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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-25-08PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS O~~ fly 8ElZL ~~ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of ~ ~ / t ~ T ~~ File Number ~~ " ;~~ ~ ~ G also known as 7 ,Deceased Social Security Numb~;I7Cb ~ °~~ ~ - ~ / ~~ Petitione ), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COM ETE 'A' or 'B' BELDW.) / j A, Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is !are tH~J~ 11J ~~ arced in the last Will of the Decedent dated and codicil(s) dated (State relevara crrcumslances, e.g., remmciation, death of executor, etc.) n O ~' i Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after executi~ i~he insttv~nt(s) cared? for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: ' ~~ ~ ~ =- `' ® B. Grant of Letters of Administration -'~~~ ~ ~ ` '~ ~ (Ifapplicable, enter: at.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente liter durante absentia; du mot) miMOrrtat~ '-'' -` 1 Petitioner(s) after a proper search has /have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the followiup~~etse (if anyj~and heirs;. {If, Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Witt in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) p C.1't Name Relationshi Residence (COMPLETE INALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in ~~)~~~~L~County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal residence at (Listpset+re~ect~apddress, town city, township, cou£natyge~stat~e,dzip code) ~ - / *~ 1 1~ then~~/1 fl /1/ f`~~ ~~ i~~ ~~/^y-(~~a(t ~,r ~'' jJ~ ~~ /--~1IJ Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) (If not domiciled in PA) (If not domiciled in PA) Value of real estate in Pennsylvania All personal property Personal property in Pennsylvania Personal property in County $ /~~ DOD, c~,p S S situated as follows: Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of 2 Wherefore, Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of Leners in the appropriate form to the undersigned: Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA • SS COUNTY OF ~~,~~11 Lla-~ ; 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 before me the day of F r the Register .- ~ I`~/ S --i File Number ( n ~ / yam. tf~ Estate of ~R ~JF.S fin~F ~. ,~~ ~/~/`(/V Deceased ~curi Num~ ~ ~ ~ y ~ ~~E7 Date of Death: ~ l (~ /1J L c~ ~ c~d ~p ,~ Social AND NOW, ~~! Representative of Personal Representative :~~~ C» ii~:'-C7 ~ ~~=~ ~ - G~~ ;.~. ~,~~ ~ :..-- ~__=-= <._ ..% - - , Signature of Personal Representative ~J _ intconside~ration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented bel~re me, IT are hereby granted to in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated ~~ described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as t$~. Iast,Will Land Codi~il(sll of DecedenL~ FEES ys. ~~ Letters ............... $ Short Certificate(s) ........ $ , ~U% ~~- Renunciation(s) ~ $ /1~i~~. ~.Csy ~~ $ J CY ... $ $ ... $ ... ... $ ... $ ... $ TOTAL .............. $ ~:9b~ Attorney Name: Supreme Court I.D. No.: Address: Telephone: Form RW-O2 rev. /0.13.06 Page 2 of 2 Attorney Signature: 013133-00001 /11.5.02/EGM/KLT/164626.1 a ~-~7S ~a~t ~iCC anb ~estarnerrt OF n r., -- ~~ `-- Q rn ... ERNESTINE O. MATTERN ~ -~' ~-- z c-~ ~ ~~-~ ~- , t ~ I, ERNESTINE O. MATTERN, of the Borough of Lemoyne, Cumb~~ Canty, ~ - =; '_~>C ~ -, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, dg ~ ereby i~ke, `~- i publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and makin~oid any and all Wills or Codicils at any time heretofore made by me. ARTICLE I DEBTS I direct the payment of all my legal debts and the expenses of my last illness and funeral from my Estate as soon a$er my death as conveniently may be done. I authorize my Executor to expend funds from my Estate for the purchase, erection and inscription of a suitable grave marker. All the foregoing shall be considered expenses of the administration of my Estate. ARTICLE II BEQUEST OF JEWELRY I give and bequeath my jewelry unto my daughters, JAYMA A. WOODITCH and JENISE k. VIATTERN, or the survivor of them to be divided between them in as nearly equal shares as is practicable. ARTICLE III BEQUEST OF REMAINDER OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY I give and bequeath my automobile(s), household and personal effects excluding my jewelry (which I have disposed of in Article II hereof) and other tangible personalty of like nature 013133-00001 /11.7.02/EGM/KLT/164626.1 (no including cash or securities), together with any insurance thereon, unto my daughter, JENISE K. MATTERN, provided she survives me. If my daughter, JENISE K. MATTERN, predeceases me, I give and bequeath the same unto my daughter, JAYMA A. WOODITCH, 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, as follows: A. Twenty five (25%) percent thereof unto my daughter, JAYMA A. WOODITCH, or her then-living issue, per stirpes, should she predecease me; and B. Seventy five (75%) percent thereof unto my daughter, JENISE K MATTERN, provided that should she predecease me, I give, devise and bequeath her share unto my daughter, JAYMA A. WOODITCH, if she survives me, otherwise, to her then-living issue, per stirpes. ARTICLE V UNIFORM TRUST TO MINORS ACT In the event any beneficiary of my Will has not reached the age of twenty-five (25) years at the time for distribution of his or her share, distribution of said share maybe made in the discretion of my Personal Representative after considering the age and needs of the beneficiary, either directly to the beneficiary or to a Custodian for such beneficiary until age twenty-five (25) under the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, 20 Pa. C.S.A § 5301 et seq., or the applicable Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act in the state of residence of such beneficiary as the case may be. My Personal Representative may designate as such Custodian any institution or person, including my Personal Representative, qualified to act as a Custodian for such beneficiary under such Act in effect at the time such distribution is made. A receipt for any 2 013133-00001 /11.5.02/EGM/KLT/164626.1 , payment or distribution so made shall be a full discharge therefor to my Personal Representative, who shall not be responsible to see to, or be liable for, the application of such proceeds thereafter. ARTICLE VI POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE 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. 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. 3 013133-00001 / 11.5.02/E G M/K LT/ 164626.1 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 distributed share of any person thereby affected. ARTICLE VII PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE I name, constitute and appoint my daughter, JAYMA A. WOODITCH, Executrix of this my last Will and Testament. Should my daughter, JAYMA A. WOODITCH, fail to qualify or cease to so act, I name, constitute and appoint my daughter, JENISE K. MATTERN, alternate Executrix to 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. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, this ~'~ day of /~~~n%~/~1~'L' , 2002. ERNESTINE O. MATTERN Signed, sealed, published and declared by 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 in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. ~~~~ ~~~~ 4 013133-00001 /11.5.02/EGM/KLT/164626.1 AFFIDAVIT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND SS ~~ We„ EEST O. MATTERN, ~~r,~~,_.~~ '~ and statnx and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or fore ing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and that she had signed willingly 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 Will as witness and that to the best of his/her knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. -'"lux ~li~a~.; e-r ~ ~ Ll ~ ~ ~' ~a ERNESTINE O. MATTERN ~~~ Witness ~~ ~~~~~ Witness Subscribe, sworn to and acknowledged before me by ERNESTINE O. MATTERN, Testatrix, and ~--~~/ - and ~ ~~~,, witnesses, this -t--= day of ~ , 2002. i ./ 1 - ~ ~ "~~ _~ l c2,~ N ary Public Notarial Seal Kristee K. Myers, Notary Public L®moyne Boro, Cumberland County My t;ommission Expires Dec. 2, 2002 t~lem~i5r. 1'c^+isv!~+fl^ia Association of Notaries