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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-31-08PETITION FOR PROBATE AND REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND Estate of MARTHA A. STRAINING also known as Deceased Petitioner(s), who is/aze 18 yeazs of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW.) GRANT OF LETTERS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA File Number (5~ / ~ ~ ~ /v ~O'~ Social Security Number r-,.~ A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is /are the EXECUTRIX c~ ~~~ last Will of the Decedent dated JULY 14, 2005 " ~~=tamed jn, tlie_~ and codicil(s) dated ,-, r, (State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.) - Except as follows, Decedent did not ma ' °.~. - rry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution ofthe ~5trument({.}bffered for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: - ~ 7 B. Grant of Letters of Administration (lfapplicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.;pendentelite; duranteabsentia; duranteminoritate) 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: (If Administration, c. t. a. ord.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list ofheirs.) (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 _ 16 S. ENOLA BRIVE ENOLA EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA 17025 (List street address. town/city, township, county, state, zip code) Decedent, ther. 91 years of age, died on OCTOBER 16, 2008 TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA at HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL, EAST PENNSBORO Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property (If not domiciled in PA) $ 70,000.00 Personal property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania 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: t d or rinsed name and residence BARBARA A. ZIMMERMAN, 409 EAST FOURTH AVENUE, LITITZ,1'A 17543 Form RW-02 rev. /0.13.06 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 or affirmed and subscribed bef e me the ~~f ~-- da of ,\5 r the Register File Number: Deceased Estate of MARTHA A. STRAINING Date of Death: OCTOBER 16 2008 Social Sec ity umber: ~~`` Oda , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof AND NOW, ' having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY are hereby granted to BARBARA A. ZIMMERMAN in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated JULY 14, 2005 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of FEES $ 135.00 Letters ............... Short Certificate(s) .. $ ..... . 8.00 Renunciation(s) .... ...... $ ~- JCP • • • $~ 1.00 AUTOMATION FEE • , . $ WILL .. • $ ~00 ... $ ~- ... $ ... $ ... $_ ~- ... $_ _- ... $ -_ $ ] 73.00 TOTAL ....... ....... ~- Will Attorney Signature: Attorney Name: t Register o ttts -! v (~1 vIAR US A. McKNIGHT, III Supreme Court I.D. No.: 25476 Address: 60 WEST POMFRET STREET CARLISLE, PA 17013 (717)249-2353 Telephone: --- Page 2 of 2 Signature of Personal Representan tv 1 4~ C..t7 Signature of Personal Representative i _ ~ i, ~~ °°{ _ 1f.3 - Signature of Personal Representative _~ '"C7 =-i ~.... - :.~ ~~ y> W ~~ _ ~~ ~ /U 7~. Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 OCAL REGISTRAR'S CERT ~ ~ ~C}~~ WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this coIFbCATION OF DEATH Py y photostat or photograph. Fee for this certificate, $6.00 --- P ~. 4~8 41 ~ Certification Number This is to certify' that the infurmah~n hers- :riven i colTectly copied fi-ani an ori~inai Ce; [ificate of Deatl duly filed with me its Local Registrar. The origins certifirue will be fonvardcd to the State Vita Records Office li)r ~ernr<Inent filing. ''~.~yr~. •~ ~__ -- T~ 2008 Local Reg)strar ~~ciz~ -~ Date [slued ____ -__ n ~ __ -- -- ; C~ w _, , - _- ._., --,-, L7 _. , . ----- ... - _-_ _... .... , ; ~ i" ~ {-j .T-l N - lD `. - ~:_ "L .=k.: --~ ~ -, 7EV 11/2006 _ ...~ ~ ANENT PRINT IN COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KINK ~' . • VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH 1. Name d Decadent (Frst, midtlle, IBSI, suNixl (See Instructions and examples on reverse) Martha A. Straining STATE FILE NU 2. Sex 3 MBER 5. Age (Last Birthday) . Social Security Number Untler 7 year Under 1 va e m a 1 e 18 4 - 12 Y 6. Date of Birth (Month day ear) M 4 0 3 7 4. Dale of Death (Month, day, year) 9 ] v mtn~ , , y Z BiMplace (City and stale or lore count oars Nw,rs mi"mea '9" ry) be. Place of Deem (Check only one) October 1 6 , 2 0 0 8 ra 66. County of Death 1 2/ 2 4/ 1 9 1 6 "°apilaL pA ome East Pennsboro Ttap & Cit B r: , , . y. oro, Twp. of Death Inpatient ^ ER /Outpatient ^ DOA 6d. Fadlity Name (II not insFMi°n, give street and number) ^ Nursing Home ^ gesidence Cumber 1 and 9 ^Oth°r ~ E Was Decetlenl of His ~ ast Pennsboro Pank Origin? No ^ vas (n Yes, speciry Cuban, 7I. Oaeedenfs Usual Oct lion Kintl of work done Burin ~ 2j p ~ ; c~N: to Race: American Indian, Black white etc most of workin file. Do no retired 1 Mexican, Puerb Rican, etc.) Was Decedenl ever in me 1 300eceden s Education Re iter Intl of Work Kin gf Busines Industry U.S. Armed Forces? ISPedty only highest grade cam tat g Nurse POl P ~ 14 ~ 4 S , , . ISPaciM Wh 1 t e yC 1n1C E ospital r~ Elementary / ~gcpnda 0d2 ^ y¢a L`]No L r1' ( 1 16. DecedenYS Mailing Address (Street, city /town stale zi ' College (1d or 5t) [ . Marital Status: blamed, Never Marred, 15. Survivin Widow'ed, Divorced (Speci/y) 9 SPouse In wile, give maitlen name) , , p code) 16 S. Enola Dr. Decedenra k Widowed Actual Residence 17a. Slate PA Did Deced Enola PA 17025 Lm m em , e a 17c. ~ Yes, Decedem Lived in East Pennsboro 18 Famer's Name (Flrel, midtlle, last, suhixj 176. County Q.tmberland Township? Twp 77d ^ No D . , ecedent Lived Within John H. Pierce Actual Limits of _ 19. Mother's Name (RrsL midge, maNen sumeme) e. Inlormanl's Name (Type/pnnq Edna G. Keller ____~ City I Boro Barbara A. Zimrerman lob. IntormanYS Meiling Address (Sheet, oily /town, state, zip code) 21a. Method of D'spoedion ' 409 East High Str ^ C i remation ^ Donedon Burial ^ Removal from Stale ~ Wd Cremetbn or Dorutlort Authorized ^ Other - Specity: b eet L titz, PA 17543 21b. Dale of D lspawaon (Mo"M, dab year) 21c. Place of Dispoadion (Name of cemetery cremat y Medkel Examiner! Coroner? 22a. Signaure of Funerel Senile Licensee (a parson acnrg as such) ^Ves ^ No 22b U , ory or other place) October 21, 2008 St . Paul' S Lutheran Church CeDr t 21d. Location (City! town, slate, zip code) ' ~ A . cense Number -'` .tom' : '?~'-~:-°'`a... , e 22c. Name and Atltlress of Fac6iry rY Silver Spring, Trap , PA 17025 FD 012774-L Complete lterns 23a<orgy when cerFrying 23a. ro4h'afiaal of my owls W physidan is not available al lima of death to dge, death occurred at me fime date and a ' RiChardSOR ll3Tneral Home 1TIC. 29 South EI301a ]h'" , ce slated. (Sgnature and Mle) 1Ve cerlny rouse of tlealh. f , Enola, PA 17025 ~ ~ 236. License Number • 23 Items 24-28 moat be oomWaled by parson 24. Time of Death R ~ f _ wip Pronounces death 25. Date Pronouncetl Dead M alb 15~ t;. Date Signetl (Month, day, year) ' . _ QQ ( onth, day, year] j C CfUt~ ('./' 1 I ~ I'S !TM M_ 26. Was Case Refenetl to Medical Examiner /Coroner for ~bcr 1b acC~g R O ~ l a Item 27. Pan I: Enter the chain of even ~ - CAUSE OF DEATH (Sea Inetruetlons and examples) ^ Yes ^ No -S diseases, injuries, or complicatbns -That directl res irato ca a eason Other than remaliar Do n fion? y p used the loam. DO NOT enter terminal events such as cardiac anesl, ry emesl, or ventricular fbnllalpn wahout showing the elidogy. List Dory one cause on each li i APProximale interval: Pan II: Enter other godfira"t condiL"~a ~~~ n n¢. 1 Onset to Deam but not resunmg m me untle -.w IMMEDIATE CAUSE fFnal disease or rMng cause gi conditkm resuMng in deem) r -~ a i L v3a`. 26. Did Tobacco Use Contribute to Death? ven in Pan L ^ Vas ^ propably . e. r r a % uue to (or as a consequent oQ sequemialIryry list corxlitlons, n arty. r l d b ~ ^ Dnknown 29 It F V ee ngg to die cause listed on Foe a. ' ~ - Enterthe UNDERLYING CAUSE Due to (or as a coreequ a (disease or inju m ~ . emale: I-d-rrargragnent within pest year ry at kvnaled me events resWtlng m death) LAST. °~ s /r L ~ r ^ Pregnant el time of tlealh Due to (or as a consequence 0: d ^ Nol pregnant, but pregnant wlhln 42 days of tlealh , 30a. Was an Autopsy Sob. Were Amopay R~ i Penonned? ^9s 31. Manner of Deam I] Not pregnant, WI pregnant 43 days l0 1 y¢ar Available Prior to Campletron 32a. Dale d Iryury (Month, day, year) 32h. Describe How Injury Occunetl of Cause of Death? ^ Natural ^ Momkide belore deem [] Unknown if Pregnant wahin the past year Ves ^ N° ^Ves ^ No ^ Acadenl ^ Pendiig Investigation 32d. Time of I 'u M ry 32c. Place of Injury: Home, Farm, Street, Factory, DMic¢ Building, etc. (Sp¢nryJ ^ Suicitle ^ Caatl Na be Determined 33 C 32e. Injury al Work? 321, d Transponanon Injury (Speq'hl 32g. Location of Injury ($reel, city /town state) ^Ves ^ ^ DMer /O a. ertfier (check arty oriel M No perator ^ Passenger ^Pedestnan , Cerdyd^9 physklan (Physidan certirying cause f d ^Omer - Spenfy o eath when another physican has pronounced tlealh antl competed Item 23) 33b. Signature and role o To the best M my knowbege, death oecurrM due to Die cause(s) end manner ea afa • pronouncing aM cenaying phyaiGen (ph tee - - -' ysician both onou - - - - - - - - - - _ ' To tiro bast of my knowled Pr rarng tleam and ceni ~ - ~ - - - ~ ' Mn9lo cause of death) --""------ ^ ge, death acurted at the time date , , antl place, end due t° the uus a end manner as stated_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' FFMlcal Eumlrror /Coroner N 1 - ^ 33c. L e Number On the belle of examinalfon and / - -' - or inveatl atlon, In m p 9 y o inlon, death occurred at the time, date, end place, and due to the cause(s) and manna, as stated. ^ 35. Regislr ignaNre a~ my..-,, 34. Name antl Address of Pe u ~ ~ 33tl. Dale Signed i Month, day, year) .ems e ~`~~~ ~ ~`,Cr © rsm Wno pleletl Cause o~h (Item , j / 2r/;~ (_~~ ~ I~ ~ ~ I ~ I ~GFk ~• ~ ~ ' ( n ~ 27) Typ / p _ ~4l / ~' d p m ,(UGY' ~y~ ~a"/~l/ry' (~I//'G~ Disposition Permit No. ~ ,~ U A y r/ !T ~~ ~/U Icy ~ast ~Wi~~ and testament of artha ~~;,~ n ~ ,~ Strainin8 `~' `: -- -~ ,_~-~ N , _. _ i 10 - _ 'i9 I, MARTHA A. STRAINING, of East Pennsboro Township, Cumberk~c~ ~ Cou~'tty, Pennsylvania, declare this instrument to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby expr~ly revoking all Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me. ONE: I direct my Executrix to pay all of my debts, funeral and administrative expenses as soon as may be done conveniently after my decease. Furthermore, I direct that all state, inheritance, succession and other death taxes imposed or payable by reason of my death and interest and penalties thereon with respect to all property composing of my gross estate for death tax purposes, whether or not such property passes under this will, shall be paid by the Executor of my estate. TWO. My Executrix may, at her discretion, compromise claims, borrow money, retain property for such length of time as she may deem proper; lease and sell property for such prices, on such terms, at public or private sales, as she may deem proper; and invest estate property and income without restriction to legal investments unless otherwise provided hereunder. I authorize and empower my Executrix to sell any realty and/or personalty owned by me at my death and not specifically devised or bequeathed herein, at public or private sale or sales and to give good and sufficient deeds and/or bills of sale therefor, in fee simple, as I could do if living. My Executrix is authorized and empowered to engage in any business in which I may be engaged at my death, for such period of time after my death as seems expedient to said Executrix. THREE: I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate of every nature and wherever situate to my children, BARBARA A. ZIMMERMAN and AVIS J. BEERS, in equal shares, per stirpes. If one of my aforementioned children should predeceased me, then said share of the predeceased child shall be equally distributed to the issue of the deceased child. If one my children has predeceased me without living issue, then the share of said child shall. be equally distributed to my children then living. FOUR: I nominate and appoint BARBARA A. ZIMMERMAN, as Executrix of this my Last Will. If she has predeceased me, failed to qualify, or ceased to serve as Executrix, I appoint AVIS J. BEERS to be the Executrix of this my Last Will. FIVE: My Executrix may, at her discretion, compromise claims, borrow money, retain property for such length of time as she may deem proper; lease and sell property for such prices, on such terms, at public or private sales, as she may deem proper; and invest estate property and income without restrictions to legal investments. SIX: My Executrix acting hereunder shall not be required to post bond or enter security in this or any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ~ ~~lay of July, 2005. 2 [L ~ , ~ ,~~c.~i~~w ~ -(SEAL) MARTHA A. STRAINING 2 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 and in her presence: and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. ~_~_ ~ 1 ~_,... ~ \ ~. .~_.,. :~ . .c~~,- ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDAVIT WE, MARTHA A. STRAINING, TRACI D. SMITH and CHERYL L. (CLELAND, the testatrix and 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 Last Will and that she had signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purpose herein expressed, and that: each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the testatrix, signed the Will as a witness 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. MART A A. ST INI l~ ;~ 1 `~.. __ , ~. - TRA_CI D. S ~TH ~~ ~ CHE L L. CLELAND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA . SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by MARTHA A. STRAINING, the testatrix herein, and subscribedl sworn to be ore me by TRACI D. SMITH and CHERYL L. CLELAND, witnesses, this ~ day of 2Q05. ~ ' r.° `. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v L~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ Notarial Seal ~- Martha LNoel, Notary Public Nota • Pu 11C Carlisle Born, Ganberland County '~_ My cort,rr~ssion E> Sept ~a 200 __ Member, Pennsylvania Association Of Notaries