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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-01-10Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of Carolyn S. Welker No. ~i ~ l 0 - I /~ l also known as ,Deceased Social Security No C,..,, ~ ~__; late of Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania f-~n-~ ~ ~"'~ , ,y ~.,... ~ Petitioner, who is 18 years of age or older applies for: <_-` cn ~ -... r~~: !.~!`' COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:) (~~~~~;- r~', . -,~ ® A. Probate and Grant of Letters and avers that Petitioner is the executor named in the Lasfll of theececit dated April 29, 1986 and codicil dated N/A a ~~ ~ ~ -~~ :~~-~, N ~ `~ ~~ ~ ~~ 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 documents offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: ^ B. Grant of Letters of Administration (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 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with her last family or principal residence at 100 Mount Allen Drive, Mechanicsburg, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County Penns~vania 17055 (list street, number and municipality) Decedent, then 88 years of age, died November 6, 2010, at Messiah Village, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (location) Decedent at death awned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property ................................................................................ $8 000.00 (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania ............................................ $ (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County ...................................................... $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ................................................................................................... $ -- Total ..................................................................................................................................... $$ QQQ~4Q Real Estate situated as follows: NONE Wherefore, Petitioner respectfully requests 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 __~ Peter J. Ressler 3401 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-0950 Form RW-1 Page 1 of 2 (Dauphin County -Rev. 9/92) (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. Oath of Personal Representative Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Cumberland The Petitioner above-named swears and 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 and affirmed and subscribed ~~-GC~ ~ ~~ befor me this ~_ day of 2010. -i ; ' i .~ n , , ~ ,.~, _ry ~--- .._, DECREE OF REGISTER ~~~--~ ""~ `" Estate of also known as Social Security No 048-16-3158 Date of Death November 6, 2010 AND NOW, a~~~~%i~,~ ~i -~~"~ f U , 2010, in consideration of the Petition on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, _ IT IS DECREED that Letters ®Testamentary ^ of Administration (c t.a.; d.b.n c.t.; pendente life; durante absentia; durante minoritate) are hereby granted to Peter J. Ressler in the above estate and that the instrument(s), if any, dated April 29, 1986 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent. ~~ FEES % ~7~' ~- Letters ........................... ....... $ ~ ~ ~ Register o Wi Is'` J Short CertificateO ......,~.... $ ~ Codicil .................................. $ J C P Fee ............................... $ ~''~~.~-~,, Inventory & Tax Forms ........ $ Attorney: Peter J. Ressler, squire Other .................................... $ I.D. No.: 06844 TOTAL .................... $ L ~~ J~-L~ 3401 North Front Street Address: Harrisburg, PA 17110-0950 Telephone: 717-232-5000 DATE FILED: Carolyn S. Welker, Deceased ~ n. ~ i_/7 ---.-o---- --~ 0 C c3 = ~. C~ _~~ . Form RW-1 Page 2 of 2 (Dauphin County -Rev. 9/92) 532534v1 I - ~ t`_R:.~ ~ 1 s r ~/ .,1~~ ~ • C ~~.~ .~~ ~~11~.P~~ N . _ OF ~~ © ~ ~~ ~" ~> CAROLYN S . WELKER ~~~~ .~. ~{;~ . ~~ O ~'t ~ .`rj I, CAROLYN S. WELKER, of 26 .~ ~ North Eighth Street; W W ' '_' ~:~, 0 Shamokin, Northumber land County, Pen nsylvania, declare this to be my last will, hereby revoking all pr ior wills and codicils. F FIRST: I give all of my property, real and personal, equally to the living of my following first cousins: LOUISE R. FAUST, JOHN L. RESSLER, PETER J. RESSLER and RU'T'H R. GRAFIUS. SECOND: In addition to powers given them by law, my Executor and his successors and any guardian acting hereunder shall have the following powers, applicable to all property held by them, effective without court order and until actual distribution: (a) To retain any property received by them, including the stock of any corporate fiduciary acting hereunder; (b) To sell real estate for any purpose, publicly or privately, for such prices and on such terms as they deem proper, without liability on the purchasers to see to application of the purchase moneys; (c) To compromise controversies; (d) To distribute in cash or kind or both at such valuations as they may fix; and (e) To hold investments in the name of a nominee. .~, Page 1 ~- THIRD: Any beneficiary hereunder who dies at the same time as me, within ten (10} days of me, or under circumstances wherein it shall be difficult or impossible to determine who died first shall be presumed to have predeceased me. FOURTH: I appoint my said cousin, PETER J. RESSLER, Executor of this Will. If he cannot act or continue to act for any reason, I appoint my said cousin, LOUISE R. FAUS:~, to act in his place. No fiduciary acting hereunder shall be required to post bond or enter security 'in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ,~' -~ day of ~: ti ,~~,~ ~.:_..- p 198. `~_ ~ ~ tit r' t_ ,,-* <ti~, ~ 1 ~" ~ ~~ ~:T ~: _. (SEAL } CAROLYN ;%' WELKER SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by the above-named Testatrix, CAROLYN S. WELKER, 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 hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses: ~~ ; :~ ~~~, ~~ ' ~ ~--~ -~.--~--~'_ ~:.~~~ Residing a t , ;~~ ,r _,~ ~ . ,~; ry; 4~k" .~~~ -. t _. r "' 1 ~° f• j / ~° ~1~ ~r~ ~ ~r~.~_ L ~ t, ~ ~ ~ ~. ) ! I ,~' ~ J f~ Il ~ _ ~ Residing a t x °;;~ u' _ a r,, ~~ ~~,7 ~ ~ ~ ~` ~~~. ~.~! T '1--.-.Y~.~: -~ ~,r r r :; AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES WE, CAROLYN S . WELKER, ~'~'~: j~~t:. ~ ~,~ ~t ~~ ~ c: and ~„r, ~ . ~'~,~,~,~~~- the Testatrix and witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to th.e undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and Testament and that she had signed willingly and that she executed it as her free and volunt:ary 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 their knowledge the Testatrix was at the time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. `' ~ ~ ~f ~, a, f,~. . ~~ E '~.~ t:. ~ ( SEAL ) Carolyn. Welker, Testatrix '_~~ ~ ~ f .t~ " ~ ~~ t" ( '~~ , t_- -,_ ~....~, ~_r.~~..-~. ( SEAL ) ~ ' , i ~' ~ ~ ( SEAL ) Witness ~ Witness Sworn to and subsecibed before me t h i s ~_`~ `~ ~~' day o f ~~-~.rF` 19 S 6. .r', ~~~ ~ -~ NOT Y PUBLIC r r My Commission Expires : ~ J4~ ~.~.~-~,~,~~--~, ~.~. ~" ~ ~/"""` ~ (SEAL)