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J 3 , 2009
17 South Second Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2039
717.233.1000 Voice
717.233.6740 Fax
www.skarlatoszonarich.com
Sharon K. Shaffer, Estate Administrator
sharon@skarlatoszonarich.com
Register of Wills Office
Cumberland County Court House r
1 Courthouse Square ~. ,
Carlisle, PA 17013
RE: Estate of Veronica A. Gouffer
To Whom It May Concern:
This office represents the Estate of Veronica A. Gouffer who passed away on July 21, 2009. On this
date I accompanied the Executor to the Dauphin County Court House to take the oath of office. I,~n enclosing
the following to complete the probate: c~ ~ _
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(1) Original Will. ,~~-J ~ ~
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(5) Oath of Subscribing Witness. ~.-.~ ;, ~~~::
(6) Oath ofNon-Subscribing Witness. =s' ~ .
(7) Check in the amount of $83.00 representing the probate fee (including two short certificates).
Please time-stamp the extra copies and return to me in the enclosed, self-addressed and stamped
envelope also included with this correspondence. If anything further is required, please advise.
Sincerely,
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Sharon K. Shaffer
Estate Administrator
Enclosures
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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND
Estate of VERONICA A. GOUFFER
also known as
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
File Number 1 - ~~ ` (,/ ~ ~e~
,Deceased Social Security Number 206-10-8650
LEONARD A. GOUFFER
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW.)
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 July 13, 1988 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 liter durante absentia; durante minoritate)
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has /have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) an~l eirs:
Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) C7 e~
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(COMPLETE INALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. - ~ --
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last .ri Gipal r~esidenc at ~CF1
Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community 1 Lonasdorf Wav Carlisle PA 17013 ~2 a~C.SI~. ~ ~ P L~ d~)~
(List street address, town/crty, township, county, state, ztp code) -~
Decedent, then 89 years of age, died on July 21, 2009 at Cumberland Crossings Retirement Community,
1 Lon~sdorf Wav. Carlisle PA 17013
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
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
$ 25,000.00
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:
or~nnted name and residence
y ~ ~/) ~ _ ~/ I LEONARD A. GOUFFER, 792 Sandy Hollow Road, New Bloomfield, PA 17068
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of 2
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ;
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COUNTY OF
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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For the Register
Signature of Personal Representative
Signature of Personal Representative
Signature of Personal Representative
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Estate of VERONICA A. GOUFFER
Deceased
Social urity Number: 206-10-8650 Date of Death: July 21, 2009
AND NOW, , ~;~~, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Leonard A. Gouffer
and that the instrument(s) dated July 13, 1988
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent.
FEES
Letters ............... $ ~~ O
Short Certificate(s) ........ $ . dl~
Renunciation(s) .......... $
fin(' ~ c_.~._ ... $ i S . ot~
c~C f~ ... $ IO .off
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TOTAL .............. $ ` , 0•'99
in the above estate
Register of Wills
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Attorney Signature: ~ ~
Attorney Name: DGET M. WHITLEY, ESQUIRE
Supreme Court LD. No.: 33580
Address: 17 S. 2ND STREET, 6th FLOOR
HARRISBURG, PA 17101
Telephone: 717-233-1000
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of 2
OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
DAUPHIN
REGISTER OF WILLS
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Estate of VERONICA A. GOUFFER
JOHN R. ZONARICH
Deceased
_ (each) a subscribing witness to
(Print Name/s)
the ~ Will ~ Codicil(s) presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and
say(s) that she / he /they was /were present and saw the above Testator /Testatrix sign the same
and that she / he /they signed the same and that she / he /they signed as a witness at the req
the Testator /Testatrix in her /his presence and in the pres~ice of each~t /
(Signature)
(Street Address)
(City, State, Zip)
Executed in Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this
day
of ,
Deputy for Register of Wills
Executed out of Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this ~ day
of DD
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
(Signature and Seal of Notary or other official qualified to
administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's Commission.)
NOTE: To be taken by Officer authorized to administer oaths. Please have present the original
Form RW-03 rev. 10.13.06 ~h~l'OA IG ~M~f~ N~y'~
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7 S. D STREET, 6TH OR
( ddress)
HARRISBURG, PA 17101
(City, State, Zip)
OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
DAUPHIN
REGISTER OF WILLS
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of VERONICA A. GOUFFER
SHARON K. SHAFFER
and
(each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that
acquainted with
VERONICA A. GOUFFER
Deceased
she / he /they was /were well-
and am/are familiar
with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of VERONICA A. GOUFFER
to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament/Codicil of
VERONICA A. GOUFFER_
is in his/her own proper handwriting.
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Signature) (Signature)
17 S. 2ND STREET, 6TH FLOOR
(Street Address)
HARRISBURG, PA 17101
(City, State, Zip)
Executed in Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this ~' ~' day
of , aDiU
Deputy for Register of ills
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Form RW-04 rev. 10.13.06
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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VERONICA A. GOUFFER ; ;~-
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I , VERONICA A. GOUFFER, of Oberlin, Dauphin Count = ~~ ;~ -~
Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Last Will and revoke any Will~~
previously made by me.
ITEM I: I direct that all my just debts and funeral
expenses, including the cost of a suitable gravemarker and
perpetual care for my burial plot, shall be paid from the assets
of my estate as soon as practicable after my decease.
ITEM II: I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate,
real, personal and mixed, wheresoever situated, to my husband,
LEONARD C. GOUFFER, if he survives me by thirty (30) days. If
my husband,. LEONARD C. GOUFFER, does not so survive me, I give all
of my estate to my children, ELAINE V. DOUGHER, BEVERLY A. LEO and
LEONARD A. GOUFFER, in equal shares, per stirpes. Particular
items may be allocated among my children as they may agree or, in
the absence of agreement or if any of them is a minor, as my
Executor may think appropriate.
It is my specific request that the option to
purchase the house at 191 Spring Street, Oberlin, Pennsylvania,
and the adjacent lot be given to my son, LEONARD A. GOUFFER. In
the event that my son, LEONARD A. GOUFFER, does not wish to exer-
Page One (1) of Six (6) Pages
cise the option to purchase this property, the property shall be
offered next to any member of the family. In the event no member
of the family desires to purchase the property, the property
shall be offered to the general public for sale by my Executor.
ITEM III: No interest in income or principal shall be
assignable by or available to anyone having a claim against a
beneficiary before actual payment to the beneficiary.
ITEM IV: All federal, state, and other death taxes
payable on the property forming my gross estate for tax purposes,
whether or not it passed under this Will, shall be paid out of
the principal of my residuary estate just as if they were my
debts, and none of those taxes shall be charged against any
beneficiary.
ITEM V: I authorize my Executor:
(a) to retain and to invest in all forms of
real and personal property, regardless of (i) any limitations
imposed by law on investments by executors or trustees,
(ii) any principle or law concerning delegation of investment
responsibility by executors or trustees, or (iii) any principle
of law concerning investment diversification;
(b) to compromise claims and to abandon any
property which, in my Executor's opinion, is of little or no
value; to borrow from, and to sell property to others, and to
pledge property as security for repayment of any funds borrowed;
Page Two (2) of Six (6) Pages
(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 or leases;
(d) to join in any merger, reorganization,
voting-trust plan or other concerted action of security holders,
and to delegate discretionary duties with respect thereto;
(e) to use administrative or other expenses
of my estate as income tax or estate tax deductions and to value
my estate for tax purposes by any optional method permitted by
the law in force when I die, without requiring adjustments
between income and principal for any resulting effect on income
or estate taxes; and
(f) to distribute in kind and to allocate
specific assets among the beneficiaries in such proportions as my
Executor may think best, so long as the total market value of any
beneficiary's share is not affected by such allocation.
These authorities shall extend to all real and
personal property at any time held by my Executor and shall con-
tinue in full force until the actual distribution of ail such
property.
Ail powers, authorities, and discretion
granted by this Will shall be in addition to those granted by law
and shall be exercisable without leave of court.
Page Three (3) of Six (6) Pages
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ITEM VI: I appoint my husband, LEONARD C. GOUFFER,
Executor under this Will. Should my husband, LEONARD C. GOUFFER,
fail to qualify or cease to act as Executor, I appoint my son,
LEONARD A. GOUFFER, Executor under this Will. I direct that any
fiduciary acting hereunder shall not be required to enter bond or
other security in any Court or jurisdiction in which said fidu-
ciary may be called upon to act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
and caused this my Last Will and Testament, consisting of six (6)
typewritten pages, including this attestation clause and the
following Acknowledgmen'~ nd Affidavit, to be executed, declared
and published th i s ~L:s~~ day of 19 8 8 ,
at ~J Pennsylvan'a.
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Veronica A. Gouff
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)
SS:
COUNTY OF ~CLt/ ~ / ~ )
I, VERONICA A. GOUFFER, the 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; that I signed it
willingly and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for
the purposes therein expressed.
a~
Veronica A. Gouffer
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by
VERONICA A. GOUFFER, the Testatrix, this ~~ da of
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1988.
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otary Public
(SEAL)
My Commission Expires:
UNOA A. LENTZ, Notary Public
Harrisburg, Dauphin Ca.
My Commission expires September i 7, i 990
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AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)
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~p the witnesses, whose names are
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signed to theVattached or foregoing instrument, being duly quali-
fied according to law, do depose and say that we were present and
saw VERONICA A. GOUFFER sign and execute the instrument 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 the time twenty-one (21) or more years of age, of
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traint or undue influence.
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1988.
Notary Public
(SEAL)
My Commission Expires:
LINDA A. LENTZ. Notary Public
Harrisburg, Dauphin Co.
My Commission Expires September i 1 ? a`sh'