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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-15-11PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND Estate of Florence Webb COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA File Number 21 - 11 -~ ~ ~ ~ ~, also known as ,Deceased Social Security Number Jean Hoin Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE `A' or `8' BELOW.) Q A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the EX@CUtrIX named in the last Will of the Decedent dated 03/06/2008 and codicil(s) dated (State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.) After the execution of the documents offered for probate: Decedent did not mar ;was not divorced; was not a party to a pending divorce Praceec+ing wherein grounds for divorce had been established as provided in 23 Pa. C.S.A. §3323 (g); did not have a child born or adopted; was not tre victim of a killing; and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person, except as follows: B. Grant of Letters of Administration app Ica e, en er.• c..a.; .n.c..a.; en e ~ e; uran e a sen ~a; uren a m~non a e 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 on Section A above 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 (g), except as follows: Name Relationshi Residence C"> ~-~- ~~..~ ~ --- gym, ; _-, ~r.~ ~ _- . (COMPLETE /N ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. : -` ~p r = r ---a Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal reside at ` ~ `~ p 5237 Windss~^r~Boulward, Mechanicsburg, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA 17055 '~ (List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code) Decedent, then $7 years of age, died on 04/09/2011 Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 135,000.00 (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in P.A) Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ 163,400.00 situated as follows: 5237 Windsor Boulevard, Mechanicsburg, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA 17055 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 Jean Hoin 106 Ardsley Avenue )'~~_ Whiting, NJ 08759 -~~~ T T Form Rev. 12-26-2010 (interim form, pending action by the Court) Copyright (c) 2010 form software only The Lackner Group, Inc. Page 1 0 at Manor Care 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 affirmed and subscribed ~~~ti before a this day of ~~ ,~ ~,.~~ ~Q~ For the Register Jean Hoin Signature of Personal Representative Signature of Personal Representative -- -- File Number: 21 -11 -- ~~~ Estate of Florence Webb ,Deceased Social Sec rity Number: 072-12-6383 Date of Death: 04/09/2011 AND NOW, ~~ ~~ , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Jean Hoin ~ - •-. -- in ttr~ above est~l and that the instrument(s) dated 03/06/2008 ~- ~~ ; ~-, described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. _ ~~ trr'! ~ ~ -~ __.~ ~~ c.~ _ FEES Letters ....................................... Short Certificate(s) ............... ~,61~-oa s ~ , UJ Renunciation(s) ............................. $ 1~l1 $ l~h ~ as ACS $ 23 .~o ~c~t0 $ Jro6 r TOTAL S $ c~ l~~~ ~. /~ Attorney Name: Supreme Court I.D. No Address Telephone Debra K Wallet 23989 Law Offices of Debra K. Wallet 24 North 32nd Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 717/737-1300 Form RW-02 Rev. 10-13-2006 Copyright (c) 2006 form software only The Lackner Group, Inc. Page 2 of 2 Au~rney ~iyna[ure: ,, -~. ~/~,r ~~7T ~ ~J.~ ~ ~ T~~T~~T c-:a .T. C„~ , . Q --- ~ ~ rte ~' '~ "~' -7, ;-*-s rr° ~: '~ r , ~' C: ~ r _ ~~ 7 '~'~. .~ ~ .."r'~ 7S' J.~~ ~~ ~ 7~ Y. ~ ~~ ,~. , "E s ~~J I, FLORENCE WEBB, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being ~wu~~. of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament and hereby revoke all other Wills and Codicils that I have made, including the Will dated January 8, 2007. FIRST: I give and bequeath: A. My two paintings of flowers and one framed picture of a dog on a bed to my friend, KAYE REAM, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, so long as she shall survive me by thirty (30) days; B. The sum of One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars to my friend's niece, BARRIE HUNKINS, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, so long as sheshall survive me by thirty (30) days; C. The sum of One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars to my friend's nephew, JEREMY HUNKINS, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, so long as he shall survive me by thirty (30) days. SECOND: I give, devise, and bequeath all the rest, residue, and remainder of my Estate, of whatever nature and wherever situate, as follows: A. Ten (10%) percent to my friend, SUSAN M. GR.OTHE, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, so long as she shall survive me by thirty (30) days; B. Ten (10%) percent to my friend, KAYE REAM, so long as she shall survive me by thirty (30) days; C. Twenty (20%) percent to my sister, JEAN HOIN, of Whiting, New Jersey, so long as she shall survive me by thirty (30) days; D . Twenty (20 %) percent to my sister, MARION PATRICOLA, of Whiting, New Jersey, so long as she shall survive me by thirty (30) days; E. Ten (10%) percent to my goddaughter, LINDA QUEEN, of Lititz, Pennsylvania, so long as she shall survive me by thirty (30) days; F. Thirty (30%) percent, in equal shares, to: THE :HELEN O. KRAUSE ANIMAL FOUNDATION, INC., in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania; the WEST SHORE HUMANE SOCIETY, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; and BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY, of Kanab, Utah. THIRD : All interests of any beneficiary in the income or principal of this Estate, ~~~~ `~ while undistributed and in the possession of my Executrix, even though vested and ~' distributable, shall not be subject to attachment, execution or sequestration for any debt, contract, obligation or liability of any beneficiary and, furthermore, shall not be subject to pledge, assignment, conveyance, or anticipation. FOURTH: All inheritance, estate, and succession taxes (including interest and any penalties thereon) payable by reason of my death shall be paid out of and be charged generally against the principal of my residuary estate, without apportionment or right of reimbursement from any person. In the event that a substantial portion, as determined in the sole and absolute judgment and discretion of my Executrix, of the non-probate assets such as an annuity or mutual funds are directed to be paid to a beneficiary or beneficiaries, so that the taxes referred to herein would be paid out of the probate residue passing to the beneficiary or beneficiaries of this will (whether or not the same as the beneficiary or beneficiaries under the non-probate assets), my Executrix, in the Executrix's sole and absolute judgment and discretion, shall have the right to allocate the full or partial payment of the taxes to the beneficiary or beneficiaries of the non-probate assets. FIFTH : In addition to all rights and powers conferred by law, I authorize and empower my Executrix and her successors, in her absolute discretion and without necessity of obtaining court approval: A. To buy investments at a premium or discount. B. To hold property unregistered or in the name of ~~ nominee. C. To give proxies, both ministerial and discretionary. D . To compromise claims . E. To join any merger, consolidation, reorganization, voting trust plan, or any other concerted action of security holders and to delegate discretionary duties with respect thereto . F. To lend to, and buy from, my estate. G. To borrow and to pledge real and personal property as security therefor. H . To sell at public or private sale for cash or credit or partly for each, to exchange, or to lease for any period of time, any real or personal property, and to give options for sales, exchanges, or leases. I. To exercise any option permitted by law which she believes to be advantageous from the viewpoint of overall tax reductions, including, without limitation of the foregoing, power and authority to claim administration or other expenses either as income tax deductions or inheritance or estate tax deductions, without regard to whether they were paid from principal or income and without requiring adjustments between principal and income for any resulting effect on income or estate taxes, and a deduction of such expenses for income tax purposes shall be given effect in computing the respective shares of all persons interested in my estate set forth herein, even though the effect is to increase the share of one beneficiary or class of beneficiaries hereunder at the expense of another; and to make such adjustments, if any, between beneficiaries with respect thereto as she shall deem appropriate in view of the nature of the transaction and the amounts involved. J. To distribute in cash or in kind or partly in each. K. To employ agents, legal counsel, brokers, and assistants, and to pay their .~ fees and expenses as he may deem necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions of this i Will or any Trust. The powers granted hereunder shall be exercisable with respect to all real and personal ~~ ~y property, including, but not limited to, income and principal held for minors or disabled beneficiaries at any time, until the actual distribution of all property. All powers, authorities and discretion granted here shall be in addition to those granted by law and shall be exercisable without leave of court. However, nothing herein shall be interpreted or construed to encourage, authorize, empower, or permit the Executrix to act or causf; anyone to act in a manner contrary to or inconsistent with accepted standards of portfolio diversification and risk management. SIXTH: I nominate, constitute, and appoint my sister, JEAN HOIN, as Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament. In the event of the renunciation, death, resignation, or inability of my sister to act for whatever reason in this capacity, then I nominate, constitute, and appoint my friend, KAYE REAM, as Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament. I direct that no representative named above shall be required to post security for the faithful performance of her duties in any jurisdiction insofar as I am able by law to relieve her of such obligation. Any of my representatives shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for the performance of the duties set forth here. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ~ ~ day of ~q~,~+ , 2008, on this, the fifth of five typewritten pages. I have also signed the left-hand margin of the first four of these pages for purposes of identification only. FLORENCE WEBB SIGNED, PUBLISHED, and DECLARED by the Testatrix, FLORENCE WEBB, as her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at her request„ in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as wit~lesses. ~~, ti. LJ.~...~.r / ,:~ ' ~ ~~ ~3~5 ~~ ~ ' ~ "~ c . Ors? ACKNOWLEDGMENT Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Cumberland I, FLORENCE WEBB, Testatrix, whose name is signed to the attached instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge tYiat 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. FLORENCE WEBB Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed before me by FLORENCF? WEBB, the Testatrix, this ~~~ day of -'Y~~~-'c.~, , 2008. ~~ Notary Publ' ~r nva~w NobNa sw ~-µ~~~~ Camp i~i8ao. pn+beiland Caar+ty Ny Caenn~iwion Ermines not 27.201 t~Aernbsr, yws~ Assodsaon of Not~Mes AFFIDAVIT Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Cumberland We, Debra K. Wallet and ~pn ~.. ~~~) ~ ,the witnesses whose names are signed to the attached instrument, being duly qualified according to law, depose and say that we were present and saw the Testatrix, FLORENCE WEBB, sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will and Testament; that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the Will as witnesses; and that, to the best of our knowledge, the Testatrix was at that time 18 years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint ~~r undue influence. r ; .:.- Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed before me by ~ ); (,(~a ~ ~~- and }~~,~ L . ~ C Cs ~ ~ ~ ,witnesses, this ~_ day of ~l3 ~,~ , 2008. ~~ 1 I ~ Notary Publi coMU,pnav~a~.~+ of ~a~s~n-vim Na~aiid Sse1 ~µ~~~~ Camp H1 Baa Anibe~d CaxrtY Mycomrr~uior+E~k~esOG.27'• X11 Member, Psnt~syivania Assodatlon of Nota~les