HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-19-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Roy Scott Lauffer File Number 21-09-~98~
also known as
,Deceased Social Security 161-:341106
Petitioner(s) who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
[X] 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 November 26, 2002 and codicil(s) dated
N/A
(state relevenat 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:
COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his/her last
225 Hish Mountain Road Shippensburg, PA 17257
street address, townlciry, township, county, state,
residence at ~ov~ d~ twfi~n 1 N+± .
Decedent then 66 years of age died on 10/12/09 Carlisle Reg~on~l Medical Center
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in Pa.) 30,000.00
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
Value of real 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 add the grant of Letters
in the appropriate form to the undersigned• k
RECORDED OFFICE OF
REGISTER OF W1LI-S
2009 OC'T'OBER 19 _-l
CLERK OF ~
ORpI-LENS' COURT
CU~~fBERI-~''ND CO., P:~
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[ ] B. Grant of letters of Administration
(If applicable enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; endente liter durante absen 'a; 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) 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..)
OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEATLH OF PENNSYLVANIA
couivTY of CUMBERLAND
The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statement in the foregoing peition are true and come
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 this f ~"
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Social Security Number: 161-34-1106 Date of Death _ October 12, 2009
AND NOW .~, , 20 Oq in consideration of the Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented befo me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Regina M. Lauffer F
in the abovi; estate
and that the instrument(s) dated Novcmber 26, 2002
described in thte Petition to be admitted to probate and filed of record as the las Will (and ~ odicil(s) of Decedent)
FEES
Signature
~ Attorney Name Robert G. Frey
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5 South Hanover Strut
Carlisle, Pennsylvanian 17013
(717) 243-5838
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This is to certify that the information here given is
correctlly copied from an original Certificate of Death
duly filed with me,as Local Registrar. The original
certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital
Records Office for permanent filing.
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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I, Roy Scott Lauffer, of Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be
my Last Will and revoke any prior Wills and codicils made by me.
ITEM 1. I direct that all my just debts, a nd t he a xpenses o f m y i llness a nd b urial,
including any necessary grave marker or any necessary inscription thereon, shall be paid from the
assets of my estate as soon as practicable after my death and as part of the expense of the
administration of my estate.
ITEM 2. I give, devise and bequeath the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real,
personal or mixed, of whatever nature and wheresoever situate that I may own or have the right to
dispose of at the time of my death to my Wife, Regina M. Lauffer, provided slhe survives me by
thirty (30) days.
ITEM 3. If my wife, Regina M. Lauffer, should predecease me or fail to survive me
by thirty (30) days or should die by common disaster so that it is impossible to determine which
of us survived the other, then and in that event, I give, devise and bequeath alb the rest, residue
and remainder of my estate of every nature and wherever situate unto my son, Gregory Brent
Lauffer, per stirpes.
ITEM 4. I hereby leave my other son, Brian Scott Lauffer, only my love and affection.
I have intentionally decided to leave my son, Brian Scott Lauffer, only my love and affection.
ITEM 5. Should any beneficiary of my estate be under twenty-five (25) yeazs of age,
I direct that the shaze of such beneficiary shall be paid unto Sherri L. I,auffer as Trustee for said
beneficiary, on the following terms and conditions:
(a) My Trustee shall divide this sum into equal shazes corresponding in
number to my beneficiaries surviving me, and each shaze shall be held in a sepazate trust
for each of my surviving beneficiaries.
(b) My Trustee shall hold, manage, invest and reinvest the shazes so received,
and the accumulation of interest, and use and apply from time to timie such portion of
income and principal thereof as they deem necessary for such beneficiary's health,
maintenance, comfortable support and education, or to make payment to any personal
guazdian of such beneficiary. The term "education" means technical, prepazatory,
college, graduate and professional education while enrolled in good standing in a
recognized educational institution.
(c) Any principal or income not so applied shall be distributed to such
beneficiary when he/she attains the age of twenty-five (25) yeazs.
(d) All shazes of principal and income hereby given shall be free from
anticipation, assignment, pledge or obligation of the beneficiaries and shall not be subject
to any execution or attachment.
(e) Should any beneficiary die prior to the termination of the trust fund, I
direct that any balance remaining in his/her fund shall be distributed to the issue of said
beneficiary. If said beneficiary is not survived by ' sue, I dir that any balance
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remaining in hislher fund shall be distributed to my surviving beneficiaries in accordance
with the ratios set forth in this my Last Will.
ITEM 6. In addition to powers granted by law or by other parts of this Will, my
Executrix shall have the following powers.
(a) To retain any and all assets of my estate, real, personal, or mixed, without
regard to any principle of diversification, risk, or productivity, except as may be otherwise
expressly provided herein;
(b) To sell at public or private sale, to exchange, to lease, to pledge, to
mortgage, to transfer, to convert, or otherwise dispose of, and to grant opltions with respect
to, any and all property, real, personal, or mixed, at any time forming part of my estate in
such manner, at such time or times, for such purposes, for such price or prices and upon
such terms, credits, and conditions as may be deemed advisable;
(c) To invest and reinvest the property in stocks, bonds, mortgages, notes,
insurance policies, annuities, common trust fund participation, or other property of any
kind, real, personal, or mixed, irrespective of any statute, case, rule, or custom limiting the
investment of trust funds, except as expressly provided otherwise herein;
(d) To settle, compromise, contest, prosecute, or abandon clams in favor of or
against my estate as may be deemed advisable;
(e) To allocate receipts and disbursements to principal or income or partly to
both and to ascertain principal or income in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania;
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(f) To make distribution or division of the estate in cash, in kind, or partly in
both; and to postpone distribution by agreement with a beneficiary;
(g) To exercise any law-given option to treat administration expenses either as
income tax or estate tax deductions, without regard to whether the expenses were paid from
principal or income, and without requiring reimbursement; and
(h) To disclaim any inheritance or transfer.
ITEM 7. No bond shall be required by my executrix, but if bond is nevertheless
required, it shall be without surety.
ITEM 8. I direct that all estate, inheritance, succession, death or simular taxes, (except
generations skipping transfer taxes) assessed with respect to my estate herein disposed of or any
part thereof, or on any bequest or devise contained in this my Last Will (which term when used
herein shall include any Codicil hereto), or any insurance upon my life or. any property held jointly
by me with another or on any transfer made by me during my lifetime or. on any other property or
interest in property included in my estate for such purposes, be paid out of my residuary estate and
shall not be charged to or against any recipient, beneficiary, transferee or owner of any such
property or interest in property included in my estate for such tax purposes.
ITEM 9. I appoint my wife, Regina M. Lauffer, as executrix of this my Last Will. If
my wife, Regina M. Lauffer, predeceases me, ceases or is unable to act as my exiecutrix, I appoint
my son, Gregory Brent Lauffer, as executor of this my Last Will. If my son, Gregory Brent
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Lauffer, predeceases me, ceases or is unable to act as my executor, I appoint my friend, Gary
Keeseman, as executor of this my Last Will.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this~,~ day of~~fs~ ,
2002.
Roy colt Lauffer
The preceding instrument consisting of this and four (4) other typewritten paged identified by the
signature of the Testator was on the date thereof signed, published and declared by Roy Scott
Lauffer, the Testator therein named, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us
who, at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as
witnesses hereto.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN
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We, Roy Scott Lauffer, an ~~~~~and
the Testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attaiched or foregoing
instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator
signed and executed the instrument as his last Will and that he had signed willingly (or willingly
directed another to sign for him), and that he executed it as his free and volltntary act for the
purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the
Testator, signed the Will as witness and that to the best of our knowledge the Testator was at that
time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
SWORN to or affirmed and acknowledged before me by the above named Testator and witnesses
this ~ day of b~Y , 2002.
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
(SEAL)
Document #: 19!747.1
NOTARIAL SEAL
KIMBERLY A. NAILI., Notary Public
City of Hlarrisburg,'Dauphin County
My Commission Expir January 19, 2004