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Home My WebLink About01-12-11 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of Thomas N. Cranston File Number 21-11- ~ ~~J Social Security Number 197-40-7001 Petitioner, who is 18 years of age or older, applies for: (COMPLETE `A' or `B' BELOW:) Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and avers that Petitioner is the Executrix named in the last Will of the Decedent dated October 13, 2004. (State relevant circumstances. e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the instrument offered for probate, was not the victim of a killing and 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 Pa.C.S. § 3323(g). Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his last principal residence at 1075 Rebecca Street, Carlisle, PA 17013. Decedent, then 60 years of age, died on January 9, 2011, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center, 361 Alexander Spring Road, Carlisle, 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 situated as follows: $240.000.00 Wherefore, Petitioner respectfully requests the probate of the last Will presented with this Petition and the grant of letters in the appropriate form to the undersigned: Sign tore J~~/~c.Ftr~-- Typed or printed name and residence Marilyn T. Morrison 1075 Rebecca Street Carlisle, PA 17013 -, ; ~ l ... ~. ~ ~ .. ~ . y~'^'ry~ py~ ``yy ~) .a ~l~ f l ~ y ~~ .~ 4 ~ ~'~4'°"j i ~ Y ~ 1 OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) 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 above Decedent, Petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to law. ~- =-- ~ r' Sworn iro or aftirme~i and subscribed ~ be~'ore~~`ne this - ~ ~ day of Marilyn T. Morri on C (("t 2011 For the Register File Number 21-11- Estate of Thomas N. Cranston, Deceased ~. Social Security Number: 197-40-7001 Date of Death: January 9, 2011 AND NOW , 2011, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Marilyn T. Morrison in the above estate and that the instrument dated October 13, 2004, described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent. FEES _~ '~~~~ ~ C-~~'~~~~ ~~ fY'c~J~~c ~~ `~-.~) Register of Will ~'~ ; C~c.!-'_~T c~'ri ~.,Q Q~ Letters .................. $ ~~ i ~ ~ C~ Short Certificate(s) ........ $ C ~ Csp Attorney Signature: Renunciation(s) ........... $ Attorney Name: Wa F. Shade, Esquire (~J' ~ ~ • .. $ ~ ~ ~ ~~ Supreme Court ID No.: 15712 ~ • .. $ ~~ • ~7G Address: 53 West Pomfret Street ~U-~Grn'tcc h(",'1''l . ... $ {j -C`~~ Carlisle, PA 17013 • • . $ Telephone: 717-243-0220 ~ ., „- :tea ~a Q~ ~ . $ TOTAL .......... $ ~-7 ~ , ~ ~ ..~ ;-__ ~. 1(1G.Rl1C RG.V ~~rrm~ LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. ~ Fee for this certificate, $6.00 P 17114462 Certification Number This is to certify that the irlr-ormation here given is correctly copied from ~)n original Certificate of Death duly tiled with me as Local Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for p~~nnanemt filing. -~.. _ ~; ~ ,, . Local Registrar r ~ ~ ~ fDattte'~,ssl.jed ?'-~ :.x 7 ~ lj ~;, - ~` c` ±) ~-~ -rt ~ r ~i ~~~ r - ~, Htas143 REV 11f2008 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH • VITAL RECORDS / TYPE /PRINT IN I~ CERTIFICATE OF DEATH f (See instructions and examples on reverse) STgTE FILE NUMBER f 1. Name d Dsadsrn (Feel nrdrfle, bsl sufldr) Thomas N.Cranston 2. Sez Male 3. Sodel Saaaky NumDsr 197 _40 _ 7001 4. Date d oo..~a~m (M~ut day Peer) 1/9/~~0~1 5. Age (Leal BiBtday) l)nder 1 Under 1 8. Dab d Bitlr 7, end stab « Ba. Place d Daem Check ate 6 0 Made Den lfoae 3 / 7 / 19 5 0 Aberdeen , M D HapNal: gdrer: ~ YB. ®IrtpatieM ^ ER I OulpetlaR ^ fXU4 ^ Nureiq Hans ^ Residerta ^ Omer - Spedy: 9b. Camy d Death Bc. City, Sao, Twp. d Deem 8d. FedlMy Name (If not ietlhrtlon, give street end raattber) 9. Wes Deadertt d HlepeNc Oripkt4 ~] No ^ y.a 10. Rene: Amedcen NMien, Bbdc, While, etc. Cumberland S .Middleton Twp Carlisle Regional Medical Center (~ ~ (~ ~) ~ 11. DeadeM'e Uewl d work d one moat d We. Do nd ebb 12 wee Decedent ewr h the 13. Decedents E~Catbn (Spedfy ally higtted grade mrrp iebd) 11. MerNal Stehw: Illerried, Never Married, 15. Survivip Spo Wa (q wNe, give maiden name) IOnd d Work Kcal d iIn~yy U.S. Amted Faoes7 E k+menbrY / Secartdery (0.12) CoNege (1.4 « 5+) ~ ' Dnrorad () Clerical C~ontnot>Saee~ Ut PA. ^ Y.e 1 4 - ~ 18. Deaderd'a MaWnq Addreea (Sheet, city / brm, state, zip code) 1075 Rebecca Street Decsdern'a Old Deadent nt. ®Yea, Deeded Lined rn N.Midd]-etol'r T,,,p. Atduel Residence , ~a. ebb p~ - Carlisle,PA 17013 Tp~ 17b.Cotetty C1.II~I'1ERld 17d. ^ achmdLivedwkNn ~/~ 18. Pamela Name (Fiat, midde, ksl suf5z) 19. Motlter'a Name (prat, middle, maiden sratteme) (~anst M. Sausevil.le Cranston 20a. Inirxmern's Name (Type / Prid) 20b. IMannente McNhq Add'aea (Sheet, dry / bevt, stab, zq cads) Maril Morrisoru 1075 Rebecca Street Carlisle,PA 17013 21a. Medgd d Dbpmitlon r Crematlort ^ ppaya 21 b. Deb d Dispoaitlon (M«tm, day, year) 21c. Pba d Dispodtlon (Name d oemebry, demetay «dher place) 21d. Location (City/town, state, zip code) C] ~ ^ Fran sbb ~ w.a crerrretlon a Danatlea Aadarlaaa 1/11/2011 Evans Creration Service I,eola, PA. ^ ~. r f>r IlleacM ExemktalCororrer7 IpI Yea^ No ~ la P•~ ~g wdt) 22b. Licws Number 22c. Name and Addreae d FacAky j F7J013945L bYring iirothers Funeral I~Cme 630 S.Hanover St. Carlisle,PA 17013 Campble tame 23ac dty wtren earlNykp bb M tfine d death W l i b d 5 b 23a. To the d my ba>wledpe at the tlme, dp0e abbd. (S)pw and tltle) / 23b. lJeanee 23c. Dale Sigrbd (M~, daY. Year) n ava p v/e c n a /1 ( ~~ t ~ aC:~'rj'2 3- ~t- -lnt~ /C ° ' Z~ ~ aatlfycauseddeem. ~ . r ,l ~ Ibrrre 2428 moat De oomPlebd by pereorr 24. Thrr d ~8~ t l 1 ~ 25. Dsb (Monet, day, Year) /y R~ 28. Was Cass Refenad b Medal 6ceminer !Coronas for a Beeson Other man Crematbn a tron9 ^ Y who prorwraresa deem- L..- Z M. L ?~" J as CAUSE OF DEATH (See lnstriactlons and exempNs) r N igervel: Item 27. Part I: Edx me drain d suede - dhaaeas, ham, «compllatlons - met drectly caused the de.m. DO 6emrkrd events ardac arrest, ~ Oneat b Deem Pan II: Erdx Deter but rat resul9np kr the undaryh+g sues given in Pan I. 28. Did T Use Cantdbub ro Deam7 Yes ^ Probdtly reepkabry ~. a vantricdar flbdNahon widaut ahvehg the etbbgy. List any ar cause on each , r ^ No ^ Unkrrovm _ NIMEDIATE C~AngUSE (FkWtl) d'weae a s i r condhon tee n death -~ e. f?i cj i Q , r -r _ 29.9 Femab: ^ Nd ant wimin st Due m (e as a oorabgterra of): r , pa year pregn ^ Pregrrent at dole d deem get oond8ons, g vary, b. ~ . ^ E~1 R YMO C US a~ Duero (« ae a rAreequence ot): i .. - Nd pregnant. but pregnant wimin 42 days of deem (daeeee « kriurv dwt kritlabd me r T c' i - t b t t 43 d t 1 ^ ; . events reatAYry n dmm) LAS Due to (a ae a carreequergs o0: , pregnan ays o year u p Wi ~ d. ~ ^ l)nknovm K preq>sM whMn the pest year 30s. Wee en Auropry P f d? 30b. Were Aulopey Findrpe b 31: Manner d Deem 32a. Date d Injury (Monet, day, year) 32b. Deacrfbe How Irytay Occurred 32c. Place d Mjury: Ffome, Farm, Street, Pettey, 015a Btildn9 ero (Spacry) er orme AvaYebb Pr r b Compbtbn d Cause d Deem9 n,~l ^ F1aNCide f . . ^ Yes ~~ do ~^ ^ Yea ~"'"~ . ^ AxidnR ^ PatxArp Imrostlpatlon ~. Tone d Mitny 32e. injury et Wark9 32f. 9 TrerepoMtlon Injuy (Sped/y) r ^ Paaen ^ D iver/O erat ar ^ 32g. Locaton d krjury (Street, cNy /town, state) . ^ Suidda ^ Gculd Nd be Oebmdned M ^ Yes ^ fro p r p o Omer • SPocXY 930. CertlBer (ctrack my aw) 33b. Signature and Title d Certlfier • ~Ykw PhY•~^ (PhY~rr ~YI^g cause d seam when stamen phyalcWt hoe praawrtced deem and carpiebd Item 23) Tothebatdmylmuwbdgs,damocarraddwrotMawas(s)arMmenrrrashbd--------------------------------- ^ - 51 -~~1 Pronorarckrg end cerdfybg phyakbn (Phyeiderl botlt prorwavirg deem end cerlNykrg b atMe d deem) 33c. Lkznsa Number ~ 33d. Deb Sigaad (Monet, day, ywr) To dr bM d •ry krawladga, deem occurrod at tM tlnra, deb, and plea, and due m the awe(s) end manner a, stabd_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' • Madkal Eaaminar/t:a,anu / ~~ G3 ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~` , (~< (: ~, ~ . t)rr du bola d saamhraltar and / «Invaslipatlon, in my opMlon, deem oavrred at do tbr, deb, and plea, and dw to ttr awe(s) and na«Mr u abbd.. ^ 34. Name end Ad~pse of Parser C°~°°m (Item 27) T~ /Mid D 35 Ra ktral and )IaA~er1 Oe Ftlsd Monet da 38 esr) g ~ . I I I l~ I 1 I (1 I le - ~ ( K~ ~ . . ys y ~ i . ~~c L . ~~ . /1 Dlsposf9on Permit No. ` l~5 f `Y `q~ . LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, THOMAS N. CRANSTON, of the Borough of Carlisle, County of Cumberland, ~_ - .- -, .~ ,` ., ~~ r ~~° ~ , _, ~~-> ~ .. .»_ ~i I~ Commonwealth of Pen~isylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and unc~..er~anding, do make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, ~.~- ~a-~ ~:~~ ~_~- i~ ~ ~ h~reb~xevoking and making void all former wills and codicils by me at anytime L..'1.~1 ...--. - ~LJl.."7 .. '1 pre made. ~ L_j -~- C,3 C-?FIRST. I order and direct that all my just debts, funeral expenses and expenses in connection with administration of my Estate be paid by my personal representative or representatives, hereinafter named, as soon as conveniently may be done after my decease. I further authorize my personal representative to expend funds from my Estate in such amounts as my personal representative shall consider appropriate, for the Iisposition and memorial of my remains. SECOND. I gi`~e and bequeath all of the collective writings of which I am the author unto ST. PATRICK' S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, its successors or assigns, absolutely and in fee simple. THIRD. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my WAYNE F. SHADE Attorney at Law 53 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 estate unto my sister, l~iARILYN T. MORRISON, if ,she survives me. If she should fail :o survive me, I give, devise and bequeath the same unto my sister-in-law, DIANE S. GRAHAM, if she survives me. FOURTH. For the purposes of this my Last Will and Testament, a person shall not be deemed to have ~;urvived me unless he or she shall have survived me by more than ninety (90) days. FIFTH. I order and direct that any estate, inheritance or similar tax due as a result C i~ of my death with respec:t to any property passing as a result of my death, shall be paid from the residue of my Estate before its division into shares and prior to distribution as an expense of administration and that no part of the taxes should be prorated or apportioned among the persons or b~;neficiaries receiving the taxable property. It is my express intention that all inheritance taxes imposed as a result of my death be paid from the residue of my Estate wl~tether or not the property passes under my Last Will and Testament. My person<<1 representative shall have full power and authority to pay, compromise or settle arty such taxes at anytime whether with respect to present or future interests. SIXTH. I order and direct that any liens against any personal property which passes to a designated person either under this my Last Will and Testament or otherwise shall be paid from the r~;sidue of my Estate prior to distribution as an expense of administration and that such specific bequests of personal property not pass subject to any liens thereon. SEVENTH. Any and all decisions, determinations or actions made or taken by a WAYNE F. SHADE Attorney at Law 53 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 personal representative hereunder, if made in good faith, shall be final and conclusive on -2- all persons who are or may become interested in my Estate. No fiduciary acting under this my Last Will and Testament shall be liable for any error in judgment or for any depreciation or reduction in value of any Estate assets at anytime, in the absence of willful default. LASTLY. I nominate, constitute and appoint my sister, MARILYN T. MORRISON, to be the Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, but if, for any reason, she should fail to qualify as such Executrix or decline or cease so to serve, I nominate, constitute and appoint my sister-in-law, DIANE S. GRAHAM, to be the Executrix hereof, each to serve without bond. IN WITNESS V4'HEREOF, I, THOMAS N. CRANSTON, have hereunto set my hand and seal to this m~~ Last Will and Testament which consists of five (5) typewritten pages to each of which I have affixed my signature, this 1 ~ ~~ day of October , A.D. Two Thousand Four (2004). ~--~ o,.a (SEAL) Thomas N. Cranston The preceding instrument, consisting of this and four (4) other typewritten pages, each identified by the signature of the Testator, was on the date thereof' signed, sealed, published and declared by THOMAS N. CRANSTON, the Testator therein named, as his WAYNE F. SHADE Attorney at Law 53 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 -3- Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. Acknowledgment COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, THOMAS N. CRANSTON, the person whose name is signed to the foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed thf~ instrument as my Last Will and Testament and that I signed it willingly and as my free; and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. Sworn to or affirmed and acknowledged before me by THOMAS N. CRANSTON, this 13th day of _ October , 2004. Thomas N. Cranston ~~~ Notary P blic COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA WAYNE F. SHADE Attorney at Law NOTARIAL SEAL 53 West Pomfret Street CONNIE J. TRITT, Nt~atp Public Carlisle, Pennsylvania C~~° ~~•~ C+Uf11b811~1 Ci0Uf1~ l 7013 Ci01Y1111~SS10~1 Expir+~s 4ctOber 5, ~~ -4- Affidavit COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL~TANIA SS: ~J ~~ 0 COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, Wayne F . Shade and Helen H. Shade ,the witnesses whose names are signed hereto, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw the Testator sign and execute the instrument as his Last Will and Testament; that the Testator signed willingly and executed it as his free and voluntary act fir the purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing witness in the hearing and sight of~ the Testator signed the Will as a witness; and that, to the best of our knowledge, the Testator was at that time eighteen or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed to before me by Wayne F . Shade _ and Helen H . Shade _, witnesses, this 13th day of October , 2004. ~~~ Notary ublic COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA NOTARIAL SEAL CONNIE J. TRITT, Notary Public Carlisle 8oro., Cumberland County Commission Expires October 5, 2008 WAYNE F. SHADE Attorney at Law 53 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 -5-