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Home My WebLink About02-11-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of Walter S. Sheets also known as File Number (~/" ~ / " /O~ Deceased Social Security Number 168-46-6593 Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: ~ ' ~ o (COMPLETE A or 'B' BELOW) a°o ® A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamenta d h ~ W t~ i ry an aver [ at Petitioner(s) is /are [he Executor last Will of the Decedent dated March 4 1998 r- r - ~ F' t nama$-intt~l2 ' . and codicil(s) dated ~ -fit ~ Yt ~.. , (State relevant c(rcumstances, e.g., renunciation, depth of executor, etc.) ~ -y ~- ~ _,' r-; j r Except as follows, Uecedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did no[ have a child bom or adopted after execution of the instrumgt~s) offered ~ ' for probate, was not [he victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: B. Grant of Letters of Administration (ljapplicable, enter: c. t. a.; d. b. n. c. [. a.; pendente Itte; durance absentia; durance minoritateJ 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. or db.n.c.t.a., enter date of Wrl1 in Section A above and complete list ojheirs.) Name Relationshi Residence Barbara J. Sheets Spouse 3402 Canyon Creek, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Alexander Sheets Son 3402 Canyon Creek, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Abigail Sheets Daughter 3402 Canyon Creek, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach addltiona[skeets if necessary. Decedent was domiciled of death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal residence at 340.. Can on Creek Mechanicsbur PA 17055 (List street addrsss, town city, township, county, state, cip code) Decedent, then 42 years of age, died on January 19, 2009 at Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, PA Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 3,000.00 (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 [he last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of Letters in the appropriate form to the undersigned: Form RW-02 rev. 70.13.06 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. Swom to or affirmed and subscribed befort+ me the ~. day of ~ , ~Q~Q(( . r the Register~~~~~ Persona! Signature of Personal Representative SSgna(ure of Personal Representative File Number: ~~"n2~~~p~g Estate of Walter S. Sheets ,Deceased Social Security Number: 168-46-6593 Date of Death: January 19, 2009 AND NOW, ~ ~~ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT I DECREED that Letters Tcstamcntary are hereby granted to Bazbara J. Sheets in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated March 4 1998 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record ~~ the fast W ill FEES _ Regi er of Wills Letters ............... $ E Short Certificate(s) ....... . $ Attorney Signature: ~~ Renunciation(s) ......... . $ Attorney Name: Michael Cherewka . . $ Supreme Court LD. No.: 35073 $ Address: 624 North Front Strect . . $ 0 4 3 Wortnleysburg, PA 17 / ~• ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,~ .$ . . $ Telephone: 717-232-4701 TOTAL 0.00 Page 2 of 2 Form RW-02 rev. 10-13.06 OCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH ~~ ~ ~a5 WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. Fec for thii certificate. 56.00 P 15002628__ CelYilication Number "this is to cerlily Ihu( the inlbrmalion here ei ven is correctly copied from an original Cerlilirlte of Dcalh duly tiled with me ;LS Local Regish,Lr. The original certi fica(c will he Ibrw•arded (o the State Vital R cords Office tim pgrmtment thin ~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~ Local Registrar Date Lssucd N _. <.~ 1 Q C _ :J C - a.~ _ T I '' '"' 7 'T1 rT-'. ) ' fn = C J W c/J ~- t LT t ref. r?. ~~ C71 ..;, I.; :l ~ Q~-~~ (..,C~ ~ 11 ~ Q~ ~ ; i 00° COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA • iiN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH m i • VITAL RECORDS ^'t ar i r KINK CORONER'S CERTIFICATE OF DEATH ~ yes •• ' 1131-435 (See instructions entl asemples on reverse) I wrm,n n.«r.,r rr.. ..:.~. ,... .. W., srarE FILF NIIMRFn r <J Walter S z. sea 2. sndel semnh Naneer a. omed Neam lMpnln. ear veer) . Sheets Male 168 - 46 + 6593 January 19, 2009 S. AAa IV<I BIMEgyr Urdrlym lhWrl aey 6.Opte of OlM lMmm,M, pp, rw, wm¢. r mgm<c am Mleaw' m°n ( ee. Plem dpeam lcn«x« «el 42 vm March 29, 1966 Lewisburg, PA Naa°tir. an<. w.eanM of Deem ^Inpp11Bn1 ^ERr owparem ^ooa ^NaaNq Noma ^Re¢menca olnar.sp¢a,ry. fie. Clry irry. palM1 W.FazIAry Nerts 111 rwI YUlmAan,AM eM1M eM numMr) 9. 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Mechanicsburg, PA 7050 oxggaumn Parmn No. _Q3;~ 217_ c1 0`1-i~~ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT ~ ' ~I ~~ ~ ~ ! . OF ZPt19 FEB -5 AH I i ~ 4 4 WALTER S. SHEETS CLERK OF ORPHAtV'S COURT I, Walter S. Sheets, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, revoke my former Wills and Codic is Land ~ ~ declare this to be my Last Will and Testament. ARTICLE I PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND EXPENSES I direct that my just debts, funeral expenses and expenses of last illness be first paid from my estate. ARTICLE II DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY A. Residuary Estate. I direct that my residuary estate be distributed to my spouse, Barbara J. Sheets. If my spouse does not survive me, my residuary estate shall be distributed to my child(ren) in equal shares. If a child of mine does not survive me, such deceased child's share shall be distributed in equal shazes to the children of such deceased child who survive me, by right of representation. If a child of mine does not survive me and has no children who survive me, such deceased child's share shall be distributed in equal shares to my other child(ren), if any, or to their respective children by right of representation. If no child of mine survives me, and if none of my deceased child(ren) are survived by child(ren), my residuazy estate shall be distributed to Eva Kay Noone, 1323 Bruce Rd, Apt C, Oreland, Pennsylvania 19075. If such beneficiary does not survive me, my residuary estate shall be distributed to my heirs-at-law, their identities and respective shazes to be determined under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania then in effect relating to the succession of sepazate property that is not attributable to a predeceased spouse. ARTICLE III NOMINATION OF EXECUTOR I nominate Bazabaza J. Sheets, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, as the Executor, without bond. If such person or entity does not serve for any reason, I nominate John P. Plummer, of Robesonia, Pennsylvania, to be the Executor, without bond. ARTICLE IV NOMINATION OF GUARDIAN If my spouse fails to survive me, I nominate Bruce D. Badger, of Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, and Elizabeth E. Badger, of Saylorsburg, pa, to serve as Guardians of my surviving children who are minors at the time of my death. If the above nominees are unable to serve as Guardians together, I nominate Eva Kay Noone, of Oreland, Pennsylvania, and John Noone, of Oreland, Pennsylvania, to serve as Guazdians. ARTICLE V EXECUTOR POWERS My Executor, in addition to other powers and authority granted by law or necessary or appropriate for proper administration, shall have the right and power to lease, sell, mortgage, or otherwise encumber any real or personal property that may be included in my estate, without order of court and without notice to anyone. ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS A. Paragraph Titles and Gender. The titles given to the paragraphs of this Will aze inserted for reference purposes only and are not to be considered as forming a part of this Will in interpreting its provisions. All words used in this Will in any gender shall extend to and include all genders and in numbers when the wntext or facts so require, and any pronouns shall be taken to refer to the person or persons intended regardless of gender or number. B. Thirty Day Survival Requirement. For the purposes of determining the appropriate distributions under this Will, no person or organization shall be deemed to have survived me, unless such person or entity is also surviving on the thirtieth day after the date of my death. C. Common Disaster. If my spouse and I die under circumstances such that there is no cleaz or convincing evidence as to the order of our deaths, or if it is difficult or impractical to determine which person survived the death of the other person, it shall, for the purpose of distribution of my life insurance, property passing under any Trust or other contracts, if any, and property passing under this Will, be wnclusively presumed that I survived the death of my spouse. Page 2 of 6 U. Spouse. I am married to Bazbaza J. Sheets and all references in this Will to "my spouse" aze references to Bazbara J. Sheets. E Children. The names of my children aze: Alexander W. Sheets Abigail E. Sheets All references in this Will to "my child" or "my children" include the above child (or children) and any other children born to or adopted by me after the signing of this Will. F. Beneficiary Disputes. If any bequest requires that the bequest be distributed between or among two or more beneficiaries, the specific items of property comprising the respective shazes shall be determined by such beneficiaries if they can agree, and if not, by my Executor. IN WITNEySS WHEREOF, Dave subscribed my name below this ~ day of We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the above instrument, which consists of pages, including the page(s) which contain the witness signatures, was signed in our sight and presence by (the "Testator"), who declazed this instrument to be his/her Last Will and Testament and we, at the Testator's request and in the Testator's sight and presence, and in the sight and presence of each other, do hereby subscribe our names and addresses as witnesses on the date shown above. Witness Signature: ~~~~~~~~~~ `~7 i Witness Name: ~l ~(~~~/(~_~/V ,(~j~~,l Witness Address: _~, ~, Y' of by TI ~-t~ Page 3 of 6 Witness Signature: ~~ ,~,~~~ y Witness Name: ~4 /~ ~ /~G r~ r na u ~ zv~ Witness Address: ~~D,Q OX H ~,e n C ~ /h PG~IGVi i-c~ P ~~ ~7O.S.S Page 4 of 6 AFFIDAVIT STATE OF ~ Mq ~~,~,~ ~ COUNTY OF Before me, the undersigned, on this day personally appeared Walter S. Sheets, and witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument. persons were fi t d 1 known to me to be the Testator and the All of these rs u y sworn by me. Walter S. Sheets, the Testator, declared to me and to the witnesses, in my presence, that the foregoing instrument is the Testator's Will and that the Testator willingly signed and executed such instrument (or expressly directed another person to sign the instrument for the Testator in the Testator's presence) in the presence of the wimesses, as the Testator's free and voluntary act for the purposes expressed in the instrument. Each of the witnesses declared in the presence and hearing of the Testator that the foregoing instrument was executed and acknowledged by the Testator as the Testator's Will in their presence and that they, in the Testator's presence, hearing and sight and at the Testator's request, and in the presence of each other, did subscribe their names to the instrument as attesting witnesses on the date of the instrument. The Testator, at the time of the execution of such instrument, was of full age, of sound mind, and the wimesses were sixteen years of age or older and otherwise competent to be witnesses. Walter S. Sheets, Testator Witness Witness Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by Walter S. Sheets, the Testator; and subscribed and sworn before me by ~, G ~ , Z, ( ~ ~~ ~ and ~ (e f ff4,~-~ 9.(e ~ Page 5 of 6 ~f>h ~/o q witnesses, this '`~ day of /~///x~C /~ ig ~~ .._'\ oNotary Public, or other officer suthorizeEl to take and certify acknowledgements and admin ter oaths _.. Notarial Seal Gainelle E. Waggner. Notary Public Harrisburg, Dauphin County My Commission Expires May 28, 2007 Page 6 of 6