HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-11-08PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF Cumberland
Estate of Catherine T. Hudson
also known as Catherine Thompson Hudson
Deceased
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Social Security Number
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: rti.a
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A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is /are the Executrix ;` } ~j Wined in the.-
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last Will of the Decedent dated January 24, 2007 and codicil(s) dated NJA " ~= ~~
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(State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.) ~ ~ ~,.
Except as fallows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child barn or adopted after execution of the iTi~rument(s~fered
for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: ' ~ ~
B. Grant of Letters of Administration
(If applicable, enter. c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente liter durante absentia; durante minoritate)
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has /have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and heirs: (lf
Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list ofheirs.)
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(COMPLETE INALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal residence at
Golden Living West 770 Poplar Church Road Camn Hill PA 17011 _ _
(List street address, townleiry, township, county, state, :ip code)
Decedent, then 81 years of age, died on August 4, 2008 at Golden Living West, 770 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill,
PA 17011
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) A]1 personal property $ 315,308.50
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $
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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:
Catherine T. Hudson, 6180 Somerset Street, Hazrisburg, PA 1711 l
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page I of 2
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF Cumberland
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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 _ I i ~ ~ day of
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AND NOW, ~~ ~,..tt. ,r~1 (fit ~.t-~ ~ , 5~~., in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented b ore pte, IT IS DECREED that Letters _
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in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Wiil (and C1odicih(s~))~of)Dece ent.
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Attorney Name: Thomas A. Archer, Esquire
Supreme Court I.D. No.: 73293
Address: 251:5 North Front Street
P.O. Box 5056
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Telephone: (717)233-8676
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT ~', [=~ __
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CATHERINE THOMPSON HUDSON -
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I, Catherine Thompson Hudson, Social Security number 579-28-8469 now of
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, do
hereby make, publish, and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking and making null and void all prior Wills and Codicils made by me at any time
heretofore. This Last Will and Testament is being executed by me while being treated at
West Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center West in Camp Hill, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.
ITEM I. I direct that all my legally valid debts, funeral and administrative
expenses, and debts incurred or payable because of my death, shall be paid by my
Executor, hereinafter named, from my residuary estate as soon after my death as
practicable. All death taxes, including federal, state, and other death taxes, with respect
to the property forming my gross estate for tax purposes, whether or not passing under
this Will, including any interest or penalty imposed therec-n, shall be considered an
expense of administration of my estate, without apportionment or right of reimbursement.
Taxes on future interests may be prepaid.
ITEM II. I give and bequeath certain items of tangible personal property that
are solely owned by me at the time of my death and that are identified in any separate
writing directing distribution thereof my death which is dated and is signed by me at the
end thereof, to those persons designated in such separate writing who survive me. If any
item of tangible personal property is identified in more than one separate writing, I direct
that, unless stated to the contrary, the separate writing bearing the last date shall govern
the disposition of such item.
ITEM III. I bequeath my household and personal effects, jewelry,
automobiles, and other tangible personalty of like nature to my daughter, Catherine
Thompson Hudson (hereinafter my "Daughter"), if she survives me by thirty (30) days.
If she does not so survive me, I make said bequest in equal shares to the following
individuals, per capita: Catherine Elizabeth Dove now of Riverdale, Maryland; Mary
Alexis McCubbin now of College Park, Maryland; Linda Maureen Vaccaro now of
Pickerington, Ohio; James Thomas Belt now of Sharpsburg, Maryland; Sandra Lee
Grady now of Worchester, Massachusetts; Harry Ecclestc-n Dawson, Jr. now of El
Cajon, California; James Alexander Rosie now of Midlothian, Virginia; and Thomas
Andrew Rosie now of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Such property shall be divided by said beneficiaries as they shall agree.
As to those items upon which they shall not agree, distribution shall be determined by my
Executrix.
ITEM IV. I give, devise and bequeath of all the residue of my estate, whether
real, personal, or mixed, and wherever situate, including any property subject to any
power of appointment which I may now have or hereafter acquire, to my daughter,
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Catherine Thompson Hudson, if she survives me by thirty (3d) days. If she does not
survive me, I make said bequest in equal shares to the following individuals, per capita:
Catherine Elizabeth Dove now of Riverdale, Maryland; Mary Alexis McCubbin now
of College Park, Maryland; Linda Maureen Vaccaro now of Pickerington, Ohio; James
Thomas Belt now of Sharpsburg, Maryland; Sandra Lee Grady now of Worcester,
Massachusetts; Harry Eccleston Dawson, Jr. now of F;1 Cajon, California; James
Alexander Rosie now of Midlothian Virginia; and Thomas Andrew Rosie now of
Charlotte, North Carolina
ITEM V. The interest of beneficiaries hereunder shall not be subject to
anticipation or to voluntary or involuntary alienation.
ITEM VI. I hereby appoint my daughter, Catherine Thompson Hudson, as
Executrix (the "Executrix"), of this, my Last Will and Testament. In the event of her
refusal or inability to so serve, I then nominate and appoint my~i.~,~,'rn-s.-.. °~~
now of Worcester, Massachusetts, to serve as Executrix. In the event of the refusal or
inability of such named persons to so serve, I then grant to the person last so nominated
and capable of serving the right and power, exercisable in his or her exclusive discretion,
to nominate and appoint, whether in advance while competent, or at the time of a
renunciation or resignation, a person or persons to serve as such Executor, which
nomination shall be honored as if I had made such an appointment in this Will.
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ITEM VII. I direct that my Executrix shall not be required to give bond
or post any other security for the faithful performance of duties in any
jurisdiction.
ITEM VIII. Any person who shall have died at the same time as me, or in a
common disaster with me, or under such circumstances that it is difficult or impossible to
determine who died first, shall be deemed to have predeceased me.
ITEM IX. My Executrix shall have the following powers in addition to those
invested in them by law and by other provisions of my Will applicable to all property,
whether principal of income, exercisable without Court approval, and effective until
distribution of all property:
A. To retain my investments I may have at my death so long as my
Executrix or Custodian may deem it advisable to my Estate or so to do.
B. To vary investments, when deemed desirable by my Executrix or
Custodian, and to invest in such bonds, common trust funds controlled by my
Executrix or Custodian, stocks, notes, real estate mortgages, or other securities or
in such other property, real or personal, as my Executrix or Custodian deem wise,
without being restricted to so-called legal investments.
C. In order to effect a division of the principal of my Estate or for any
other purpose, including any final distribution, my Executrix or Custodian is
authorized to make said divisions or distributions of the personalty and realty
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partly or wholly in kind. If such division or distribution is made in kind, said
assets are required to be divided or distributed at their respective values on the
date or dates of their division or distribution.
D. To sell either at public or private sale and upon such terms and
conditions as my Executrix or Custodian may deem advantageous to my Estate,
any or all real or personal estate or interests therein owned by my Estate severally
or in conjunction with other persons acquired after my death by my Executrix or
Custodian, and to consummate said sale or sales by sufficient deeds or other
instruments to the purchaser or purchasers, conveying a fee simple title, free and
clear of all trust and without obligation or liability of the purchaser or purchasers
to see to the application of the purchase money or to make inquiry into the
validity of said sale or sales; also, to make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any
and all of deeds, assignments, options, or without writings which may be
necessary or desirable, in carrying out any of the powers conferred upon my
Executrix or Custodian in this paragraph or elsewhere in my Will.
E. To mortgage real estate, and to make leases of real estate for any
period of time as is deemed reasonable by them.
F. To borrow money from any party to pay indebtedness of mine, or
of my Estate, expenses of administration, or inheritance, legacy, estate or other
taxes.
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G. To pay all costs, taxes, expenses, and charges in connection with
the administration of my Estate. My Executrix shall pay expenses of my last
illness and funeral expenses.
H. To vote any shares of stock which form a part of my Estate, and to
otherwise exercise all the powers incident to the ownership of such a stock.
I. In the discretion of my Executrix or Custodian, to unite with other
owners of similar property in carrying out any plans for the reorganization of any
corporation or company whose securities form a part of my Estate.
J. To compromise claims and to abandon any property which, in my
Executrix's opinion, is of little or no value.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last
Will and Testament, consisting of six (6) typewritten pages, this 24`" day of January,
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We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Will was signed,
sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testatrix, Catherine Thompson
Hudson, as and for her Last Will and Testame t, in the pr ce of us, who at her request
and in her presence and in the presence ach oth ave hereunto set our hands and
seals the day and year above writte ~' d we c that at the time of the execution
thereof, the said Testatrix was of s and di sing mind and memory.
Sean
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF DAUPHIN
We, Catherine Thompson Hudson, the Testatrix, Raymond Wolfgang and Sean
Sabol, the witnesses, and the foregoing 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.
Catherine Thompson
Sean Sabol
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by the Testatrix, Catherine
Thompson Hudson, and subscribed and sworn to before me by Raymond Wolfgang and
Sean Sabol, witnesses, this 24th day of January, 2007
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homas A. cher, Esquire
PA Attorney I.D. #73293
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN
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I, Thomas A. Archer, certify that the foregoing acknowledgement and affidavit was made
before me.
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Thomas A. Archer, Esquire
On this ~k «day of January, 2007, Thomas A. Archer, Esquire, personally appeared
before me and is known to me or was satisfactorily proven t:o be a member of the bar of
the highest court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and certified that he personally
present when the foregoing Last Will and Testament of Catherine Thompson Hudson was
signed and acknowledged by the Testator and witnesses.
WITNESS my and notarial seal the day and year aforesaid.
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Notary Public
NOiARiAL SEAL
ROSEMARY A HUNT
Notary Publlc
HARRISBURG CIlY. DAUPHIN COUNTY
My Commission Expires Oct 6, 2010
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