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Home My WebLink About01-18-12Reset PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Petitioner(s) named below, who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for Letters as specified below, and in support thereof aver(s) the following and respectfully request(s) the grant of Letters in the appropriate form: Decedent's Information Name: H. KENNETH HOPKINS a/k/a: HARRY K. HOPKINS a/k/a: a/k/a: Date of Death: 01/13/2012 File No: ~ ~ - ~ ,~ - C U ~ L (Assigned by Register) Social Security No: 211-22-6846 Age at death: 82 Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, pA (Stare) with his/her last principal residence at 17 GOODHART ST., WALNUT BOTTOM, PA 17266 S. NEWTON TWSHP CUMBERLAND Street address, Post Otfice and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County Decedent died at SHIPPENSBURG HEALTH CARE CTR. SHIPPENSBURG. PA 17257 S. NEWTON TWSHP CUMBERLAND Street address, Past Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County State Estimate of value of decedent's property at death: If domiciled in Pennsylvania ............................ All personal property $ j ~; G~ cr!_~ p If not domiciled in Pennsylvania ........................ Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsylvania ........................Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ......................................................... $ l S"Ot a70 TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ ~~~ OG~O 16:00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 17 GOODHART ST. WALNUT BOTTOM PA 17266 S. NEWTON TWSHP CUMBERLAND (Attach additional sheen, if necessary.) 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 APRIL 1, 1986 and Codicil(s) thereto dated State relevant circumstances (eg. 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 party 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 born or adopted; and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. NO EXCEPTIONS ~ EXCEPTIONS Q B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable) c.t.a., d.b.n., d.b.n.c.t.a., pendente lite, durante absentia, durante minoritate If Administration, c.~a. or ci+b.n.c.i: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 Q 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): Form RW-01 rev. ~oilinor~ Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND Official, Use Only _. j Petitioner(s) Printed Name Petitioner(s) Printed Address ~,, y ~ ~, - KATHLEEN M. GINNICK ~,`; 705 S. MOUNTAIN ESTATES SHIPPENSBURG ,T' '' ~ 57 THOMAS GINNICK 705 S. MOUNTAIN ESTATES, SHIPPENSBURG, PA 17257 t The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) 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 Dece e t the Petiti{on~er(s) ill well and/truly administer the estate according tof law. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before -~~/ - ' ~ ~/ Date ~ ~~ ~/~ ~ me thi ~ day of ~ I`l t G Date ~ By: ~ ~~ ~ Date For the Register Date BOND Required: ~ YES ~ NO FEES: Letters ...................... $ (~ )Short Certificate(s)...... (7~ U Q ( )Renunciation(s)........ . ( )Codicil(s) ............ . ( )Affidavit(s)........... . Bond ........................ Commission ................. . Other ........ x,11 ........ 1 C Automation Fee ............... JCS Fee ..................... TOTAL ..................... 0 To the Register of Wills: Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Attorney Signature: Printed Name: St1~3"AN J. HARTMAN Supreme Court ID Number: 65184 Firm Name Address: Phone Fax: Email DUNCAN &HARTMAN, PC 7172497780 7172497800 cncan dnncanhartmanlaw_cnm DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of H. KENNETH HOPKINS File No: a (- ~ ,~ - ~~ G a/k/a: HARRY K. HOPKINS AND NOW, ~_,~,~,r tit.Ja,rL~ ~~ ~ d , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been prese ed before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY are hereby granted to KATHLEEN M. GINNICK & THOMAS GINNICK in the above estate and (if applicable) that the instrument(s) dated APRIL 1 1986 __ described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. „ egister of Wi s ~ YF ~ `nG~~ Form RW-02 rev. IO/1l/2011 Page 2 Of 2 H105.)IOS REV (9/{ 1 ~ LOA'L REG~ScTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH WARNING: It is ille~al to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph, Fee for this certificate, $6.00 ' :: ~ ~ ° ~- ~, r __ Ct ,s- ~, P 1~150~34 Certification Number ~l ~ -Phis is to certify ghat the informatio^ here liven is coiTectly copied frl)1n an original Certificate of Death duly filed with J»e as Local Registrar. The original certificate will hl. iorw~arded to the State Vital Records Office to( pen~nanent filing. --- o. ~/ ~y 1za~Z Registrar Date Cssued COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ~ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ~ VITAL RECORDS CFRTIF~['OTF AC 1']CATFJ TYPe/Print In Permanent 1. Decedent's Legal Name (First, Middle, Last, Suffix} 2. Sex 3. Social Security Number~1e •4. Pate of Death (MO/Day/Yr) (Spell Mo) Kenneth H- Hopkins M:~ie 211-22-6846 5a. Age-Last Birthday (Yrs) 5b. ndsr 1 Year Sc. Under 1 O 6. Data of BSrth (MOJOSy/Year) (Spell Month) 7a. Birthplace (City and Stets or Foreign Co ntry) Months Deys Hours Minutes A l t o o n a 8 2 March 3 0, 1 9 2 9 Tb. BSrthpl.m (county? B l a i r 8a. Residence (State or Foreign Country) Sb. Risitlence (StreK and Number - InclUtle Apt NO.) Bc. Did Decedent Llv¢ In a Township? PA ~T s aecedenc lwedm South Newton , Sd. Residence (County) 1 7 G o D d h a r t Street twp- C u m b e r l a n d Se. Residence (Zip Code) 1 7 2 6 6 Q No, dettdenf shred within limits of city/boro. 9. Ever in US Armed Forces? 30. Marital Status at Time o1 Death Q Merrled 1 owed 11. Surviving Spouse's Name (IT wHe, give name prior to first marriage) Q Yes [t7~No Q Vnknown Q DNOrc¢d Q Never Married Q Unknow 12- Father's Nama (FIrsT, Middle, Last, Suffix) ~ 13. Mother's Name PrlOr to First Marriage (FM1rst, Middle, Last) Clarence J. Hopkins Margaret Gauntner 14a. Informant's Name 14b. Relationship to Decedent 14c. Informant's Melling Address (Street and Number, Clty, State, Zip Code) ~ 7 2 rj 7 Kathleen M Ginn lck daughter 705 South Mountain Estates, Sh ippensburg, PA ce If Death Occurred In a Hospital: ~ Inpatbnt ;If Death ceurred Somewhere Other Than a Hos vital: ~~~~~ ~~ ~~ """"'"" """" H i F l ty ~" D ' ~~ O 4 osp ce D aci i ecedent s Home 0 Em¢rgency Roam/OUtpatlen2 p D¢ad on Arrival Nursln Home/LOn -Term Carc Facility Other (Specify) • aaa°1~~ 156_ Facility Nam¢ (1tt of Institution, giv! est and numbs9 ~ ~s b (~ r N S L 'evl~et' ( ~ G' 15c. City or Town, State, a d Zip Cod! s 15d, County O Death s- 7 {{ S L.: s ~ ~t J ~' a ' m ecz L .. a.r•e 16a. Method oT Disposition pJ Burial Q Cremation to n v r ~ , ., vv>'Ibcr ~anof L 16b. Date o1 Disposition 16c. Place of Disposition (Name of cemetery, crematory, or other place) y Q Removal from SYat! Q Donation ' C Other (Specify) 1-16-20 12 Jacks onVille Cemetery 16d. Location of Disposition (City or Town, State, and Zip) 17a. Signature of FunergjSSDrI~ Liven/e or Person In Charge of Interment 17h. Ucens¢ Number / J / Walnut Bottom, PA 17266 ` i / ra ir//Y~~--Q-..LJJ- FD-0'12984-L 17c Name and Complete Address of Funeral Facility Fo clean er-Bricker Funeral Home Znc. 112 West Kin Street, Shippensburg, PA 17257 ~ 18- Decedent's Education -Check the bow that bast describes the 19. Decadent of Hispanic Origin -Check ih• 20. Decedent's Rece -Check ONE OR MORE races to indicate what highest degree or level of school completed at <he time of death. box that best describes whither the dscidem Yhs decedent consideretl himself or herself to be . Q 8th grade or less is Spanish/Hlspeni4Latino. Cheek the "NO" [~Whlte Korean Q No diploma, 9th - 12th grade box If decadent is not Spanish/Hlspani4Latino: Q Black or African Amerlun 0 Vietnamese Q High school graduate or GED completed ~io, not Spanish/Hispanic/4tlno Q American Indian Dr Alaska Na[IVe 0 Other Aslsn ~$pm! college credit, but no degree Q Yes, Mexlcsn. Mlxlcan American, Chicano 0 Asian Indian Q Native Hawsil-n Q ~ASSOCIate degree (e.g. AA, AS) ~ Ves, Puerto Rican ~ Chinese Q Guamanian or Chamor ' ro Q Bachelor s degree (e.g. BA, AB, BS) Yes, Cuban Q Q FIIlpino 0 Samoan ' Master s de ~ gree (e.g. MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) ~ Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/latino 0 Japanese ~ Other Pacific Islander 0 Doctora[¢ (e-g. PhD, EtlD) or Profeszlonai degree (Specify) [ ~ Oth r S if . ( e pec y) MO ODs DVM LLB Jp 21. Decedent's Single Race Self-Designation -Check ONLY ONE to indicate what the decedent considered himself or herself to be. 22a. Decsdlnt's Usual Occu ation - tntli at f p c e type o work m.lNhite ~ lapanese [] Samoan dons during most of working Ilfe. DO NOT USE RETIRED. l i Q B ack ar Afr can American Q Korean ~ Other Pacific Islantler _ ~ American Indian or Alaska Native Q Vietnamese Q Don't Know/Not Sure Q Asian Intllan Q ether Asian Q Refused 22b. Kin of Business/industry Q Chines! Q Nstlve Hawaiian Q Other (SpecNy) Q FIIlpino ~ Guamanian or Chamorro w 4 REMS 23a - 23 MV3T HE COMPLETE 2Y3a. Date Pronounce Dead Mo Day 23 . 5 gnature o Person ron ncing Deat On y w applica le 23c. Icense u er PRONOUNCES OR ou S CERTIFI V 0.K V Q r Y t 3) OIL 0 ~ ~ ~,/~~ - ES DEATH ~ A/ 23d. Date Signed (MD/Day/Yr) 24 Tlm! of De th / ~ L - ~ ~ ' ~~ /' i~ iv 3ai ~ . ~ ~ . , a . ,f ~yt K V 0. Y- t ~ 3 rat p ~ ~ Q ) ]' 3 fa • - ( 25. Was Medical Examiner or Coroner ContactedT Q Yes No CAUSE OF DEATH Approximate 26. Part 1. Enter the chaff of events-diseas¢s, Injuries, or complicatlon3--char directly caused the death. DO NOT enter terminal events such as cardiac arrest I l nterva : respiratory arrest, or ventricular fibre llafion without show i ng th e etiology. DO NOT ABBREVIATE. Enter only one cause on a Iln e Add addhlonal Ilnes If necessary Onset to Death / ~ / -, / .~ IMMEDIATE CAUSE > f•~ ~ y 'l ~ ~ ~]- ~ L±r7 ~ ~f~~f ~ ! / ~ f, ~, S (Final tlisease or condition Due Yo (or as a conseque of): ! resulting in death) b. L /7J~~ ST.4-~~y .~f IZ -- r '~ T rJ / c L . i „ ~ ~ Sequentially list conditions, Due to (qr sagtience Df): If any, leatling Co [he cause listed on Ilne a. Enter the V NDERLYING CAUSE DUe to (or as a consequcnce of): (disease or injury that ~ Initla[ed [he ¢vlnts resulting d. ~ In death) LAST. Due to (or as a consequence of): s 26. Pert II, Enter other si Ifl a ndl ontri i h but not resuttfng In the underlying cause given in Part I 27. Was an autopsy perto made ~ Q Yes No 28. Wars autopsy fin In s vallable to complete chi cause of deathT ~ E ~ Yes No 29. If Fefr+ale: 30. Dltl Tobacco Use Contribute to DaathT 31. nnlr of Death Q No[ pregnant within past year ~' Ye s Q probably ~NStural Hom)cld r Q ° $ o e Q Pregnant at time of death / Q Q Vnknown Q g ~YJ Accident Pindin Inv¢sti Not r atl n b a g Q p egnanT, o ut pregnant within 42 days of destF Q No[ pregnant, but pregnant 43 days to 1 year before deatF 32. Date of Injury (MO/Da /Yr 5 Q Sulclde 0 Co Uld not be determined Y ) ( Pell Month) ~ Unknown H pregnant within the past year 33. Tim! of In)ury 34. Plat! of In)ury (e_g, home; cons[ructlon site; sr ,school) 35. Location of Injury Sireat an Number, City, Stare, 21p Code) 36. In)ury at Work 3T. If Transportstlon Injury, Specify: 38. Describe How Injury Occurred: Q Y Q Driver/Operator Q Petl¢strian Q ND Q Pass¢nger Q Other (Specify) 39a. Certifier (Check only one): Q Certifying physician - To the best of y knowledge, death occur si(s) and manner stated {~ Pronoundng 6 Certlfyi hysicia e b of my k edge, tlesth o urretl at the time, date, and plats, and due to [he cause(s) and manner st t tl a e Q Medical Examiner/GOr ner basis of exa o and/or Inv¢ atlon, In my opinion, yeah, at th¢ time, tlaY<, and place, and due to th s ,nann + r T d ~ ~ g s Ati \ #~ ~ Signature of ceRlfler: TIYIe of certifier: \~"h\ License Numb CCC"'"'\ `\J#` 3 I_/~J 1/L er: 39b. Name, Address and Zip Cod¢ of n Completing Cause of Death (Item 26) 39c. t! Sign (MO/Day/Vr) / O a ZC~ Z 40. Registrar's D IS[rict Number 41. Re Istr gn cure rt/ 42. glstrar FI a Date Mo ay - t..T /~ 7 43. Amentlments ~ 1'TC ~t~I. ~ ~ e t ~ vi zoo , Disposition Permit Np-Q- [, ~5 ~~5 ~ H105-143 REV 07/2011 _ _ _ l LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, H. KENNETH HOPKINS, of South Newton Township, Cumberland County, Penn- Sylvania, declare this to be my Last Will and Testament ,and revoke. any w~~l or ;_, _,': codicil previously made by me. ITEM I: I direct that all my just debts and funeral expense;;, including my gravemarker and all expenses of my last illness, shall b+~ paid from my ,' residuar estate as soon as racticable after m decease: Y P Y ~s a part of `tie... administration of my estate. ITEM II: I give, devise and bequeath all of the jewelry which belonged to my wife, Joyce K. Hopkins, to my step-daughters, Phillis J. Eames and Joann M. Eames, in shares of equal value. ITEM III: I give, devise and bequeath all of my hunting equipment and guns to Michael K. Hopkins, his heirs and assigns. ITEM IV: Should either of my step-daughters, Phillis J. Eames or Joann M. Eames, be single and unmarried at the time of my death, I direct that they, either individually or jointly, shall have an option to purchase my residence of which I die seized at a fair market value; said option to be exercised in writing within six (6) months of the date of my death. Should my step-daughte predecease me or die on or before the thirtieth day following my death, and be married or established in a separate household away from my residence, then the grant of this option shall be null and void. ITEM V: I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest, residue and rema of my estate of every nature and wheresoever situate to my children: Michael Kenneth Hopkins, Kathleen M. Ginnick, and Cindy Lou Grippin, their heirs and assigns, in equal shares, provided however, that the share of Cindy Lou Grippin ~. (shall be reduced by the amount of Three Thousand, Five Hundred ($3,500.00) Dollars representing an amount I have already given her as a gift during my ~ lifetime. ITEM VI: I appoint Robert A. Eames, guardian of any property which passes either under this Will or otherwise to my s epdaughters, Phillis J. j Eames and Joann M. Eames, and with respect to which I am authorized to appoint guardian and have not otherwise specifically done so, provided that this appointment of a guardian shall not supersede the right of any fiduciary in its discretion to distribute a share where possible to the minor or to another for the minor's benefit. Such guardian shall have the power to use principal as (well as income from time to time for the minor's support and education (includ- ing college education, both graduate and undergraduate) without regard to his or her parent's ability to provide for such support and education, or to make payment for these purposes, without further responsibility to the minor or to the minor's parent or to any person taking care of the minor. ITEM VII: I appoint Kathleen M. Ginnick and Thomas Ginnick, her husband, as guardians of any property which passes either under this Will or otherwise to a minor or incompetent child of Cindy Lou Grippin and with respect to which I am authorized to appoint a guardian and have not otherwise specifically done so, provided that this appointment of a guardian shall not supersede the right of any fiduciary in its discretion to distribute a share where possible to the minor or to another for the minor's benefit. Such guardian shall have the power to use principal as well as income from time to time for the minor's support and education (including college education, both graduate and under- graduate) without regard to his or her parent's ability to provide for such support and education, or to make payment for these purposes, without further -2- responsibility to the minor or to the minor's parent or to any person taking care of the minor. ITEM VIII: I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence of my death, of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed, shall be paid from my residuary estate as part of the expenses of the administration of my estate. ITEM IX: I appoint Kathleen M. Ginnick and Thomas Ginnick as co-executors of this my Last Will and Testament. ITEM X: I direct that my executors or guardians or their successors shall not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament, written on three (3) sheets of paper, dated this ' day of ~!^ ~' 1986 . `~ l~ ~~ (SEAL) H. Ken eth Hop ins The preceding instrument, consisting of this and two (2) other typewritt pages, each identified by the signature of the testator, H. Kenneth Hopkins, was on the day and date thereof signed, published and declared by H. Kenneth Hopkins, the testator herein named, as and for his Last Will, in the presence of us, who, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. r '~ ,.,-.,, ~~ ~~~-ti.SZ1a,.~ ~ residing a t ~ ~~ `- r ~ -_ J ~ ~ residing at ;~- /~~ ~_ -3- COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: SS COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, H. Kenneth Hopkins, JL // ~ and ~' the testator and the witnesses, respectivel who e ames are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the testator signed and executed the instrument as his Last Will and Testament and that he signed willingly (or willingly directed another person to sign for him), and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the testator, signed the will as witnesses and that to the best of our knowledge, the testator was at that time eighteen years or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. ~i. Ke neth Hopkins v ~~r~ „ Si.bscribed, sworn to and acknowledged, by H. Kenneth Hopkins, the testator and swnrarto before me by an . ~/. witfiesses, this j,Q~ ay of ~~/ 1986. Notax`y Pu My commission expires: S!lSA~RE f+ ~~! f "'. ,: ': !hOT1ERY PUBLIC SHIPPF'~E4~tiS "n''~ , `.;aio~B~ftLAND CO!lNTY MY CC3k~!SS:~e~ .~~"9ES RPRII 21, 1956 Member, F~~zsyfvania F~ssociation of Notaries ~~ -4-