HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-21-10PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND
Estate of MARY CARSON KUSHKE
also known as
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Deceased Social Security Number 125-22-1809
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
last Will of the Decedent dated FEBRUARY 10, 1997 and codicil(s) dated
CO-EXECUTORS
named in the
_RENUNCIATION FOR JUNE E STEVENS IS ATTACHED HERETO
(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
(/f 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) 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.)
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Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND `~ ~ ~ ~ ~
County, Pennsylvania with his /her last princip~ r ~idence at~ "^ ' ~
210 BIG SPRING ROAD NEWVILLE W. PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLV~TIA 17241 ~ 1 ~
(List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code)
Decedent, then 93 years of age, died on JANUARY 7, 2010 at GREEN RIDGE VILLAGE, W. PENNSBORO
TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
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
$ 750,000.00
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:
i ed or Tinted name and residence
fi ROGER B. IRW1N, 60 WEST POMFRET STREET, CARLISLE, PA 17013
MARCUS A. McKNIGHT, III, 60 WEST POMFRET STREET, CARLISLE, PA 17013
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of 2
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
before me the o21 ~ day of
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For the Register
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Signature of Pe a Represent ve
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Signature of Personal Representative
File Number: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~
Estate of MARY CARSON KUSHKE ,Deceased
Social Security Number: 125-22-1809 Date of Death: JANUARY 7, 2010
AND NOW, x~ a>` ~ ~•,~ ~ ~ 1 ~ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been present~d before me, I'~IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY
are hereby granted to ROGER B. IRWIN AND MARCUS A. McKNIGHT, III
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated FEBRUARY 10, 1997
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the las~Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. - n
FEES
Register of Wills
Letters ............... $ 560.00
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Short Certificate(s) ........ $ 8.00 Attorney Signature:
Renunciation(s) ..........
$ 5.00
Attorney Name: T, III
RO B. IRWIN/MARC
JCP ... $ 23.50
AUTOMATION FEE $ 5.00 Supreme Court I.D. No.:
WILL .. , $ 15.00
Address:
60 WEST POMFRET STREET
... $
$ CARLISLE, PA 17013
... $
... $
• • • $ Telephone: (717) 249-2353
... $
TOTAL .............. $ 616.50
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Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06
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RENUNCIATION
REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Estate of MARY CARSON KUSHKE ,Deceased
I, JUNE E. STEVENS
(Print Name)
EXECUTOR
in my capacity/relationship as
of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to
administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to
ROGER B. IRWIN P
JANUARY 8, 2009
(Date)
Executed in Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this day
of
Deputy for Register of Wills
COMMONIsI!IEp,(_T(~~,~~1c~Y~~ANIA
notarial StaE
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My Commission ~X~irF.;~. '~~~, 8, 2011
Member, Pennsylvania Association of f~otaries
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(Signature)
60 WEST POMFRET STREET
(Street Address)
CARLISLE, PA 17013
(City, State, Zip)
Executed out of Register's Office
Before the undersigned personally appeared the
party executing this renunciation and certified
that he or she executed the renunci ~~n for the
purposes~ated wit on this day
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No ary Public
My Commission Expires:
(Signature and Seal of Notary or other official qualified to
administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's Commission.)
Form RW-06 rev. 10.13.06
LAST T~YILL AND TESTAMENT
I, MARY CARSON KUSCHKE, of the Borough of Camp Hill, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby expressly revoking all Wills
and Codicils heretofore made by me.
1. I direct my executrix to pay all of my debts, funeral and administrative expenses as
soon as may be done conveniently after my decease.
2. I authorize and empower my executrix to sell any realty owned by me at my death and
not specifically devised herein, at either public or private sale, and to give good and sufficient
deeds therefor, in fee simple, as I could do if living.
3. I devise all of my interest in and to that property situated in Prouts Neck, Town of
Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, known as "The Towers" and more fully described in
that Deed recorded in the Registry of Deeds for Cumberland County, Maine, in Book 3008, Pa e
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284, et secy., together with the sum of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars, to my brother, Arthur
W. Kuschke, Jr., if he survives me, and if he does not survive me, to my sister-in-law, Charlotte
M. Kuschke, if she survives me, and if she does not survive me, to my said brother's issue, er
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4. I give and bequeath to my friend, June E. Stevens, all of my tangible personal property
including without limitation, furniture, furnishings, clothing, jewelry, objects of art and
decoration, and the like, and any motor vehicles which I own, together with the insurance
thereon, if she survives me.
5. I give, devise and bequeath all the residue of my estate of every natur wherg~er
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situate as follows:
(a) 20% to Grace Baptist Church, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
(b) 3 0% to June E. Stevens, and,
(c) 50% to David L. Kuschke, John C. Kuschke and Margaret Kuschke Cowell,
share and share alike.
6. I nominate and appoint June E. Stevens to be the executrix
of this my Last Will and Testament; they are to serve as such without bond. Should she die
before my death, renounce or refuse to serve for any reason, or die leaving any of my estate
unadministered, Inominate and appoint Roger B. Irwin and Marcus A. McKnight, III, as
substitute executors, also to serve as such without bond, with the same powers as are given herein
to my executrix.
7. I hereby suggest that my personal representatives retain the services of Irwin,
McKnight & Hughes, as attorneys in the settlement of my estate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ~o~ day of
February, 1997.
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MA~l2Y CARSON KUSCffi~
Signed, sealed, published and declared by MARY CARSON KUSCHKE, the testatrix
above named, as and for her Last Will and Testament, 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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ACKNOFYLEDGMENT AND AFFIDA TWIT
WE, MARY CARSON KUSCHKE, BETZI A. MORRISON and CHERYL L.
CLELAND, the testatrix and witnesses respectively, whose names are signed to the fore oin
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instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authori that the
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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 purpose herein expressed, and that each
of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the testatrix, signed the Will as a witness and that
to the best of their knowledge the testatrix was, at that time, eighteen years of age or older of
sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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Y CARSON KUSCHKE
TZ A. RRISON
C RYL L. CLELAND
COMMOIWVEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ~ SS:
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by, MARY CARSON KUSCHKE
the testatrix herein and subscribed and sworn to before me by BETZI A. MORRISON an
CHERYL L. CLELAND, witnesses, this ro" day of February, 1997, d
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N tart' Public
Notarial Seal
Roger B. Irwin, Notary Public
Carlisle Baro, Cumberland County
My Cammission Expires Oct. 3, 2000
Member. ~tnrlAylvbnia Aisaclption Af Notaries