HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-13-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of EDNA E. KONKLE
also known as EDNA K. KONKLE also known as BETTY E. KONKLE
Deceased
Petitioner(s), who is/aze 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW.)
File Number ~ ~ - ~ - ~ Z
Social Security Number 159-09-5735
® A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is /are the EXECUTRIX
last Will of the Decedent dated FEBRUARY 2, 2007 and codicil(s) dated named in the
(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 n °
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(Ifapplicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendentelite; duranteabsenha; durar~te"~it~Qritate) y~„ ~
Petitioner(s) after a proper seazch has /have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the followin 7 * t- ~ _~
Administration, c. t. a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Wil! in Section A above and complete list ofheirc 1 g ~F~!S'any)-and hetr~, (1f~
Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvazria with his /her last principal residence at
20 N. 12TH STREET APARTMENT 233 LEMOYNE PA 17043.
(List street address, town city, township, county, state, zip code)
Decedent, then 93 years of age, died on MARCH 4, 2009
at MANOR CARE NURSING & REHAB, CAMP HILL, PA.
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property
(If not domiciled in PA) $ 77,424.78
Personal property in Pennsylvania $
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value ofreal 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:
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ARLEEN E. DIAMOND
20 N. 12TH STREET, APARTMENT 233, LEMOYNE, PA 17043
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF ~'11MRFRT AND
The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and
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the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) of the Decedent
Petitioner(s) will ect to the best of
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administer the estate according to law. ,
we and truly
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Estate of EDNA E. KONKLE aka EDNA K. KONKLE aka BETTY E. KONKLE ,Deceased
Social Security Number: 159-09-5735
Date of Death: MARCH 4 2009
AND NOW, MARCH I ~ 2009
in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY
are hereby granted to ARLEEN E. DIAMOND
and that the instrument(s) dated FEBRUARY 2, 2007 in the above estate
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of rpecppord as thep~lappst Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent.
FEES , t~t1p n ,.__I _ Y{v~ . ~ i ~ ~ /1
Letters ............... $ 210.00
Short Certificate(s) ... g. , , , $ 32.00
Renunciation(s) ......... . $
Automation Fee $ 5.00
JCP Fee $ 10.00
Will
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15.00
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TOTAL .............. $ 272.00
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06
Register of 'Ils
Attorney Signature: ~~ Cs,"v~~-,-,
Attorney Name: LINDA J. OLSEN, ESQ RE
Supreme Court I.D. No.: 92858
Address: 218 Pine Street
P,O. Box 886
Harrisburg, PA 17108-0886
Telephone: (717) 232-1851
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I, EDNA E. KONKLE, a,k.a. BETTY E. KONKLE , of Cumberland Cq~rtty., W , ~'
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Pennsylvania, declare this to be my last Will, hereby -revoking all prior wills and coc~i~ils.
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FIRST: The expenses of my last illness and funeral shall be
paid from my estate,
SECOND: I make the following specific bequests:
(a) The ownership of all stocks which I own at the time of my death shall be
transferred to OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC CHURCH, Enola, Pennsylvania.
THIRD: I hereby give and bequeath, absolutely and
in fee simple, to my good friend, ARLEEN E. DIAMOND, all my household furniture and
furnishings, books, pictures, jewelry, silverware, automobiles, wearing apparel and all other
articles of household or personal use or adornment, provided that if the said, ARLEEN E.
DIAMOND dies before the thirtieth (30th) day following the day of my death, this gift shall lapse
or be divested and I direct that all the items hereunder shall be sold and the proceeds distributed
to OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC CHURCH, Enola, Pennsylvania.
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FOURTH: I give and devise the residue of my estate, real and
personal, to my friend, ARLEEN E. DIAMOND, if she survives me by thirty (30) days. If she
does not survive me by thirty (30) days, all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate shall be
distributed in cash, and not in kind, to OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC CHURCH,
Enola, Pennsylvania.
FIFTH: If OUR LADY OF LOURDES Catholic Church,
Enola, Pennsylvania is no longer in existence at the time of my death and there is no successor
parish, all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate shall be paid to my heirs who would be
entitled thereto under the intestate laws of Pennsylvania in effect at my death.
SIXTH:
power of appointment.
No provision of this Will is intended to exercise any
SEVENTH: All taxes, interest and penalties thereon payable by
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under this Will, shall be paid from the principal of my residuary estate.
EIGHTH: No interest of any beneficiary under this Will or any
codicil hereto shall be subject to anticipation or voluntary or involuntary alienation, and the
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personal receipt of such beneficiary shall be the sufficient and only discharge of my Executor
unless otherwise provided herein.
NINTH: In addition to powers given her by law, my
Executrix and her successors shall have the following discretionary powers applicable to all real
and personal property held by her, effective without court order and until actual distribution:
(a) To retain all property received by her including the stock of any corporate
fiduciary acting hereunder, provided such property remains productive;
(b) To invest in all forms of property without restriction to investments authorized to
fiduciaries, so long as such investments are productive;
(c) To join in any incorporation, partnership, recapitalization, merger, reorganization
or voting trust plan; to delegate authority with respect thereto; to deposit investments under
agreements and pay assessments; and generally to exercise all rights of investors;
(d) To compromise controversies;
(e) To exchange or sell for cash, property or credit, publicly or privately, or to lease,
Peen for a term eXCeed.ng five (5) yeas, ~=ritho?zt llahilir~, nn the nurChasPrs nr lessees to see to
application of the consideration, and to give options for these purposes without obligation to
repudiate them in favor of a higher offer;
(fl To borrow money, including the right to borrow from any corporate fiduciary
acting hereunder, and mortgage or pledge as security;
(g) To hold investments in the name of a nominee;
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(h) To assume continuance of the status of any beneficiary with reference to
marriage, divorce, illness, incapacity or other change in the absence of information deemed
reliable without liability for disbursements made on such assumption;
(i) To elect to value my gross estate for Federal estate tax purposes as of the date of
my death or as of the alternate valuation date as allowed for such purposes, and to claim as
income tax deductions expenses that would otherwise qualify as estate tax deductions and other
elections allowable under law;
(j) To make interim distributions during the course of administration of my estate;
and
(k) To undertake any and all acts deemed necessary and proper by it for the proper
and advantageous management of the settlement of my estate.
TENTH: Any person who shall have died within thirty (30)
days of my death shall be deemed to have predeceased me. Any person (other than myself) who
shall have died at the same time as any then recipient of income or in a common disaster with
such benel:ctar;~, ^r :ender s::c'? ,^ircn:Y;,tar~cPs that it i.e ~i.iffin~alt nr imnq~ciblP to fletermine u/1?O
died first, shall be deemed to have predeceased such beneficiary.
ELEVENTH: I appoint my friend, ARLEEN E. DIAMOND, as
Executrix of this Will. In the event ARLEEN E. DIAMOND cannot act or continue to act as
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Executrix for any reason, I appoint my sister, FRANCES E. KEPLER to act in her place. No
fiduciary acting hereunder shall be required to post bond or enter security in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ~~~ day of
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iri:ials on each preceding page for better identification and greater security.
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EDNA E. KONKLE
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by the above-named Testatrix,
EDNA E. KONKLE, a.k.a. BETTY E. KONKLE , as and for her Last Will 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:
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF DAUPHIN .
I, EDNA E. KONKLE, a.k.a.. BETTY E. KONKLE ,Testatrix, 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.
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EDNA E. KONKLE
Sworn to and subscribed
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AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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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 Testatrix, EDNA E. KONKLE, a.k.a. BETTY
E. KONKLE ,sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will and Testament, that Testatrix signed
willingly and that she executed said Will as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the Will as Witnesses; and
that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen (18) or more years of age,
of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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