HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-01-11IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
REGISTER OF WILLS
PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of `Y'Yl 1~' • ~~ T tom- ,Deceased ESTATE NO: 21- ~ ~ ~~~
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Petitioner(s) who is/are 18 yrs of age or older, apply(ies) for: COMPLETE SECTION `A' or `B' AND "C" as
applicable:
I~ A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary or ^ Administration c.t.a., or d.b.n.c.t.a. (comple~!e Part C also)
and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are entitled to the aforementioned Letters 5~-~ m~ ~~ tom: r _ under
the last Will of the above-named Decedent, dated ~~ 1' ' I ~ ~UU and codicil(s) d d _ __
(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 Pa. C.S.A. § 3323(8): -
^ B. Grant of Letters of Administration
(If applicable, enter d.b.n., pendent life, durante absentia, durante 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 (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 follows:-
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Decedent was domiciled at de th in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his/her last family or principal residence
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Decedent, then ~ ~ years of age, died Mar 2q 2f~1 ~ at ~~~ byr ~ -
(Month, Day, Year of death) (City and State whe death occurred)
Estimated value of decedent's property at death:
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If not domiciled in PA Personal property in County $ ~i C ;~ > ~ c:~ ~)
-Value of Real Estate in Pennsylvania $ ~%__
Total Estimated Value $ ~ S~acc~~ ~ cs-&.6~"'
Location of Real Estate in Pennsylvania: (Provide full address if possible.) -
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF :
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The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and c;onect 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
bef e e tha __ ~~ day of
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For the Register
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AND NOW, ~. / , ~, in consideration of the foregoing Pe,itior~, satisfactory proof
having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED hat I,eXters _ ~~ ~ /~~'/~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ __
are hereby granted to ~ ° ~Q~ ~ (J~.(/'1
and that the instrument(s) dated
described in the Petition be admitted to
in the above estate
to and filed of record,as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of ire
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Register of Wil
Attorney Signature:
Attorney Name:
Supreme Court I.D. No.:
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Page 2 of 2
Last Will and Testament
OF
ARTHUR H. LENT
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I, ARTHUR H. LENTZ, of Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, do
make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all Wills and
Codicils by me at any time made.
ITEM I: I direct that all inheritance acid estate taxes
becoming due by reason of my death, whether such taxes may be payable by Amy estate or by any
recipient of any property, shall be paid by the Executor out of the property passing out of the
residue of this Will, as an expense and cost of administration of my estate. The Executor shall
have no duty or obligation to obtain reimbursement for any such tax so paid, even though on
proceeds of insurance or other property not passing under this Will.
ITEM IL• I direct the Executor to pay the expenses of my
last illness and funeral expenses from the property passing under this Will as an expense and cost
of administration of my estate.
I give and bequeath to BETTY JANE
'~ GINGRICH, my grandfather clock and truck.
ITEM IV:
of my tools, lawn mowers and equipment.
I give and bequeath to ALBERT LARGENT all
ITEM V: I give, devise and bequeath al.l the rest, residue
and remainder of my estate, not disposed of in the preceding portions of this Will, to my
grandson, DOUGLAS YOUNG, per stirpes.
ITEM V: In the settlement of my estate, the Executor
shall possess, among others, th~~ following po givers:
(a) To retain any investments I may have at my death, including
specifically those consisting of stock of any bank as long as the Executor may
deem it advisable to my estate so to do.
(b) To vary investments, when deemed desirable by the Executor, and
to invest in such bonds, stocks, notes, real estate mortgages or other securities or
in such other property, real or personal, as the Executor shall deem wise. without
being restricted to so-called "legal investments", and without being limited by any
statute or rule of law regarding investments by fiduciaries.
(c) In order to effect a division of the principal of my estate or for any
other purpose, including any final distribution, the Executor is authorized to make
said divisions or distributions of the personalty anal realty partly or wholly in kind,
and to allocate specific assets among beneficiaries hereunder so long ass the total
market value of any share is not affected by such division, distribution or
allocation in kind. Should it appear desirable to partition any real estate, the
Executor is authorized to make, join in and consummate partitions of lands,
voluntarily or involuntarily, including giving of mutual deeds, recognizances or
other obligations, with as wide powers as an individual owner in fee simple.
(d) To sell either at public or private sale and upon s~.~ch teams and
conditions as the Executor may deem advantageous to the estate, any or all real or
personal estate or interest therein owned by the estate severally or in conjunction
with other persons or acquired after my death by the 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 sef; 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 deliver any and all deeds,
assignments, options or other writings which may be necessary or desirable in
carrying out any of the powers conferred upon the Executor in this paragraph or
elsewhere in my Vti'ill.
(e) To mortgage real estate, and to make leases of real estate.
(f) To borrow money from any party, including the Executor, to pay
indebtedness of mine or of my estate, expenses of administration or inheritance,
legacy, estate and other t~~x?s, anc~ tc~ assi~,n anti pledge ~.~sets of my estate
therefor.
(g) To pay all costs, taxes, expenses and charges in connection with
the administration of my estate.
(h) To make distributions of income and of principal to the proper
beneficiaries thereof, during the administration of my estate, with or without court
order, in such manner and in such amounts as my Executor deems prudent and
appropriate.
(i) To vote any shares of stock which form a part of the estate, and
otherwise to exercise all the powers incident to the ownership of such stock.
(j) In the discretion of the Executor. to unYte with other owners of
similar property in carrying out any plans for the ~°eorganization of any
corporation or company whose securities form a part of the estate.
(k) To disclaim any interest in property which would devolve to me or
my estate by whatever means, including but not limited to the followin€; means:
as beneficiary under a will, as an appointee under the exercise of a power of
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appointment, as a person entitled to take by intestacy, as a donee of an inter vivos
transfer, and as a donee under athird-party beneficiary contract.
(1) To do all other acts in the Executor's judgment deemed necessary
or desirable for the proper and advantageous management, investment and
distribution of the estate.
ITEM VI: Any person who shall have dried at the same
time as I shall have, or in a common disaster with me, or under such circumstances that the order
~~f ~?'_]r ~~eaths ~,ann,Qt hP Pstabll~hAd by X?C~.1Q:(~ x:i~' ~,;'ift~;r ~~i~-t~~ (2{~~ ~I~.ys Of mV depth: Shall be
deemed to have predeceased me.
ITEM VII: If at any time any beneficiary under the age of
twenty-one (21) years shall be entitled to receive any assets hereunder, the Executor of this Will
shall receive such assets as Custodian under the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
for that beneficiary. Such Custodian may receive and administer all assets authorized by law,
and shall have full authority as provided in the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act to
use such funds in the manner it deems advisable for the best interests of such beneficiary. In
addition, said Custodian shall have all the rights and privileges as to the Custodianship and its
assets as are herein granted to the Executor as to my estate and the assets therein. I also
'' designate said Custodian as successor Custodian of any property for which I am custodian under
any Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.
I7'EM_ti'ITI: I hereby ::~'Tn~n~te, constitute and appoint my
grandson, DOUGLAS Y OUi~TG, to be the Executor, herein referred to as "Executor' . In the
event of his death or his inability or refusal to serve, I nominate, constitute and appoint BETTY
JANE GINGRICH. The Executor is specif cally relieved from the duty or obligation. of filing
~ any bond or other security.
ITEM Ix: I have specifically and with intent excluded my
children, Debbie Bomberger and Gary Lentz, from this, my Last Will and Testament.
TN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and
Testament, consisting of this and the preceding four (4) pages, at the end of each page of which I
have also set my initials for greater security and better identification this day of July, ,
2009.
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We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Will was signed., sealed, published
and declared by the above-named his or her as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the
~I presence of us, who, at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, have
hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year first above written, and we certify that at the
time of the execution thereof, the said Testator was of sound and disposing mind. and memory.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
I, ARTHUR H. LENTZ, 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 Testament; that I signed it willingly; and that I
signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
(~ 1 J ~ (SEAL)
ARTHUR H. LENTZ
Sworn to and Subscribed before
me this !~f'`~' day of Jul,
2009.
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
~~ (S ~-r~1 ~) Notarial Seal
Karen W. Porr, Notary Public
Susquehanna Twp., Dauphin County
My Commission Expires Oct. 25, 2010
Member. Pennsyl4~ania Association of Notaries
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
SS.:
~ COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
We, ~~y ~ ~!1~~~~ and _J`~ ~ . ~ Y- V~ ,the
'Witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified
according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw ARTHUR H. LENTZ
sign and execute the instrument as his Last Will and Testament; that he signed willingly and that
he executed the Will as free ar;~ ~olunt~ry a~;; for the p~~A j~os:s :herein expres~;ed; that each of us
in the hearing and sight of his or her signed the Will as Witnesses; and that to 1:he best of our
knowledge he was at that time eighteen (18) or more years of age, of sound mind and under no
constraint or undue influence.
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Sworn to and subscribed before
me this /Q`~~1 day of July, 2009.
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
(SE. MMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notanal Sea
Karen W. Porr, Notary Public
Susquehanna Twp., Dauphin County
i Cv7y Commission Expires Oct. 25, 2010
Mam'-+~~ pennsvhrania Association of Notaries
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