Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-30-10IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA REGISTER OF WILLS PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of ~~ D fh.A~ (~ ~ r, rJ ~l~ ~ ~ ,Deceased ESTATE NO: 21- ~©~ ~a'7~ a/k/a: a/k/a: a/k/a: SS NO: _ ~ ~ ~ ~' -3 ~ -' 0 ~ 0.3 Petitioner(s) who is/are 18 yrs of age or older, apply(ies) for: COMPLETE SECTION `A' or `B' AND "C" as applicable: ~A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary or ^ Administration c.t.a., or d.b.n.c.t.a. (complete Part C also) and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are entitled to the aforementioned etters ~x ~~ u~ R~ under the last Will of the above-named Decedent, dated 3 ~ ~ 2.. 2e e Z and codicil(s) dated (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 instruments offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing, was never adjudicated an incapacitated person, and was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding at the time of death wherein grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Ps. C.S.A. § 3323(8): ~ 4 ~ ~. ^ B. Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable, enter d.b.n., pendent lite, durante absentia, durante minoritate) C. Petitioner(s), after a proper search, haslhave 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 and complete list of heirs); was not the victim of a killing; was never adjudicated an incapacitated person; and was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein grounds for divorce had been established as provided in 23 Pa. C.S.A. § 3323(8), except as fol.~vs: Name Address Rel i to De ~~ ~ tom"` ,;~, ~~ nt ~~ t~ "''.`"t '~'"`. USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS IF NECESSARY ,.,_ `'~ a .L°",. THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED: Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his/her last family or principal residence At ~ a.21 ~, . C~ ~-zE~ S r , ~-!, 2C MAC ~s~ ~~ ~!'~ 1~?011 (Street address with Post Office and Zip Code, Municipality: Township, Borough, City) Decedent, then ~ ~ years of age, died p~G ~ 1 ~~ ~4 f ~ at ~, f~1 ~ ~~ti r~~~ ~ 1 ~ D ~A (Month, Day, Yeaz of death) (City and State where death occurred) Estimated value of decedent's property at death: )CIf 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 Location of Real Estate in Pennsylvania: (Provide full address if possible.) Signature(s) Total Estimated Value ~~~ ~E $ / Od t~Ca~ $ _ (~ - $_ / CD~ od0 Name(s) & Mailing Address(es) v ~ ~ t7 ~ ~ DD,~~C ~~ S (moo I~0 Pi ~`~J ~~Dl..d~ ~ ~70~~ Intenm Form RW-02 revised 12.2b.10 by Cumberland County pending action by the Court Page 1 of 2 OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ~ C~ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : S S ~ ~ • :.`'. ~~- ~ • ~s~ County of Cumberland ~ f--... ~ r ~:,,~~2 . ;r~ ~ ,~ G ~'J~ ~ G' Q ~,-~ f ~, ~~:.I ~'~ 7 ..; ° ~~ ~ ~;j The Petitioner(s) herein named swear or affirm that the statements in the foregoing Petite true~nd r` y :,,~ -:r-- correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s) and that, as personal repr~e~rlative (s~.bf t ~ ~'' Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. „~ Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed bee met is ~~~h day of ~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~t~ For the . ~ ~ ,~ i n~N,` DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of _~~ m Ct ~ ~'" U~ I ~D11 n e + I ,Deceased File Number: 21- ~ I a - AND NOW, tris ~_~d.ay of ~C, Crr1 fj~i- _ ~ p i ~~ , in consideration of the Petition on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters I/`I'estamentary of Administration are hereby granted to: (If applicable, enter c.t.a., d.b.n., d.b.n.c.t.a., etc.) ~TOC~G~ ~C~nn~e ~ in the above estate and that instruments(s) dated / a descrbed it the petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last ill and Codicil(s) of Decedent. Glenda Farner Strasbaugh, ~- Register of Wills FEES: ~1~• °~ Letters .................... $ Will ....................... ,~~"~ U Q Codicil(s) .............. . (~ f )Short Certificates ,~ . a ~ ( }Renunciations....... Bond ............................ Other ............................. ................................. Automation FEE......... 5.00 JCS FEE ................... 23.50 TOTAL ................$ ~~71~~ Interim Form RW-02 revised 12.26.10 by Cumberland County pending action by the Court Page 2 of 2 Signature of Counsel Required to Enter Appearance Atty's Signature PRINTED Name: Supreme Court ID No.: Address: Phone: Fax: . A ~ - l ~ . ~ ~~ ~w? ~..~+ ~~ ~ C"7 cr''a .... ~ ^ ~J .i I'~ ~, .~ .. i :: T7 ~~ r~ ~~~/ •. ~~ t~ ~~' LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THOMAS E. O'DONNELL I, THOMAS E. O'DONNELL, currently residing at 1233 S. 20~' Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17104, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make and publish this my Last Will And Testament hereby revoking all previous Wills and Codicils made by me. Item I. I declare for the purposes of this Will that, as of the date of its execution, my family consists of the following: The name of my former spouse is Jean O. Dorsey. The names of my children are: Timothy M. O'Donnell, Todd D. O'Donnell, Deborah A. White, and Renee M. Rumberger. The name of my brother is: James L. O'Donnell. My parents are deceased. All references to my family are to them. Item II. I direct that all debts enforceable against me during my lifetime and duly allowed in the administration of my estate, the expenses of my last illness and funeral, including the cost of a suitable monument at my grave, unpaid charitable pledges whether or not the same are enforceable obligations against my estate, and the costs of administration of my estate be paid as soon as practicable after my death. My Personal Representative may, in his sole discretion, pay from my domiciliary estate all or any portions of the cost of ancillary and similar proceedings in other jurisdictions. Item III. All of the rest, residual, and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed of whatever kind, including any property over which I hold power of appointment and together with any insurance policies thereon, and wheresoever situated, I give and bequeath in equal shares to my children, Timothy M. O'Donnell, Todd D. O'Donnell, Deborah A. White and Renee M. Rumberger, provided that they survive me for a period of 30 days. Should any child predecease me, then I give and bequeath such child's share unto his or her issue .per stirpes by representation, and if there is failure of same, then I have and bequeath such deceased child's share to my surviving children as provided herein. Item IV. I hereby nominate and appoint my son, Todd D. O'Donnell, to be the Personal Representative of my estate. If he is unwilling or unable to serve, then I nominate and appoint Deborah A. White to act as the Personal Representative of my estate. (2) ~ f Item V. I direct that no Personal Representative appointed under this Will be required to post any bond or provide any security to serve in that capacity. Item VI. I confer on my Personal Representative, in addition to those powers granted by law, the following powers to be exercised in a prudent manner and applicable to all property constituting a part of my estate: A. To retain and to invest in all forms of real and personal property, without being confined to investments authorized by a statutory list, without being required to diversify and regardless of any principal of law limiting delegation of investment responsibilities by personal representatives or trustees; B. To compromise claims and to abandon any property which, in my Personal Representative's opinion, is of little or no value; C. To sell at private or public sale, to exchange or to lease for any period of time, any real or personal property, and to give options for sales or leases; D. To borrow from anyone, even if the lender is a personal representative hereunder, and to pledge property as security for repayment of the funds borrowed; (3) 1 ,_ ~ 7 ~. Y E. To join in any merger, reorganization, voting-trust plan or other concerted action of security holders, and to delegate discretionary duties; F. To employ and to rely upon the advice given by investment counsel, to delegate discretionary authority to make changes in investments to investment counsel, and to pay investment counsel reasonable compensation in addition to any fees otherwise paid to my Personal Representative; G. To employ a custodian, to hold property unregistered or in the name of a nominee (including the nominee of any institution employed as custodian), and to pay reasonable compensation to the custodian in addition to any fees otherwise payable to my Personal Representative; H. To procure and carry at the expense of my estate insurance of kinds, forms and amounts deemed advisable by my Personal Representative to protect my estate and my Personal Representative against any hazard; I. To commence or defend at the expense of my estate any litigation affecting my estate; (4) r ~ r ~~ J. To conduct alone or with others any business in which I am engaged or in which I have any interest at my death, with all the powers of any owner with respect thereto, including the power to delegate discretionary duties to others, to invest other property held hereunder in such business and to organize a partnership or corporation to carry out such business; and K. To distribute in cash or in kind. Item VII. My Personal Representative shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the administration and management of the assets of my estate and shall be entitled to receive a fair and reasonable compensation for its services. Item X. Anyone named in this Will who dies within 30 days after my death (or dies under circumstances such that it cannot be determined whether such individual died within 30 days after my death) shall be deemed, for purposes of this Will, to have predeceased me. (5) r ~• IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Thomas E. O'Donnell, have to this my Last Will And Testimony hereunto set my hand and seal this ~h day of ~~ 2002. r ~ Thomas E. O'Donnell SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the above-named Testator, Thomas E. O'Donnell, as and for his Will, in the presence of us who, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, all being present at the same time, have hereto set our hand as witnesses: NA itness N -- itness) xESID~rG aT r t RESIDING AT ~~Ilo r11~i~.t'~`!D~ s %~ (6) ~ ~/ I ~~~ ~ ~ ~ STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA SS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, Thomas E. O'Donnell, having been duly qualified according to law, acknowledge that I signed the foregoing instrument as my Will, and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. ~ ~ Thomas E. O'Donnell We, having been duly qualified according to law, depose and say that we were present and saw Thomas E. O'Donnell sign the foregoing instrument as his Will; that he signed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in his sight and hearing and at his request signed the Will as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge, he was at the time 18 years or more of age, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. Subscribed, sworn to, or affirmed, and acknowledged before me by the above- named Testator and by the witnesses whose names appear, on this 1~day of IrY~.~cY) , 2002. G~ Notary Public Notaria9 Seal Mope A. tJfatt:t;t~_ tv. ,+~~ry Ptiblltr .amp Hiii £ic~so, (;t,tin~;:,;.~~~,~,ti t~~unty My Comrr,~ssion Expirf.s tact. 1 ~, 2U04 Member, Pennsytvan~a Association of Notaries ~ ~ ~ fitness