HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-01-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND
Estate of LEON S. GEOFFREY
also known as
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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,Deceased Social Security Number 092-09-6254
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW.)
m A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is /are the EXECUTOR named in the
last Will of the Decedent dated APRIL 14, 2004 and codicil(s) dated
(State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciQttion, death ojexecutor, 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
(If applicable, enter.• c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lire; durante absentia; durante minoritate)
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has /have ascertained that Decedent left no W#11 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.)
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Decedent, then 91 years of age, died on MARCH 1, 2009 at CARLISLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,
CARLISLE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: ~,
(If domiciled in PA) All person 1 property $ 290,000.00
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal p operty in Pennsylvania $
(lf not domiciled in PA) Personal p openly 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)
the undersigned: resented with this Petition and the grant of Letters in the appropriate form to
Si ature T or rinted name and residence
ALAN F. GEOFFREY, 725 YEAGER ROAD, WELLSVILLE, PA 17365
Form RW-02 rev. !0.13.06
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Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principa~ ' nce at = __--::
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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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 affirmeCd and subscribed
before me the_~ f day of
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Estate of LEON S. GEOFFREY , Decea~~ ~ r T~-,
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Social jjSecurity Number: 092-09-6254 Date of Death:03/01/2009 ~' ~"
AND NOW, I °S~ r ~ I , 9~(.(.y/ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY
are hereby granted to ALAN F. GEOFFREY
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated APRIL 14, 2004
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of DecetFient.
FEES
Letters ............... $ 310.00
Short Certificate(s) ........ $ 16.00
Renunciation(s)
JCP
AUTOMATION FEE
WILL
$ 10.00
$ 5.00
$ 15.00
... $
... $
... $
... $
... $
... $
TOTAL .............. $ 356.00
Register of Wills
Attorney Signature: '`'~ ~ `~ • ~~
Attorney Name: ROGE~ IN, ESQUIRE
Supreme Court I.D. No.: 6282
Address: 60 WEST POMFRET STREET
CARLISLE, PA 17013
Telephone: (717) 249-2353
Form RW-01 rev. !0.13.06 Page 2 of 2
Signature of Personal Representative
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Certification Number
Fee for this certificate, $6.00
REGISTRAR'S CER111FICATION OF DEATH
LOCAL
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
This is to certify that the (ntonnation here liven is
correctly copied from an original Certificate of lleath
duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The ori~~inal
certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital
Records Office for permanent filing.
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LAST WILL AND
I, LEON S. GEOFFREY, of South
Pennsylvania, declare this instrument to be my
revoking all Wills and Codicils heretofore made by
TAMENT
eton Township, Cumberland County,
Will and Testament, hereby expressly
1. I direct my Executor to pay all of m debts, funeral expenses (not covered by
insurance policy with Hoffinan-Roth Funeral Home f Carlisle) and administrative expenses as
soon as may be done conveniently after my decease.
2. I authorize and empower my Executor to s 11 any realty owned by me at my death, and
not specifically devised herein, at either public or p 'vate sale, and to give good and sufficient
deeds therefor, in fee simple, as I could do if living. However, 90% of the original price of my
Unit #34 is to be repaid to my estate upon
3. I devise and bequeath all of my estate of
(a) I give certain items of personal I
with my attorney;
(b) I give the sum of $20,000.00 to S L.
(nee Shapiro), sister of Rose Geoffrey, if 'vi
(c) I give the sum of $10,000.00 to A E
with Russel J. Geoffrey as custodian;
of possession and take-over by another.
nature and wherever situate as follows:
according to a list left
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(d) I give the sum of $10,000.00 to BBYLA GEOFFREY, with
Russel J. Geoffrey as custodian;
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(e) I give the sum of $10,000.00 to ELIA GEOFFREY; with
Russel J. Geoffrey as custodian;
(f) I give the sum of $10,000.00 to T SIN GEOFREY; with
Russel J. Geoffrey as custodian;
(g) I give the sum of $25,000.00 to CHEL STERN, daughter
of Karen Ennis by a previous marriage, Kazen Ennis as custodian
if under eighteen (18) years of age;
(h) I give the sum of $25,000.00 to E THER GEOFFREY, mother
of Kaeen Ennis, and if she is not living at a time of my death, to
RACHEL STERN, with Karen Ennis as c stodian if under eighteen
(18) years of age;
(i) I give the sum of $20,000.00 to REN ENNIS.
(j) I give the sum of $20,000.00 tom nephew, RUSSEL J.
GEOFFREY, son of Esther Geoffrey;
(k) I give the sum of $20,000.00 to C NGREGATION BETH
TIKVAH of Cazlisle, Pennsylvania, in m ory of Rose Geoffrey, with
my suggestion that they invest the same f r income;
(1) I give the sum of $5,000.00 to the DEPENDENT LIVING
RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION FUND of umberland Crossings
Retirement Community;
(m) I give the sum of $50,000.00 to HERYL U. GEOFFREY;
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(n) I give the sum of $50,000.00 to my granddaughter, LAURA U.
GEOFFREY;
(o) I give the sum of $50,000.00 to m~ grandson, RYDER U.
GEOFFREY;
(p) I give the sum of $25,000.00 to
GEOFFREY, with Alan F. Geoffrey as
(~ I give the sum of $2,000.00 to E
organizations:
granddaughter, VITA
of the following sixteen (16)
(1) To the AMERICAN CAN
Carlisle, Pennsylvania;
(2) To the UNITED WAY of
(3) To the AMERICAN FOU
BLIND;
(4) To the BOSLER LIBRAR
(5) To the CITY COLLEGE I
(6) To the NAVY-MARINE
(7) To the JEWISH FAMILY
Pennsylvania;
(8) To the HILLEL FOUND
Carlisle, Pennsylvania;
(9) To the AMERICAN RED
SOCIETY of
sle, Pennsylvania;
TION FOR THE
of Carlisle, Pennsylvania;
ND OF NEW YORK;
~RPS RELIEF SOCIETY;
VICES of Harrisburg,
at Dickinson College,
of Carlisle, Pennsylvania;
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(10) To the APPALACHIAN '
Ferry, West Virginia;
(11) To the USO;
(12) To the UNITED NEGRO
(13) To the AMERICAN IND
(14) To HABITAT FOR HUN
(15) To the LAW ENFORCEr
FUND; and
(16) To the ELDER HOSTEL.
Should there be insufficient funds to covE
charitable gifts be paid in full and the individual gii
hand after all expenses and charitable gifts have beer
(r) All the rest, residue and remainder
GEOFFREY and ALAN F. GEOFFREY,
If either Joel or Alan are not living at the
share shall go to LAURA U. GEOF
GEOFFREY, share and share alike.
4. I nominate and appoint ALAN F.
and Testament; he is to serve as such without bond.
CONFERENCE, Harpers
LLEGE FUND;
COLLEGE FUND;
Y, INC.;
LEGAL DEFENSE
items (b) through (p), I direct that all
be apportioned according to the funds on
my sons, JOEL R.
ire and share alike.
me of my death, their
and RYDER U.
to be the Executor of this my Last Will
he die before my death, renounce or
refuse to serve for any reason, or die leaving any o~my estate unadministered, I nominate and
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appoint JOEL R. GEOFFREY as substitute Executo ,also to serve as such without bond, with
the same powers as are given herein to my Executor.
5. I hereby suggest that my personal reps
McKnight as attorneys in the settlement of my estate.
ve retain the services of Irwin &
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
April, 2004.
set my hand and seal this ~ N ~ day of
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LEON S. GEOFFREY
(SEAL)
Signed, sealed, published and declared by EON S. GEOFFREY, the above-named
Testator, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in a presence of us, who, at his request, in his
presence and in the presence of each other have subs 'bed our names as witnesses hereto.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
WE, LEON S. GEOFFREY, MARTHA
the Testator and witnesses respectively, whose n:
being first duly sworn, do hereby declaze to the u
and executed the instrument as his Last Will and T
executed it as his free and voluntary act for the p'
witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testat
best of their knowledge the Testator was, at that t
mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
AFFIDAVIT
NOEL and SHARON L. SCHWALM,
.s are signed to the foregoing instrument,
;rsigned authority that the Testator signed
anent, that he had signed willingly, that he
use herein expressed, and that each of the
signed the Will as a witness and that to the
,, eighteen years of age or older, of sound
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S. GEO
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
SHARON L. SCHWALM
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged b fore me by LEON S. GEOFFREY, the
Testator herein, and subscribed and sworn to before e by MARTHA L. NOEL and SHARON
L. SCHWALM, witnesses, this I`~~ day of April 2004.
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Public
~...~IVotarial Seal
Roger B. Irwin, Notary Public
Carlisle Boro, Cumberland County
MY Commisaioa 6xpiroa Oct. 3, 2004
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