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Home My WebLink About11-23-11h.7 t ~'.3 i ,~ `~ ~ r~ :} C7 i-z" ~ {l tU ~•r"- ....7 PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS -.. REGISTER OF WII.,LS OF COUNTY, PENN='`C'~t~NIA ~ , 1-; ~~.'; C? O -fin ~ _ . r Petitioner(s) named below, who is/are 18 .years of age or older, apply(iesj for Letters as s~ified b~iw, a support thereof aver(s) the following and respectfully request(s) the grant of Letters in the appr~riate form: `~ r~ - -,-r .a•- Decedent's Information 2I ~ I_ / n~~ Name: L) , t I : c.rv~ .S , Kec tJ File No: ~{ a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: IN.S' - 1 a- `5'~.sto Date of Death: Age at death: $ Decedent was domiciled at death in Curvy L ~. ~~.J a County, pA (stare) with his/her last principal residence at ineo w . o~ 5~. t~ e ~ ~ C~.,. L.c ~ ~ C'~.r, [, ~ N~ Street address, Post Office snd Zip Code City, Township or Borough County Decedent died at i aoe W . 66U~'ln .5~. 17 0 (~ ~~.. ~.~c ~~ CwnL~;~d Q +9 Street addreu, Post Office snd Zip Code City, Township or Borough Connty State Estimate of value of decedent's property at death: If domiciled in Pennsylvania ............................ All personal property $ If not domiciled Its Pennsylvania ........................Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domicfled in Pennsylvania ........................ Personal property in County $ [value of real estate in Pennsylvania ......................................................... $ TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ .S, a t][1 _ m Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: (Anach additional sheets, ijnecessary.) Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County ® A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary Petitioner(s) aver(s) he/she/they is/are the Executor(s) named in the last Will of the Decedent, dated thereto dated and Codicil(s) State relevant circumstances (ag. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Except as follows: after the execution of the instrument(s) offered for probate Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, was not a patty to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa C.S. § 3323(g), and did not have a child bom or adopted; and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. ~NO EXCEPTIONS ^ EXCEPTIONS ^ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable) c.t.a., d.b.n., d.b.n.c.t.a., pendente life, durante absentia, durante minoritate If Administration, aka or db.n.c.f:a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs. .Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa. C.S. § 3323(g) and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. ^NO EXCEPTIONS ^ EXCEPTIONS 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 (attach additional sheets, if necessary): N Form RW-n2 rev. l0/llnou Page 1 Of 2 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF } } SS: } t~ial Use Only c~ ~ ~- ~ , ~ ~ <: , , ~.r~T W 1+~ .-~ Petitioner(s) Printed Name Petitioner(s) Printed Address ~ C --'' - ?' ~-- ~ ~ w t ,. - The Petitioner(s) above-name swears} or aff tm(s) the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and connect to the bestof the knowledge and belief of Petitioners) and that, as Personal Representative(s) of the Decedent, the P itioners) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to affirmt~d.a ~ sybsC ~ ed bE or Date 1 me thl ~ ~ ~ Date By. Date Register - ~ ~ Date BOND Required: Q YES 10 To the Register of Wills: FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Lettfs ...................... $ r~ ( /~) Short Certificate(s)..... . ( )Renunciation(s)........ . ( )Codicil(s)............ . ( )Affidavit(s)........... . Bond ........................ Commission ................. . Other ./ ........ Astomation Fee ............... ~ (~ JCS Fee . .................... D TOTAL ..................... $ Attorney Signature: Printed Name: Supreme Court ID Number: Firm Name: Address: DECREE OF THE REGISTER ~~ ~ Pn ~-I -ll /~39 Estate of YV / 1 ~Ct'/17 /~~ File No: a/k/a: AND NOW, ~Q~e~d~G/ ~,~~d , ~ l~ 11 , in consider 'on of the foregoing, Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT I REED that Letters Q are hereby granted to ~ in the above estate and (i€ a~Slcable)rthat the instrtunent(s) dated described in the Petition be a i d to probate and filed of re~o~i as the last YVill (and Codicil(sJj~of DecedepC.' ~ - of Wills Form RW-02 rev. !0/Il/20// -"Pale 2 of r~-.., r p LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT ~~ ~,. OF -v ~~~ ' ~: -~ f t`t ~ WILLIAM J. BEEN G~J~ -~-, w ~ ~> _r~ =!.u Q ~ ..~ ~J I, WILLIAM J. KEEN, of Hershey, Dauphin County, Penr~sylvani~~, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make,- publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all prior wills, codicils, or writings thereto, made by me at any time prior to the making of this Will. ITEM I: I direct that the payment of my debts and the expenses of my last illness and funeral shall be paid from my estate as an administrative expense as soon after my death as conveniently may be done. I direct that my personal representative be responsible for making all necessary arrangements for my burial. ITEM II: I give, devise and bequeath my entire estate, consisting of all realty, personalty and mixed, wheresoever situate, to my wife, ETHEL M. KEEN, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, provided that she is living on the thirtieth (30th) day after the date of my death. ITEM III: In the event that my wife, ETHEL M. KEEN, does not survive me or does not survive me by said thirty (30) days, then I (SEAL) WILLI J. KEEN ~; ~, c"> <%,% i'i _'~ £; j rn give, devise and bequeath my entire estate, consisting of all realty, personalty and mixed, wheresoever situate to my children, as follows, IN EQUAL SHARES PER CAPITA AND NOT PER STIRPES: DIANE T. (KEEN) MULLEN of Jackson, New Jersey; WILLIAM J. KEEN of New Providence, Pennsylvania; ROBERTA A. (KEEN) REYNOLDS of Toms River, New Jersey; HENRY D. KEEN of Carlisle, Pennsylvania; JOHN F. KEEN of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; and JOYCE M. (KEEN) SMITH of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. ITEM IV: No interest of any beneficiary under this Will or any codicil shall be subject to anticipation or voluntary or involuntary alienation. ITEM V: All taxes, interest and penalties thereon payable by reason of my death with respect to property comprising my gross taxable estate, whether or not passing under this Will, shall be paid from the principal of my residuary estate. ITEM VI: In addition to powers given to him by law, my Executor and his successors shall have the following powers, applicable to all property held by him, effective without Court Order and until actual distribution: a) To retain any property received by him, in the form in which it is received, until actual distribution; b) To sell real estate for any purpose, publicly or privately, for such prices and on such terms as he deems / ( SEAL) WILI,I KEEN proper, without liability on the purchasers to see to application or the purchase monies; c) To compromise controversies; d) To distribute in cash or kind or both at such valuations as he may fix. ITEM VII: I nominate, constitute and appoint my son, JOHN F. KEEN, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, but should my .said son, JOHN F. KEEN, predecease me, or for any reason fails to qualify as such Executor, or having qualified, fails to serve as such Executor, I nominate, constitute and appoint my son, HENRY D. KEEN, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, as Alternate Executor. No fiduciary acting hereunder shall be required to post bond or enter security in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament, consisting of this and two (2) other pages at the end of which I have also set my hand and affixed my seal for greater security and better identification, this ~- day of ', A.D., 1994. ' ,~ /i~~ ' EAL) i WILLIAM J. N WITNESS: • j~ ~~l~t~d/l residing at ~AC_ht y~,~ PA residing at ~~~~rh-l~ 4''~ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF DAUPHIN I, WILLIAM J. KEEN, 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; and that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me, by the Testator, this `~tl(. day of ~ , 1994. (SEAL) 'WILLIAM J~ICEEN N ary Public ~g My L ~'tAe es JUDITH R. ARVA, Notary Public Hershey, PA, Dauphin County My Commissihn ~xpireS Mar 20,1995 AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF DAUPHIN We, A. Mark Winter and Nancy L. Shay, the witnesses whose naiaes are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw Testator sign and execute the instrument as his Last Will; that he signed willingly and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testator signed the Will as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen (18) or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. • /J . ~IL~tif// ( SEAL) ~_ Witness (SEAL) Witness Sworn to and subscribed before me this -~-EeQ.. day of 1994 i Igo ary Public M NOTARIAL SEAL JUDITH R. ARVA, Notary Public Hershey, PA, Dauphin County My Commission Expires Mar 20,1995