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Home My WebLink About12-10-09PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of BARBARA K. STROUP ~~f_~_//~/ File Number also known as BARBARA K. STROUP ,Deceased Social Security Number 541-30-3061 KATI-i~RINE BROOKS Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' OR 'B' BELOW.) O 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 12/18/2000 and codicil(s) dated ra C7 .a rt~~'~ (State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.J C O C7 ~ .~ .-~ Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child bom or adopted after execuhop~~-iystrun At(s) c~ for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: -~~~ ® ~. ~-~; ,` B. Grant of Letters of Administration ~ c'~ ti a (If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente life; durante absentia; dtt>ninoritate~ "~ r-m Petitioner(s) after a proper search has /have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following s~pettse (if any) ~ heirs: (If +s Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania, with his /her last principal residence at 1 LONGSDORF WAY CARLISLE PA 17015 (List street address, town/ciry, township, county, state, zip code) Decedent, then 90 years of age, died on 12/3/2009 at S. MIDDLET N TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND COUNTY CARLISLE PA 17013 Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 134 000 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 $ 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: y Signature Typed or printed name and residence 6601 ARIOCK CV Form RW-01 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of 2 (COMPLETE INALL CASES:) Anach additional sheets ifnecessary. Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF CUMB RLAND _ ' 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 affumed and subscribed /~~~ ore me the ~- day of ,~ ~~9 of Personal Representative Signature of Personal Representative the Register Signature of Personal Representative File Number: "~/ U 9 ~ /~j Estate of BARBARA K STROUP ,Deceased Social Security Nu1m^b,,er: 541-30-3061 Date of Death: 12/3/2009 AND NOW, ~~~ C-Q-Mr~' ~ ~ , X009 , in consi eration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof ti -eS~t~rr, ti i having been presented be` rq e,me, IT IS DE(cI,ZEED~at Letters are hereby granted to Ci.(~ !~ ~/ ~ ~ in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated `~'~~ 1 ~ ~UU described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of FEES Letters ............................. $ ~~ c/~ Short Certificate(s) ••~••••••••• $ Renunciation( ••••••~• $ ' .... $ s~ .... $ .... $ .... $ .... $ .... $ TOTAL ............................. $ Fnrm RW-01 rev. 10.13.06 as the last Vi(ill (and Codicils)) of ~- R~isre. f w rs e~ V~~ j~"' Attorney Signature: ~ J/~`! Attorney Name: MARK A MATEYA Supreme Court I.D. No.: 78931 Address: P O BOX 127 BOILING SPRINGS - pA 17007 Telephone: 717 241-6500 Page 2 of 2 OCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH G4 //~/ WARNING: It Is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. Fee for this certificate, $6.00 I_ P 1593 7~ Certification Number N1~IA1 SEY 1120x8 ~YRhAlI~l ErtNf xAY;a rx Barbara drl MiYSn ulx„1 lYl!„IY ~ Is•w xb. 1,... i Yn. MyaOora Ye OM. Sdo, T,q.a Cumberland S. MiddL •Yaq 0x YYaaaaYmr ,aorta Teacher Public ,boa Ybip AYYar, xYr•k at, / ban, rna zp mr) 1 Longsdorf Wap Carlisle, PA 17015 This is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original Certificate of Death duly filed with me as Local Registraz. The original certificate will be forwazded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent filing. ~,. , .a,~~~ s/ Zoos Local Registraz ---~- Date Issued r•a C~ ~° '' ~7 ';j r t7 r 7 ~ , Y C'7 : i'r1 n' ~:`~ ~ 7 ~ r-^ Gr3 ,'I7 ' r te y.. ~ vi ~ O = fT'! =za C'.7 a COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA • DEPARTMENT OF HEA ~c ~ ~ _ '-~ j LTH • VRAL RECORDS te r ~ CERTIFICATE OF DEATH S I ,' n ~,^~ ~ ( YYS naGYYCtloes rrYd rxampla YYn rsvarrs 1 4 "~T STATE FllE MAYSER ~ Patrick Stroup Female xs~ ~NmO" a 0r,awab lYbixx eap, p.x Sail 30 3061 _ _ e.oraYxnn z Wabbr aFbaOrY, o+ Dec. 3, 2009 May 11, 1919 Harrisburg, PA "°°`k ~: ^IpY„x t]EH /OuyWrx ^OM YQ Fa~'NawlYnol YarbA YrrMrq nrb) ONN2Nar ^q„ba,r ^OYa,•8yriy: x.Wr o•rMYakUYrr Cumberland Crossing Retirement IxY.a w~aFYaa• a4b'+ p' ON• ^"' Io. 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STROUP r O t=zj ~, r_ ^.. .~ T V w ~° ~.o n d a ~w s. 4 I, BARBARA K STROUP, now of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making null and void all prior Wills and Codicils made by me at any time heretofore. ITEM I. I direct that all my legally valid debts, funeral and administrative expenses, and debts incurred or payable because of my death, shall be paid by my Executor, hereinafter named, from my residuary estate as soon after my death as practicable. All death taxes, including federal, state, and other death taxes, with respect to the property forming my gross estate for tax purposes, whether or not passing under this Will, including any interest or penalty imposed thereon, shall be considered an expense of administration of my estate, without apportionment or right of reimbursement. Taxes on future interests may be prepaid. ITEM u• I give and bequeath certain items of tangible personal property that are solely owned by me at the time of my death and that are identified in any separate writing directing distribution thereof after my death which is dated and is signed by me at the end thereof, to those persons designated in such separate writing who survive me. If any item oftangible personal property ~, ~, r C.^1 3 a~~ t='! i 4,~ j "t ` •w.J '^` 4 1 ~ ~.. f ~ ~ ') p~ /~f is identiSed in more than one separate writing, I duect that, unless stated to the contrary, the separate writing bearing the last date shall govern the disposition of such item. ITEM III. I make the following bequests to the following individuals and organizations; Provided however, if such named individuals do not survive me by thirty (30) days, then that share shall lapse: A. The sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to Gettysburg College or the successor thereof; to be shared equally by Professors Carol Small and James Ramos for the purchase ofmaterials, books, slides, or related items for use in their art history courses. B. The sum ofTwo Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to Dickinson College or the successor thereof, as an unrestricted gift. C. The sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to the Adams County Public Library in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania or the successor thereof, for the purchase of children's books. D. The sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to Florence McGlaughlin now of Biglerville, Pennsylvania. E. The sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) to my son, Kirk Michael Stroup. It is my intention to limit the total amount of my estate going to my son to this sum. 2 `Z~i-S ITEM lV. I bequeath the household and personal effects, jewelry, automobiles, and other tangible personalty of like nature that are solely owned by me at the time of my death, not otherwise disposed of above, to my daughter, KATHARINE STROUP BROOKS, if she should survive me by thirty (30) days. Provided, however, if my daughter should not so survive me then this share shall be distributed as follows: A. One-half ('%) to GUY lE;. BROOKS, now of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, if he should survive me by thirty (30) days. If he should not so survive me then this share shall pass under Item N.B. below. B. One-half (%) is to be used to establish a scholarship fund at Gettysburg College or the successor thereof. The fund shall be used to assist promising students in the pre- medical Seld of study that are in their junior or senior years at the College. The fund may be used for the payment of tuition and miscellaneous expenses related to their education. The scholarships shall be known as the Herbert W. Stroup, Jr. Scholarship Award. ITEM V. I give, devise and bequeath all of the residue of my estate, whether real, personal, or mixed, and wherever situate, including any property subject to any power ofappointment which I may now have or hereafter acquire, to my daughter, KATHARINIE STROUP BROOKS if she should survive me by thirty (30) days. Provided, however, if my daughter should not so survive me then this share shall be distributed as follows: 3 ~,~.J- A One-half (~/,) to GIJY H. BROOKS, now of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, if he should survive me by thirty (30) days. ff he should not so survive me then this share shall pass under Item V.B. below. B. One-half ('/s) is to be used to establish a scholarship fund at Gettysburg College or the successor thereof. The fund shall be used to assist promising students in the pre- medical field of study that are in their junior or senior years at the College. The fund may be used for the payment of tuition and miscellaneous expenses related to their education. The scholarships shall be known as the Herbert W. Stroup, Jr. Scholarship Award. ITEM VI. The interest of beneficiaries hereunder shall not be subject to anticipation or to voluntary or involuntary alienation. ITEM VII. I hereby appoint my daughter, KATHARINE STROUP BROOKS, now of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to serve as Executor. In the event of the refusal or inability of such named person to so serve, I appoint GITY H. BROOKS, to serve as Executor. In the event of the refusal or inability of such Warned persons to so serve, I then grant to the person last so nominated and capable of serving the right and power, exercisable in his or her exclusive discretion, to nominate and appoint, whether in advance while competent, or at the time of a renunciation or resignation, a person or persons to serve as such Executor, which nomination shall be honored as if I had made such an appointment in this Will. 4 t.~rs- ITEM VIII. I direct that my Executor shall not be required to give bond or post any other security for the faithful performance of duties in any jurisdiction. ITEM IX. My Executor shall have the following powers in addition to those invested in an executor by law and by other provisions of my Will applicable to all property, whether principal of income, exercisable without Court approval, and effective until distribution of all property: A To retain any investments I may have at my death so long as my Executor may deem it advisable to my Estate so to do. B. To vary investments, when deemed desirable by my Executor and to invest in such bonds, common trust funds controlled by my Executor, stocks, notes, real estate mortgages, or other securities or in such other property, real or personal, as my Executor deems wise, without being restricted to so-called legal investments. C. In order to effect a division of the principal of my Estate or for any other purpose, including any final distribution, my Executor is authorized to make said divisions or distributions of the personalty and realty partly or wholly in kind. If such division or distribution is made in kind, said assets are required to be divided or 5 J /l S~ distributed at their respective values on the date or dates of their division or distribution. D. To sell either at public or private sale and upon such terms and conditions as my Executor may deem advantageous to my Estate, any or all real or personal estate or irrterests therein owned by my Estate severally or in conjunction with other persons or acquired after my death by my Executor, and to consummate said sale or sales by sufficient deeds or other instruments to the purchaser or purchasers, conveying a fee simple title, free and clear of all trust and without obligation or liability of the purchaser or purchasers to see to the application of the purchase money or to make inquiry into the validity of said sale or sales; also, to make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all deeds, assignments, options, or other writings which may be necessary or desirable, in carrying out any of the powers conferred upon my Executor in this paragaph or elsewhere in my Will. E. To mortgage real estate, and to make leases of real estate for any period of time as is deemed reasonable by my Executor. F• To borrow money from any party to pay indebtedness of mine, or of my Estate, expenses of administration, or inheritance, legacy, estate or other taxes. 6 ~~r, f.. G. To pay all costs, taxes, expenses, and charges in connection with the administration of my Estate. My Executor shall pay expenses of my last illness and funeral expenses. H. To vote any shares of stock which form a part of my Estate, and to otherwise exercise all the powers incident to the ownership of such stock. I• In the discretion of my Executor, to unite with other owners of similar property in carrying out any plans for the reorganization of any corporation or company whose securities form a part of my Estate. ITEM X. Any person who shall have died at the same time as me, or in a common disaster with me, or under such circumstances that it is difficult or impossible to determine who died first, shall be deemed to have predeceased me. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament, consisting of seven (7) typewritten pages, this ~ day of ~~-ce.rnb.z~ 2000. BARBARA K STRO 7 ~/~s~ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF DAUPHIN ~ SS.: We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Will was signed, sealed, published and declared bytheabove-named Testatrix, BARBARA K STROUp, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above written, and we certify that at the time of the execution thereof, the said Testatrix was of sound d di ~~ residing at residing at an sposmg mmd and memory. Iz 6 _/t~~~~~i ~ ~ 7Jw ~~ ,~ izo f ~` .. .. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF DAUPHIN ? SS. We, the Testatrix, and ~ ~~ , ~~~ ~ ~,~~~ and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declaze to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and that she had signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the Will as witness and that to the best of his/her knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by the Testatrix, BARBARA K STROUP, and bscribe and sworn to before me by d and ~7~ witnesses, this ~_ y of 2000. No Public (SEAL) NOTARIAL SEAL dIERM1.L.BAKER NOTARYPU~N,' 301882 MI~C~OMMISSION~EXPIR~I AN U3 200! 9 r i BARB 1~tA K STROUP