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Home My WebLink About03-04-11PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA -= Estate of Dorothy M. Sweitzer File Number ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ also known as Deceased Social Security Number William C. Porter Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE A' OR 'B' BELOW.) 0 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 3/19/2010 and codicil(s) dated none (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, was never adjudicated incapacitated, and was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding at the time of death wherein grounds for divorce had been established as provided in 23 PA C.S. section 3323 (g): none ^ B. Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable, enter: 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 spouse (if any) and heirs: (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.) Name Relationshi Residence ~ ~ - _ ,: ) ,, ~ t ~t (COMPLETE INALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. ~~ ~ _.. . j; `. _- '-. -` ~ ~ ~ y r~ ~ } Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his /her last principal residence at -~`" `'"~ 101 N. Prince Street. Aot. 212 Shiooensburg PA 17257 Borough of Shippens ra (List street address, towrr,/crty, townshrp, county, state, zip code) Decedent, then 87 years of age, died on 1/28/2011 at Chambersbur. Hospital Chambersburg PA 17201 Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 5.000.00 (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ none situated as follows: 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 appropriate form to the undersigned: Signature Typed or printed name and residence ,~--~ -- , - ' William C. Porter 110 Stewart Place Shi ensbur PA 17257 Page 1 of 2 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ; SS 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 affirmLe~d and subscribed before me the _! t h day of ~~~; -z. Signature of Personal Representative William C. Porter ..:~ Signature of Personal Representative r- ~~ ~ F. ~ ~1NMS For the Register Signature of Personal Representative ~ ~ ~ ! , , ' ~~-11-C~Zq~ ~,~ -~ -~'' ~J _._. i`~,7 :_ o `'~ File Number: ~ ~ c ~ Estate of Dorothy M. Sweitzer ,Deceased Social Security Number 202201894 Date of Death: 1 /28/2011 AND NOW, March 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 William C. Porter __ in tl:e above estate and that the instrument(s) dated March_ 19, 2010 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record ~s the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of I~cedent. s~ ~ ~ FEES Letters $ 30.00 Register o ill ~ "' ~~. Short Certificate(s) • • • • • • • • • • • • $ 8.00 Attorne Si afore: Y ~ - • ` - Z~ ~ -- Renunciation(s) •••••••••••••••• $ JCS fee .... $ 23.50 Attorney Name: J . Zullin er automation .... $ 5.00 Supreme Court I.D. No.: 17516 will .•.. $ 15.00 .,., $ Address: 14 North Main Street. Suite 200 •"' $ Chambersburq .... $ .... $ PA 17201 .... $ $ Telephone: (717264-6029 TOTAL ............................. $ 81.50 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of 2 JRZ - 5.1 sweitzer.2 March 16, 2010 ` ~~ ~ (7 ~„i ~ J ~ ~:.~ e . ;__i i~ f"` l~ `_ ) +__J _'I`t -use,.. . LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT ~ :`~, ~,-, ~~ ~.-.,:- ~.:. I, Dorothy M. Sweitzer, of 101 Prince Street, Room 212, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby declare this to be my will, hereby revoking any and all former wills and codicils thereto by mP heretofore made. I. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses, including all expenses of my last illness, shall be paid from my estate as soon as practicable after my decease as a part of the expense of the administration of my estate. II. I give, devise and bequeath the residue of my estate of every nature and wherever situate to my brother, William C. Porter, providing he shall survive me by thirty days. III. Should my brother predecease me or die on or before the thirtieth day following my death I give, devise and bequeath the residue of my estate of every nature and wherever situate to my niece, Grace E. Commerer. IV . .. ,`~ An fiduciary under this will shall have the following powers Y in addition to those vested in them by law and by other provisions of my will applicable to all property whether principal or income, including property held for minors, exercisable without Court approval, and effective until actual distribution of all property: A. To retain any and all of the assets of my estate, real or personal, without regard to any principle of diversification of risk. B. To invest in all forms of property including stock, common trust funds and mortgage investment funds without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries as they deem proper, without regard to any principle of diversification of risk. C. To sell at public or private sale, to exchange or to lease for any period of time any real or personal property and to give options for sales, exchanges or leases, for such prices and upon such terms or conditions as they deem proper. D. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income or partly to each as they from t ime to t ime think proper . E. To compromise any claim or controversy. F. To distribute in cash or in kind or partly in each. Page 2 3 G. To hold property in their names without designation of any fiduciary capacity or in the name of a nominee or unregistered. V. I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence of my death of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed, shall be paid. from my residuary estate as a part of the expense of the administration of my estate. VI. I appoint my brother, William C. Porter, as executor of this my will. Should my brother predecease me, fail to qualify or cease to act, I appoint my niece, Grace E . Commerer, as executrix of this my will. VII. No bond shall be required of any fiduciary hereunder in any jurisdiction. 2N W2TNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal to this my last will and testament, consisting of five typewritten pages, the first three of which bear my signature in the margin for the Page 3 purpose of identification this _! Q ~. day of ..~~~ 2~ r ( SEAL ) Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named testatrix as and for her last will and testament in our presence, who in her presence, at her request and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our hands as attesting witnesses. /YH~~¢~nk~e~/a. ~I~ P ~! ~6c1/Tmllaw ~d, ~iLSdav4- ~~ We, Dorothy M. Sweitzer, ~. ~ /~ /'- and (f~Yld ~~ ~.J • ~ e ~~ , the testatrix and the witnesses respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her last will and testament and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the said testatrix, signed the will as witnesses and to the best of their knowledge, said signer was at that time eighteen years of age Page 4 or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence . Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledg~.~ before me by the above-named signer and subscribed and sworn to before ~ne by the above-named witnesses this ~ day of r 2 0~ o . ~i Notar Public COMMONWEALTH 0_F PENNSYLVANIA Notaclal Seal Angela M. Schaei4'er, Notary Public Shtppensburg Boro, Cumberland County My Commission Expires May iS, 2011 Member, Pennsylvania Association of Notaries Page 5 .. Test rix