HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-09-11PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Marie E. Herman
File Number 21 -11
also known as
,Deceased Social Security Number 160-16-8076
H. Frank Arva
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE `A' or `8' BELOW )
QX 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 05/31/1995 and codicil(s) dated
Please see Renunciation of Executor, Henry F. Arva dated June 09, 2011.
(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 proceeding
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 the 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.; pe en e i e; uran e a sen ia; uran a moron 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:
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Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his /her last principal residence at ~
Bethany Village, 325 Wesley Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(List street address, town/city, township, county, state, zip code)
Bethany Village, Lower Allen Township, 325 Wesley Dr. Mechanicsburg,
Decedent, then 93 years of age, died on 05/29/2011 at PA 17055
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PA) All personal property $
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $
situated as follows: N/A
8,000.00
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
H. Frank Arva 136 Yorkshire Drive
C~ Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
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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) wil l well and truly
administer the estate according to law.
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Sworn to car affirmed and subscribed
Signature of Personal Representative H. Frank ArVa
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Estate of Marie E. Herman ,Deceased
Social Security Number: 160-16-8076 Date of Death: 05/29/2011
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 H. Frank Arva
in the above estate
and that the instrument(s) dated 05/31/1995
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent.
Letters .................. .
Short Certificate(s)
Renunciation(s).....
FEES
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Register of Wills
Attorney Signature:
Attorney Name: Jean D Seibert
Supreme Court I.D. No.: 41713
Wion, Zulli and Seibert
Address: 109 Locust Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Telephone: 717/236-9301
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
Pee for this certificate, $6.00
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This is to certify Chat the information here given is
correctly copied fi-om an original Certificate of Death
duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original
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RENUNCIATION
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Marie E. Herman
Deceased
~~ Henry F. Arva , in my capacity/relationship as
(Print Name)
Executor
of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to
administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to
H. Frank Arva
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(Signature) Henry F. rva
338 Stone Hedge Lane
(Street Address)
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(City, State, Zip)
Executed out of Register's Office
Before the undersigned personally appeared the
party executing this renunciation and certified
that he or she executed the renun 'ation for the
pur s stated within on this day
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Deputy for Register of Wills No blic
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(Signature nd seal of Notary or other official qualified to
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JEAN ~ SEiEE~r, Np pL
City of H~~rrf ~bur~, C~uph~~~6un1o
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OF
MARIE E. HERMAN
I, MARIE E. HERMAN, of Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and
understanding, do hereby declare this as and for my Last Wi11 and
Testament, hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils previously made by
me.
1. I direct the payments of my debts and expenses of my last
illness and funeral from my estate as soon after my death as
conveniently may be done.
2. I direct that all my articles of personal or household use,
including any automobiles I own at the time of my death, be
distributed in accordance with a list which is attached hereto and
made a part hereof. Any items not so listed on the list shall be
distributed as my Executor deems appropriate, having my family
members choose any items that are desired by them, and disposing of
the rest of the articles of personal or household use as he deems
(best and adding the proceeds therefrom to the rest, residue and
remainder of my estate.
3. I make the following specific bequests:
(a) I give and bequeath the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00)
Dollars to each of my husband's nephews, namely JAMES HERMAN of
Selton, Pennsylvania and ROBERT HERMAN of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
provided they survive me. In the event either of my husband's
nephews should predecease me, then his gift shall lapse.
(b) In deep appreciation and helpful assistance of Elmer Wise,
now deceased, I give and bequeath the sum of Seven Thousand Five
Hundred ($7,500.00) Dollars to his wife, MRS. ELMER WISE (VIRGINIA
WISE STEVENS), of Richardson, Texas, provided that she su~vives .
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In the event VIRGINIA WISE STEVENS should predecease me, I direct
that this gift shall lapse.
(c) I give and bequeath the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred
($2,500.00) Dollars to my half sister's son, RICHARD OBERHOLTZER, of
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. In the event RICHARD OBERHOLTZER
should predecease me, I direct that this gift shall lapse.
4. I direct that all the rest, residue and remainder of my
estate be distributed in the following manner:
(a) I direct that Sixty percent (600) of all the rest, residue
and remainder of my estate be divided into six (6) equal shares
among my brothers and sisters, and the children of my deceased
sister, JULIA A. BINGAMAN, and my late husband's brother, or their
issue, per stirpes, as follows:
(1) One such share to CATHERINE S. SMITH of Palmyra,
Pennsylvania;
(2) One such share to CONRAD G. ARVA of Radcliff, Kentucky
(3) One such share to ELSIE M. CHRISTNER of Dell City,
Oklahoma;
(4) One such share to HENRY F. ARVA of Mechanicsburg,
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(5) One such share to be divided equally among DONNA M.
JOLLY, EILEEN K. WOHLBRUCK, MICHAEL BINGAMAN; and
(6) One such share to ELMER W. HERMAN of Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
(b) I direct that Forty percent (400) of all the rest, residue
~ and remainder of my estate be divided equally among the following
charities:
(1) One such share to UNITED PRESBYTERIAN FOUNDATION, a
Pennsylvania corporation, registered in the State of New York,
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with its office at 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, to be
used for the education and theological seminaries of students
for the Christian ministry;
(2) One such share to BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC
ASSOCIATION, P.O. Box 779, Minneapolis, MN 55440-0779; and
(3) One such share to the AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY of
1865 Broadway, New York, NY 10023.
5. I direct that any and all inheritance, estate and transfer
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taxes imposed upon my estate, passing under my Will or otherwise,
shall be paid out of the principal of my residuary estate.
6. In addition to powers given him by law, my Executor acting
hereunder shall have the fullest power and authority in all matters
and questions and to do all acts which I might or could do if
living, including, without limitation, complete power and authority
to invest (without restriction to investments permitted by law),
sell (at public or private sale, for cash or credit, with or without
security), mortgage, lease and dispose of and distribute in kind,
all property, real and personal at such times and upon such terms
and conditions that he may deem advisable.
7. I nominate, constitute and appoint my brother, HENRY F.
ARVA, as Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament. In the event
of the renunciation, death, resignation or inability to act for any
reason whatsoever of my said brother, I nominate, constitute and
appoint my nephew, H. FRANK ARVA, as Executor of this, my Last Will
and Testament.
8. I hereby relieve my personal representative from the
necessity of posting security in connection with his duties as such
in any jurisdiction in which he may be called upon to act insofar as
I am able by law to do so.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to
this, my Last Will and Testament, consisting of four typewritten
pages, the first three of which bear my signature in the margin for
the purpose of identification, this ~~ day of
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Marie E. Herman
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testatrix,
Marie E. Herman, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in the
sight and presence of us, who, at her rec{uest, and in her sight and
presence and in the sight and presence of each other, have hereunto
subscrib d our names as witnesses.
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respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing
instrument, being first duly sworn and qualified according to law,
do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that we were present
and saw the Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Last
Will and Testament and that she signed willingly (or willingly
directed another to sign for her), 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 Testatrix,
signed the Will as witness and that to the best of his or her
knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen (18) years of age
or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence,
and I, the said Testatrix, 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.
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged
before me by Marie E. Herman ,
the Testatrix, and su scri ed and sworn to
before me by ,p, a,y,~ ~y ~,~~'Q ~
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this~_ ay o A.D. 19 95.
Notary Public
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