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Home My WebLink About02-12-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of also known a Deceased Larry A. Strouse Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW.) COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA File Number t~ ~ - QCI ' ~ ~54- Social Security Number 182-22-5964 ^/ A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is /are the Executor last Will of the Decedent dated 07/25/2009 and codicil(s) dated N/A (State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death 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 (/f applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lrte; durance absentia; durance minoritate) 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 d. b. n. c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) Residence ~,7 - t _ ~ ~~'~'; i ~ t-~-? C~7 E (COMPLETE INALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. =' rn ' ;' ..:. 4 1.? - . - ~~ N 1-. ~ 7 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last princip~)«rest?d~nce at 1 Bridgewater Rd, Newville, PA 1724] ' ,~-'~"~~ ..~ .) ~_- (List street address, town/eity, township, county, state, zip code) - iJ - ~ `t Decedent, then 94 _ years of age, died on 01/14/2009 at 1Bridgewater Rd, Newvilee~A 17241 rt ~ , Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 75,000.00 ([f 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 the appropriate form to the undersigned: Si nature T ed or tinted name and residence ,~ Larry A. Strouse; 1 Bridgewater Rd, Newville, PA 17241 Q~ REGISTER OF WILLS OF Frank R. Singer Cumberland named in the FormRW-02 rev. /n./3.n6 Page 1 oft Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF SS 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 an ~~ . ~l . For the Register Signature of P1YFsonal Representative Signature of Personal Representative Signature of Personal Representative File Number: c~~ -C.UA - ~ I S`+ r-.~ A ~ =: ..v -ri ~ ~ ~ T ( } =~ t. ~ _ - _;~ ~} - l '.1 .,, ~ ;~ ~ - ~." _ .1) ---i Estate of Frank R. Singer ,Deceased Social Security Number: 182-22-5964 Date of Death:01/14/2009 AND NOW, ° ~ a , ~U~-, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT I DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Lang A. Strouse in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated 07/25/2005 _ described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. FEES 13rJ - l~ Register of Wills Letters ............... $ Short Certificate(s) ........ $ iz -~~~ Attorney Signature: Renunciation(s) .......... $ ~ ~ ... $ i~ ..: t'7. ~tTm-r-~ ... $ 5. c;t~ ... $ ... $ ... $ ... $ ... $ ... $ TOTAL .............. $ I1-1.0~ e~ Attorney Name: Supreme Court I.D. No.: Address: Telephone: Form RW-02 rev. 10. /3.06 Page 2 Of 2 ,~ ~>, - , ~agt ~i[~ aittb ~egtatttettt I, FRANK R SINGER, of North Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, revoke my prior wills and declare this to be my Last Will: FIRST: PAYMENT OF EXPENSES - I direct that the expense of my last illness and funeral be paid from my estate as soon as may conveniently be done. SECOND: BEQUEST - I give, devise and bequeath my estate, real or personal, tangible or intangible, together with all insurance policies thereon unto LAR'tZY A S1~ROUSE and MELEiA A STROUSE, or the survivor of them, provided they shall survive me by thirty (30) days. THIRD: RESIDUE OF ESTATE - I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate unto LARRY A STROUSE and MELBA A STROUSE, or the survivor of them, provided they shall survive me by thirty (30) days. FOURTH: PROTECTIVE PROVISION - To the greatest extent permitted by law, before actual payment to a beneficiary, no interest in income or principal shall be (i) assignable to a beneficiary or (ii) available to anyone having a claim against a beneficiary. FIFTH: DEATH TAXES -All federal, estate and other death taxes payable on the property forming my gross estate, whether or not it passes under this will, shall be paid out of they _,, principal of my probate estate just as if they were my debts, and none of those axes shame charged against any beneficiary. This provision shall not apply to any proper;~er wh~ I "> ~ ? _s~~ have a general power of appointment of federal estate tax purposes. ~` ~`~=~ `s' `~ --~ N - .c7 r~ ~,~ `..~ SIXTH: MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS - I authorize my Executor, as follows: ! , ~ ~ -+ „~ a A. Retain/Invest: To retain and to invest in all forms of real estate and p.~enal a property, including common trust funds, mutual funds and money markef'aeposit cry accounts and certificates of deposit, regardless of any limitations imposed by law on investments by executors or any principle of law concerning investment diversification; B. Compromise: To compromise claims and to abandon any property which, in my Executor's opinion, is of little or no value; C. Borrow: To borrow from and to sell property to others, and to pledge property as security for repayment of any funds borrowed; D. Sell/Lease: To sell at public or private sale, to exchange or to lease for any period of time, any real or personal property and to give options for sales of leases; E. Capital Changes: To join in any merger, reorganization, voting-trust plan or other concerted action of security holders, and to delegate discretionary duties with respect thereto; F. Distribute: To distribute in kind and to allocate specific assets among the beneficiaries (including any custodian hereunder) in such proportions as my Trustee may think best, so long as the total market value of any beneficiary's share is not affected by such allocation. These authorities shall extend to all property at any time held by my Executor or my Trustee and shall continue in full force until the actual distribution of all such property. F,l! pntvers, authorities and d~SCrC-tit~3iii grante`.I ~ti•'y' tlli$ ~,lvlll Shall b° !'.~. ~dditi~^ to thrice granted by law and shall be exercisable without court authorization. SEVENTH: EXECUTOR - I appoint LARRY A STROUSE, Executor of my Will. In the event of the death, resignation, renunciation or inability of LARRY A STROUSE to act as Executor, I appoint MELBA A STROUSE, Executors of this, my Will. Neither my Executor, nor any successor shall be required to give bond. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2'~~`day of JULY, 2005. ., „ ;~ ~j /~~~ ~~ a ~ (SEAL) FRANK R SINGE ',Testator In our presence, the above-named Testator signed this and declared it to be his will, and now, at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, we sign as witnesses: 2 STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF FRANKLIN I, FRANK R SINGER, having bW ~Idand~thatl IIS fined it as my free and vo un ary act for the signed the foregoing instrument as my , purposes therein expressed. '' , FRANK R SINGER, Te or We, FRANK R SINGER, thehQ havers tined he instdrume.nt, having been qt alifiedlaccording attached or foregoing instrument, w g to law do depose and say: (a) that I, the Testator, do herebye and volludnrary act fogthe purposes the ein expressel~that I signed it willingly and as my fre and (b) that we, the witnesses, were present and saw the Testator sign and execute the instrument as his Will, that he signed it willingly and executed it 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 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. ~/ FRANK R SINGER, Testate Subscribed, sworn to or affirmed, and acknowledged before me by the above-named Testator and by the witnesses whose names appear on this cS~'day of JULY, 2005. ~--~ ~_. y Notary blic NOTARIAL SEAL FOREST N. MYERS, NOTARY PUBLIC SHIPPENSBURG BOROUGH, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN MY COMMISSION EXPIRES DECEMBER 17, 2005 3