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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-27-11PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of Edward L. O'Connor ESTATE NO: 21-11- i also known as ,.,_~- 1.,, c~,-~~ p ~ t o,, ~ a ~ ecease SS NO: 072-140825 Petitioner(s) who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: [X] A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary or Administration c.t.a., d.b.n.c.t.a. (complete Part C also) and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are entitled to the aforementioned Letters Testamentary under the last Will of the above-named Decedent dated: June 30, 1993 co 'c~ t February 7.2007 state relevenat circumstances, e.g. renunciation, ea o 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, was never adjudicated an incapacitated person, and was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding: at the time of death v~herein grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.A. §3323(8): No Exceiptions [ ] B. Grant of letters of Administration (If applicab a enter: az.; pe ente ite; urante sentia; urante minoritate C. Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and heirs: 1, f Administration, cx.a. or db.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list o, f 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 f'or divorce had been established as provided in 23 Pa.C.S.A. §3323(8), excpect as follows: ame USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS IF NECESSARY P h' Decedent then S SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED: Decedent was domiciled at death in Cum land C unty, Pennsylvania with his/her last principal resi 2!v ~' S,~r'~n ~c,o.,~ Ivtwv~~/~ ~ t 7Zt1( W<st ist street ress, tow ci , to ns i oun , state, z p co e Estimated value of decedent's property at death: (If domiciled in Pa.) (If not domiciled in Pa.) (If not domiciled in Pa.) Value of real estate in Pennsylvania situated as follows: 89 years of age died ~" ~ _~; ; ~; ~, e .. ~1 i1r ~;;~ ~ ~.+.~~~.!1 -t `r ?? ,-: -- --_.i : - ~ ~ S~ w r O T~.~.:/ __.. r I (..... 1/21/11 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center 1,400,000.00 Page 1 of 2 Wherefore, Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of Letters in the avvrovriate foam to the undersiQned• OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEATLH OF PENNSYLVANIA coUNTY of CUMBERLAND The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statement in the foregoing peition are true and corn 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 this ~, ~ ~~ ,~ A a G~' , ~ ~Q n~L~, ~ _, For the Register .,~ Carol Ann Nelson File Number: Estate Of Edward L. O'Connor Social Security Number: ~.~ ~F T ;tea; _ . ~__ ~, I - - __ -~ ~~ ~ r_" ... Decease. ~ ~ -~? -~ __ ._ ~; ..a , 072-14-0825 Date of Death . -I r ~~' 1/2~klr ~.~4-,~ - -- rte, --~, ~ t ~ .._.._ .i ~~~ G --n AND NOW ~ ~' 7 , 20~in consideration of the Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Carol Ann Nelson in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated June 30, 1993 and Codicil dated February 7, 2007 described in thte Petition to be admitted to probate and filed of record as the las Will (and Codicil(s) of Decedent) Register of ~lls~ ~~r;I,,~ :~. Letters FEES ...7 Signature Attorney Name Robert G. Frey Short Certificates ~ . j3- ~ j Sup. Ct. I.D. No Renunciation ~U+ ~~ ~~ .~-y Address: " ri~Ct-fi G ti ~ ~~ . G~ Telephone: TOTAL... _ Ct. ~ ~.~ 0 46397 5 South Hanover Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 (717) 243-5838 Page2of2 1na.Rna RFV rntm~+ 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 X7114671 Certification Number This is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from ;gin original Certificate of Death duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent filing. ~~~. ~t~ac '~ ,R,~p~e-, ~.~" J~ 2 i~ 2 011 Local Registrar llate Issued C7 .._ . . x.... ~~ ~ _. _ _ ~ t , - ~- ,; : ~ -~~, j,~ -_: ...: , - - _. - , ~ ~, . ~...... r1~i J ' 7 .~ l~ i ~. .~ ~) .... _. ~-_ H105-143 REV 112008 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH • VITAL RECORDS PPE /ERMM;E~rr~' CERTIFICATE OF DEATH SACK INK ISeaa instructions end examples on reversal c~rsTC nr c w ruoco ~~ 4 J 0 .~ ~~ )~ 1. Name d Decedent (Firer mddle, last eu1Pot) ~ 2 M31e 3 0752 ~ 14 _ 0825 4. Dale d o.aa, (-w~, ear, Y~•~ Edward Lewis O Connor Janus 21~ 2011 5. Age (test liktlldey) Ihskr 1 Under 1 8. Dent d Bktll 7. & and t1aN or Ba. Pka d Onm heck one gg '"°~" °ry' "°'"` """" Jan. 3, 1922 Langhorne, PA Hapdsf: Other: ~ YB. ®kpatleM ^ ER I Oulpelknt ^ DOA ^ 1JIlreing Home ^ Residence ^ Omer - Spady: 8b. Coumy d Death 8c. Clry, 8oro, Twp. d Dom Bd. FsdNfy Name (If nd dstlmtlorl, Glv eheM and Matlber) 9. Was Deoederq d libper>rc Oriph? ~ No ^ Yes 10. Rae: Amedarl In6en, Black, WNk, etc. Cumberland S. Middleton Twp. Carlisle Regional Medical Center (~ ~, ~;,~.) ( 11. Deoedera'a Maud d wak d one rtaq d Ma. Do nd alaoe 12. Wee Deaderd ever h the 13. Deadarlys Edlatlat (Spedy only hlphast gr•d• completed) 14. Medhl Sleds: Mvded, Never Monied, 15. SulvMng Spouse (N wNe, give maiden name) Dlvarcad () Kind d Work IOrldd8ukleM/trldlsdy U.S. Amrd Fonxs? Eery / Secondary (0.12) Colklsp (1-4 or 5+) ' Iron Ore Yea ^ t4o 4 Widowed ~ 16. Decedenya MaNkq Addran (Sheet dy / him, 6taM, ~ Decedent's Did Decedent Decadent lJved rn W • Pennsboro T,,,v, 17c ~ Yea PA 210 Big Spring Road , . ? Acbsl tiesiderla 17e. Stele ran 17d~^ Ned " * ' " n Newville, PA 17241 ,Td.cotaar ~ clylBoro 18. Fadlsra Name (Fkat middle, drat. aulNlt) a 18. Mother's Name (FYet, mldda, maiden eumame) Ott Ills Steeble . . l ~ . George G. O Connor 20e. InbrtneM'a Name (type / Pdm) 20b. InfomreM's MalNlp Addreea (Sheet dy !ban, state, zip node) PA 17015 Carlisle i D Li d Joanne Gi rich , ve, en r n 10 East 21a. Memod d Dhpoai5on 1 ®Ctarrsdorl ^ Done5orl 21b. Deb d Dlapoeidan 1~s. daY. Y~1 21a Place d Dkpal0lon (Name d cemslery, crenlebrY a odler Plea) 21d. Laatlan (City /bvm, slab, zip code ^ Bads ^ Ranldvalfremstare ; watkeliWlonatYorletlmAWtlorlxad Jan. 24, 2011 Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home & Carlisle, PA 7013 ^ OtlMr - 1 by Medical Eaamdw/CoraleR ~ Yea^ No ~ 22a. d Funeral Sanica pereon aakq es such) 22b. Liaise Nl,rser 22c. Name and Addrne d FacBy man- o era Ome name Ory _ ~ ~ 013144E 219 North Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 lMnlc 23ec any wino arlMyklp phyalden b na aveNabia s lira a dstl b t»et deem oocumd at the end Slgnauee and tltle) J ' 23b. Bann Number G~~ ~' U'Q ~ 23c. os (-, daY~ 1 artily seas d deem. _ 1 _ (/ ~ ~~ t' Z~ l ~ dens 24.28 moat be canPMeed by psreon 24. Time d Dsadl ' ~ 25. DaM Dead (Moreh, dry,Year) 26. Wa Case Referred b F-Inmrr~ / Conner to a Reason ONx than Cremslbn tlon? ^ Y . who pla+ola+cr deem. M, U. ( C1 sa C USE OF DEATH (SaN lnatructlons Mid •zampNS) 1 Approxlmeb Y. A r O l b D m i l Part 0: Enter Odlar hron kl Part I d sae in the undarl bur rat resultln 28. Did abeCCO Use Cardrlbule b m7 ^ Y / ^ P bl b as arr ac anent nae ee na hem 27. Part I: EnMr me gJy~d(A1tlnlt - dMaaeae, irqulise, or aompNalbrs • met dkectly rsaed the deelh. DO NOT enter leml ; . g y g g es ro a y r ~ reepkabry erreat or verdliaav 1fbrNlatlon wNrdp the etfclogy. l~at aMy oa sun on each line. 1 No ^ lJngawn . .L TE U$E / rq1 daaeae a J/ ~] 1 "'' n def :ml) ~ a / ~ ~-c•t~W1 c~'17 - l7`- ; 29. If Femeb: ^ Nd 1 wihin vest year . DUe b (Or 8 C01NaQlIBnD9 eQ: 1 ~ ^ Plegflant 8t Nrrle d deetll Nat arldlNorre, N may, b ; - d ^ . b Cmse hMd on Nlie o. Erax UNDERLYNq CAUSE Due b (or n a ooringlsrra oQ: r ays Not pregrsnt bd pregnant within 42 d deem (dhaen or tlret dlWbd me c , ' _ s b t ear re nant but re rlan143 da ^ Nd ~ evenb roeulMnp deem LAST. Due w (a m e consequence of): ; y y p g p g bebre deem ; d - D Unknown N prealad within the l~ Y~ . 30a. Wee an Atlbpay 30b. Were Aubpey Flndrge 31. 32e. Dent d Injury (Month, day, Year) 32b. Describe Fbw Injury Occurted 32c. 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Dais m, day, Year) J _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ To dN bas d my kn•wMdg•, death aaurred ei tM ibis, dale, and plan, and dw b file arrae(e) and manner a ate h C • © U .~~- oralw lAadlcal Exam lar/ On the bMb d exemdraHon and / Or lnssallgadorl, In my apkdan, death pawned al dM tlnle, dale, and plea, and due to tlN awe(s) end nanrw a aMarL ^ 34. tWmw and Addran d.Eweni~Ma (halo 27) Type riM J ph Heri ~ da e r) FN d (M m 38 ~ 35. Regis6ara and Dhtrbl y, y e m , a . ~ Dispailbn Pemlit No: ~ "~ S12J~ F OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES) RE ~ISTER OF WILLS ~y w.~ ~ .~•. COUNTY, tENNSYLVANIA 5, ~ ~a~ ~ ,Deceased Estate of ~-- ~ W ~' ~ 4--~- ~-•' ~ ~ ~ ~^ r Cw-d ( ~, ~~..15 ar. (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that eke-f-~te /they acquainted with ~ ~~ ~' c L. c w • ~ 5 ~ ~ ~ K ~ ~ ~ and with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of ~ ~ w~.• ~ and ~a c.r.•. ~ L ~r•^ ~ti'c to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the L Codicil of ~ ~w-~-r c' ~-- ~- •~ ~' S ~ ~ Co r~ •~, o T is in hislher own proper handwriting. -, (Signature) ~ ~-~o~,~~l~ ~ r. (Street Address) ~~~~ow~ , ~~ r ~~ ~fv (City, State, Zip) Executed in llegister's Office %~2L~ ~~ ,f~"~nature) ~' (Street Address) / ,~ ~ l ~ s l -P ~t4 r ~7 c~ ~ (City, State, Zip) Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this ~ ~ day of _~~, ~ , _,~_. Deputy for Register of Wills ~-~ were well- am/are familiar Lcw~`s C,'~mn~of-- c~ ~ ._ ;.:. 1 ..,~ ~ ' - 1 J L f ~ :.~.:.`.: y r-r~ t~,,_r _ ~;~ !~ ~ , ~- _~ .- ~ .,.. . ;, .. ~- _ ... _ . ~.._ __.. ___. ___ ..,r L.''~.~ +..,.~ ._._ ` i Form RW-04 rev. 10.13.06 OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES) tt REG STER OF WILLS ~ vw~a .~- ~ ~.r. COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ~/ Estate of ~ ~ a.r ~.. 2..w ~ ~ ~ C ~ ,n ~ c~ r ,Deceased ~.~-o I ~ . ,~ ~~so ~, ''~ r and ~ o ~-~1 ~ ~ ~ . C~-t ~, ti~c~ (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that she / he /they was /were well- acquainted with ~ w~'~ L,e_t~J~ 5 ~ ~ ~ ~ -n ~c~' and am/are familiar with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of ~~. w~-~'~. ~..ew ~'s ~ `~n hno~ to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament/~e~ieil of ~ ~-w~ ~ l---eyv ~' S ~.n ~ ~ t' is in hislher own proper handwriting. ,./ ~t;Gz. (Signature) ((~~ (Street Address) rN~~ow~,. P(~ tg~~v (City, Stare, Zip) Executed in Regi3t~r's Offce Sworn- to or ~.f irmec~ and subscribed ignature) G (Street Address) ~~ ~ , s ~ .~ ~~ 17~~ ~- (City, State, Zip) ~ :_ : _ _~..T ~.~ - .. , ,. h J ..~... l ..: - t ~- ...,.. {.. ~ .~ -~_- . , ~~,, _. =:_~.~ . ., __.., before m~ this ~ ~ day of ~-~; ~.~ ~" ~ ~u~l I . ~' ~~w~~ ~~-.~ ~~ Deputy for Register of Wills -~ Form RW-04 rev. 10.13.06 r ~~x~.~ . ~x~~ C~.e~.~~r~rrer~~ ~~ EDWARD LEWIS O'CONNOR I, EDWARD LEWIS O'CONNOR, of the Village of Chagrin County of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, being of full age mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this to be and Testament, hereby revoking and annulling any and all Wills by me heretofore made. f ~ ..* ~~ ~ _ `~ r~~ z ~ . ~ rn ~.} , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ., «. ~ ~I~ xz Falls, and sou nd my Last Will Will or ITEM I. I direct that my body be buried in a manner to be determined by my executor, and that my debts, funeral expenses, expenses of administration, and taxes, if any, both federal and state, be paid by my executor out of my residuary estate. Further, I direct that my executor not seek contribution from any beneficiary taking under this Will for any taxes paid out of my residuary estate. ITEM II. I give and bequeath to my wife, BARBARA JEAN O'CONNOR, if she survives me, all of the tangible personal property (except cash) which I may own at the time of my death. If my wife does not survive me, I give and bequeath such tangible personal property to be divided equally between my daughters, CAROL ANN NELSON and JOANNE LYNN GINGRICH, as they shall agree, and if they are not then living, to their lineal issue, per stirpes. ITEM III. I give devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatsoever kind and wherever situated, now owned or herea ter acquired by me to the Trustee of a Trust created by me on the ~ day of June, 1993, to be added to and to become a part of the trust estate held by the Trustee, to be administered in accordance with the terms of said Declaration of Trust as the same gray frcm time to time be mcdified by rre prior to pry death. If necessary, to give effect to this Item, but not otherwise, said Declaration of Trust is incorporated by reference, and in that event, I request that no bond be required of the Trustee serving from time to time. STEM IV. I make, nominate and appoint my wife, BARBARA JEAN O'CONNOR, Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament, and I desire that no bond be required of her. In the event my wife is unable or unwilling to serve, I make, nominate and appoint my daughters, CAROL ANN NELSON and JOANNE LYNN GINGRICH, Alternate Co-Executors of this, „, ~--+-~''~L_ ~~,. PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES my Last Will and Testament, and I desire that no bond be required of them. I hereby authorize and empower my said Executrix or Alternate Co-Executors to compound, compromise, settle and adjust all claims and demands in favor of or against my estate, and to sell, at private or public sale, at such prices, and upon such terms of credit or otherwise, as she may deem best, the whole or any part of my real or personal property, and to execute, acknowledge and deliver deeds and other proper instruments of conveyance thereof to the purchaser or purchasers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand t ~~t~~'s, my Last Will and Testament, at Chagrin Falls, Ohio, this _c~aCJ day of June, 1993. The foregoing instrument was signed by the said EDWARD LEWIS O'CONNOR in our presence, and by him published and declared as and for his Last Will and Testament, and at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, we hereunto subscr~e_, our n s as attest witnesses at Chagrin Falls, Ohio, this ~~ day of June, 1993, r residing at r ~- '`~, l 1 ~.~~~ residing at i' PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES I, EDWARD L. O'CONNOR, of the Village of Chagrin Falls, County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, declare this as a First Codicil to my Last Will and Testament dated June 30, 1993, to which said Will this Codicil is attached. FIRST, I revoke Item IV of said Last Will and Testament and substitute therefor the following Item III as if originally written in said Last Will and Testament: ITEM IV. I make, nominate and appoint my daughter, CAROL ANN NELSON, Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament. In the event my CAROL is unable or unwilling to serve, I make, nominate and appoint my daughter, JOANNE LYNN GINGRICH, Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament. 1 desire that no bond be required of any executrix named in this Will. I hereby authorize and empower my said Executrix or Alternate Executrix to have the following powers without obtaining a court order therefore: (a) To invest funds of the estate in such bonds, stocks, securities or other investments as may from time to time be lawful investments for fiduciaries under the laws of Ohio. (b) To sell any property, real or personal, belonging to my estate, at public or private sale, for such prices and upon such terms as they may consider advisable, whether for the purpose of paying taxes, debts or other claims against the estate, or to facilitate distribution, or otherwise, excepting property otherwise bequeathed in this Will. (c) To distribute the personal property or any part of it in kind to the legatees and devisees entitled thereto, instead of selling, in such manner as they may deem proper. (d) To borrow money and to secure the loan by pledge or mortgage of any of the property be{onging to my estate, either real or personal, upon such terms and conditions as they may consider advisable, whether for the purpose of paying taxes, debts or other claims against the estate, or to facilitate distribution, or otherwise. (e) To compound, compromise, settle and adjust all claims and demands either in favor of or against my estate, in such manner as they may deem best. ~~._,~,~51 ~ t~~ (f) To make, execute and deliver all such deeds, leases, conveyances, transfers, assignments, mortgages, pledges, powers of attorney, options, agreements, corporate proxies, consents and waivers and other instruments as shall be necessary or proper in their opinion to carry out the foregoing powers or for the administration and distribution of the estate. In all other respects, I hereby ratify and confirm my said Last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereur~~o set my hand at Chagrin Falls, Ohio, this ~_ day of February, 2007, in the presen~ of the unde~spgrzed witnesses. f +-^'1 ~~~~~ EDWARD L, O'CONNOR~ '~ Signed, published and declared by the Testatrix, EDWARD L. O'CONNOR, as and~r a Codicil to his Last Will and Testament. in our presence; who at his request, in _ his presence.: and ~~i the presence of each other, I~~avF; ~~err.~nto s~ibscribed our names . as v+a~tnesses at the }ime and place aforesaid. .,, . .: ~ ~/ ` , ,~ .~~- ~ eliding at ~~C-'' ,~,,,~ C' 1L.~-~ ~ ~ , residing at __~Z/0 -_,..