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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-27-08PETITION FOR PROBATE Al~D GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF ~r,tvr- ~2a,~~~~~~ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of __~~/~~ fff/~ ~~~~,~ File Number ~ / ~ I " ~ ~ also known as __ ~/(} ~Q/~ p~~4~ t~, Deceased Social Security Number __ ~ ~ ~ ~" ~ ~ '.~~ ~( Petitioner{s), who is/are l8 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (CD;YIPLETE A' or 'B' BELOW:) L10 A. Probate and Crant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner s ~ rs /are the I~O,1oAcyl~l („ ~ qtr, (- q(~µ~rlrhn. t amed in the last Will of the Decedent dated _ ~/- ~- x.008 and codicil(s) dated (State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death ojexecutor, 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 Administra (ljapplicnble, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.;.a.; pendente lire; durante absentia; durmrte ntirroritate) Petitioner(s) after a proper search has /have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) a~heirs: (If Administralloit, c. t. a. ord. b. n. c. t. a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) C ~ ca -,_~ ~- O `O o Name Relationshi ..."i L J CZ7 - ". .t."j <~~` _` Y~ L r Z `. ~t_ t~.: ~~. (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional s/reefs if necessary. ~ ~ C7 ""f'! ~^ D ~ Decedent was domiciled at death in __ L~+.n n County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal residence at ~ (Li,~t a'[reet address, town/cil~, lownsliip, courrly, state, zip code) - - - Decedent, then ~_ years of age, died on - i~~- at ~t~ ~I Nil Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows (If domiciled in PA) All personal Property $ (If not domiciled in PA) Persona] property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ situated as toll 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: attire r ! 0~ or rioted name and residence Form RVV-0? rev. /0.!3.06 Page I Of 2 Oath of Personal R epresentative COIvI~10NbVEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF "The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirnl(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are Uve and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s) and that, as personal representitive(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. S~xorn to or affirmed and subscribed b orp one the ~ ''day of _-._ l.i L~ d~ .t~_ ~~ i ~- ~ ' r For the Register Signntw-e of Persona! Representnrive Signature ojPersain! Representnrive File Number ~'~ I - (~~ - N n 0 -- i ~ +~ ~~ .- C~ ` F~ > C ~ C~l ` ~r .. . ; C t - • ~ O - ~ ?~^t ,.. D Cl1 t!7 Estate of ~/~rG~j7~P ~. ~ rYC~ir- ,Deceased Social S curity Number: / $3 - ~' (o - 5.•~B~' Date of Death: JCI/IUCt/`U /(~~ aLYJ~ AND NOW, 2`I ~~, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, I S DECREED that Letters are hereby granted to ~>52~1 ~, `~ ~p~,~`c,C~m ~r~ and thaC the instrument(s) dated-a -~~ _ described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (aid Codicil(s)) PEES n Letters ............... $oZD •U~ Short Certificate(s) ........ $ • UU Renunciation(s) .......... $ (~~u~~ ... $ L~ ~UC~ ... $_Iy ~ ... $ ... $ ... $ ... $ ... $ ... $ TOTAL .............. $ ~~• ~~ of Persona( Attorney Signature: Attorney N~ me: Supreme Court LD. No Address: Telephone: Register t~f Wills _1„ r in the above estate Form RbV-0' rev. 10.13.0( Page 2 of 2 ~a c7 ~ _ ~_} LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT ~° = i _ ~, ~ ~ `~;~~ ~~-n v~ -. ~ OF = rv `~~; _ '-~s ,r., ~ , .~; '~ r ~ GREGOR ~--`~~`~ FLORENCE H ~ Y_`--' . ~ :v vt ~ I, FLORENCE H. GREGOR, now ofAllegheny County, Pennsylvania, do hereby make, publish and declare this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all Wills and Codicils thereto previously made by me. r~ FIRST: Household and Personal Effects. I direct that specified items of my household and personal effects and other tangible personal property be distributed in •~ accordance with the provisions of a signed memorandum which will be found with my Will or other valuable papers. I give the balance of such property, or all in the event the memorandum is not found, to my daughter, DEBORAH L. PFANNENSCHMIDT, if she survives me. If my said daughter fails to survive me, I give the balance of such property, ;J ~, \ or all in the event the memorandum is not found, to such children of my daughter, DEBORAH L. PFANNENSCHMIDT, who survive me, to be distributed among them as they shall, in turn, select. Any unselected items shall be sold and the proceeds added to the residue of my estate. 1 SECOND: Residuary Estate. I give the residue of my estate to my daughter, DEBORAH L. PFANNENSCHMIDT, if she survives me. If my said daughterfails to survive me, I give the residue of my estate to the issue of my daughter, DEBORAH L. PFANNENSCHMIDT, who survive me, per stirpes, subject, however to the provisions of paragraph THIRD hereinafter. THIRD: Appointment of Custodian and/or Account Owner. Should a beneficiary under this Will who is under twenty-five (25) years of age be entitled to receive a share of principal free of trust, my executor shall, in his or her sole discretion, distribute such beneficiary's share, in such amounts as determined by my executor, to: (1) a custodian under the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or applicable Uniform Gifts or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act of the state in which the beneficiary or custodian lives to be held until said beneficiary reaches age twenty-five (25), and/or (2) the account ~,, owner of a 529 Plan for the benefit of said beneficiary. My executor shall select such custodian and/or account owner, each or both of whom may be my executor. Distribution to such custodian and/or account owner shall terminate all obligations of the executor as to the amounts so distributed, and the executor shall not be liable to any persons, including potential beneficiaries, for so distributing said assets. FOURTH: Appointment of Executor. I appoint my daughter, DEBORAH L. PFANNENSCHMIDT, as executor of this Will, but if she predeceases me, or, having survived me, dies, renounces, resigns or for any other reason is unable to undertake or 2 complete the administration of my estate, then I appoint my son-in-law, DENNIS PFANNENSCHMIDT, as my executor. FIFTH: Payment of Debts and Expenses. I direct that all of my debts, expenses of my last illness, funeral expenses, burial expenses, probate claims, probate fees and administration expenses be paid out of my Trust Share in THE JOHN E. GREGOR AND FLORENCE H. GREGOR REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT dated December 22, 2005. If said Trust is not then in existence, or if it is in existence and my Trust Share is insufficient to pay all of such debts and expenses, then the remaining debts and expenses shall be paid from my estate. ~~ SIXTH: Executor's Powers. In addition to the powers conferred by law, my executor shall have the following discretionary powers, each of which shall be exercised cessit of a lication to an Court: to retain for distribution in kind without without the ne y pp y , duty of diversification, all property owned by me at my death, or to sell all or any part of such property, upon such terms as my executor shall deem advisable; to invest in all forms of property; to exchange or lease for any period of time any real or personal property and to ive o tions for sales, exchan es and leases; to exercise all ri hts of securit holders; 9 p 9 9 Y to compromise any claim or controversy without court approval; to disclaim any interest; to borrow money from any source; to delegate discretionary powers; and to make distributions in cash or in kind at current values, in undivided interests or non-prorata shares. 3 SEVENTH: Executor's Discretionar~Decisions Affecting Taxes. I direct my executor to claim any expenses of administration of my estate as income tax deductions upon an income tax return or returns whenever in my executor's sole judgment such action will achieve an overall reduction in total income and death taxes. EIGHTH: Payment of Death Taxes. All estate, inheritance and succession taxes, including interest and penalties, imposed upon my gross estate, including any property not forming a part of my testamentary estate, shall be paid out of my Trust Share J in THE JOHN E. GREGOR AND FLORENCE H. GREGOR REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST ~~ \l AGREEMENT dated December 22, 2005. If said Trust is not then in existence, or if it is in existence and my Trust Share is insufficient to pay all of such taxes, then the remaining taxes shall be paid from the principal of my residuary estate, at such times and in such manner as my executor shall deem advisable, without apportionment or right of reimbursement. ~~ NINTH: Waiver of Bond. No fiduciary appointed in this Will shall be required to file a bond or post security in any jurisdiction. 4 ~~' IN WI NESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ~_ day of y , ~ , 2008. ~~~~-z~c.-~- ~ z~ (SEAL) r: Florence H. Gregor SIGNED, sealed, published and declared by the above named Testatrix, FLORENCE H. GREGOR, as and for her Last Wili and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses the day and year above written. t~ Witness v 04!/02/2008. RLW ,, Address I~ .~t~f,~i~7 I~~~`T I~.~ i,~.-I 1 Address //~~"~~ ~ C~ ~'f~ if ~ .~ T 5 AFFIDAVIT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) SS: COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY ) ~~, FLORENCE H. GREGOR, J~~/S~C'/~/A ~.Ji'~fz i ~ and O ~' n 1 ~ ,the Testatrix and the witnesses respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and Testament and that she had signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix signed the Will as witness and that to the best of their knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. SIGNED, sworn to and acknowledged before me by FLORENCE H. GREGOR, the Testat ,and subscribed and sworn to before me by /~~,~'/ fif/%i9 J~,~'T ~ and ~~ /f n L : ~~ ~i~ ,witnesses, this ~~ day of ~ , 2008. Testatrix Witness ' - "~ ' ~_~_ ~ Witn ~s ~" ,~~: -~.i ~c-.~. E ~' `)~ Not Public M 1AltALtti ®F PENNSYLVANIA Notarial Seat Jeanine L. Fanner, Notary Public Franklin Park aoro, Allec~iieny County My Commissian E:cgires March 7, 2011 Member, Pennsylvania r~ssaciativn of Notaries