HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-27-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Sabel h Gauffman Pile Nnmber ~ ` 1-r'1Cd - (i ~ G 0
also known as Isabel Hummel Cauffr++=~
Deceased Social Security Number 001305354
Petitioner(s), who is/aze 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE ;9' OB 'B' BELOW.)
^X A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is / aze the eXecutOfS named in the
last Will of the Decedent dated 2/8/2007 and codicils dated
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(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 bom 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
(IfaPPlicable, enter.' c.t.a.; db.n.c.t.a.; pendente life; 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 d. b. n, c. t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above aru! complete list of heirs.) nn
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Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his /her last principal residence a[ 129
scree! address, towdcity, township, county, smte,
Decedent, then 101 years of age, died on 2/15/2009 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center
Carlisle PA 1701
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) Al] personal property $ 700 000 00
(If nat domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ 0 00
none
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:
S~gnatme Typed or printed name and residence
~T Q a ~ ~ ~~^ George Christian Ehemann 1725 Susquehannock Drive
~C ~~n ~~ ~~ ~ ,Jane H. Ehemann 125 Willow Drive
Formaw-oz rev.10.l3.06 Page 1 oft
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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The Petitioner(s) above-named sweaz(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition aze true and correct to the best of
the Imowledge 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 affume/d~and gy~bscribed
before me the ~_ day of
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S~gnatur~Pers al Representarrve George Christian Ehemann
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Social Security Number: 001305354 Date of Death: 2/15/2009
AND NOW, C° y~~n~ Ll ~ 200 ~ in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
aze hereby granted to George Christian Ehemann and Jane H Ehemann
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated ~ruarv 8 2007
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent
FEES
Letters ............................ $ 510 00
Short Certificate(s) ............ $ 24 00
Renunciation(s) ................ $
Automation ..,, $ 5 00
JCP ,,. $ 10 00
YVill ,... $ 15 00
TOTAL ............................. $ 564 00
Attorney Signature:
Attorney Name:
Supreme Court LD. No.: 17516
of Wills
Address: 14 North Main Stre ~ Guite 200
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Telephone: 717-264-6029
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JRZ - 5.1 cauffman.2 January 25,'2007
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I, Isabel H. Cauffman, of 125 Willow Drive, Shippensburg,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind,
memory and understanding, do hereby declare this to be my will,
hereby revoking any and all former wills and codicils thereto by me
heretofore made.
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I direct that all my just debts and funeral ~~e~s,
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including all expenses of my last illness, shall be p3~~ro~ my
estate as soon as practicable after my decease as a ,`~~~ ~O '
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expense of the administration of my estate. ~ ~ F -+
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II.
In the event my net estate after the payment of all expenses
and taxes exceeds the sum of $450,000.00, I give the sum of
$5,000.00 cash to each of the following individuals: Sarah Ekart,
Ruth Abbott, Pamela Marlin, and Judith Dann, if they survive me.
In addition I give the sum of $2,000.00 cash to each of the
following: Anne Wallis, William Baber, Jr., and Anna Gerbic.
Finally, I give the sum of $1,000.00 cash to each of the following:
Arline Keller and Roscoe Keller, jointly or to the survivor of
them, and the Eleanor Morris Scholarship Fund, Jones Mills,
Pennsylvania.
III.
I give, devise and bequeath the residue of my estate of every
nature and wherever situate to my son, George Christian Ehemann,
and my daughter, Jane H. Ehemann, in equal shares.
IV.
In the event my son, George Christian Ehemann, predeceases me
or dies on or before the thirtieth day following my death, I give
and devise the residue of my estate as follows:
A. One-fourth thereof to my daughter-in-law, Angela P.
Ehemann, provided she survives me by thirty days. In the
event my daughter-in-law predeceases me or dies on or
before the thirtieth day following my death, her share
shall be distributed under subparagraph B herein.
B. Three-fourths thereof to my daughter, Jane H. Ehemann.
V.
In the event my daughter, Jane H. Ehemann, predeceases me or
dies on or before the thirtieth day following my death, her share
shall be distributed to my son, George Christian Ehemann.
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VI.
In the event both of my children, George Christian Ehemann and
Jane H. Ehemann, predecease me or die on or before the thirtieth
day following my death, I give and devise the residue of my estate
of every nature and wherever situate as follows:
A. The sum of $10,000.00 cash to each of the following
individuals: Sarah Ekart, Ruth Abbott, Pamela Marlin,
and Judith Dann, if they survive me. In the event each
of the aforementioned beneficiaries receive the sum of
$10,000.00 cash they will not be paid the sum of
$5,000.00 cash under the terms of paragraph II of this my
will.
B. The sum of $50,000.00 cash to my daughter-in-law, Angela
P. Ehemann, provided, however, should my daughter-in-law
predecease me or die on or before the thirtieth day
following my death, her share shall be distributed
equally among the beneficiaries named in subparagraphs C
and C of this paragraph VI.
C. The sum of $100,000.00 cash to Shippensburg University
Foundation, Inc. , Shippensbburgg,,~pe unsy vania~o die.. ao(a~ee~
~ i~Cu-~1a+tie.El.~.nna.vtn. SC.{~etarsl,' /}
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E. The sum of $10,000.00 cash to each of the following named
individuals or organizations:
1• William Baber, Sr., 1083 Route 711, Stahlstown,
Pennsylvania;
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2. Jeanie Gardner, 5315 River Aire Road, Godfrey,
Illinois;
3. Marty Hinebaugh, 166 Jones Mill Road/Stahlstown
Road, Jones Mill, Pennsylvania;
4. Kay Hummel, 115 Manhattan Street, Manhattan,
Kansas;
5. Steven Hummel, Londonderry Road, Manhattan, Kansas;
6. Elizabeth Lash, 1604 Powder Mill Lane, Wynnewood,
Pennsylvania;
~. Jessica Ditto, 845 Rraff~ra~~;r~ ~__.
Cockeysville, Maryland;
8. Josiah Blackmore, 7629 Clark State Road, Blacklick,
Ohio;
9. Dorothy Gardner, 5145 Portland Avenue South,
Minneapolis, Minnesota;
10. William Baber, Jr., Kyoto, Japan;
11. Anne Wallis, 225 Fairview Lane, Iowa City, Iowa;
12. Ruth Abbott, 4001 Marlott Avenue, Manhattan,
Kansas;
13. Sarah Ekart, 440 Oakdale Drive, Manhattan, Kansas;
14. Pamela Marlin, 201 Morlyn Road, Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania;
15. Shippensburg Public Library, West King Street,
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania;
16. Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, 2325 Country
Road, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania;
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17. Swissvale Presbyterian Church,
Swissvale,
Pennsylvania;
18. Shippensburg University Foundation,
Inc.,
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, to be added to the Paul
and Elizabeth Cauffman Scholarship Fund;
19. Carnegie Mellon University, 5017 Forbes Avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
20. Allegheny College, 520 North Main Street,
Meadville, Pennsylvania;
F. In the event any of the aforementioned beneficiaries from
subparagraph E 1 through 14 predecease me, their share
shall be distributed equally to Allegheny College, 520
North Main Street, Meadville, Pennsylvania, and Carnegie
Mellon University, 5017 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
VI2.
Any fiduciary under this will shall have the following powers
in addition to those vested in them by law and by other provisions
of my will applicable to all property whether principal or income,
including property held for minors, exercisable without Court
approval, and effective until actual distribution of all property:
A. To retain any and all of the assets of my estate, real or
personal, without regard to any principle of
diversification of risk.
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B. To invest in all forms of property including stock,
common trust funds and mortgage investment funds without
restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania
fiduciaries as they deem proper, without regard to any
principle of diversification of risk.
C. 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, exchanges or
leases, for such prices and upon such terms or conditions
as they deem proper.
D. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income
or partly to each as they from time to time think proper.
E. To compromise any claim or controversy.
F. To distribute in cash or in kind or partly in each.
G. To hold property in their names without designation of
any fiduciary capacity or in the name of a nominee or
unregistered.
VIII.
I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence of
my death of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed,
shall be paid from my residuary estate as a part of the expense of
the administration of my estate.
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IX.
children, as co-executors of this my will
Should both of my
children predecease me, fail to qualify or cease to act, I appoint
Josiah Blackmore as executor of this my will. Should Josiah
Blackmore predecease me, fail to qualify or cease to act, I appoint
William Baber, Sr., as executor of this my will.
X.
No bond shall be required of any fiduciary hereunder in any
jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal to this my
last will and testament, consisting of eight typewritten pages, the
first six of which bear my signature in the margin for the purpose
of identification this _~i~"day of ("t~r~. ~, ~ 2
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named
testatrix as and for her last will and testament in our presence,
who in her presence, at her request and in the presence of each
I appoint George Christian Ehemann and Jane H. Ehemann, my
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other have hereunto set our hands as attesting witnesses.
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Ad OQd C.b/ M .TGry•- ~i~
We, Isabel H. Cauffman, j ~~, ~, _
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~~'~ ~ ~~Rr~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 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
said testatrix, signed the will as witnesses and to the best of
their knowledge, said signer was at that time eightee~f years of age
or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or u//ndue "nflue c `
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowleuyea
before me by the above-named signer and
subscribed and sworn to before e by the
above-n med witnesses this day of
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