HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-19-11 ETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of ANN T. SHEPLEY File Number a- ~ < < _ ~~ ~,
also known as
Deceased Social Security Number 180-26-5402
NANCY P. CULLEN
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE 'A' OR 'B' BELOW:)
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 9/19/2005 and codicil(s) dated NIA
JOSEPH M. PUNCH PREDECEASED THE DECEDENT, HAVING DIED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2010
(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:
B. Grant of Letters of Administration
(If applicable, enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente life; durante absentia; durante minoritate.)
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has /have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spot (if any) and, hairs: (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.) C~ ;,,~, `-~ `
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Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania, with his /her last principal residence at MESSIAH
VILLAGE. 100 MT. ALLEN DR MECHANICSBURG PA 17055 CUMBERLAND CTY
(List street address, town/citti~, township, county, state, zip code)
Decedent, then 90 years of age, died on 1 /12/2011 at
MESSIAH VILLAGE. 100 MT. ALLEN DRIVE MECHANICSBURG PA 17055
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 149.000.00
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $
situated as follows:
Wherefore, Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) die probate of the last Will and Codicil(sj presented with this Petition and the b ant of Letters in the appropriate form to
the undersigned:
Signature Typed or printed name and residence
~, ~ NANCY P. CULLEN
1050 JEFFREY DRIVE SOUTHAMPTON PA 18966
Form RW 02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 Of 2
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of
the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s) and that, as personal representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly
administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me the ~ 3 +~ day of
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For the Register
Signature of Personal
ANCY P. CULLEN
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Social Security Number: 180-26-5402 Date of Death: 1 /12/2011
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AND NOW, ~ ~ Y1UC~ (l D 1 `t , 2011 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY
are hereby granted to NANCY P. CULLEN
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated 9/19/2005 _
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of :Decedent.
FEES
Letters ............................. $ 260.00
Short Certificate(s) • • • • • • • • • • • • $ 20.00
Renunciation(s) •••••••••••••••• $
JCS .... $ 23.50
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AUTO/COMPUTER ,.., $ 5.00 Supreme Court I.D. No.: 52653
WILL .... $ 15.00 Address: WIX WENGER & WEIDNER
"" $ 508 N SECOND STREET. HARRISBURG
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.... $ PA 17108
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$ Telephone: j717~ 234-4182
TOTAL ............................. $ 323.50
Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.. .
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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~ ~ _ ~-, ~ ;SIT ~~nn T. Shepley, of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, being of
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~~` ~.-~=~sou~.~ and~s~~psing mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last
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made.
Provision for Taxes
ITEM I: I direct that all inheritance and estate taxes becoming due by
reason of my death, whether such taxes may be payable by my Estate or by any recipient
of any property, shall be paid by my Executor out of the property passing under this Will
that is not specifically devised or bequeathed, as an expense and cost of administration
of my Estate. My Executor shall have no duty or obligation to obtain reimbursement for
any such tax paid by my Executor even though on proceeds of insurance or other
property not passing under this Will.
Specific Bequests
ITEM II: I hereby make the following specific bequests:
(a) To my stepdaughter, Rosemarie Watkins, of Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, the two cemetery plots at Blue Ridge Memorial
Gardens.
(b) To my sister, Josephine Cullen of St. Petersburg, Florida, my
diamond ring.
(c) To my niece, Kathleen McAnaney of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, my
emerald cross pendant.
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(d) To my niece, Nancy P. Cullen of Southampton, Pennsylvania, my
ruby ring.
(e) I may have placed with this Will or otherwise made known to my
Executor a separate writing giving certain items of personal
property to certain individuals. It is my intention that such items
shall pass to such individuals to be distributed by my Executor in
accordance with such writing. In the absence of such writing, or to
the extent it is incomplete or ineffective, then all my property, real,
personal, and mixed not specifically bequeathed in this Item II shall
be distributed in accordance with Items III and IV herein.
ITEM III: I direct that all my household furniture and furnishings,
automobiles, books, pictures, jewelry, china, linen, silverware, wearing apparel and all
other like articles of household or personal use and adornment be sold and the proceeds
therefrom included with my residual estate and distributed pursuant to Item IV hereof.
ITEM IV: I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest, residue and remainder
of my property, real, personal and mixed, to the following individuals, per stirpes, in the
following percentages:
(a) Forty-seven percent (47%) to my sister, Josephine Cullen of St.
Petersburg, Florida;
(b) Forty-seven percent (47%) to my friend, Joseph M. Punch of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and
(c) Six percent (6%) to my stepdaughter, Rosemarie Watkins, of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Appointment of Fiduciaries
ITEM V: I nominate, constitute and appoint my friend, Joseph M. Punch of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and my niece, Nancy P. Cullen of Southampton, Pennsylvania,
or the survivor of them, to be my Co-Executors (herein collectively referred to as
"Executor"). In the event of the death, resignation, refusal or inability of both Joseph M.
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Punch and Nancy P. Cullen to serve as my Executor, I nominate, constitute and appoint
my niece, Kathleen McAnaney of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to serve as Executor in
their place. My Executor and Guardian are specifically relieved from the duty or obligation
of filing any bond or bonds.
ITEM VI: If at any time any minor child or legally incompetent person shall be
entitled to receive any assets hereunder, I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my
Executor to act as Guardian of the assets payable to such person. Said Guardian may
receive and administer all assets authorized by law and shall have full authority to use
such assets, both principal and income, in any manner said Guardian shall deem
advisable for the best interest of such person, including, without limitation, college,
university, post-graduate or other education, without securing court order. Said Guardian
shall have all the rights and privileges as to the Guardianship and the assets thereof as
are herein granted to my Executor as to my Estate and the assets therein.
Powers of Fiduciaries
ITEM VII: In the settlement of my Estate, my Executor shall possess,
among others, the following powers to be executed for the best interest of my
beneficiaries:
(a) To sell either at public or private sale and upon such terms and
conditions as my Executor may deem advantageous to my Estate,
any or all real or personal estate or interest therein, whether owned
by me severally or in conjunction with other persons or acquired after
my death by my Executor, and to consummate said sale or sales by
sufficient deeds or other instruments to the purchaser or purchasers,
conveying a fee simple title, free and clear of all trust and without
obligation or liability of the purchaser or purchasers to see to the
application of the purchase money or to make inquiry into the validity
of said sale or sales; also, to make, execute, acknowledge and
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deliver any and all deeds, assignments, options or other writings that
may be necessary or desirable in carrying out any of the powers
conferred upon my Executor in this Item VII(a) or elsewhere in my
Will.
(b) To pay all costs, taxes, expenses and charges in connection with the
administration of my Estate. My Executor shat! pay expenses of my
last illness and funeral expenses.
(c) To distribute my Estate in kind or in money. If any assets are
distributed in kind, they shall be distributed at their respective
value(s) on the date(s) of their distribution.
(d) To retain any investments I may have at my death so long as my
Executor may deem it advisable to my Estate so to do.
(e) To vary investments, when deemed desirable by my Executor and to
invest in such bonds, stocks, notes, money markets, real estate
mortgages or other securities or in such other property, real or
personal, as my Executor shall deem wise, without being restricted
to so-called "legal investments."
(f) To mortgage real estate and to make leases of real estate.
(g) To borrow money from any party to pay indebtedness of mine or of
my Estate, expenses of administration or inheritance, legacy, estate
and other taxes.
(h) To vote any shares of stock that form a part of the Estate and to
otherwise exercise all the powers incident to the ownership of such
stock.
(i) In the discretion of my Executor, to unite with other owners of similar
property in carrying out any plans for the reorganization of any
corporation or company whose securities form a part of the Estate.
(j) To distribute my personal property directly to the Guardian of the
person of any minor beneficiaries hereunder.
(k) To elect such settlement options as deemed most appropriate by my
Executor with respect to any pension, profit sharing or other
retirement plan in which I am a participant.
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(I) To do all other acts in the judgment of my Executor necessary or
desirable for the proper and advantageous management, investment
and distribution of my Estate.
Miscellaneous Provisions
ITEM VIII: I hereby exercise all powers of appointment that I may have at the
time of my death in favor of my residuary estate, and all property subject to all such
powers shall be included in my Estate.
ITEM IX: Any person who shall have died at the same time as me, or in a
common disaster with me, or who shall fail to survive me by ninety (90) days, shall be
deemed to have predeceased me.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, i have set my hand and seal to this my Last Will
and Tes``t''ament, consisting of this page, the next two pages, and the preceding four pages
this I~TY' da of ,~d~,~..~r~ , 2005.
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Ann T. Shepley
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SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the above named
Testat Ann T. Shepley, as and for her Will, in the presence of us, who, at her request,
in her esence end in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names
as w' nesse~n/ tte tation thereof.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF DAUPHIN
I, Ann T. Shepley, the Testator whose name is signed to the attached or
foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby
acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will; and that I signed
it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
Sw rn to or affirmed nd acknowledged before me by Ann T. Shepley, the
Testator, this day of (' , 2005.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notarial Seal Ann T. Shepley, Testator
Harva Owings Baughman, Notary Public
City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County ~~
My Commission Expires July 12, 2008
Member, Pennsylvania Association of Notaries Notary Public
My Commission Expires: 7~~~'~~
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AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SS.
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN
We, .Shy ~,. ~~,rc~ lV1 ~G~~CQ ~ . ~t~:~ ,
and v ~ ,the witnesses whose names are signed to the
attached or regoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and
say that we were present and saw the Testator sign and execute the instrument as her
Last Will; that the Testator signed willingly and executed it as her free and voluntary act
for 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 18 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 l ~~ tlf~,
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Y` , 2005. ~
COMMONWEAI:I'H OF PENNSYLVANIA ~
Notarial Seal ~~ It S
Harva Owings Baughman, Notary Public
City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County ~
My Commission Expires July 12, 2008
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