HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-13-11IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
REGISTER OF WILLS
PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of BERNICE A. EMLET
a/k/a: BERNICE A. SOWERS
alk/a:
a/k/a:
Deceased ESTATE NO: 21- ~ '~ "~" ~~ ~~`~ "~ ~~
(If applicable, enter d.b.n., pendent lite, durante absentia, durante minoritate)
Petitioner(s) who islare 18 yrs of age or older, apply(ies) for: COMPLETE SECTION `A' or `B' AND "C" as
applicable:
D A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary or ~ Administration c.t.a., or d.b.n.c.t.a. (complete Part C also)
and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are entitled to the aforementioned Letters TESTAMENTARY _V under
the last Will of the above-named Decedent, dated 3I30J1990 and codicil(s) dated
(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(g): N/A __
O B. Grant of Letters of Administration
C. Petitioner(s), after a proper search, hasthave 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. F 3323(g), except as follows:
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Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his/her last family or principa.residence~
At 801 N. HANOVER ST., BOROUGH OF CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 17013
(Street address with Post Office and Zip Code, Municipality: Township, Borough, City)
Decedent, then 82 years of age, died 4j3/2011 at
(Month, Day, Yeaz of death)
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
SS NO: 200-2.2-5481
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
(City and State where death occurred)
All personal property $ 70,000.00
Personal property in Pennsylvania $ _____
Personal property in County $ ____,_
$ _
Total Estimated Value $ 70,000.00
Location of Real Estate in Pennsylvania: (Provide full address if possible.)
Signature(s)
Name(s) & Mailing Address(es)
,/~ :~ ~,~~ DORIS M. BREAM, 698 BALTIMORE PIKE, GAR.DNERS, PA 17324
Interim Form RW-02 revised 12.26.10 by Cumberland County pending action by the Court rage t of l
OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
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The Petitioner(s) herein named swear or affirm that the statements in the foregoing Petiti~~~t~rue and
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correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s) and that, as personal repre~e(s~~t~f the
Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. `~--~ ~ r~~: r:.-.~ -~
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Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
me t: is ,,/.._~f ~'~ day of
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
the Regis>ter
Estate of
BERNICE A. EMLET
AND NOW, this ~~day of
the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof
x Testamentary of Administration _
(If applicable, enter c.t.a., d.b.n., d.b.n.c.t.a., etc.)
DORIS M. BREAM in
the above estate and that instruments(s) dated 3/30/1990 described in the petition be
admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will and Codicil(s) of Decedent.
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Glenda Farner Strasbaugh, ,,~~:~;;,~? ~~'Z ~'~. r~~~,~-~~r ! -! ;~" ~!(,f
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FEES:
Letters ....................$
Will .......................
Codicil(s) .............. .
(1 )Short Certificates
( )Renunciations
135.00
15.00
Signature of Counsel Required to Enter Appearance
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Deceased File Number: 21- ~ t - ~~~'~ i~~l' c
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been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters
are hereby granted to
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PRINTED Name: ROGER B;° RWIN
Bond ............................
Other .............................
Supreme Court ID No.: s2s2
Address: b0 WEST POMFRET STREET
Automation FEE......... 5.00
JCS FEE .................. 23.50
TOTAL ................$ 182.50
CARLISLE, PA 17013
(717)249-2353
(717) 249-6354
Phone:
Fax:
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I, BERNICE A. SOWERS, of South Middleton Township, '
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this instrument to be my
last will and testament, hereby expressly revoking all wills and
codicils heretofore made by me,
1. I direct my executrix to pay all of my debts, funE~ral
and administrative expenses as soon as may be done convenier~t1y
after my decease.
2. I authorize and empower my executrix to sell any realty
owned by me at my death and not specifically devised or
bequeathed herein, at either public or private sale, and to give
good and sufficient deeds therefor, in fee simple, as I could da
if living.
3. I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate of every
nature and wherever situate as follows:
(a) As long as Kenneth 0. Emlet remains unmarried
and living alone and desires to live in my home, and actually
does so, he shall have the right to live there and use contents
therein. As long as he does live in my home, he shall pay all
the expenses incident thereto for upkeep, utilities, insurance
and taxes, and
(b) All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate,
I give to Doris M. Bream, and if she is not living at the time of
my death, to her children, share and share alike, the child or
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children of any deceased child taking the share their parent
would have taken if living.
4. I nominate and appoint Doris M, Bream to be the
executrix of this my last will and testament; she is to serve as
such without bond. Should she die before my death, renounce or
refuse to serve for any reason, or die leaving any of my estate
unadministered, I nominate and appoint Tammy S. Eads, as
substitute executrix, also to serve as such without bond, with
the same powers as are given herein to my executrix.
5. I hereby suggest that my personal representative retain
the services of Irwin, Irwin & McKnight, as attorneys in the
settlement of my estate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
th i s ~>t" ~ day of March , 1990.
Signed, sealed, published
the testatrix above named,
testament, in the presence o
presence and in the presence
names as witnesses hereto.
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BERNICE A. SOWERS
and declared by Bernice A. Sowers,
as and for her last will and
f us, who at her request, in her
of each other have subscribed our
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
WE, BERNICE A. SOWERS, BETZi A. MORRISON and SHAROl~! L.
SCHWALM, the testatrix and witnesses respectively, whose names
are signed to the foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn,
do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the testatrix
sinned and executed the instrument as her Last Will and that she
had signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free ar~d
voluntary act for the purpose herein expressed, and that each of
the witnesses, in their presence and hearing of the testatrix,
signed the Will as a witness and that to the best of their
knowledge the testatrix was, at that time, eighteen years of aqe
or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue
influence.
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BERNICE A. SOWE S
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by
BERNICE A. SOWERS, the testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to
before me by BETZI A. MORRISON and SHARON L. SCHWALM,
witnesses, this '~~`~ day of March, 190.
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ARLlStE 80~i0~GH, C~4~S8ERLtiitiC CflUNT'Y
MY Ct?MMiSSICN EXF'R=:S OGT 3,1992