HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-29-08 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Estate of Madeline S. Gottshall File Number 21-08- ���
also known as
, Deceased Social Security Number
Linda G. Mulder
Petitioner(s),who is/are 18 years of age or older,apply(ies)for: �
(COMPLETE A'or'8'BELOW.•)
� A.Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the �amF�d in tre
last Will of the Decedent,dated 03/24/1967 and codicil(s)dated 11/09/1982
The primary Executor, Georqe H. Gottshall, predeceased the decedent on December 30, 2006. C��vid F�.
Gottshall (named successor Executor), and Ellen G.Ackerson have renounced in favor af Linda r. N(ui�ero
State 2levanf circumstances,e.g.,renunciation,death of executor,etc. tv . �
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Except as follows,Decedent did not marry,was not divorced,and did not have a child born or adopted after executi��the instruR�'ent(s)offereJ,
for probate,was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person:
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�X B.Grant of Letters of Administration C.t.B. �'_> "'�
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app�ca e,en ec c..a.; . .n.c..a.;pe en e i e; uran e a sen ia; uran e minon a e - -� ,
Petitioner(s)after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spou�(if any)�afi�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.) _ �
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Name Relationship Residence
Ellen G.Ackerson Daughter 8 Kingswood Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
David H. Gottshall Son 1201 Pleasant Dale Avenue
Colonial Hei hts VA 23834
Linda G. Mulder Daughter 18 Honeysuckle Drive
Mechanicsbur PA 17050
(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:)Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his/her last principal residence at
72 Green S�ring Drive, Mechincsburg, Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, PA 17050
(List street address,town,�cr.ry,township,i,ounry,state,zip code)
Decedent,then $� years of age, died on 02/15/2008 at Todd Memorial Home
Decedent at�eath�vrried��c�perty with estimated values as follows:
(If ciomiciled in PA) All personal property $ 20,000.00
(if not oomici(zd ir��i1� Pe�sonal properiy in Pennsyivania $
(If not domiciled in PA� Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in PFnnsylvania g
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:
Signature Typed or printed name and residence
j\� Linda G.Mulder 18 Honeysuckle Drive
� � Mechanicsburg,PA 17050
Form R -02 Rev.10-13-2006 Copyright(c)2006 form software only The Lackner Group,Inc. Page 1 of 2
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 cr affirmed and s�bscribed � C � �`�
n tureofPersona sentative Linda G. Mulder
before me ihis ��_day of
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<t��-�---��—`i�� Signature of Personal Representative
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File Number: 21-08- 5
Estate of Madeline S. Gottshall , Deceased
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Social Security Number: Date of Death: 02/15/2008
AND NOW, ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition,satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters of Administration c.t.a.
are hereby granted to Linda G. Mulder
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s)dated 03/24/1967 11/09/1982
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filled of record as the last Will(and Codicil(s))of Decedent.
FEES l`y'► �Y� V SLJU �Y�PI( � /
Letters........�.,Q�.S�.�.<.Q�......$ �0.�7 l -��= i
Reg�ster of Wills �(/,n�
Short Certificate(s)......�..............$
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Renunciation(s)............�............$ �.lo .Q� Attorney Signature:
��\� $ ,�j • �� Attomey Name: Robert Clofine Es ire
C.�i C,i � $ 1�j ��e
J C $ �In �� Supreme Court I.D.No.: 37190
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$ York, PA 17403-5151
$ Telephone: 717/747-5995
$ E-Ma�i: rob@estateattorney.com
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TOTAL....................................$ I ��•OO
Form RW-OZ Rev.10-13-2006 Copyright(c)2006 form software only The Lackner Group,Inc. Page 2 of 2
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I, MADELINE S. GOTTSHALL, of Waynesboro, Franklin Count ,
Penna. , being of full age, of sound and disposing mind, memory
and understanding and not under any restraint , do hereby, make,
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publish and declare this my Last Will and Testamert��-�ereb�7
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revokin an and all Wills and testamentar writin s ��� /
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ITEM I : I direct that all my �ust debts, �_��'uner�l �-��
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expenses, inheritance tax and all Federal Estate Tax, tha�i' rnay � '
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be due by reason of any property passing under this will or
'� other wise be paid out of my estate and I hereby waive on behalf
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"� of my estate any right to recover from any person including any
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''� beneficiary of insurance upon my life and part of the taxes so
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,�; ITEM II: By way of explanation the bulk of our
r personal property and real estate is owned �ointly by me and
my dear husband, George H. Gottshall, and I understand upon
a my death it will pass to my dear husband by operation of law and
,% such is my will.
!' ITEM III: Al1 the rest residue and remainder of my
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estate, real, personal and mixed, I give, devise and bequeath
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`� absolutely to my dear husband, George H.Gottshall.
ITEM IV: In the event my dear husband predeceases me
or we die in a common disaster or calamity, I do then and in
that event, give, devise and bequeath all the rest residue and
remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, absolutely and
equal shares unto my children or their issue per stirpes.
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ITEM V: In the event any interest in my estate vests
in any of my children during their minority, I then and in that
event constitute and appoint my brother-in-law, James P. Wo1ff II
and my sister, Elizabeth S. Wolff, testamentary guardians and
t�ustees of the estates and persons of my said minor children
during their minority with full discretionary powers to use the
interest or income therefrom and such part of the principal from
( time to time as may be reasonably necessary for the proper
maintenance and support and education of my said children during
their minority and I direct my said testamentary guardians and
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� trustees shall not be required to give bond or other security
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'�t . trustees of my said minor children. My said testamentary trustee
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t� are specifically authorized to receive, receipt for, hold, man�.ge,
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control, sell and change investments at will in their unfettered
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discretion and not be restricted to reinvestment of any part of
-' my said estate in legal securities as provided for trust funds
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; in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As each of my dhildren
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� attain the age of twenty-one (21) years I direct my testamentary
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r� trustees to pay over to said child his or her share in my estate .
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�`'� And I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my
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dear husband, George H. Gottshall, executor of this my Last Will
and Testament typewritten on three (3) sheets of paper. In the
event my said husband should predecease me or for any other reaso
be unable or unwilling to assume the responsibilities of executor
of this my Last Will and Testament I then constitute and appoint
my daughter, Linda S.Gottshall, alternate executrix. I grant
unto my executor and alternate executrix full powers of sale
of any real estate or interest in real estate I may own at the
time of my death at public or private sale and on such terms and
conditions as to either of them may seem proper. No bond of any
kind shall be required of my said executor or alternate executrix
for the faithful performance of duties herein imposed upon either
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of them by reason of the fact that either of them may be living
outside of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; all in accordance
with the Fiduciaries Act of 1g49 Section 323 (c ) .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, MADELINE S. GOTTSHALL, the
Testatrix above named, have set my hand and seal to this, my Last
Will and Testament which consists of three (3) typewritten
sheets of paper, to each of which I have affixed my signature
this ���Y� day of;✓��`:��:�;�� , A.D. 1967 .
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Madeline S. Gottshall
Signed, sealed, published and declared by Madeline
S. Gottshall, the above named testatrix, as and for her Last
Will and Testament , in the presence of us, who at her request,
in her presence and the presence of each other, all being presen at
the same time, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
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FIRST CODICIL
I, Madeline S. Gottshall, of Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania,
being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish
and declare the following as and for a First Codicil to be added to my Last
Will and Testament dated March 24, 1967, as follows: �.,;
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I revoke Item V of my Will, and in lieu thereof direct the fol;�-�aing �tem
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V. I appoint as Executor my dear husband, George H. Gottshall.;- '��� tlz� _ y
event an alternate or successor Executor be required, I appoint as-,.�tr�h my ��n, `_'
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David H. Gottshall. I direct that no trustee, executor, guardian or other �
fiduciary named, nominated or appointed in this Will shall be required to post
any bond or give any security of any type for any purposes whatever.
In all other respects, I do now ratify and confirm my said Will, which
together with this Codicil, shall constitute my Last Will and Testament.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Madeline S. Gottshall, the above named Testatrix
have to this, my Last Will and Testament, set my hand and seal this y� day of
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Madeline S. Gottshall
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the above named Testatrix,
Madeline S. Gottshall, as and for her will, in the presence of us, who at her
request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses in attestation thereof.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
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COUNTY OF FRANKLIN .
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We, Madeline S. Got shall, ;��.ro--,e..,�_�,.., ��"�� -r � '"`t " "��'`'
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the testatrix anc� ;�he witnesses respectively, whose names are signed to the
foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the
undersigned authority that the testatrix signed and executed the instrument
as her First Codicil to her Last will and Testament and that she executed it
as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that
each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the testatrix signed
the Codicil as witnesses and that to the best of their knowledge the
testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and
under no constraint or undue influence.
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Madeline S. Gottshall �
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Subscribed, sworn to and acknowled before me by t e testatrix and
subscribed and s orn to before me by ,rz, !�l- �_,,��� and ,
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OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
, REGISTER OF WILLS
� COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of ���Q..,'1 nQ, � ���C.� I l , Deceased
C� )C'� �G�Scr� and � �\�c.. ����J' �
(each)being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that she/he/they was/were well-
acquainted with 1�GCj.���ne �, �o���t��� ' and am/are familiar
with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of ��c�¢��ne � �c^��r��I
to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament/Codicil of �Y��e-����.
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RENUNCIATION
ESTATE OF MADELINE S. GOTTSHALL, No.
Deceased
The undersigned, ELLEN G. ACKERSON, daughter of the decedent, hereby
renounces the right to administer the estate and respectfully requests that Letters be
issued to LINDA G. MULDE�, and tf�at such Letters �e granted wi#haut the need to post
bond.
Witness my hand and seal this '�D� day of , 2008.
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Ellen G Acker�m SC�!�, ��
8 Kin wood Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this �� day of
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COMMONWEALI H OF?ENi�SYLVANIA
Notariai Seal �
Vicki K.Dubuisson,Notary Public
Susquehanna Twp.,Dauphin County
My Commission Expires Sept.26,2009
Member,Pennsylvania Assa~ia.ti.;:,Q�N�taries
Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
RENUNCIATION
ESTATE OF MADELINE S. GOTTSHALL, No.
Deceased
The undersigned, DAVID H. GOTTSHALL, son of the decedent and primary
Executor named in the Last Will of the above named decedent, hereby renounces the
right to administer the estate and respectfully requests that Letters be issued to LINDA
G. MULDER, and that such Letters be granted without the need to post bond.
Witness my hand and seal this /� day of /`�p� � � , 2008.
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David H. Got shall
1201 Pleasant Dale Avenue
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this �b'`'� day of
�/1.c� , 2008.
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