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Home My WebLink About03-25-10PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF _ CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of Esther B. Kerr also known as Esther Helen Kerr Deceased File Number 21-10- ~~ ,~:;~~ Social Security Number 201-14-3485 Thomas S. Kerr Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE A' or `8' BELOW) ~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 02/03/2005 and codicil(s) dated State relevant circumstances, e. g., renunciation, death of executor, etc. c-~ C =^ ~ O Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution rl~tti®instrumer~s) offered, for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: '~- -~~ --, _ ~~ ,, ~.~ n R7 ~-'1 - B. Grant of Letters of Administration =- -~ ' ~' , r._ -= - app ica e, en er c..a.; ..n.c..a.; pe en e ~ e; uran e a sen ~a; uran a moron a e ~,_ _ ~ Petitioner(s~ after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived b the followin ~ ` ' Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.) y g spouse (if any)~,gd heirs;.(I,f-, J GO 5225 Wilson Lane, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code) Decedent, then 87 years of age, died on 02/20/2010 at Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, PA Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property g 20,000.00 (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in PA) Value of real estate in Pennsylvania situated as follows: Personal property in County -- - - Gopynght (c) 2006 form software only The Lackner Group, Inc. Page 1 of 2 iVV1Ylr LL I L IIV HLL IiHJCJ.y H[[8Qr/ aoolrlonal Sneers Ir necessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal residence at 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: Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF Cumberland } ss he ~,e~itioner~(~,above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of tha~,Brfo~4f2c~ger~nd lief of Petitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly ~ ~ t~s~tNe a~'~~ording to law. r~ „~ ~ '~ ~, F- i worn to or_affirm~d`21nd subscribed ti ud J ~- y ~~ F' ti~p~~~me t~s,~, ~ day of '-`~ 2010 ..,y„4..,.~,,,~~„~„c,r~cprasantanve Thomas S. Kerr ' ? ~-~ ,_ O c~ r i - r~ :~. Signature of Personal Representative _- - i\) CJ7 ,;~. -„ _, ---~---~ For the Ft~eaister Signature of Personal Representative - ~ _ J~'IDITH MOSER, M.S. ='-', rv er of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court „~- My Commission Expires First Dlonday, ,ranuary~, 2f112 (~ File Number: 21-10- Estate of Esther B. Kerr ,Deceased Social Security Number: 201-14-3485 Date of Death: 02/20/2010 AND NOW, ~ ~ I ~~) ~ (, ' ~ ~,~' ~U1 having been presented before` e, IS DECREED that Letters Testamentar and that the Instrument(s) dated 02/03/2005 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. FEES Letters ...................................... ...... $ 60.00 LJ~d/~'l W` ~~_ . ' Short Certificate(s) ................... ..... $ 8.00 Registe f Wills ~ / ~ /~ /t i „ ~ ~ ~.~ , Renunciation(s) ........................ ..... $ 5.00 / r- 1 . tJ~ At me Si r~ture: ~~~-_ ~ ~ ~~ ~ Y 9 JCS Fee $ 23.50 Attorney Ivaii~o. Mary Jo Di Ion ~ Automation Fee $ 5.00 j Will Supreme Court I.D. No.: 50191 ` '~ $ 15.00 Dillon McCandless King Coulter 8~ $ Address: 128 West Cunningham Street $ Butler, PA 16001 $ Telephone: 724 283-2200 TOTAL ................................. ... $ 116.50 Form RW-O2 Rev. f0-13-2006 Copyright (c) 2006 form software only The Lackner Group, Inc. Page 2 of 2 in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof are hereby granted to Thomas S. Kerr in the above estate ,_ ~_~ ... `-, a~ ~a~t ~fCi anb ~Ce~tament `-~> - _c_, ~, ,_, - ,~? C_1~ Of '.~ _c, -~-~~ ~,~ ~; ESTHER B. KERR - - ' ~~: c~ I, ESTHER B. KERR, of the City of Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, hereby declare this to be my Last Will and Testament and revoke all wills which I have previously made. FIRST: I order and direct that my Executors hereinafter named pay all my just debts, medical expenses, and funeral expenses as soon as conveniently possible after my decease. SECOND: I give, devise and bequeath all my jewelry, sterling silver, and china to my daughter, MARYBETH K. JACKSON, if living, but if not, then to her issue. THIRD: I give and bequeath to ST. PAUL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, Butler, Pennsylvania, One (1%) Percent of my net distributable estate, computed before inheritance tax deduction. FOURTH: I give, devise, and bequeath all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, of whatever nature and wherever situate, to my issue living at the time of my death, per stirpes, presently being my four children, JOHN M. KERR, MARYBETH K. JACKSON, THOMAS S. KERR and DANIEL P. KERR. FIFTH: Any share of my residuary estate which becomes distributable to a minor shall be held in trust by my Executors, or their successors during minority. They shall apply such amounts of income and principal as they, in their sole discretion, deem proper for the support, education and welfare of such minor and shall accumulate any unexpended balance of income. Such amounts may be applied directly or may be paid to the person with whom such minor resides or who has the care or control of such minor, without the intervention of a guardian. My Executors shall not be obliged to supervise or inquire into the application of such amounts by such person, and the receipt of such person shall be a complete release of my Executors. SIXTH: I authorize my Executors and their successors to exercise the following powers, in addition to those given by law, to be exercised in their sole discretion: (A) To retain any real or personal property which may at any time form a part of my estate as long as they deem advisable. (B) To repair, alter, improve or lease for any period of time not in excess of one-year terms, any real or personal property. (C) To sell at public or private sale, for cash or credit, with or without security, any real or personal property. (D) To compromise claims. (E) To make distribution in kind. (F) To exercise all power, authority and discretion given by this Will after the termination of any trust created herein until the same is fully distributed. SEVENTH: I appoint my two sons, JOHN M. KERR and THOMAS S. KERR, Executors of this Will. If either should, for any reason, fail to qualify or cease to act as such during the administration of my estate, or as Trustees of any minor beneficiaries, I appoint my daughter, MARYBETH K. JACKSON, Successor Co-Executrix of this Will with the same duties, powers, and discretion as if originally appointed. None of my Executors shall be required to enter bond or furnish sureties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ~',~ ~~`- day of err ~ ~~._ ~. ~z_• _ 2005. ~. r. __ ~~ .s ~u' T\. (SEAL) Esther B. Kerr SIGIVTED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by ESTHER B. KERR, the Testatrix above 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 hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. ~' ~ .- ~, ~ .__ ~/ ~-,. ~~ 1~ of ~ _r. ,~CCr-~, ~~c 6 1 ~ ~ l ~ '' l' f of (~ COY '/~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF BUTLER ss: We, ESTHER B. KERR, the Testatrix in, and RnRFRT T ~T~~u and KRISTINA M. EDMISTON, undersigned witnesses to the attached or foregoing instrumenr_, being duly qualified according to law, do depose a_nd say: (a) that I, the Testatrix, do hereby acknowledge that I signed the instrument as my last will, and that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; and (b) that we, the witnesses, were present and saw the Testatrix sign the instrument as her last will, that she signed it willingly and 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 a witness 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. -- , Esther B. Kerr __ _ /y l -mot, ~-~} ~ ` ~ ` ~/-.. /,_ t _- c - ~ `' r`- - Witness ~i' r .~ . /~ ~y~ , , ~i ~~C.~~(~~, ~~'itness '` - Sworn or affirmed to, subscribed and acknowledged before me by the Testatrix and the aforementioned witnesses this .3x~'a- day of f ~r7,-~ y ~~, , 2005. ~. i Notary Public My Commission Expires: --~~_-_~--~~, ~i ~ yta 1. :::ton, Noniry public ~fY of Hutler, Butler county My Corr~jssion Expires Dec. 30, 2005 j05.9U5 REV.i3/09~ ". This is to certify that this is a true copy of the record which is on file in the Pennsylvania Departmenr of~Health~n accorda~nc~ with the Vital Statistics Law of 1953, as amended. WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. Linda. A. Caniglia Stare Registrar y~, ~ r. ,., ,~ ,~ V' it {.~ No. ~~> 034 ® ~ Z~10 HI06-143 REV tl/zoos COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH • VITAL RECORDS TVPE /PRINT IN sLaclgc"IEU"KT CERTIFICATE OF DEATH (See instructions and examDlec nn raver-~Pt 1. Name of Decepenl (First, middle, last, sulllx) 2 Sex 3. Social Security Number L ~ 'LL ~ ~V' 4. n of alh (Month tl T r) , ESTHER B. KERR a/~,/a ESTHER HELEN KERB fame 1 e 201 - 1 4 - 348 5 ~~~ 5. Age (Last Birthday) Under I ear Under 1 da 6. Dale d Bidh (MOmh, da , ear 7. Binh lace Cil antl state or lorei n count ea. Place of Death Check onl o rte Months Days Hours Minmes Hospital: Other 87 v July 16,1922 Pittsburgh PA rs ~Inpalient ^ ER I Outpatient ^ DOA ^ Nwsing Hnme ^ Residence ^ Other ~ Specily. Bb. County of Death Ac. City, Roro, Twp of Death &1. Facility Name (II not instilNian, give street and number) 9. Was Decedent of Hispanic Origin? ~ No ^Yes 79. flare American Intlian, Black While etc , , . Harrisburg Dauphin Twp. Harrisbur Hos ital °'ye5'acecigc"be" t5~='/~ g P Maxitan, Paanp Rican, alt.) whit e 17. Decedent's Usual Occu lion Kind of work done tlurin most of workin life. Do rrol state rdired 12. Was Decedent ever In du 13. Decedent's Etlucalion (SDecity only highest grade completed) 14. Marhal Status: Married, Never Martied. 13. Survrvmg Spouse (II wile, give maiden name) Kind of Work Klntl of Business/Indus) U. S. Armetl Fomesa Witlowed, Divorced (Speaty) ry Elementary / Secpndary (012) ollege (I-4 or 5+) Teacher us iness Education ~ ~ . ^ vea 1 Np + widowed n/a 16.Decedent's Mailing Atldress (Street, city/town, stale, zip code) Decedent's Pennsylvania Did Decetlenl yy ~ ,, ,~ 5225 ~L' Il SOn Lane Actual Residence 17a. Slate Live ina 17c. C`J Yes Decedent Lived in Lower Allen , Twp Cumberland mwmsnip? nd ^Nn,Detedemo~edwunm Mechanicsburg PA 17055 nU county Acual Li,r,ua of coy rBplo ' 16-Father s Name (First, middle, last, suffix) 79. Mother's Name (Flrsl, middle, maiden surname) Paul Barzanti Frances Agnuzzi 20a. InlormanYs Name (Type / PrinQ 20b. Inlormanfs Mailing Address (Slreel, city /town, stale, zip cede) Mary Beth Heathcote 90 Broadwell Lane, Mechanicsbur PA 17055 21 a. hod of Disposition Remanon ^DOnalion 27b. Dale of Disposition (Month, tlay, year) 2tc. Place of Disposition(Name of cemetery. crematory or other place) 2Id.I.ocafion (Cityllown slate zip wde) B . ^ Rempvanromslala ~ w remauenpronnaUOnamaedad _ ^ Omer ec~l: etlieal Examiner/Coroner? ^ Yes^ No Februar 25, 201 y Calvary Mausoleum , , Butler PA 16001 22a. Sion r funeral nice L'k s (or perso ac g as such) ~ 22b Lcense Number 22c. Name antl gddress of Faciliy 201 EeS t Cunni n hafi Scre t . - iL~ ~~',~ PA FD-010600-L g e CEIBEL FUNERAL HOME Butler Pennsylvania 16001 Cpmplele item -c only whe cad g /hysician is available aI Iim eam Io 23a. 7o 1he best of my knowledge.tlealh ocurred at the lime, date and place slated. (Signature and title) 23b. license Number 23c. Date Signed (MOnlll, dai, year) cenity Cause of death. Items 2426 must be com leled 5 p y parson 24. Time of Death ///---yyy v 25. D le Pr nWnrRd Deatl Monm, da ( Y ~~Yaa~r/J ~] 26. Was Case Roler re tl t mL o Medical Exam , i Coroner for a Reason Other Than Cremation or Dcnalion? who pronounces death. ~ ~ I / _/U ~/C ~~~ VY V a ~ T w ^Yes I~No CAUSE OF DEATH (See instructions and examples r gpproximale interval: Pam 27. Pan I' Enter (he chain of events-tliseases, inluries, or compllcalions -that direclFy pusetl the death DO NOT enter erminal events such as cardi t Pan II: Enter other siori (cant rgnQliQn~li tin I dealll, 2A. Did Tobacco Use Conmprde to Deathn . ac arres , Onset to Death respiratory arrest, or ventricular fibrillation without showing the etiology. List only one cause on each line. but rwl resulting in the underlying cause given in Pan I. ^ yes ^ Probably IMMEDIATE CAUSE Final disease pr ^ No ^ Unknown cond'nion resulting in ~ealh) ,-~ ^) ~. ~ L ` C a l 29. 'f Female. ~~ Due to (o a con, quence ol ): ,. r as \ Sequentiallyy Ilsl contlillons, 11 any, b ~~ ~'~ j ~ ~~~ `- ~Q y Y~~ ~ ~~ ~ leading to lf~e cause listed on line a. ~ pregnant within past year ^ Pregnant at time of death Due to or as a conser n I Enter the UNDERLYING CAUSE ( lue ce o ): ^ Not pregnant, but pregnam within 42 days (disease or injury that Initiated the of death t events resulting in death) LAST. ^ Due to (or as a consenuenca ol): Nol pregnant, but pregnant 43 days to 1 year tl before death ^ Unknown It pregnant within the past year 30a. Was an Autopsy Perlorm tl? 3gb. Were Aulupsy Findings 31. Manner of Oealh 32a. Date of Injury (Month, day, year) 326. Describe How Injury Occurred 32c. Plate nl Injury: Hnm ,Farm, Slreel Factory e Available Prior to Completion r~--// ~rd'Namral ^ HomicEe , , Office Bwltling, alt. (Spec;ry) / of Cause of Death? ~-y ^ Ves bd r.o I^ Yes ^ No ^ Accident ^ Pgiding Invesligalion 32d. Time of Injury 32e- In)ury al Work? 321 If Transppdalion Injury [Specily) 32g- Location of injury (Slreel, aly /town, stale) ^ Suiritle ^ Could Ibl be Oelennined ^ Ves ^ No ^ Driver/Operator ^ Passenger ^ PetlesVian M ^ Olher~ Specily' 33a. Cenlfler (checx. only one) 33b. Slgnature and Tllle of Cenlfler / ~s • Certifying physician (Physician certifying cause of death when another physician Ws pronounced death and compleletl hem 23) l~ -~.~ TO the best of my knowledge, death OCCUrretl due to the cause(s) and manners steted_________________________________ %' ~. `y ; ;.~ ~ u... f • Pronounring and certllying physician (Physician both pronouncing death and cefilying Io cause of tlaalh) To the best of my knowledge, death occurred at the lime, dale, antl place, antl due to the cause(s) and manner as steled_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~] 33c License Number ~ 3 tl ~Date ignetl (Mont ,day, year) /I j /~ • M tl I E a 'n IC C / ,e G/~/ 0 Ih b f I nd I o nvesfigafon n my op nion, deem occurred at the time, date, and place, and due to the cause(s) and a e a slalel, ^ . ~/5~^ ) ''' e'~ 34. N~ame/p~y^ ~ d /r~''arsonj~'T~w uSdo}~p~dlfµacney )'j~: ';in ~ ~ ~ /~ ,V Re ' Ir s S a1 d O / ', • / / / J ICJ ~ L / // ~ q s rc ~ d D b Q 36. Oa' Fil (MOn'n ay year) R fyl _ io r~ 17/~a ~ ~ ~-__.J Dlsposilion Permit No. V4Uy11Z .~, , +~1~F ~ ~; REGISTER OF WILLS OF Estate of Esther B. Kerr ~~ John M. Kerr RENUNCIATION CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Deceased in my capacity/relationship as (Print Name) Son of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to Thomas S. Kerr (Date) ~~ c~ ~-, ..~_ .. - C ;+ < ~_; . Executed;fin Register's Office Sworn to or` dffirmed and subscribed bef~ m~ this.::;- day of .~ ~ , J a ,, ~ t.> i .. Deputy for Register of Wills z; ~~ ~~ (Signature) ohn M. Kerr Q (~I < flu. t~'.r-' _~,~.~z (Street Address) `~'~, i (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 renunciation for the purposes stated within on i "' "day . "_~ ~M/// 11~'i/',',.t~ . A f~-~'ric~Yth~ Not ry Public ~) My Commission Expires: (Signature and seal of Notary or other official qualifietl t~ administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's commission.) COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Notarial Seal Jenni Susanne Procope, Notary Public Lower Allen Twp., Cumberland County Norm RW-OB Rev ~0-13-2006 Copyright (c) 2006 form software only The Lackner Group, f My emission Expires Aug. 6, 2013 ember, Pennsylvania Association of Notaries .~ REGISTER OF WILLS OF RENUNCIATION CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of Esther B. Kerr ,Deceased ~~ Marybeth K. Jackson now Marybeth Heathcote in my capacity/relationship as ~~~ daughter of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to Thomas S. Kerr '~ ~ Z-~=~ ~ J ~-- l~) Marybeth K. Jackson ,_ „~ ' C7~'L ~. ~ ~' - '' ~='~ L t_-~~" ~_~c_ ~-- ~g°~-~ now Mar beth Heathcote 90 BroadweU Lane Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 roe: sreae, ~ Executed in Register's Office Executed out of Register's Office Swom to or affirmed and subscribed Before the undersigned personaAy appeared the .- ~-('~ party executing this renunciation and certified before me thi_day that he or she executed the renunciation for the of ~ 5~`~iL "~~ 1 '~~ purposes stated within on mis _day of , 1 ,°, , ~~, -- puty or is r of Wilis Notary Public ,~,! My Commission F~cpires: (swnWea aw ear a Wohry ar oawr ofpr3r p,aMnad ~ atl,Nr~hOer aatlu. Stew ds~ a(e~iraBm d NMays ~~ •~-- .-. ~y~ _.i .J. • - -r - _ ~ -~ l i' i~ ..~. Fam RW-06 Rev. ~a~s2ooe , _" Capyrgtx (~) zoos form software ony me ~arJV,er Grcx,p, Inc. _ _ ,. --; .. 4~