: 8~ .." s:-:-; 9. ,.1
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KURT R. WILLIAMS
441 Tom's Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
The Petitioner above-named swears or affirms that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and
correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner and that, as personal representative of the
Decedent, Petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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KURT R. WILLIAMS
Sworn to and affirmed and subscribed
Before me this ? (\d. day of
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Estate of
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THOMAS W. ESHENBAUGH, JR.. a/k1a Thomas W. Eshenbaugh
, Deceased.
Social Security No: 716-09-8033
Date of Death:
March 24. 2008
AND NOW, ./)/)f/ ct2 if ~jJ ,2008, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory
proof having been present d before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY are
hereby granted to KURT R. WILLIAMS in the above estate and that the
instrument dated November 10.. 2004
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and filed of record as the Last Will of the Decedent.
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Short Certificate(s)
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Codicil............................
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Attorney Signature:
Attorney: EDMUND G. MYERS
I.D. No: 20558
Address: Johnson, Duffie. Stewart & Weidner.
301 Market Street. P.O. Box 109, Lemoyne, PA 17043-
Telephone: 717-761-4540
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
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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.
thn., /7; ~ MAR 2 71008
Local Registrar Date Issued
Fee for this certificate. $6.00
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Kind 01 work done duf'i most 01 WOfki life. Do not state retir
Kind 01 Business {Industry
Pa er Company
13. Decedenfs Educalioo (Specify only highest grade completed)
Elementary {Secondary (0-12) College (1-4 or 5+)
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
(See instructions and examples on reverse)
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6. Date of Birth (Month, cia, ear)
7. B1r1hp1ace (Cttyand state orfo
July 28, 1914
West Fairview,
o Residence DOIher- Specify.
IJ No 0 Yes 10. Race: -AmeriCan Indian, Black, While, etc.
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Bel. Facility Name (" not instiMion, give street and number)
Holy Spirit Hospital
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17070
12. Was Decedent ever in the
U.S. Armed Forces?
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Decedent's
Actual Residence 17a.State
17b. County
14. Marital Status: Married, Never Married,
Wklowed, Divorced (Spec;~
Widowed
1920 Elm Street
New Cumberland, PA
Pennsylvania
Cumberland
Did Decedent
Live ina
Township?
17c. Dyes, Decedent lived in
17d. ~ No, Decedent Uved wilhI1
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New Cumberland
City/8oro
18. Father's Name (First, midcle, last, suffix)
Thomas W. Eshenbau h, Sr.
208. Informant's Name (Type I Print)
19. Mother's Name (First, middle. maiden surname)
Flora Lieb
2Ob. lnfonnanfs MaUiog Address (Street, city I town, state, zip code)
16667 Hunnicut Road, Cambrid
21c. Place of Disposition (Name 01 cemetery, crematory or other p1llC&)
Cremation Societ of PA
Auer Memorial Home and
47327
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26. Was Case Referred to Mecftcal Examiner I Coroner for a Reason Other than Cremation or Donation?
o Yes ONO
308. Was an Autopsy
Performed?
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3Ob. Were Autopsy Findings
A'lailable Prior 10 Complelioo
of Cause of Death?/
o Yes /0'1'0
31.
oIDea~
Approximate interval: Part 11: Enler other slonfficant condtions contr\bu!jna to death, 28. Did Tobacco Use Contribute to Death?
Onset to Death but not resulting in the undertying cause givel1 in Part I 0 Yes 0 Probably
o No ~known
29.11 !emay
EJ.1qOt pregnant within past year
o Pregnant at time of death
o Not pregnant, but pregnant within 42 days
of deatn
o Not pregnant, but pregnant 43 days to 1 year
before death
o Unknown K preg:1ant witl1in the past year
32c. Place of Injury: Home, Farm, Street, Factory,
Office Buildiog, etc. (Spec;Iy)
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En~ UNDERLYING CAUSE
(disease or if:Ijury that initiatedthl!
events resulting lr1 death) LAST.
Due to (or asAlcon~uence of):
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Due to jor as a consequence 00:
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Due to (or as a consequence of):
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ahlral 0 Homicide
o - 0 Pending tnV8'1igation
o Solcide 0 Co". N~ be Determined
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321. If Transportationlntury (Specify)
o Driver! Operator 0 Passenger DPedeslrian
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32g. location ollniury jStreel, city ( town. state)
32d. Trme of Injury
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338. Certifier (check only one)
Certifying physk:lan (Physician certifying cause of death when another physician has pronounced death and compIeled ~em 23)
To the belt of my know6edge, death occurred due to the cause(a) and manner 81 statmL........ _......................................................
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I, THOMAS W. ESHENBAUGH, of the Borough of New CumberlanlCumber@d
THOMAS W. ESHENBAUGH
County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do
hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all
Wills and Codicils made by me at any time prior hereto.
ARTICLE I
DEBTS
1 direct the payment of all my legal debts, and the expenses of my last illness and funeral
as soon after my death as conveniently may be done.
ARTICLE II
TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
I may leave a written list in my safe deposit box or elsewhere disposing of certain items
of my tangible personal property. My Personal Representative(s) shall dispose of such items of
my tangible personal property as specified in the written list. If no written list is found in my
safe deposit box or elsewhere or otherwise properly identified by my Personal Representative(s)
within thirty (30) days after the probate of my Will, it shall be presumed that there is no such
written list.
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I give and bequeath my motor vehicle(s) and the remainder of my household and personal
effects and other tangible personalty of like nature (not including cash or securities), together
with any existing insurance thereon, unto my daughter, GAIL N. ESHENBAUGH, provided she
surVIVes me.
ARTICLE III
SPECIFIC DEVISE OF REAL ESTATE
I devise and bequeath all of my real estate situate in Halifax Township, Dauphin County,
Pennsylvania, together with all improvements and equipment thereon, unto my daughter, GAIL
N. ESHENBAUGH, provided she survives me.
ARTICLE IV
REST, RESIDUE AND REMAINDER.
I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatever
nature and wherever situate, unto my daughter, GAIL N. ESHENBAUGH, provided she
survives me. If my daughter, GAIL N. ESHENBAUGH, predeceases me, I give, devise and
bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate as follows:
A. Two-ninths (2/9\h) thereof unto GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH,
216 State Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in honor of my wife's mother and
father, Alma Sible Neefe and Leon F. Neefe;
B. Two-ninths (2/9\h) thereof unto SAINT MARK'S EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH, 99 Second Street, West Fairview, Pennsylvania m
memory of my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Eshenbaugh, Sr.;
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C. One-ninth (1/9th) thereof unto the WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, 1250 24TH
Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20077-7702;
D. One-ninth (1/9th) thereof unto HOL Y SPIRIT HOSPIT AL, Camp Hill,
Pennsylvania;
E. One-ninth (1/9tl1) thereof unto the HUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRISBURG
AREA, INC., 7790 Grayson Road, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania;
F. One-ninth (1/9tl1) thereof unto the VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, 2112 Walnut
Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and
G. One-ninth (1/9tl1) thereof unto THE SALVATION ARMY, 1122 Green Street,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
ARTICLE V
POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE(S)
My Personal Representative(s) shall have the following powers in addition to those
vested in them by law and by other provisions of my Will applicable to all property, whether
principal or income, including property held for minors, exercisable without court approval and
effective until actual distribution of all property:
A. To make distribution in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, and in
such manner as they may determine.
B. To retain any or all of the assets of my estate, real or personal, without restriction to
investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as they deem proper, without
regard to any principle of diversification or risk.
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C. To invest in all forms of property without restriction to investments authorized for
Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as they deem proper, without regard to any principle of
diversification or risk.
D. To sell at public or private sale, to exchange, or to lease for any period of time any
real or personal property and to give options for sales, exchanges or leases, for such
prices and upon such terms or conditions as they deem proper.
E. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income or partly to each as they
from time to time think proper.
F. To compromise any claim or controversy.
G. To make such elections, decisions, concessions and settlements in connection with
all income, estate, inheritance, gift, generation skipping or other tax refunds and the
payment of such taxes as my Personal Representative and/or Trustee shall deem
appropriate, without obligation to adjust the distributive share of any person thereby
affected.
ARTICLE VI
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
I name, constitute and appoint my friend, KURT R. WILLIAMS, and my daughter,
GAIL N. ESHENBAUGH, Co-Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. Should either fail
to qualify or cease to so act, I direct that the other shall complete the administration of my estate. I
direct that no fiduciary appointed herein shall be required to post bond for the faithful
administration of the duties required in any jurisdiction.
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If ... ~N. i,I~NESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal this
N v~ ,2004.
loa day of
/L. _/.AI ~ ~AL)
THOMAS W. ESHENBAUGH
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator, as and for his Last
Will and Testament, in the presence of use, who at his request, in his presence and in the
presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our name as witn ses.
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AFFIDA VIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SS.
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
We, THOMAS W. ESHENBAUGH !lit ~ C,4 >J- ~ and
Cd7?1tt#1ct' c; /Ylt([/f5 ' the Testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose
names are signed to the attached or 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 purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the
Testator, signed the Will as witness and that to the best of his/her knowledge the Testator was at
that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue
influence.
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Sworn to or affirmed to and subscribed to );>efore me by THOMAS W. ESHENBAUGH,
Testator, and (feltSSri fJ-eeJ 9 jl-pp~ and
C>dmtu-?d 9- n:!!ic..c2/S , . esses, this /0<< day of
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Notarial Seal
Nina June Davis, Notary Public
Lemoyne Boro, Cumberland County
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RENUNCIATION
REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of
THOMAS W. ESHENBAUGH, JR., alk/a Thomas W. Eshenbaugh
, Deceased
I, Gail N. Eshenbaugh, in my relationship as Daughter of the above named Decedent and named Co-
EX1ecutor of the Will dated November 10, 2004, hereby renounce the right to administer the Estate of the
Decedent and respectfully requests that Letters Testamentary be issued to Kurt R. Williams, named Co-
EX1ecutor.
WITNESS my hand this 2 M\ day of
1hlor
(Date)
Executed in Register's Office
Executed out of Register's Office
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF
Before the undersigned personally appeared the
party executing this Renunciation and certified
that she executed the Renunciation for the
purposes stated within on this _ day of
,2008.
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
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