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Home My WebLink About05-13-08 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYL VANIA Estate of WILBUR H. MATHIAS also known as File Number 2\ ot) oS2e , Deceased Social Security Number 047-07-7183 Petitioner(s), who islare 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:) I2J A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is 1 are the EXECUTOR last Will of the Decedent dated 04/17/2002 and codicil(s) dated 05/26/2006 named in the (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: o B. Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; duraC') minoritate) g Petitioner(s) after a proper search has 1 have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following s~~~bf any) a~eirs: ;[lj Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.} ~ '1,::::2 0 ~ S'/ . ':-3 1; ~- \,-, " Resid~nt L., :::d Name Relationshi ::G '):> (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnecessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania with his 1 her last principal residence at 308 1/2 ELEVENTH STREET. NEW CUMBERLAND BOROUGH, P A 17070 (List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code) Decedent, then 95 years of age, died on APRIL 30, 2008 SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN COUNTY, PA at COMMUNITY GENERAL OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL, 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 P A) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania 1f1J1 c~ tJ (;) () .--- $ $ $ $ 100,000.00 situated as follows: 308 112 ELEVENTH STREET, NEW CUMBERLAND BOROUGH, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, P A 17070 equest(s) the'Jli'OOate of the last Will and Codiei1(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of Letters in the appropriate form to T ed or rinted name and residence ROBERT A. COMPTON, 221 GLEN RIDDLE ROAD, MEDIA, PA 19063-5810 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 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 of Petitioner(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 oLA- Q. before me the /3 Signature of Personal Representative day of --- Signature of Personal Representative Signature of Personal Representative o C ;:~-O -'3 ::0 . u '-'-0 J~I- . ';:::-rn :~,= .c;) ~ i("j ~bQ '-, II :: c.: =0 '0--1 J;; File Number: 2.\ 00 oS 2.<0 Estate of WILBUR H. MATHIAS , Deceased ~ <:::I <:::I <::1Q ::z :boo -< a~~) .-:~::} t:f f:;~; E3 ~)'l~ ( -;~~ j:-j ("'5 'II w ~ :J:: is;) a .::- Social Security Number: 047-07-7183 Date of Death: APRIL 30, 2008 AND NOW, tnr..~ 13 , ~ , in ",n,id,,,,tinn nfth, foregoing Poritio" ,ati,f,"ory p,"of having been presented before me, IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY are hereby granted to ROBERT A. COMPTON in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated APRIL 17,2002 AND described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of recor FEES Letters , . , .Il-fspl?9. . $ 2100 Register of Wills ~\~11. Short Certificate(s) . .S. . . . $ 1..() Attorney Signature: Renunciation( s) ......... . $ THOMAS E. FLOWER LUll I $ IS- Attorney Name: ('od.e\ I $ IS- Supreme Court I.D. No.: 83993 ~CP $ /0 ~~ ~ Address: 2109 MARKET STREET $ $ CAMP HILL, P A 17011 $ $ $ Telephone: 717-737-3405 $ TOTAL ............. . $ 3;ls--cO~ Form RW-02 rev, 10,13.06 Page 2 of2 fllO:'ixD." RE\ (UJitf'J LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. Certification Number "",III'''U'U"""""" \""",~,,\.1\1 OF PEl.-.-.. /~~1'J);~ $ ~_r -:. _.... \~';. (rt~/.. . '~"..' \?\ ~c::;)r - -a . I'#~ ~ wt x;.#, ,,i;;:: ~ \: .'1l:d._,' ~ ~,*..-. ....-~." . ,!*,~ ".-~._. /' ';.a.~ . .~- !A~'~ ",-r1r~ /~l ""--....'!lftfE Nf\\\'t.'i","'\ """""""nuIIiIJJII",1 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. avn.. /?; ~ MAYO 4 2008 / / Local Registrar Date Issued Fee for this certificate. $6.00 P 14330178 12. Was Decedent ever in the U.S. Armed Forces? DVes ~ Decedent's Actual Residel"lCe 17a. State o <;:;0 "co ::0 ""--0 ()~~ - en?" 00 ..(~-n . .:)C ~~ ~ ~, ....., c;::l c;::l CD :x ::P'" -< u:> ~EV 11/2006 PRINT IN ANENT ;K INK COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA' DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH' VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH (See instructions and examples on reverse) -0 ::s: ~ o 06 f)'S. 2 CO 1. Name of Decedent (First, middle, last, suffix) 6. Date of Birth (Month, day, year) 95 Feb.1,1913 8b. County of Death Dauphin Co. susquehanna ad. Facility Name (If nol institution. give street and number) Community Gen.Osteo.Hospital 11. Decedent's Usual 0cc1J tion Kind of work done durin most of workin life. Do not state retired Kind 01 Work Kind of Business f Industry SU ervisor state govt. 16. Decedent's Mailing Address (Street. city / town. stale, lip code) 13, Decedent's Education (Specify only highest grade completed) Elementary I Secondary (D-12) College (1-4 or 5+) 12 4 14. Marital Status: Married. Never Married, Widowed, Divorced (Specify) widowed 17b. County Cumberland Did Decedent Uve ina Township? 17c, D Yes. Decedent Lived in 17d. ~No, Dec~nt Lived within Actual Limits of 1>T e w Twp 308 1/2 Eleventh st. berland PA 17070 Melville O. Mathias P~nnQ.y'u::llni~ ("l1mhpr'~nn City/Bore 19. Mother's Name (First middle. maiden surname) Jane G. Hafer Robert A. Compton 2Db. Informant's Mailing Address (Street, city I town, state, zip code} 221 Glen Riddle Rd.,Media, PA 19063-5810 21b. Date of Disposition (Month, day, year) 21c, Place ol Disposition (Name of cemetery, cremalory Of other place) spring Hill Cemetery 21d. Location (City/town, state, zipcodeJ. 7 2 5 7 Shippensburg, ]'A 22c. Name and Address ol Facility Musselman FH&CS,324 Hummel Ave.,Lemoyne,PA 17043 23b. License Number 23c. Date Signed (Month, day, year) Items 24-26 must De completed by person who pronounces death. 24. TIme of Death )..0 () .f 26. Was Case Referred to Medical Examiner I Coroner for a Reason Other than Cremation or Donation? Dves ~o rl CAUSE OF DEATH (See instructions and xamples) ltem 27. Part I: Enler the ~ - diseases, injuries, or compUcations - that directly caused the death. 00 NOT enter terminal events such as cardiac arrest. respiratory arrest, or ventricular fibrillation without showing the etioloqy. List only one cause on each line. Approximate Interval: Onsel to Death Part II: Enter other sianificant condilion.~ conlributina to death, but not resulting in the underlying cause given in Part I. 28. Did Tobacco Use Contribute to Death? o Ves ...0 Probably G?'No 0 Unknown Sequentially list conditions, il any, leading 10 the cause listed 00 line a. Enler!he UNDERLYING CAUSE (disease or injury that initiated the events resulting In death) LAST. a P... "-f.: ,,-.10'- '- .-t::.. I Lo..nL. Due to (or s a COIls~~e oft. bC\.-r"",:c:. . 1,^~T-,ve. IlA/Vr Due 10 (or as a consequence of): "" Co{v r."C-..f ~ I~.f...:... \).~,~<2. , 29. If Female: D Nol pregnant within past year D Pregnant al time of death D Not pregnant. but pregnant wilhin 42 days of dealh D Not pregnant, but pregnant 43 days to 1 year before death D Unknown if pregnant within lhe past year 32c. Place of Injury: Home, Farm, Street. Factory. Office BuMding.elc. (Specify) =Tt~T~S~~~~ ~~~}d~e~ v,- s.e,-,-S.Q. roV\p"e,,J V".L,^ l.... O,-:;eaJ'" 4. Due to (or as a consequence 01): M. 32g. Location of lnjuf)' (Slreet, city/lown, state) DYes DNo 31. Manner ol Death ~atural DHomicide D Accident 0 Pending Investigation D Suicide D Could Not be Determined 32a. Dale of Injury (Month, day, year} , 3Oa. Was an Autopsy Performed? n. Were Autopsy Findings Available Prior to Completion ofCauseol Death? Dyes DtNO 32d. Time ol Injury 338. Certifier (check only one) CertifyIng physician {Physician certifying cause of death when another physician has pronounced death and completed Item 23} To the best of my knowtedge, death occurred due to the cause(s) and manner as stared- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~~:u~~~,a~~ :=~:~hJ:~~~a~~:~:i:~ :~i~~n~~e:::~~~~rt:~iot~:~:,~~a~~ manner as statecL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D ~~:~~~;~~~~~fn:~~~ and I or investigation, in my opinion, death occurred at the lime, date, and place, and due to the cause{s) and manner as stated_ D 35 Registrar's Signatur ~ yr.. l) 0 I 0"2. Ie '] s:.. .~ '-' 34 N.me and Add'Ct,~rn~omPI~ cauW~Y'f"i2t: lYP1i(lrint..:;r "'-l) ~Lf S s:'\ 0;- /ku "^"'S c."lAr'l (~', r '^ I '7 I , LL':- . ni",nM.;li"I". P,:mnil No c:lwp5! IWillslMathias. wil LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF r-;) ~~ c::; -'';;'~ _......... WILBUR H.. MATHIAS --,~. :.:..: <.oJ ("'-)(~- - I, WILBUR H. MATHIAS, of 3081/2 Eleventh Street, New ~9Jerlan1b ).> ~ Pennsylvania 17070, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all 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: give any and all of my books to the PENN STATE UNIVERSITIES COLLEGE OF MEDICINE LIBRARY. Any books which they should not want I offer to the library of the Borough of New Cumberland. THIRD: I direct my Executor to sell my home at 308112 Eleventh Street, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, to my neighbor, PATRICK MURPHY, of 308 Eleventh Street, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, for the fair market value. If he declines to purchase it for the price determined by my Executor, at its sole discretion, to be fair market value, my Executor shall have no obligation to sell it to him. -0 --"",- -'- o ,.....-.1 ~ C) loOn ~) !;i4 c:lwp5! IWillsIMathias. wi! FOURTH: I direct my Executor hereinafter named to convert the balance of my assets into cash. FIFTH: equal shares, as follows: A. To SARA WESLEY, of 1009 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate I give in nine Pennsylvania 17070; B. To DEBRA JEANNE MANLOVE, of 800 Allen Street, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 17070; C. To TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, of 419 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania; D. To the FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, Brandt Avenue and Sixteenth Street, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania; E. To the children of GERTRUDE BLEYER, who are ESTHER WEIST, of 1035 Old Hickory Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601; and G. JANE HENRY, of 201 Conodoguinet Avenue, Apartment 11, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011; F. To the children of CHARLES BARTOLET, SR., who are CHARLES BARTOLET, JR., of R. D. #7, Box 7261, Black River Road, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015; and TERRY BARTOLET, of 21 Sutton Place, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042; G. To the children of ROBERT BARTOLET, who are DOROTHY BARTO LET, of 3008 North Third Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110; MIRIAM 2 c:lwp51IWilIslMathias.wil ZIEGLER, 5805B Hidden Lake Drive, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111; and MRS. BRUCE BOYD, 20913 Brooke Knoll Road, Laytonsville, Maryland 20760; H. To the children of HARRY DeVORE, ROBERT DeVORE, of 402 Spruce Street, Steelton, Pennsylvania 17113 and BART DeVORE, 6627 Patchwork Circle, Charlotte, North Carolina 28270; I. To RALPH BRANDT, JR., of 5531 Oakwood Drive, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania 17236, one of the sons of KATHRYN BRANDT. LASTLY: I nominate, constitute and appoint ALLFIRST BANK, to be the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. No Executor shall be required to file bond in this or any other jurisdiction. I 7 t;)- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ~~ ,2002. day of ~.L-z~/I/l~ Wilbur H. Mathias SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED in the presence of: ~~ c:J~ G)~ 3 c:\wp5! \WilIsIMathias. wil COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ss COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, WILBUR H. MATHIAS, 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 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 and acknowledged before me, by WILBUR H. MATHIAS, the Testator, this 11 ~ day of '~~1 /L ,2002. li~//rw? 1': /II 4/Ii1 ~ Wilbur H. Mathias, Testator l \ "~~) NOTARIAL SEAL MERLENE J. MARHEVI<A. NOTARY PUBUC CARLISLE. CUM8ERL.NID CCUNTV, PA MY COMMISSION EXPlFIES JUNE I,IlI02 4 c:\wp5! IWillslMathias. wiI COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ss COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, Thomas E. Flower and James D. Flower, Jr. , 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 he 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 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. and Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed to before me by Thomas E. Flower Jr . this / 7 cJ- day of ~wer, ,2002. ~.~ ~ NOTARIAL SEAL MERLENE J. MJ\RHEVKA, NOTARY PU8UC CARLISLE. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNe.. 2002 5 ~ i ~ ~ 2 \ ()'~ O<;)2~) CODICIL OF r-' g CO ~ ~ o C:.Q ....-: -0 \.J'::\.J '" 1"'1"'-) WILBUR H. MATHIAS ~- o~J;~ Z; '. -'. r;:?\ I, WILBUR H. MATHIAS, the within named Testator, do hel~9\mo; and {~~ )lC'6 N \. - ~ .- '.," publish this Codicil of my Last Will and Testament dated April tl, 2002. ~ FIRST I hereby amend the Sixth Article of the said Will, commencing with the word "Lastly," to provide as follows: I nominate, constitute and appoint ROBERT COMPTON, of 221 Glenn Riddle Road, Media, Pennsylvania, to act as Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. In the event that ROBERT COMPTON should be unable or unwilling to act as executor, then I appoint ~ ae1k..~ptfu - "'~,lH ~~nl<:, to serve as alternate executor. No Executor shall be required to file ~ -> , ~ .~ ...,.\ ,. ~ ~ bond, in this or any other jurisdiction. SECOND In all other respects I hereby ratify, confirm and republish my Last Will dated April 17, 2002, together with this sole Codicil as and for my Last Will. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, WILBUR H. MATHIAS, have hereunto set my hand 'IL.. and seal to this Codicil to my Last Will and Testament this ~y of May, SAlOIS, ROWER & 2006. LINDSAY MmRNEYS.KfolAW 2109 Market Street Camp Hill, PA ~ #I1Jk~ , WILBUR H. MATHIAS SAlOIS, FLOWER & LINDSAY ,<;ITORNEYS.AfolAW 2109 Market Street Camp Hill, PA Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator, as and for a Codicil to his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names at his request as witnesses, thereto, in the presence of said Testator and of each other. gL~'tk16J~ ~~ ADDRESS !- Dover\. ~ f C~\4f f-fd,l/A 2-10? ~LW- ~r:- 0,1-/. I Pit- t ADDRESS COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: 55. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, WILBUR H. MATHIAS, Ilto#w(/1-(~.~ and Sttlk~d S,ff1ff<JAJ /(the , Testator and witnesses, respectively whose names are signed to the foregoing or attached instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator signed and executed the instrument as his Codicil and that he signed willingly and that he executed 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 Codicil as witness and that to the best of their knowledge the Testator was at the time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Jt/~'V If /l1~ WILBUR H. MATHIAS Witness SA#tItt& SI/..1P~~AJ JR./ I ~~~~ Witness SAllIS, FLOWER & LINDSAY AIlDRNEYS.AT.!AW 2109 Market Street Camp Hill. PA Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Cumberland 55. On this the J'.!- day of 2006, before me :if I '1 ~S/Nr~t:--; the undersigned officer, ersonally appeared Thomas E. Flower, known to me or satisfactorily proven to be a member of the bar of the highest court of Pennsylvania, and certified that he was personally present when the foregoing acknowledgment and affidavit were signed by the testator and witnesses. I have signed my name and affixed my seal. ~!~ / otary COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Notarial Seal Sara J. Ensinger, Notary Public Carlisle Boro, Cumberland County My Commission Expires Oct. 17, 2009 Member, Pennsylvania Association of Notaries SAIDIS, FLOWER & LINDSAY ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW 2109 Market Street Camp Hill, PA AFFIDA VIT On this 26th day of May, 2006, I, the undersigned Thomas E. Flower, prepared a Codicil for Wilbur H. Mathias, and took it for his signature at Health South Rehab center, where I found him in his room at about 11 :30 a.m., eating his lunch. At his instruction, I had earlier prepared the Codicil to replace the executor under his Will, Allfirst Bank, with his friend, Robert Compton. He had not instructed me to name an alternate executor, but when I drafted the Codicil to replace the appointment of Allfirst with Mr. Mathias's choice, Robert Compton, I inserted M&T Bank (successor to Allfirst), a provisional alternate executor. When I explained the contents of the document to him, prior to his signing, he insisted he did not want the bank as alternate executor, but wanted Robert's daughter, Mary Beth Compton, to be his alternate executor. I then made the change, as instructed, by hand, crossing out "M&T Bank" and writing in "Mary Beth Compton" above it. Mr. Mathias then signed in the margin by the change, in order to endorse my hand-written correction, and, after that, signed at the end of the Codicil and signed the acknowledgment. His roommate, Mr. Simpson, was present for all this, eating his lunch, and he willingly signed as a witness to Mr. Mathias's execution of the Codicil. I make this affidavit for the purpose of memorializing the sequence of my hand-written change, at Mr. Mathias's direction, and his subsequent endorsement of the change by signing in the margin, before signing at the end of the Codicil. Dated: t;b~!06 ~~ Thomas E. Flower, Esquire