HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-13-08Estate of Ellen F. Ferry
Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of Ellen F. Ferry No, ~ ~ ~ ~) b - ~ f ~-r/
also known as
,Deceased Social Security No. 204282417
David A. Ferry
Petitioner(s), who islare t 8 years of age or older, apply(ies) for
(COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:)
A. Probate and Grant of Letters and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the execut or
Decedent, dated 7/6/1990 and codicil(s) dated
no exceptions
State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executo~,~~ CZ .~ -
Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of th_e drnents et#ered ~
for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incapacitated: - J=~ ~? W _-.,- k-:
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(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his/her last family or principal
residence at 101 North Prince Street, Apt. 207, Borough of Shippensburq, Cumberland County, Pennsvlvania
(list street, number and municipality)
Decedent, then 85 years of age, died October 22, , 2008 , at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA
(Location)
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(if domiciled in PA) All personal property ......................................... $ 9,000.00
(if not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania .................... $
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County ............................. $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ........................................................................................ $ 0.00
Total ..................................................................................................................... $ 9,000.00
Real Estate situated as follows:
none
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
///~-~X G~ ;~~--~~ _ (David A. Ferry, 333 East Burd Street. Shippensburo.PA17257
named in the Last Will of the
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B. Grant of Letters of Administration ~ -- ` -. -~
(c.t.a., d.b.n.c.t.a.: pendente life, durante absentia; durante minoritat ~D r ~"~
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained the Decedent left no Will and was survived $y the following spouse'-';
(if any) and heirs: --~
Oath of Personal Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County Of Cumberland
The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) and 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 a rding to law. ,._
Sworn to and affirme2d and subscribed
before me this IJ~~~ day of
Nov .tuber 2008
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DECREE OF REGISTER CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Estate of Ellen F. Ferri, Deceased No. 02 ~ - (~ ~ `~ ~~
also known as
Social Security No: 204282417 Date of Death: '~ 0/22/2008
AND NOW, November 2008 , in consideration of the Petition
on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,
IT IS DECREED that Letters ~ Testamentary ^ of Administration
(c.t.a., d.b.n.c.t.; pendente liter durante absentia; durante minoritate)
are hereby granted to David A. Ferry
in the above estate and that the instrument(s), if any, dated July 6, 1990
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent.
FEES
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Letters .................................... $ 45.00 .
W111 15 , OD Register of Wills ~,1
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Short Certificate(s) ............... $ 20 . oo ~'
Renunciation .......................... $
Affidavit ( ) .......................
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Extra Pages ( ) .............. $ _
Attorney
Codicil ................................. $ ,,
JCP Fee ................................. $ 10.00 Attorney: Joel R. Zullinger, Esq.
Inventory & Tax Forms ............. $ I.D. No: 17516
Other Automation $ 5.00 Address: 14 North Main Street, Suite 200
Chambersburg PA 17201
TOTAL ..........................
...$ 9'S. 00 717-264-6029
Telephone:
DATE FILED:
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Kind of Wak Kind of Busaess /Industry U.S. Armed Fa,~cAes? Elementary /Secondary (P12) College 11 ~4 w 5+) WidrveQ Divomed (Specrly)
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Alex Strittmatter
Mary F. Zeak
20a. Inbmunt's Name (Type / Pnm)
David Ferry 206. (moment's Making Atltlress (Steel, city / town, state, zip cotle)
333 East Burd Street, Shippensburg, PA 17257
21 e. Method m Okposdan '~, ~ Cremation ^ Donation
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JRZ:cb - May 31, 1990
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I, Ellen F. Ferry, of 333 East Burd Street, Shippensburg,
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Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind,
memory and understanding, do hereby declare this to be my will ,
hereby revoking any and all former wills and codicils~~theret;~; by__ ~~-<,
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I direct that all my just debts and funeral`' expens,~~^'
including all expenses of my last illness, shall be paid from my
estate as soon as practicable after my decease as a part of the
expense of the administration of my estate.
SECOND
I give, devise and bequeath the residue of my estate of every
nature and wherever situate to my children, Stephen A. Ferry, David
A. Ferry, and Alice A. Davidson, and Our Lady of Visitation Church,
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in equal shares, provided that the
share of any child who predeceases me or dies on or before the
thirtieth day following my death shall be distributed to said
beneficiary's issue, per stirpes, living on the thirty-first day
following my death, and in default of any such then-living issue,
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such share shall be divided equally among my other children.
THIRD
Any fiduciary under this will 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 retain any and all of the assets o.f my estate, real
or personal, without regard to any principle of
diversification of risk.
B. To invest in all forms of property including stock,
common trust funds and mortgage investment funds without
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-C~ restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania
~t fiduciaries as they deem proper, without regard to any
'~~ principle of diversification of risk.
~\;~~~' C. To sell at public or private sale, to exchange or to
lease for any period of time any real or personal
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>.y property and to give options for sales, exchanges or
,`'~ leases for such
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`-t as the deem
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D. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income
or partly to each as they from time to time think proper.
E. To compromise any claim or controversy.
F. To distribute in cash or in kind or partly in each.
G. To hold property in their names without designation of
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any fiduciary capacity or in the name of a nominee or
unregistered.
FOORTH
I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence
of my death of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction
imposed, shall be paid from my residuary estate as a part of the
expense of the administration of my estate.
FIFTH
!, I appoint my son, David A. Ferry, as executor of this my will.
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`l Should my son predecease me, fail to qualify or cease to act, I
appoint my daughter, Alice A. Davidson, as executrix of this my
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^' SIXTH
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No bond shall be required of any fiduciary hereunder in any
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1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal to this
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my last will and testament, consisting of five typewritten pages,
the first two of which bear my signature in the margin for the
purpose of identification this _ ~`~- day of
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named
testatrix, as and for her last will and testament in our presence,
who in her presence, at her request and in the presence of each
other have hereunto set our hands as attesting witnesses.
residing at is-,ss--j~~ .~_.. , _G~[, _ ., ~~s~~. ~~
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We, Ellen F. Ferry, -~~1 ,E? 7~~~/j~/GLrp ~ and
~~9/UI~ C //~~'S the testatrix and the witnesses,
respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or 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 (or
directed another to sign for her), 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 witnesses and 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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Witness
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged
before me by the above-named testatrix
and subscrib and sworn to before me
by the abo '- amed witnesses this ~'~
day o~ 19 d
No~Lary Public
N07.ARiAL SEAL
TERESA J. BURi<HOLDER, Notary Public
5hippensburg Boro, Cumberland Co., Pa.
My Commission Expires Sept. 9, 1991
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