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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF Cumberland
Estate of Ruth wi gert•
also known as
Petitioner(s), who is/are l 8 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPL.ETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW.)
Deceased
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
File Number ~ e.' ~ ~ 7 ~~
Social Security Number 195-07-1790
A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is /are the Co-Executrix named in the
last Will of the Decedent dated and codicil(s) dated
(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
(If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d. b. n. c. t. a.; pendente lire; durante absentia; durance mtnoritate)
Petitioner(s) after a proper starch has /have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and heirs: (/f
Administration, c. t. a. or d. b. n. c. t. a., enter date of Neill in Section A above and complete list of heirs.)
(List street address, rown/ciry, toia~nship, county, state, :ip code)
Decedent, then 91 years of age, died on May 3 , 2009 at Holy Spirit Hospital
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property $
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania g 10 , 000.00
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ~ 200 , 00.00
situated a<, foll
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 forrn to
the yndersigned:
- 7 ed or rinted name and residence
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- Caro Kaiser, 12 Wayne Avenue, New Cumberland, PA 17070
inda Phelabaum, 626 Park Avenue, New Cumberland, PA 17070
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of 2
RW-02
(COMPLETE INALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. ~ ~ `~
Decedent was domiciled at death in ~umberl and Coun Penns lvania with his /her last rind --~ -
401 16th Street, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania y1707(l p P~residenceat®
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF Cumberland
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 affirmed and subscribed
before me the ~ day of
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Estate of Ruth S . Swigert , De~ased
Social Security Number:_ 195-07-1790
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Date of Death:_ May 3 , 2009
ANG NOW, / `7` ='~ ~,~ 2009 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented be ore m , IT IS DECRE~'ib that Letters
are hereby granted to
in the above estate
and that t:he instrument(s) dated May 31, 1995
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will and Codicils of Decedent.
FEES
Letters ... a/Ot (~~, , , $ ~} ~~ ° r' Register of Wills
Short Certificate(s) . ~Q .... $_ ~(~~G Attorney Signature:
Renunciation(s) .......... $
~,(~~(~ $ ~~ a" Attorney Name: L. ex Biekle:y
G ~ ~ ' ~ $- /C~ Supreme Court LD. No.: 23095
... $
... $ Address: 114 South Street
... $ ~-
Har iGburg~ PA 17101_
... $ --
... $
$ Tele hone:
... $ p _ 717/~~4-(1577
TOTAL .............. $ c~
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06
Rw-o2 Page 2 of 2
LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
Fee for this certificate, 56.00
_ ~ 1189160_
Certification Number
This is to certify that the informatic+n here given i~
correctly copied from an original Certificate of Death
duly tiled with me as Local Registrar. The original
certificate will Eye forwarded to the State Vital
Records Office for permanent filin«.
d`~ M Y 0 2009
Loco egistrar Date Issued
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`REV 112006 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH • VITAL RECORDS
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1. Name of Decedent (FIM, midde, IesL su1Nx) STATE FILE NUMBER C
2. Sex 3. Social Secunry Number 4. Dale of
Ruth Elizabeth Strickland Swi>;ert female 1
5. Age (last BiMMay)
_95 - 07 ,-1790
Mmths Days Hare Mkm,Aea ~ ~ - ~~ Olle
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Vrs October 4, 1917 Harrisburg, pA osp
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: Other.
Bb. County of Death
Ac. Ci
ty, Born, Twp
. of Deem
Bd. Fadlny Name (II not insti
WFon,
gNa street end number) Inpatie nt ^ ER ! Ou Wnt
~ ^ DOA
^ Nursing Home ^ Residence ^ Omer ~ Spec6y.
Cumberland
E. Pennsboro Twp.
Holy Spirit Hospital 9. Was Decedent of Hispanic 0 ~ ~n~
~ - ®Ne ^ Vas
(°Yes'sPecibcaWn,
I0. Race: American IMian, Black, White, etc.
(specrM
11. Decedents Usual tlon Kind of work done du' most of wo Fie. Do not state retl
Kud of Work KiM
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12. Was Decedem aver m me
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A Mexican
13. DecedanYS Educatbn (Specny only highest grade cempleted) , Puerto Rican, etc.)
14. Marital $teWS: Mertietl
Never Martied
16
S
i white
Bookkeeper
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us
ness /Industry
Communications
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rtad Forces?
^ Vas ~ ~
Elementaryi ~eurondary (0.12)
Cgllege (1d or B+)
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Wmtlovre4 Divorced /SpecityJ .
urv
ving Spouse (II rode, give maitlen name)
~ 16. Decedents MaiFrmg Adtlress (Street, city /Town, s
tate, zJp code)
Decedents widowed
401 Sixteenth Street
Actual Residence na. stela. ~ Decedem
Pennsylvania Live ins 17c.^Yes. Decedent Lived in
New Cumberland, PA 17070 ry
77b c°°° Cumberland Township7 17d.®No
Dacetlent Lived within Twp
18. fameYS Name (First, middle, last, sunix) ,
New Cumberland
Actual Limits of Ciry I Boro
Benjamin Harry Strickland 19. Mo1Wts Name (First, mWMe, maiden wmeme)
' Anna Rothrock Faust
20a. Informant
s Name (Type /Print)
Carole R.
Kaiser 20b. Informant's Mailing Adtlress (SfreeC city /town, state, zp cotle)
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21a. Memod of Dispaifion i ^ Crem
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Di 12 Wayne Avenue, New Cumberlan d, PA 17070
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onation
Burial ^ Removal from Slate m Was Dremation Or Donaton AmhoHZed .
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sposiFan (Month, day, year) 21c. Place of Disposifian (Name of cemetery, crematory or omer place) 21 d. Location (City /town, state, zip code)
^ omer- m byMedkalE=aminer/DwawR ^ vaa^ Np
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~ May 6, 2009 Rolling Green Cemetery Lower Allen Tw
PA 1701
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gnature o
u al Service
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226. Lkence Number
22c. Name grid Address W Faplity p. ,
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Cortplete Items 23aa ony robe cerFyirg 23a. To the best of my knowledge, deem occurred FD 013 340 L
at tlme tlme
dale and place stated
(Si
na Parthemore FH & CS, Inc., P.O. Box 431, New Cumberland, PA 17070
ture
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physician H rot available at time of deem to
cerFty cause of deem ,
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g an
e) 23b. License Number
23c. Uate Signed (Month, day, year)
.
Items 2426 must ce c bled
omp by person
' 24. Time of Deem
26. Dale Proraunced Dead (Monet, day, yaarj
,
wlq pronounces seem. /~
CAUSE OF DEATH (See inatruetlone and exampNa)
Item 27. Part I: Enter the chaN of ey;pg -diseases, injuries, or compliptiong ~ mat directy bausad me dea61, pD NOT enter terminal events such as cardi
ac arrest,
respiratory arrest, or ventnaler fibnllatbn wimad showing me e' .List sly one cause on each line.
IMMEDUTE CAUSE Final disease or
corxFFOn resulting in ~aam)
-~- a.
SequendeHy list cadi6aa, it any, b.
l~~~rg to tlra cause Nstae on li t (or a mrmaQ off:
ne a.
Enter me UNDERLYING CAUSE
Due to (or as a conequence oQ:
ldneeae a hjury mat kmiFasad rime
events rasunmq h deem) LAST. c. ~
Due to (or as a consequence oQ:
d.
30a Was an AN 306 W A
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Onset to Deam
opsy era mopsy Findrge 31. Manner of Deem 32e. Dale of Injury (Monet, da
PeHOmwd7 Available Prior to Completion Y. Yar) 326. Descrame Hwy Inryry Occunatl
of Ca,rse of DeaN2 ^ NaWrel ^ Momiotide
^ Ves Rl No ^Ves ^ No ^ Accident ^ Pending InvesFgeeon 32d. Time of Irqury 32e. hgury et Work? 321. II Transportation h
^ Suicide ^ CaM Not W Detemmiatl M ^ Yes ^ No ^ Driver/Operator
^ Other - Spep/y.~
33a. Cerfifier (check oNy one(
33b. Sign
• CeHtlying phyakkrm (Physiden cerFlying cause of deem when anomer physician has pronounced deem aM ampleled item 23)
To the beat of my knowledge, deeM occurred due to nw ceuee(s) and manner as orated _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ^ ~
• PralaurlcMg orb eartllying phyaktan (Physiden 6om praaunpng death and certitying to cause of tleam) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33c.
Total beetMmy knowledge, deaM Oaumed Mtlme tlme,data, and plea, and due to the auegal and menrter ae stated------------------ ^
• Madkal EzemMer/COrorler I
On the Wale of examinatlon srb / or InvMlgatbn, M my opmlon, deeM occurred et the time, date, snd
plea, end due to the ceuae(s) and mnrwr as MatetL M~
36. Registrah SgreWre and DbWd / 36. Date ( th, daY, Year)
DlsposiFOn Permh No. ~L ~3 L4
26. Was Case Ralerted ro Metlical Exammner /Coroner for a Reason Other then Cremation or Donalan7
^ Ves ~ No
but not resuning in the underlying rouse gNen m Part I. ^ Yes [ Probahty. ` V K.,
[ No ^ Unknown
29. If Female.
^ Not pregnant wimin past year
^ Pregnant at lime of tleath
^ Nol pregnant but pregnant wimin 42 tlays
of Death
^ Nol pregnant but pregnan143 days fo 7 year
before Beam
^ Unknown N pegnant within me pall year
32c. Place of Iryury~ Home, Farm, Sheet, Facbry,
Office Buiklkmg, etc. (SpeclyJ
'wry/ 32g. Lacefion of Injury (Street city /town, state)
Passenger ^ Petlastnen
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3d l
0~ Qy'SZ?
(MenM, daY. year)
3, 2009
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~h/tAOp'aA9lS~ Deem (Item 27) Type / Pnnt
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT -- - -,~~ =F:-f ~'-_
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RUTH S. SWIGERT .~ ~
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I, RUTH S. SWIGERT, of the Borough of New Cumberland, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my last will and revoke any
will previously made by me.
ITEM I: I direct that my Co-Executrices hereinafter named shall
pay all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon as conveniently may
be done after my decease.
ITEM II: I hereby devise and bequeath all of my tangible personal
property unto my two daughters, CAROLE R. KAISER and LINDA S.
PHELABAUM, to be divided among them as they may agree.
ITEM III: I hereby give, devise and bequeath all the rest,
residue and remainder of my estate, whether real, personal or mixed,
and wheresoever situate, as follows:
A. Five (5~) per cent unto the ORGAN FUND of COMMUNITY
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 16th and Bridge Streets, New Cumberland,
ne.^.rsyl .•ania.
B. Twenty-five (25~) per cent to be divided equally among
such of my grandchildren as shall survive me.
C. Thirty-five (35$) per cent unto my daughter, CAROLE R.
KAISER.
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D. Thirty-five (35~) per cent unto my daughter, LINDA S.
PHELABAUM.
ITEM IV: I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint as guardian
for any minor who may take a share under this will, the parent of said
minor.
ITEM V: I appoint my daughters, CAROLE R. KAISER and LINDA S.
PHELABAUM, or the survivor of them, Co-Executrices of this my last
will.
ITEM VI: No fiduciary acting hereunder shall be required to post
bond or enter security for the faithful performance of her duties in
any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, RUTH S. SWIGERT, have hereunto set my hand
and seal this ~1 day of ~ , 1995.
YOUTH S . SWI RT
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by RUTH S. SWIGERT, the
Testatrix above named, as and for her Last Will and Testament, and in
the presence of us, who at her request, in her presence and in the
presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses.
Wit s Address
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Witness Address
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
:SS:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ;
I, RUTH S. SWIGERT, the Testatrix whose name is signed to the at-
tached or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according
to law do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed this instru-
ment as my last will; that I signed it willingly and that I signed it
as my free and voluntary act for the purpjses therein contained.
a ~
RU S . SWIGE~ T
Sworn to or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by RUTH S.
SWIGERT, the Testatrix, this 3/ day of , 1995.
Notary Pub i
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
:SS:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ;
Wei .'n (~ .~'t'1ui a and _~("~-~~rra ~' • ~i'`/~-G! ,`~ r
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the witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing
instrument, being duly qualified according to law, depose and say that
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we were present and saw Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as
her last will; that Testatrix signed willingly and that she executed
it 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; that to the best of our knowledge, the Testatrix
was at that time eighteen or more years of age, of sound mind and
under no constraint or undue influence.
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Witness
Sworn to or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by
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witnesses, this 3~ day of , 1995.
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