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Home My WebLink About01-16-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF Estate of ~Q l?~ L C HOC%~ also known as Deceased Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (CO[YIPLETE A' or 'B' BELOW:) COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA File Number ~~ - O9 - Q(}5, Social Security Number f f0 ~- (' ~ ' S9ad A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is /are the _ : `a ~~FT last Will of the Decedent dated IXJ glZD S named in the ,T(/Nv S~ ou(, and codicil(s) dated (State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, deatk of executor, etc.) Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born 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: ^ B. Grant of Letters of Administration (lfapplicable, enter: c. t.a.,' d. b.n.c.t.a.; pendente life; durante absentia; durance minor![ate) 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: (!f Administration, c. t. a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) -:~ CT1 _. __ ~_ -~ - --" s tcua d~etis, town/cuy, township, coautty. state, zi code) ~.,5-f -c__r.~_t Decedent, then ~ "' - ~f ~ years of age, died on ~„r, /p " av at C 1/u+CSi~/t / r CAiy~'Q' yt!!/ ,~~ Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows (If domiciled in PA) Al] personal property $ ~ ~ r~ aS y (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania g (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"yped or printed name and residence ~~GI^ ~~41n~t~~ v~ 3a ~~ Q ..ln ~ l 7U ~a Form RW-p? reic lOJ3.06 Page 1 of 2 t ~ v/v~rt,C [ ~ LN ALL CASES:) Attach additional streets if necessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in ~ ,~~/3~cQ,~ p ~i~ County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal n;,.t .t.~, d Oath of Personal Representative COM`~IONW"EALTH OF PEN:vSY"LV,V~;IA COUNTY OF SS The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and con~ect 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 st:bscribed before [rre the ~ i~~' _ day of ~ ~~ ~.~r~ For tha Register SiSnature oJPersonal Representative ~ ~ c_~ w ..t_7 ~, , Signnhu'e oJPersonal Representative -' -'i-= 1 y-} ~ .~ I~ °: -.: ~ Z ~ ~~ .. File Number:_ ~ ~ -~Cj - (x j cj I ~_i -~ ~ Estate of (C1R ~ ~ . Croc.Ke r ,Deceased ~ Social Security Number:_ ~ (D I - ~ I - ~ q O' Date of Death: ~ _ 1(~ -~~q AND NOW, ~~p ,o~C~~`1 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presen efore me, I IS DECREED that Letters k'seA rr~er,~~0.rU are hereby granted to ~-~ ~us~,~s in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated ~~_ `C ~ described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Wilt (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. FEES ~u.~-fLU c Letters ............... $ ~31U ,~~ Registei oJWiils U Short Certificate(s) ........ $ 24 •(~ Attorney Signature: Renunciation(s) .......... $ ~-~' ... $_ to -y0 t t.~p rr~n ~ Y~ .. $ J . C7 U ... $ ... $ .. $ ... $ ... $ ... $ TOTAL .............. $ 3CD~F . oU Furor R6V-0? rev. l0.l3.0( Attorney Name: Supreme Court I.D. No.: Address: Telephone: Page 2 of 2 .~ r ; ~, -~ J ~-~ ..: _ ~ 't _'•:.._\ _.. r :.: ~.:~ -~,~ Cl ,..~_~ -^,a LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT N OF c~ ~ - ~.:1 C__ CARL L. CROCKER ' _~ ~=? 4-~a _ . ; ,; - -; -,~ ~ - _~ =~ o I, CARL L. CROCKER, of New Cumberland, Cumberland County, y' ._.. w Pennsylvania, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils by me at any time made. ITEM I: I direct that all inheritance and estate taxes becoming due by reason of my death, whether such taxes may be payable by my estate or by any recipient of any property, shall be paid by the Executor out of the property passing under ITEM III of this Will, as an expense and cost of administration of my estate. The Executor shall have no duty or obligation to obtain reimbursement for any such tax so paid, even though on proceeds of insurance or other property not passing under this Will. ITEM II: I direct the Executor to pay my just debts and the expenses of my last illness and funeral expenses from the property passing under this Will as an expense and cost of administration of my estate. C~ ITEM III: I devise and bequeath the rest, residue, and remainder of the estate be divided equally between my issue as follows: 1) Fifty (50%) percent to be paid to my daughter, PHYLLIS C. EDWARDS. In the event my daughter, Phyllis, shall predecease me, I direct this share shall be paid to her issue, per stirpes; and 2) Fifty (50%) percent to be paid in trust for the benefit of my daughter, JEANNE C. O'NEILL. This share shall be held pursuant to the REVOCABLE ESTATE TRUST established by me on June 5, 2006. In the event my daughter, JEANNE C. O'NEILL shall predecease me, I direct this share shall be divided equally and paid to JEANNE's surviving issue, per stirpes. ITEM IV: In the settlement of my estate, my Executor shall possess, among others, the following powers: (a) To retain any investments I may have at my death, as long as the Executor may deem it advisable to my estate to do so; 2 L ~. (b) To sell either at private or public sale and upon such terms and conditions as the Executor may deem advantageous to the estate, any or all real or personal property or interest therein owned by the estate; (c) To pay all costs, taxes, expenses and charges in connection with the administration of my estate; (d) To compromise controversies; and (e) To do all other acts in the Executor's judgment deemed necessary or desirable for the proper and advantageous management, investment and distribution of the estate. ITEM V: Any person who shall have died at the same time as I shall have, or in a common disaster with me, or under circumstance that the order of deaths cannot be established by proof, or within thirty (30) days of my death, shall be deemed to have predeceased me. ITEM VI: I appoint my son-in-law, ROBERT EDWARDS, to be Executor of my Estate. In the event my son-in-law, ROBERT EDWARDS, cannot act or refuses to act as Executor for any reason, I nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, PHYLLIS EDWARDS, as alternate Executrix. Any Fiduciary is specifically relieved from the duty or obligation of filing any bond or other security. 3 ~' :2 3--~ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, consisting of this and the preceding three (3) pages, at the end of each page of which I have also set my initials for greater security and better identification this 5~' day of June, 2006. C' ~~- ~'S , ~~'-`'",,~' "~ (SEAL) CARL L. CROCKER We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Will was signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of each other, have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year first above written, and we certify that at the time of the execution thereof, the said Testator was of sound mind and memory. ~.~ Laura J. ~ hes ~~ ~~ Amanda L. Baker Residing at: 123 Seventh Street New Cumberland, PA 17070 Residing at: 129 Herman Avenue Lemoyne, PA 17043 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND . SS. I, CARL L. CROCKER, Testator whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will and Testament; that I signed it willingly, and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. (SEAL) CARL L. CROCKER Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5~' day of June, 2006. ~~ NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: (SEAL) NouRU-L sEAI BARBARA SUMPLE-SULLNAN Notary PubNc NEWCUMBERIAND BOROUGH CUMBERLAND COUNiY My Commission Expires Nov 15, 2007 S AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND . SS. We, Laura J. Hughes and Amanda L. Baker, the witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw Testator, CARL L. CROCKER, sign and execute the instrument as his Last Will and Testament; that Testator signed willingly and he executed said Will as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testator signed the Will as Witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen (18) or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. .~~~~.~ WI SS Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5~' day of June, 2 ~f' OTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: (SEAL) WITNESS NorAauu sEn~ BARBARA SUMPLE-SULLNAN Notary PubUc _ NEW UMBERLAND COUNN H My Commissbn Expires Nov 15, 2007 6