HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-13-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of Leonard Bellanca
also known as
REGISTER OF WILLS OF
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
File Number 21 - 09 ~~~~~
,Deceased Social Security Number 222-24-9977
Leonard C. Bellanca
Petitioner(}, who is/efe-18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE A' or 'B' BELOW.)
QX A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioners) is/arathe Executor named in the
last Will of the Decedent dated 04/15/1997
(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
app ica e, enter: c. t.a.; ..n.c.t.a.; pe ente i e; uran e a sen ia; uran a moron ate
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.)
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Decedentwas domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /.beglast principal residence'~f' ~ ~ -~,
Country Meadows, 4905 East Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (Hampden Township~;~ ~ ,
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Decedent, then 102 years of age, died on 03102/2009 at 4905 East Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (Hamper Twp.)
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 50,000.00
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ 0.00
situated as follows:
Wherefore, Petitionec{c) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last Will aad-Ccclicil~c) presented with this Petition and the grant of Letters in the appropriate form to
the undersigned:
Signature Typed or printed name and residence
/ ~ Leonard C. Bellanca 112 Leyton Way
L~a~~ ,/~~_ Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } SS
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The Petitioner(sj 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(e} and that, as personal representative(a~ of the Decedent, Petitioner($j will well and truly
administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
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Social Security Number: 222-24-9977
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having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters
are hereby granted to Leonard C. Bellanca
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Testamentary
and that the instrument( dated 04/15/1997
in the above estate
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will f~~d-£OdrtsfY(s}j of Decedent.
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Letters ............................................ $ ~. Q V
Short Certificate(s) ........................ $ 48.00
Renunciation(s) ............................. $
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Date of Death: 03/02/2009
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Ball, Murren & Connell
2303 Market Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
717/232-8731
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Attorney Name: Richard E. Connell Esq.
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
LEONARD BELLANCA
I, LEONARD BELLANCA, currently a resident of and domiciled in the awn
of Hilton Head island, County of Beaufort, State ofi South Carolina, do hsr~eby make,
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publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament. ~ _~ ce,,
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l am married to MARY G. BELLANCA, who is referred to in this Instrument
as my "spouse." LEONARD C. BELLANCA, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, JAMES A.
BELLANCA, of Winnetka, Illinois, JOSEPH J. BELLANCA, of Malvern, Pennsylvania,
PAUL M. BELLANCA, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and MARY ANN SLATTERY of Midliothian,
Virginia, together with any children whom I may adopt after my execution of this
Instrument, are referred to in this Instrument as my children, and no other individual,
regardless of relationship to me, shall be entitled to share in any bequest or devise made
to my children, or to any of them.
It is my wish that, upon my death, I be cremated and my ashes disposed of
as determined by my Executor.
ARTICLE it
I revoke all Wills and Codicils previously made by me. 1 direct that my just
debts (as determined by my Executor), the expenses of my last illness and funeral, and the
expenses of the administration of my estate be paid as soon as practicable after my death
firom my residuary estate. If at the time of my death any real property herein bequeathed
is subject to a mortgage, I direct that the beneficiary receiving the mortgaged property shall
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take it subject to the mortgage and the indebtedness secured thereby and shall not be
entitled to have such indebtedness paid out of my general estate. I direct that all estate,
inheritance, or other taxes assessed upon or with respect to any property or interest in
property included in my estate for such tax purposes shall be paid as provided in the Trust
referenced in; or created pursuant to; Article V of this Instrument.
ARTICLE III
I direct that, to the extent permitted by the Probate Code of South Carolina,
my Executor, Beneficiaries and Heirs abide by any Memorandum. signed by me,
designating the recipients of specific items of tangible personal property which I own at the
time of my death, whether such Memorandum is executed before or after the date of this
Instrument. I further direct that, if any named recipient shall not survive me, the bequest
to that recipient shall be deemed to have lapsed, and the items of tangible personal
property designated for such recipient shall, unless otherwise provided in the
Memorandum, become part of my remaining tangible personal property bequeathed by this
Instrument.
ARTICLE IV
I hereby bequeath all of my tangible personal property (except currency) not
otherwise bequeathed by separate Memorandum to beneficiaries who have survived me,
including but not limited to furniture, furnishings, collections, antiques, paintings,
silverware, china, glass, books, jewelry, wearing apparel, automobiles, boats, and all
insurance policies thereon, to my spouse if my said spouse survives me by thirty f30) days.
If my said spouse does not so survive me, I bequeath all of said tangible personal property
to my children who survive me, to be divided among them by my Executor in as nearly
equal shares as may be practical. I request, but do not require, that my Executor give due
regard to any preferences expressed by my children; the discretion of my Executor shall
be exclusive and absolute, and no decision made by my Executor may be challenged by
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any beneficiary hereunder. The cost of storing and insuring any of my tangible personal
property shall be an administrative expense payable from my residuary estate; costs of
delivery shall be borne by the beneficiary receiving the same.
ARTICLE V
bequeath the remainder of my property, real and personal, tangible and
intangible, of whatever nature and wherever it may be located, whether acquired before
or after the execution of this Instrument, including any specific devise or bequest
established by this Instrument which lapses (referred to in Iota! as my "residuary estate"}
to the then Trustee or Trustees under that certain Trust Agreement executed by me as
Grantor prior to the execution of this Instrument and dated the 15th day of April, 1997. The
Trustee or Trustees shall add the property bequeathed and devised by this Article to the
corpus of the above described Trust and steal! hold, administer and distribute said property
in accordance with the provisions of the said Trust Agreement, including all amendments
thereto. In the event that, for any reason, the bequest and devise under this Article is
ineffective and invalid, then I bequeath the same to my eldest son, LEONARD C.
BELLANCA as Trustee, to be held, administered and distributed in accordance with the
provisions of the above described Trust Agreement, which provisions are incorporated by
this reference and made a part of this Instrument to the same extent as if set forth in their
entirety in this Instrument. If for any reason such person or entity is unable or unwilling to
serve as Trustee, I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint as successor or substitute
Trustee that person or entity which is next designated in ARTICLE XII of the above
referenced Trust Agreement that is willing and able to so serve; if there be none, then
appoint that trust company, financial institution possessing a trust department or trust
company subsidiary of a securities brokerage company designated in a written instrument
filed with the court having jurisdiction over this Will and signed by my spouse, or. if my
spouse fails to act in a timely manner, signed by ar on behalf of my oldest living child, or
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if he or she fails to act in a timely manner, by the court having jurisdiction of the probate
of my estate. I hereby refrain from exercising any power of appointment that I may have
had at the time of my death.
ARTICLE VI
I hereby nominate my eldest son, LEONARD C. BELLANCA as Executor of
this my Will. If for any reason such nominee is unable or unwilling to serve or to continue
to serve in such capacity,. I nominate my son, JAMES A. BELLANCA as alternate ar
successor Executor. !direct that no person nominated as Executor hereunder shall be
required to past any bond ar other security for the faithful performance of such duties. My
Executor shall receive reimbursement of all expenses reasonably incurred to undertake
the duties of Executor.
My Executor is specifically authorized and empowered to exercise all of the
powers in the management of my Estate which any individual could exercise in the
management of similar property owned in his own right, upon such terms and conditions
as to my Executor may deem best. and to execute and deliver any and all instruments and
to do all acts which my Executor may deem proper or necessary to carry out the purposes
of this my Will, without the necessity of a court order. My Executor is specifically
authorized to sell real property and personal property, regardless of value. without court
approval whenever the Executor, in his ar her sole discretion, determines that such sale
will facilitate distribution of the estate, prevent loss of value, or otherwise be in the best
interests of the beneficiaries.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, LEONARD BELLANCA, sign my name to this
Instrument consisting of 5 typewritten pages (the following page included} this 15th day of
April... 1997, and being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that
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sign this Instrument as my Last Will and Testament and that i sign it willingly. that I
execute it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed,. and that I am
eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
Leonard Bellanca, Testator
We. PETER L. WOLF and NICHELLE L. CAMPBELL, the witnesses, sign
our names to this Instrument and at least one of us, being first duly sworn. does hereby
declare, generally and to the undersigned authority, that the above Testator signed and
executed this Instrument as the Last Will and Testament of said Testator. and that said
Testator signed it willingly, and that each of us, in the presence and hearing of the
Testator, hereby signs this Will as witness to the execution hereof by the Testator, and that
to the best of our knowledge the Testator is eighteen years of age or older. of sound mind.
and under r~o constraint or undue influence.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA )
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COUNTY OF BEAUFORT )
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by LEONARD
BELLANCA, the Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by NICHELLE L.
CAMPBELL. a witness„this 15T" day of April, 1997.
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