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Home My WebLink About12-17-08PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETT RS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENN YLVANIA Estate of Dorothy S. Smith File Number 21-- also kno D - ~a,SB wn as orothv Suereth Smith ,Deceased Social Security Number 199-07-1208 Dale W Grove . Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE'A' or'8' BELOW.') ~X A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the Executor named in the last Will of the Decedent, dated 09/01/1999 and cedicil(s) dated See Renunciation dated 12/2/2008 from Keith Grove. State relevant urcumsfanres, e.g., renunuaflon, tleath o/executor, eft. Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the i strument(s) offered for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: B. Grant of Letters of Administration app wa e, en ec c..a.; ..n.c..a.; pe en a e; uran e a sen re; uran a moron a e Petitioner(s~ after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (i any) and heirs: (If Administrahon, c. t. a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) N °o "_ ' Name Relationship Residence C p i i ~ ;_ n ~r.7, .:: m . ~ t 7 ~ T -- - --i (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES.) Attach additional sheets i/necessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal resident at 484 Lucinda Lane, Monroe Township, Cumberland County, PA (List street adtlress, towNciry township, county, state, zip code) Decedent, then $g years of age, died on 11/09/2008 at Harrisbur Hospital, Harrisbur ,Dauphin County PA Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ Over 10,000.00 (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ 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 th the untlersigned: appropriate form to Signature Typed or printed name and resident ~~ ~ ~~ Dale W. Grove 71 Majestic Lan Reading PA 19 08 ~ie ~i , Form Rev. f0-13-2006 CopYh9ht (d 2006 form soflwera only Tha Lackner Group, Inc. Pe a 1 of 2 9 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF Cumberland } SS The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to t the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and h administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this ~ day of ~~\ -, For the Regi to 21-- 8 ia5a File Number: Estate of Dorothy S. Smith ,Deceased Social Security Number: 199-07-1208 AND NOW,~gCPM~P,7~ 11 having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters are hereby granted to and that the instrument(s) dated 09/01/1999 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. FEES / Letters ............................................ $ l.(~Q.~ Short Certificate(s) ........................ $ O! 7' 00 Renunciation(s) ............................. $ pj. ~ `d,~$ 15.a~ $ /U, 00 $ $ $ $ $ $ TOTAL .................................... $ ~ ~ /. ~ Form Rft~ r)2 Rev. 10-13-2006 ~ Pee Ibr this certificate. t,C6.0(1 _ Date of Death: 11/0912008 ~~a , in consideration of the foregoing CopyngM (c) 2006 form soMxara only Tha Lackner Group, Inc. WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or P 14962372 ---- Certification Number in the above estate Pege 2 of 2 "Phis is h> certify tk al the information here given is correctly copied Gor i an original Certificate of Death duh~ Fled with me ~is Local Registrar The original certificate will be forwarded to the Slate Vital Ftecurds (}tPice for ernanent filing. Local Negistra(~Irt~~Q~/ Date Issued N_ .~ y ;~, , m , _ _ ;~ ~ _ , c=.~, best of - I"'•rt .J .. _ _~ "i "O a: ~~ i~ 'i N W satisfactory proof Attorney Signature: Attorney Name: Supreme Court I.D. No.: Dale W. Grove Leisawitz Heller Abramo itch Phillips, Address: 2755 Century Boulevard PA 19610 Telephone: 610372-3500 OCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DE WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photogra Per lirr Ihiv ccrli(iculc, tifi9O P 14962372 C'crii(ic;uinn R1lmhcr ~~- I~J~r "TH Thi.~ is kx ecrlif~ Ihu the mlunnntion Here gi~rrn is a.IT CCIIc copied Gol ~ an orgi n.d Cerlilicalc ul I>calh duh~ Illed with me IF Local Regi,lrar The nn final rcnil7calc will be lurm;arded Ir the SL:tlt Vi1:11 RcaxLLs OlTicc Ibr l ermauerl aline. ~ NOV l~ 2~ B Load Ncgi,tiu~a Dale Issued n>e°r va~vir w exnneam,. eucc mx COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH • VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH ISae Inalrunnona antl eaamnlw nw ..o.w, N O ~ ~' I 1 ~ ,_ 1.. ~ ;; ~, . . _. _ ~ri J I . _ I l r 4/'T'1 l L J tV i11 ';i N GJ ~w..ao.we.ro rna.Mn..aa.,bl x. s. 1°-„swwz wns c••c^ MF ear mn Dorothy Suereth Sat[h Female l99 _ 07 _ 1208 . , O D ilg lrzp a^'•+wl whew wl s. ou,aamllrwin,aw. ..A xswav.CMFa an•w N.ROaM,m enw mel ~ ....,. °"' / wow. 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I order and direct my hereinafter named Execu all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon as practi my death. II. n~ '~ ~-~ ~~ r_~ u ~J n_ `Ti ~ ~~ ~~~ ~.~ /) J r...i. )~.,` ~ ro r_ ~~; .n -1 iv r~ w rk, and mind and ish and any and to pay e after I give all my tangible personal property, not ncluding any property used in a trade or business or any prop rty held primarily for investment purposes, together with all my ri hts with respect to all insurance relating to this property, (i) s may be provided in a separate memorandum, dated and signed by m making specific reference to this wiii, or (iij if and to the extent the property is not effectively disposed of pursuant to the receding clause, to my husband, ROBERT E. SMITH, of York County, Pennsylvania, if my husband, ROBERT E. SMITH, survives m or, if my husband, ROBERT E. SMITH, does not survive me, to my children and grandchildren who survive me, to be divided among the as they may agree, or, if and to the extent they cannot agree, b each of T l 1 them selecting an item or items of equal value in turn, with the order of selection to be determined by lot, so that the division among them will be as nearly equal in value as possible. All costs of insuring, packaging, shipping, and delivering this property shall be paid by my executors as a general administratio expense of my estate. III. I direct that all the residue of my estate, ofwhatever nature and wherever located, including any progerty de but not effectively disposed of by preceding provisic will, shall be disposed of as follows: If my husband, ROBERT E. SMITH, survives me, residuary estate to my trustees, to be held in trust. During the life of my husband, ROBERT E. trustees shall pay or apply the net income of this quarterly or other convenient intervals but at least annu for the benefit of my husband, ROBERT E. SMITH. In ads trustees may at any time or from time to time pay to or the benefit of my husband such amount or amounts from the of the trust, as my trustees may in their sole discre gibed iP. of this give my 4ITH, my :rust at Lly to or tion, my pply for rincipal ion deem necessary, after taking into account other resources of myhusband, for the health, support and maintenance of my husband, provided that no amount shall be paid to or applied for the bene it of my husband from the principal of the trust until the princip 1 of any trust held under the preceding article has been exhausted. Upon the death of my husband, ROBERT E. SMITH, my 2 trustees shall distribute all property then belonging to he income and principal of the trust of my residuary heirs or their urviving issue in the following shares per stirpes: A. One-third (1/3) to my son, DALE W. GROVE, of Berks County, Pennsylvania. B. One-third (1/3) to my son, KEITH E. GROV of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. C. One-third (1/3) to be divided in three equ 1 shares among my daughter-in-law, PATRICIA GROVE, of Exeter Towns ip, Rerks County, Pennsylvania, my grandson, JON A. GROVE, of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and my granddaughter, DAPHNE A. ARTLETT, of Pennsylvania; In the event that JON A. GROVE or DAPHNE A. BA TLETT shall predecease me, then and in that event the respectiv share of that predeceased grandchild shall pass to his or her ssue per stirpes and, failing issue, shall pass to the survivor f JON A. GROVE and DAPHNE A. BARTLETT. In the event that my daughte -in-law, PATRICIA GROVE, shall predecease me, then and in that vent her share shall pass to JON A. GROVE and DAPHNE A. BARTLETT or their surviving issue in equal shares. If my husband, ROBERT E. SPIITH, does not sure ve me, I give my residuary estate to my residuary heirs as stat d in the immediately preceding paragraph. If at any time any property belonging to my est to or any trust under this will is not effectively disposed of pu suant to the preceding provisions of this will, I direct that the property 3 shall be distributed to those persons who would then be e titled to inherit from me in accordance with the intestate successi n laws of Pennsylvania then in .effect as if I had then died intest to owning the property and domiciled in the Commonwealth of Pennsv vania. IV. I direct that all legacies and all shares and i terests in my estate, whether principal or income, while in the h nds of my Executors, or Trustees, shall not be subject to at achment, execution or sequestration, for any debt, contract, obli ation or liability of any legatee or beneficiary, and shall not b subject to pledge, assignment, conveyance, or anticipation; and the personal receipt by such legatee or beneficiary shal be the sufficient and only discharge of my Executors or Trustee . v. In the event that there be any person o persons participating in the distribution of my estate who is Buff ring any incompetency or incapacity or minority, I order and dire t hereby that any income or principal which, under the provision hereof, may become payable to an incompetent or incapacitated or minor beneficiary, either legally or physically, shall, du ing such incompetency or incapacity or minority be held and expen ed by my Trustees, without necessity of bond and without interven ion of a guardian, to such extent and in such manner as said Trust es shall deem best and necessary for the maintenance, education, su port and welfare of such incompetent or incapacitated or minor ben ficiary. 4 VI. I hereby authorize and empower my Executors, he einafter named, in addition to and not in limitation of any author'ty given them by law, to exercise any or all of the following pow rs: A. To settle, compromise and adjust any and a 1 claims in favor of or against my estate. B. To pay all inheritance, estate, succe Sion and legacy taxes to which my estate, or the transfer of any roperty hereunder, may be subject and to charge such taxes as a p rt of the expenses of administration. C. To sell all or any part of my real estate, at private or public sale, for such prices and upon such to ms as to cash and credit as he may deem best, and to execute deeds of conveyance thereof, without liability on the part of the p rchasers to see to the application of the purchase moneys. This po er shall not be construed to work a conversion of my real estate u less and until the power is actually exercised. D. To make distribution in kind. E. To exercise all powers, authorities, and di cretions given by this Will after the termination of any trus created herein until the same is actually distributed. F. Should the share of a minor or incompeten in the sole opinion of my Executors or Trustees, as the case may e, be or become too small to warrant continuing such fund, in rust, or should its administration be or become impractical for ny other reason, my Executors may pay such share absolutely to th person 5 maintaining the minor or incompetent or may deposit su a savings account in the minor's or incompetent's name the minor or incompetent at majority. VII. I nominate, constitute and appoint my husband, SMITH, and ALLFIRST BANK, to serve as Trustees of any tru under this will. Any trustee may resign at any time and witl approval. Any resignation shall be accomplished by instrument. share in yable to OBERT E. created ~ut court a signed Any corporate trustee may be removed at any time and without cause by my husband. Any removal shall be accomp fished by a signed instrument. Upon the resignation or removal of any corporate trustee, a successor corporate trustee shall be appointed by my husband. The successor trustee may be any qualified financial in titution that would not be treated as related or subordinate tom husband for grantor trust income tax purposes. Any appointment shall be made and accepted by a signed instrument. My husband shall not have authority to parti ipate in making any determination as to whether or how any disc etionary power shall be exercised if the exercise or failure to exe cise the power or the manner in which the power is exercised may di~ectly or indirectly benefit my husband. Any determination of th shall be made solely by my corporate trustee. No trustee shall be required to give a bond nature or other 6 security in any jurisdiction. VIII I nominate, constitute and appoint my sons, DALE W. G KEITH E. GROVE, or the survivor of them, to be Executors c Last Will and Testament. My Executors shall not be rei enter bond or furnish sureties in any jurisdiction in estate may be administered. ROVE, and f this my wired to which my IX I direct that JOHN A. GOLDSTAN, ESQUIRE be con ulted in the administration and distribution of my estate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, i, Dorothy S. Smith, have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testam nt, this S~ day of ~ o~N.~ , A. D. , 1999. ~~-.f.~. ~ ~-r~~G~ (SEAL) Signed, sealed, published and declared by the abc Testatrix, Dorothy S. Smith, as and for her Last Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request presence, and in the presence of each other, have subsc names as witnesses. named Gill and in her -ibed our 7 ,, , ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDAVIT State of Pennsylvania . ss. County of Berks On this, the ~_~' day of w''~Q~;-1999, befo a me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared John A. Goldstan, Esquire, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be a member of he bar of the highest court of said state and a subscribing witne s to the within instrument, and certified that he was personall present when Dorothy S. Smith, whose name is subscribed to t e within instrument, executed the same and that said person, D rothy S. Smith, acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein contained. In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal. Pa~'JTo-~RfAL S1~AL VICKI V. f:U!VIS, Norary Public Reading, BarPS Ccunry, PA AAy Commisscn Expires 5-10-20( Estate of Doroth Register of Wills of Cumberland County, ennsylvania RENUNCIATION S. Smith Na ~~' (~ _~~~g also known as _DOrothy Suereth Smith .Deceased The undersigned, Kei h G f o the above Decedent, hereby renounce(s) the right t rRe~au^nzmc~ (~aoac^.p o administer the estate and res ectfull r p y equest(s) th t Letters be issued to Dale W. Grove Witness hands this -mY () ~~11 ~ d~ day of ~ i '( _ . X~ 2008 M N ( CV ~ ,~ ~_d !Y --~ n- jL-' (Signature) ~_ ,<<nr,: 11 Ferncrof Road t- w~ "-, West Roxbur MA 02132 U t ~ U Z ry (Address) t ,. ~ ~. J ~; U (Signature) sa, ~ MeganE.Fbran Notary PubNa Commonwealth of~Mmsclchtubtls My ComntAsslon Expkes May 21,21115 Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed :~ before me-this / n day of .1 ~P'C t7`m~ \ . t~~ Notary P lic My Com fission Expires: (Signature and seal of Notary or other offcial qualified to administer oaths. Show date of ezpiration of Notary's commission.) ~~~~ (j~lN'~ S~gi10,~r-~ 0~(~~~ Form #RW~ Prepared by Berks County Register of Wills Office from Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1991 Standardized Probate Form RW-4 (Address) (Signature) NOTE: Renunciation executed outside of t~ Office of the Register of Wills in some counties are requ red to be notarizetl. Notarization is not required in Be s County. THE LAW FIRM OF LEISAWITZ H ELLER Experience Commitment 2755 Century Boulevard, Wyomissing, PA 19610 6103723500 ~ Fax: 610372-8671 www. LeisawitzHeller. com December 16, 2008 Register of Wills Cumberland County Courthouse One Courthouse Squaze Carlisle, PA 17013 Re: Estate of Dorothy S. Smith Dear Sir/Madam: Pam E. Kehl, E-mail: pkehll Enclosed please find a Probate Petition and original Will regazding the abo~ enclosed is a Renunciation signed by Keith Grove. Please note that Dale Grove ha at the Berks County Register of Wills office. Please issue letters testamentary in fa Grove and also supply me with six (6) short certificates. I am enclosing our firm's amount of $119.00 covering the probate fee as well as the cost for the short certific find enclosed the estate information sheet for the Department of Revenue. Should you require anything additional, please contact me immediately. Very truly yours, ._~`~ ~~~ Pam E. Kehl, Paralegal Enclosure #42803.001 n C_ i i ~: i' ~) estate. Also taken his oath or of Dale W. heck in the tes. Please also you. ~7 r ~~ ~?J s~ N O m q r ~~ i - n -~ _, ~ -.J i ~`ri _? 3 -1 i N `r,'i N #: 223419