HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-02-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of Emily B. Snoke
also known as
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
File Number 21 - 09 ~C~ZIn
,Deceased Social Security Number 201-18-8996
Kathleen M. Robertson
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE `A' or `B' BELOW.•)
Q A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the Executrix named in the
last Will of the Decedent dated 10/18/2006 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
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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: (/f
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 was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal residence at N '= ~.; ~~~ ;
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824 Lisburn Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011
(List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code)
Decedent, then 84 years of age, died on 10/08/2009
at 824 Lisburn Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011
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 $
situated as follows:
160,000.00
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:
Signature Typed or printed -name and residence
Kathleen M. Robertson 115 North 27th Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Form
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND
Rev. 10-13-2006
Copyright (c) 2006 form software only The Lackner Group, Inc.
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } SS
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
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Kathleen M. Robertson
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File Number: 21 - 09 ~ (~Zb ~
Estate of Emily B. Snoke
Social Security Number: 201-18-8996
Date of Death: 10/08/2009
Deceased
AND NOW, - Vt'~YP!cr~OQ f ~ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Kathleen M. Robertson
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated 10/18/2006
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record
FEES
Letters ............................................ $ L(o ~ .
Short Certificate(s) ........................ $ 2~+ , ~~
Renunciation(s) ............................. $
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Supreme Court I.D. No.: 17225
Address: 525 North 12th Street
Lemoyne, PA 17043
Telephone: 717/761-5361
Form RW--~~ Rev. 10-13-2006
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Attorney Name: Samuel L. Andes
WILL
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EMILY B. SNOKE ~' ~~~'
I, EMILY B. SNOKE, of the Borough of New Cumberland, Cumberland Couri~y ~-~nns~lvan~~c,; ''-~-
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declare this to be my last will and revoke any will previously made by me. - ~ -_
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ITEM I. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses, including my gravex~arker 'd all '= `'w
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expenses of my last illness, and any and all taxes and assessments imposed by any governmentaldy as a C ~`
result of my death, whether on property passing under this will or otherwise, shall be paid from my
residuary estate as soon as practicable after my decease as a part of the expense of the administration of
my estate.
ITEM II. I give and bequeath the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500.00) Dollars to
Trinity United Methodist Church of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars of
which is for the use and benefit of the "Couples for Christ" Sunday School class.
ITEM III. I give and bequeath the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars to my friend,
DOROTHY L. SHAFFER, provided she survive my death by sixty (60) days.
ITEM IV. I give and bequeath the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred ($2,500.00) Dollars to
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each of my grandchildren, CHRISTOPHER M. FRYE, DANIEL L. FRYE, MEGHAN L. ROBERTSON,
and REBECCA M. ROBERTSON, provided they each survive my death by sixty (60) days.
ITEM V. I give, devise, and bequeath all the rest, residue, and remainder of my possessions and
estate of every nature and wherever situate to such of my issue, per stirpes, as survive my death by sixty
(60) days.
ITEM VI. Should any of my issue entitled to a share of my estate not have attained the age of
twenty-one (21) years at the time for distribution to him or her, I devise and bequeath the share of such
issue to my hereinafter named trustee, IN SEPARATE TRUSTS, to hold, manage, invest, and re-invest,
the shares so received, and the accumulation of income thereon, and to use and apply from time to time
such portion of income and principal thereof as my trustee thinks proper for the comfortable support,
maintenance, health, welfare, and education of the issue or to make payment for such purposes, without
further responsibility, directly to such issue, or directly to any person taking care of such issue. Any
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principal or income not so applied shall be distributed to such issue when he or she attains the age of
twenty-one (21) years, or if he or she dies prior thereto, to his or her personal representative.
ITEM VII. I appoint my son-in-law, GORDON T. ROBERTSON, trustee of the trust or trusts
created by this my last will.
ITEM VIII. I appoint my daughter, KATHLEEN M. ROBERTSON, executrix of this my last
will. Should my said daughter predecease me or otherwise fail to qualify or cease to serve as executrix of
this my last will, I appoint my daughter, PAULA J. FRYE, executrix of this my last will.
ITEM IX. In addition to the other powers and authorities granted to my trustee, executor, or other
personal representative by Pennsylvania Law and by the preceding paragraphs of this my last will, I
hereby give my personal representatives, expressly including any trustee, the following special powers and
authorities:
A. To retain any or all of the assets of my estate, real or personal (including any stock
or securities of any corporate fiduciaries), without any regard to any principle of
diversification, risk, or productivity;
B. To invest and re-invest in all forms of property without restriction to investments
authorized for Pennsylvania Fiduciaries, as my trustee deems proper, without regard to any
principle of diversification, risk or productivity;
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, exchanges, or leases, for such prices
and upon such terms or conditions as my trustee deems proper and in the best interests of
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the beneficiary or beneficiaries of said trusts;
D. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income or partly to each as my
trustee from time to time deems proper in its sole discretion;
E. To compromise any claim or controversy;
F. To exercise any option, right, or privilege granted in insurance policies or in other
investments;
G. My trustee may accumulate the income from this trust during the term thereof but
may, from time to time, distribute from current income or from accumulated income or
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from principal such amounts as my trustee, in its sole discretion, deems advisable for the
education, welfare, and comfort of the trust beneficiary.
ITEM X. All of the interests of the beneficiaries hereunder shall not be subject to anticipation or
to voluntary or involuntary alienation nor shall they be subject to any execution or attachment.
ITEM XI. I direct that my personal representatives and fiduciaries shall not be required to give
bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this h day of
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EMILY~SNOKE
The preceding instrument, consisting of this and two other typewritten pages, each identified by the
signature of the testatrix was on the date thereof signed, published, and declared by EMILY B. SNOKE,
the testatrix therein named, as and for her last will, 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 hereto.
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Samuel L. Andes
Amy Har s
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
( SS..
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
The undersigned, being the testatrix whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been
duly qualified according to law, does hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the foregoing 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.
EMILY B. SNOKE
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged
before m by the testatrix named above
this ~~~1 day of (~ , 2006.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
( SS..
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
WE, SAMUEL L. ANDES and AMY HARI~INS, the witnesses whose names aze signed to the attached or
foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw the
testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her last will; that she signed it 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; and that to the best of our knowledge, the testatrix was at that time 18 or more years of
age, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
Samuel L. Andes
Sworn or affirmed to and Amy H
acknowledged before me this
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