HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-30-10PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Helen M. Baker
also known as
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,Deceased Social Security Number
GEORGE D. BAKER
Petitioner, who is 18 years of age or older, applyies for:
(COMPLETE `A' OR `B' BELOW:)
® A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner is the Executor named in the last Will of the Decedent
dated September 26, 1984 and codicil(s) dated none
(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:
No exceptions
^ B. Grant of Letters of Administration
(If applicable, enter: c.t.a; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente liter durante absentia; durante minoritate) r.,7
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Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following sp~ any) anc~irs: (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.) ; •p -Q ~ r,..,~ ;+ ,
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Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with her last principal residence at Messiah'~`Villafze,
100 Mt. Allen- -Drive. Upper Allen Township Cumberland County PA 17055
(List street address, town city, township, county, state, zip code)
(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Decedent, then 95 years of age, died on February 8, 2010 at Messiah Village, 100 Mt. Allen Drive Upper Allen Township,
Cumberland County, PA 17055
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal Property $ 24.900.00
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $ 0.00
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $ 0.00
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $
TOTAL $_ 24,900.00
situated as follows: None
Wherefore, Petitioner respectively request the probate of the last Will presented with this Petition and the grant of Letters in the appropriate form to the
undersigned:
Si ature T ed or rinted name and residence
Geor a D. Baker
/'~ 5012 Scarsdale Road
C/ Bethesda, MD 20816
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF
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The Petitioner above-named swears or affirms that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true
and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner and that, as personal representative of the
Decedent, Petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirm and subscribed
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Estate of Helen M. Baker ,Deceased
Social Security Number 088-09-7176 Date of Death: February 8, 2010
AND NOW, 1..,. ~,(~ ,c~?C~1~ in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters ~e~- „~,.
are hereby granted to ~~~~ _ ~ . '~?,.,, Y„ ~. ' ~'
in the above estate and that
the instrument(s) dated ~ -~~ ~ - ~r~~y
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of
Decedent.
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Short Certificate........... $ ~ y . ~
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Attorne
Attorney Name: Lawrence B. Abrams, EsQ
Supreme Court I.D. No.: 18028
Address: c/o Rhoads & Sinon LLP
P.O. Box 1146
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1146
Telephone: 717-233-5731
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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I, HELEN M. BAKER, residin at 20 Berkle ~tr~~ - ,--
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County of Nassau, State of New York, being of soujri~nd $~spogxfi,~
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mind and memory, but sensible of the uncertainty of life'~and not
acting under force, duress, menace, fraud or undue influence of
any person whomsoever, and desiring to make this disposition of my
property while in health and strength, do hereby make, publish and
declare this as, for, .and to be my Last Will and Testament, and do
hereby expressly revoke and cancel all other or former Wills and
Codi ci 1 s to Wi 11 s by me at any time made .
FIRST: I hereby direct my executor hereinafter named to pay
all my just debts and funeral expenses and all legitimate expenses
incurred in the administration of my estate.
SECOND: All the rest, residue and remainder of my property,
of every nature and description, both real and personal, and
wheresoever .situated, of which I may die seized or possessed, or
to which I may be entitled at the time of my death, or over which I
may then have the power of appointment, by Will or otherwise, I
give, devise and bequeath to my husband, GEORGE D. BAKER, to be his
absolutely and forever.
THIRD: In the event that my said husband shall have pre-
deceased me or my said husband and I shall have died in a common
accident or disaster, I give, devise and bequeath all the said
rest, residue and remainder of my property to my children, JAYNE
BAKER ABRAMS, PATRICIA E. BAKER, GEORGE D. BAKER, AND MARYANN C.
BAKER, or to her, his or their issue if any shall have predeceased
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me, in equal shares per stirpes and not per capita, to be hers, his
or theirs absolutely and forever .
FOURTH: I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my said
husband, GEORGE D. BAKER, to be the Executor of this, my Last Will
and Testament, but in the event that my said husband shall have
predeceased me or otherwise fail to qualify, then I hereby
nominate, constitute and appoint my son, GEORGE D. BAKER, to be
the Executor. I do hereby further direct that my Executor shall
have all the powers otherwise available under law and shall not be
required to furnish bond or any other security for the faithful
performance of his duties as such Executor in any jurisdiction.
FIFTH: If, in accord with paragraph "FOURTH" hereinabove, my
son, GEORGE D. BAKER, shall become the Executor of this, my Last
Will and Testament, I direct that he shall have full power to sell,
dispose, improve, lease, rent, mortgage, or exchange any real
and/or personal property of which I may die possessed, if and in
such manner as he alone in his absolute and uncontrolled
discretion, may consider it necessary in order to achieve the
distribution of my property specified by paragraphs "SECOND" and
"THIRD" hereinabove ,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto subscribe my name this ~~~ ~
day of `5~~i'~ ii=~r ~~'~~ in the year of Our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Eighty-Four.
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HELEN M. BAKER, Testatrix
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WITNESSETH:
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We , the unders i '``
fined do hereby certify that on the =~~C ~ r"
day of ~rj`'~~,/Y~~=,c~ 1984, HELEN M. BAKER, the Testatrix
above named, did, in the presence of the undersigned and each of
us, subscribe, publish and declare the foregoing instrument,
consisting of two typewritten pages, as, for, and to be her Last
Will and Testament and then and there requested each of us to sign
our names thereto as witnesses to the execution thereof, which we
hereby do in the presence of the Testatrix and each other on the
said date. ~
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severally being duly sworn, deposes and says:
The within Will was subscribed in our presence and sight at
the end thereof by Helen M. Baker, the within named Testatrix, on
the ~ ~ day o f ~~~PT~'~"-113 ~,~~ 1984 , at ~~'`~ ~.~,r~ ~l'~;~R'''
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Said Testatrix at the time of making such subscription
declared the instrument so subscribed to be her Last Will and
Testament.
Each of the undersigned thereupon signed his or her name as a
witness at the end of said Will at the request of said Testatrix
and in her presence and sight and in the presence and sight of each
other.
Said Testatrix was, at the time of so executing said Will,
over the age of eighteen years and, in the respective opinions of
the undersigned, of sound mind, memory and understanding and not
under any restraint or in any respect incompetent to make a Will.
The Testatrix, in the respective opinions of the undersigned,
could read, write and converse in the English language and was
suffering from no defect of sight, hearing or speech or from any
other physical or mental impairment, which would affect her
capacity to make a valid Will. The Will was executed as a single,
original instrument and was not executed in counterparts.
Each of the undersigned was acquainted with said Testatrix at~
such time and makes this affidavit at her request.
The within Will was shown to the undersigned at the time this
affidavit was made and was examined by each of them as to the
signature of said Testatrix and of the undersigned.
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The foregoing instrument was executed by the Testatrix and
witnessed by each of the undersigned affiants .
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Severally sworn to before me this
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1984.
Notary Public
NOTARY PUBLPIC, Sto~e~of'hlew York
~IVo. 30-1209160
Qualified in Nassau County
''.OtnmiSSion Expires March 30. 19~°~