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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-21-08PETITION FUR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF C~JMBERLAI~ID COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of GEORGE G . GARSTAD also known as Deceased Petitioner(s), who islets 1$ years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW) File Number ~~ ~ u ~\~~ Sociat Security Number 715-01-2471 _ _, A, Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Ietitioner(s} is /are the 1~C(7'mR last Will of the Decedent dated MARCH 1 ~ 2000 and codicil(s) dated (State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etcj Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child bom or adopted after execution of the instrument(s) offered for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: (C©MPLETE IN ALL CASES.) Attach additional sheets if necessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in ~~~~ Coun Pennsylvania with his /her last principal residence at BETHANY VILLAGE, 5225 CS~[JRG, ~ 17055 (List street address, tawn/city, township, cormty, state, zip code) Decedent, then 93 years of age, died on ARCH 4, 2008 ~ 5225 WILSON LANE, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055 Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 2 , 288 (1f not domiciled in PA) Persotal property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in PA) Personal properly in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ situated as follows: $1,148 check to estate from Bethany Village, $600 VA Burial Benefits (pending ) arxi $ ea a ~.ts zng 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: - -- y2 ,~-~ „ ~ S1~VE1V R . GARSTAD named in the Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.Ob Yage 1 of 2 Q B. Grant of Letters of Administration ~ ~ ~ (If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; db.n.c.t.a.; pendente late; durante absentia; durq~~ritateJ= _ T- r- ,_ 1 t`Z - Petitioner(s} after a proper search has f have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following~~~if any~nd heirs: {If, Administration, c.t.a. or a;b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Wi11 in Section A above and complete list of Pteirs.) `--'~ ,,.-~ -- Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF MON'T_Y',(~tFRY 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 e~i2.~._ ~~~~. ~~~~r For the Registe Signature of Personal Representative / ~ C ~ c~ Signature of Personal Representative r- ?' rn :~ _r, '~f'~ti r.~ _ -` t Signature of Personal Representativoe =- !~ -~ ~~` _ :; :_._ _~ --+ y`' ~~ File Number: ~ ~ ~~~ 145 Estate of GEORGE G . GARSTAD Deceased Social Security Number: n -n~71~~02-2472 Date of Death: MARCH 4, 2008 AND NOW, lei" I\`x~1~ . _~ in co ideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before IT 15 DE RE that ett are hereby granted to m in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated ~ 1 ~Cf,.fC ~~, ,,,~,~ described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Cpdicil(s)) of Decedent. FEES i~j~XUI 1(~'U~I11JLl~ i1u Letters ............... $ Short Certificate(s) ...c~'=,... $ Attorney Signature: Renunciation(s) .......... $ $ `~ Attorney Name: ... $ I C Supreme Court LD. 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GARSTAD, of Bethany Village, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and disposing memory, though I realize the uncertainty of this life, I have full confidence and trust in my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in His death on the cross for my sirs and in His shed blood as an atonement for my soul; and I know by faith that because of His sacrifice on the cross for me I have eternal life, do hereby make this Will, hereby revoking all my former Wills and Codicils: Article One: Provision for Debts and Expenses: § 1.1 I direct that any of my legally enforceable debts, any expenses of my last illness, funeral and burial, and any of the administrative expenses of my estate shall be paid from the principal of the residual portion of my estate disposed of by Article Two of this Will. Article Two: Residue: §2. I I bequeath and devise all the residue of my estate, of whatever nature and wherever situated, to my son, Steven R. Garstad, per capita. If my son does not survive me, I bequeath and devise all the residue of my estate to my distant relative, Edwina T. Brookes Bentley, currently of Coventry, England, per capita. §2.2 If neither my son, Steven R. Garstad, nor my distant relative, Edwina T. Brookes Bentley, survives me, I bequeath ail of free residue o` my estate as a charitable gif~ tc Bethany Village for the Christian Ministry carried on by this retirement community of which I have been a happy part during the latter years of my life. Article Three: Appointment of Fiduciaries: §4.1 I appoint my son, Steven R. Garstad, as Executor of this Will. If Steven R. Garstad is unable or unwilling to serve or continue to serve, for any reason whatsoever, I appoint ALLFIRST Bank of Harrisburg, PA, as first, contingent Executor. All references herein to the 1 "Executor" shall mean my originally appointed Executor or my successor Executor, as the case may be. Article Four: Powers of Fiduciaries: §4.1 No fiduciary under this Will shall be required to give bond or other security for the faithful performance of the fiduciary's duties. §4.2 Any such fiduciary shall have the following powers, in addition to those given by law: §4.2.1 To invest in, accept and retain any real or personal property, including stock of a corporate fiduciary or its holding company, without restriction to legal in .vestments; §4.2.2 To sell, exchange, partition or lease for any period of time any real or personal property and to give options therefor for cash or credit, with or without security; §4.2.3 To borrow money from any person including any fiduciary acting hereunder, and to mortgage or pledge any real or personal property; §4.2.4 To hold shares of stock or other securities in nominee registration form, including that of a clearing corporation or depository, or in book entry form or unregistered or in such other form as will pass by delivery; §4.2.5 To engage in litigation and compromise, arbitrate or abandon claims; §4.2.6 To make distributions in cash, or in kind at current values, or partly in each, allocating specific assets to particular distributes on a non-pro rata basis, and for such purposes to make reasonable determinations of current values; §4.2.7 To make elections, decisions, concessions and settlements in connection with ail income, estate, inheritance, gift or other tax returns and the payment of such taxes, without obligation to adjust the distributive share of income or principal of any person affected thereby; §4.2.8 To disclaim any interest I may have in any estate if the Executor deems such disclaimer to be in the best interests of my estate and the beneficiaries thereof. Article Five: Provision for Taxes: §5.1 All estate taxes, inheritance taxes, transfer taxes and other taxes of a similar 2 nature payable by reason of my death to any government or subdivision thereof upon or with respect to any property subject to any such tax ("Death Taxes"), and any penalties thereon, shall be paid by the Executor out of the principal of the residual portion of my estate disposed of by Article Two of this Will. Article Six: Miscellaneous Provisions: §6.1 If any beneficiary hereunder should die within thirty (30) days after me or within thirty (30) days after any other person the survival of whom determines his rights hereunder, then such beneficiary shall be deemed to have predeceased me or such other person for all purposes hereunder. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, GEORGE G. GARSTAD, have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my last Will, typewritten on four (4) sheets of paper, including the self-proving r_r attestation clause and signatures of witnesses, this / day of ~R < <t , 2000. ,,~;...~ ,_ (SEAL) GEORGE G. GARSTAD Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named as and for his last Will, in the presence of us and each of us, who, at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto the day and year last above written. ,, (~ ~ Residing at Residing at ' ~.-.-,,, ~~~~ Residing at ~ 20 Loc.c~sr ~'~ „~.r (~ n, l-1 ~i / (-l N ~ .~ r ~a I~ R k w n y ~~ S /~cwPOQ.,- P~ 1 ~b~7ti !v .7 ~~ ~L~ ~ ~fR6~ ~ r~an~ `~i ~t /"~ 1 7d ~l 3 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND SS. We, GEORGE G. GARSTAD, the testator, and 1~/>-~,~N L„ 1..~vi~lc-SroN ,T•t~~~~E~,N~ ~, j3tr~~.,~ ,and the witnesses, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the testator signed and executed the instrument as his last Will; that the testator signed willingly and executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing witness in the hearing and sight of the testator signed the Will as a witness and that to the best of his or her knowledge the testator was at that time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. ,~ ~, ~l GEO GE G. GARSTAD Witness ~ ~ ~~ ~ fitness Witness Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by GEORGE G. GARSTAD, the testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by ~~/~RE~ L~ L. t v-~c--.s'r~ u J~c~+ W ~~N~: ~, ~L~NC_ and s' ~ ~ ,~ N ~ Sn ~ •r-1, the witnesses, this S ~ ~ day of ~~ ~ r~ , 2000. ~ ~ , ,. Notary Public My Commission expires: SEAL Notarial seat Debra L. Swauger, Notary Public Lower Allen Twp., Cumberland County 4 My Commission Expires March 16, 20 2 Member, Pennsylvania Association of Notaries