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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 )
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Name: Muriel Berry File No: -',Z ~ ~ ~.~~ ~-+--~-~-}=-;)
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: February 7, 2012 Age at death: 84
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (State) with his/her last
principal residence at 735 West Louther Street, Carlisle, 17013 Borous?h of Carlisle Cumberland
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 503 North 21st Street, Camp Hill, 17011 East Pennsboro Township Cumberland PA
Street address, Post 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 $ 44,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania ........................ Personal property in Pennsylvania $ ~ ~~
/f not domiciled in Pennsylvania ........................ Personal property in County $ 0.00
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ......................................................... $ ~_~~
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ 44,000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: N/A _
(Attach additional sheets, 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 March 24, 1992 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated N/A
Alhert K_ Rem tin •mar;execnt~r nredeceaced Muriel Rerrrv
State relevant circumstances (eg. renunciation, deatH of executor, etc.)
Except as follows: after the execution ofthe 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(8), 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.t.a. or d. b.n.c.t.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(8) 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 (ifany) and heirs (attach
additional sheets, if necessary):
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF Cumberland
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Petitioner(s) Printed Name Petitioner(s) Printed Address
Pamela L. Hamilton now Pamela L. Hosler 735 West Louther Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 nRPI-~lLn1 ~ ; ; a :;-..
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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 Decedent, the Petitioner(s) ill well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworr, to or affirmed and subscribed before ~~~Z ~ J 1.C / ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~sLF ~ ~ t_~ Dare ,~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~
me t~ day of_ ~ /1~ ,~ r , ~^~ Dare
BY ~ ` l i" l l ~ l `>L l h ~'~.1 ) \~ ~ "I \ Date
For the Register Date
BOND Required: ®YES ~ NO
FEES:
Letters ...................... $ ~ ~ , (,~,'.
( ~, )Short Certificate(s)...... ~ , ( ~,
( ) Renunciations}........ .
( )Codicil(s) ............ .
( )Affidavit(s)........... .
Bond ........................
Commission .................. .
Other ......
Automation Fee ............... ~` ~,_ ~'~~''
JCS Fee . .................... •~ j~ )C~l
TOTAL ..................... $ ~ll~,';(-% -$66
To the Register of Wills:
Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Attorney Signature:
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Printed Name: El E. Ro ers, Es uir~-- ~~
Supreme Court
ID Number: 41274
Firm Name: Saidis, Sullivan & Rogers
Address: 635 North 12th Street, Suite 400
Lemoyne, PA 17043
Phone: 717-612-5801
Fax: 717-612-5805
Email: PrngPrc ccr-attnrnPyc cnm
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
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Estate of Muriel Berrv File No: >' ~ ! ~~ ~~-( <`~ ;i'_-~3- j a~ 1,
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AND NOW, ~ ~ \. ( ~ ~ ~ ,_~~ ~ j _~. , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Pamela L. Holler
in the above estate and (if applicable) that
the instrument(s) dated March 24, 1992
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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Type/Print In COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH • VITAL RECORDS
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1. Decedent's Legal Name (First, Mitldle, Last, Suffix) 2. Sex 3. Social Secu ritY Number 4. Date of Ueaih (MO/Day/Vr) (Spell Mo)
B rr emale 566-32-7258 Februar 7, 2012
Sa. Age-Las[ Bnthday (Vrs) Sb. Under 1 Year ntler 1
c 6. Date of Birth (MO/Day/Near) (Spell Month) >a. Birthplace (City and State or Foreign Coun ry)
Months ^ays HOUrs Minutes
84 December 26 1927 2b. Bo-[bpla=¢ (cpuntyJ -
Sa. Residence (State or Foreign Coun ry) Sb. Resitlence (Sheet and Number -Include Apt No.) 8c. Did Decedent Live in a Township?
Penns lvania 735 W
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He. R¢sitlence (Zip Code) o, decedent lived within limits of Car 11S1e i[y/boro.
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n US Armed Forces? 10. tai Status at Tim¢ of Death ~ Ma I d ~Widowed
11. Surviving Spouse's Name (If wife, g ¢ name poor to first marriage)
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p Vnknown
12. Father's Name (First. Midtlle, Last, Suffix) 13. Mother's N r o First Marriage (First, Middle, Laz[)
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Hayward Medd Cora
Driver
14a. Informant's Name 146. Relationship to Decedent 14c. Infpr ant's Mailing Address (Street and Number, Ci[Y. S'[ate, Zip Code)
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Pame a Ho ley Dau titer
735
W. Luther St_ Carlisle, PA 17013
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:If Death Occurred Somewhere Other Than a Hospital: ~] Hospic Facility ~ Oec¢den['s Home
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Emergency Room/Outpatient ~ Dead o Arrival _ p Nursing Home/Long-Term Care Facility p Other (Specify)
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15 b. Facility Name (If not in i n, gives t and number',
e 15c- City or Town, State, and Zip Code 15d. County of Death
Hot S irit Hos hal Cam Hi11, PA 17011 Cumberland
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ethod of Disposition ~ Burial ~ re matron 16b. Date of Disposition 16c. Place of Disposition (Name of ceme[e ry, cremat y, or other plar_e)
O Removal from State ~ Donation
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16tl. L°cation of Disposition (City or Town, State, and Zip) 1Ja. Signa of Funeral Service L tens n in Charge of Interment
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_ East Stroudsbur PA 18301 -~-~ '
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E 1JC. Name and Complete Atldress of Funeral Facility
° Lan erman & Allen Funeral Home Inc. 27 Wasl-Lin ton St_ E_ Stroudsbur PA 18301
~ 18. O cetlent's Education -Check the box that best describes the
s 19. Decedent of Hispanic Origin ~ Check the cetlen['s H -Check ONE O MORE r o Indicate what
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t degree or level of school completed at the time of tleath_ box that best describes whether ilia decedent the decedent considered himself or herself to be.
Q 8th grade or less s Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. Check ilia "NO" Qtj White ~ Korean
p No diploma, 9th - 12th grade. box if decedent is not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. 0 Black or African American (] Vietnamese
High school graduate or GED completed
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~ A ndian ~ ¢ Hawaiian
p Chinese p Guamanian or Cha mono
~ Bachelor's degree (e.g. BA, AB, BS) p Ves, Cuban ~ Filipino ~ Sam
Master's degree (e.g. MA, M5, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) ~ Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino p Japanese
p Other Pacific Islander
p Doctorate (e.g. PhD, EdD) or Professional degree (Specify) _,_ (] Other (Specify) _
. Mp, DDS, DVM, LLB, lU)
21. Decedent's Single Race Self-Designation -Check ONLY ONE to indicate what the decedent considered himself or herself to be. 22a. De ede s Usual Occupation -Indicate type of work
White Q Japanese ~ Samoan
Black or African American ~ Korean p Other Pacific Islander done dur ng most of working life. DO NOT USE RETIRED.
American Indian or Alaska Native ~ Vietnamese p Don't Know/NOt Sure HOmi=maker
As ndian ~ Other Asian ~ Refusetl 22b. Kintl of Business/I n[1 u~itry
~ Chinese ~ Native H ~ Other (Specify)
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Filipino O Guaman an or
Chamorro
Own Home
ITEMS 23a - 23d MUST BE COMPLETED 23a. Date Pronounced Oead (MO/Day/Yr) 23 ure of Person Vronou ncing Death (Only when applica bleJ 23c. License Number
BY PERSON WHO PRONOUN<E9 OR
CERTIFIES DEATH
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23d. Date Signed (MO/Day/V r) 24. Time of Death r ' ` ~ (V o~ 6`t
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CAUSE OF DEATH Approximate
26. Part 1. Enter the chain ot_ a tits--diseases, injuries, o mplications--that directly c ed the death- DO NOT a mi al = ch a artliac a Interval:
r co aus titer ter n •ven[s su s c >s[
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26. Part 11. Enter other signifi onditions ributing to death but not resulting in the untlerlying cause given in Part 1 27. Waz a opsY Performed?
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o ~ Not pregn tnt within past year
Pregnant a time of death p Ves p Probe blY
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f- ~ N regnant, but pregnant 43 days to 1 y r before death
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~ Unknown if pregnant within the pas[ Year ime
33. T of Injury
Pla~¢ °f Im Y (¢ g o e, construction site, farm, s.:hool) .Location of InJu Y (Street and Numbs Clty, State, Zip -ode)
36. Injury at Work If Tra nsportaiion Injury. Specify: 38. Describe How
Injury Occurred:
Ves ~ Driver/Operator p Pedestrian
No p Passenger p Ocher (Specify)
39a. Certifier (Check only one):
Certifying physician - To ih¢ best of mY kno tlge, death occurred due to [he c se(s) and m nner s tad
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MURIEL BERRY ~ ~r
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I, MURIEL BERRY, a resident of and domiciled in the
Borough of East Stroudsburg, County of Monroe and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby make, publish and
declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking all Wills and Codicils at any time heretofore made
by me.
` ITEM ONE: I direct that all estate, inheritance, suc-
~ ~ cessi.^n, death or .similar taxes (except generation-skipping
transfer taxes) assessed with respect to my estate herein
--,,~~ ~ disposed of, or any part thereof, or on any bequest or
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i devise contained in this my Last Will (which term wherever
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~ used herein shall include any Codicil hereto), or on any
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,; ~ insurance upon my life or on any property held jointly by me
~ with another or on any transfer made by me during my life-
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~ time or on any other property or interests in property
included in my estate for such tax ur oses be
p p paid out of
my residuary estatE: and shall not be charged to or against
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any recipient, benE~ficiary, transferee or owner of any such
property or interests in property included in my estate for
i such tax purposes.
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ITEM TWO: I give and bequeath all my personal and
household effects of every kind including but not limited to
furniture, appliances, furnishings, pictures, silverware,
china, glass, books, jewelry, wearing apparel, boats, auto-
mobiles, and other vehicles, and all policies of fire,
burglary, property damage, and other insurance on or in con-
nection with the use of this property, to my husband, ALBERT
K. BERRY, if he shall survive me. If he shall not survive
me, then I give and bequeath all this property to my
children surviving me, in approximately equal shares; pro-
vided, however, the issue of a deceased child surviving me
shall take per stirpes the share their parent would have
w taken had he or she survived me. If my issue do not agree
=' f to the division of the property among themselves, my
~` Executor shall make such division among them, the decision
of my Executor to be in all respects binding upon my issue.
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I request that my husband, my Executor and my issue abide by
any memorandum by me directing the disposition of this pro-
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-- perty or any part thereof. This request is precatory and
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not mandatory. If any beneficiary hereunder is a minor, my
Executor may distribute such minor's share to such minor or
for such minor's use to any person with whom such minor is
residing or who has the care or control of such minor
without further responsibility and the receipt of the person
to whom it is distributed shall be a complete discharge of
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my Executor.
ITEM THREE: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest,
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residue and remainder of my property of every kind and
description (including lapsed legacies and devises) wherever
situate and whether acquired before or after the execution
of this Will, to my husband, ALBERT K. BERRY and my
~' daughter, PAMELA L. HAMILTON, as Co-Trustees under that cer-
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tain Trust Agreement between myself as Settlor and my hus-
band, ALBERT K. BERRY and my daughter, PAMELA L. HAMILTON,
as successor Co-Trustees executed prior to the execution of
this Will on My Trustee
~~ shall add the property bequeathed and devised by this Item
" to the principal of the above Trust and shall hold, admi-
`'\~4 ninster and distribute the property in accordance with the
provisions of the Trust Agreement, including any amendments
thereto made before my death.
`" ITEM FOUR: In the event for any reason the alternate
bequest and devise to the Trustee under Item Three is inef-
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fective and invalid, then I r,ereby give, devise and bequeath
the rest, residue and remainder of my property of every kind
and description (including lapsed legacies and devises)
wherever situate and whether acquired before or after the
execution of this 4vTi11, to my husband, ALBERT K. BERRY, and
my daughter, PAMELA L. HAMILTON, as Co-Trustees to be held,
administered and distributed in accordance with the provi-
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sions of that certain Trust Agreement between myself as
Settlor and my husband, ALBERT K. BERRY, and my daughter,
PAMELA L. HAMILTON, as Co-Trustees executed prior to the
execution of this Will on ~`,~(';~~''~ j `,~ ~"~ ~ ,
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which Trust Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference
and made a part hereof the same as if the entire Trust
Agreement were set forth herein. If for any reason neither
i my husband, ALBERT K. BERRY, nor my daughter, PAMELA L.
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~ HAMILTON, is able or unwilling to serve then I hereby nomi-
nate, constitute and ap oint as successor or substitu
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Trustee a bank or trust company qualified to do business in
the State of my domicile at the time of my death, which suc-
a,
~` cessor or substitute Trustee shall be designated in a writ-
"~ ten instrument filed with the court having jurisdiction over
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~' this Will and signed by my husband or if he fails to act by
<;,; or on behalf of my oldest child or if he or she fails to
~~ act, by the court having jurisdiction over the probate of my
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estate.
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-~',~ ITEM FIVE: I }iereby nominate, constitute and appoint as
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Executor of this my Last Will and Testament my husband,
ALBERT K. BERRY, and direct that such Executor shall serve
without bond. If for any reason my Executor is unable or
unwilling to serve or continue to serve then I hereby nomi-
nate, constitute and appoint as substitute or successor
Executor my daughter, PAMELA L. HAMILTON, and direct that
she shall serve without bond.
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ITEM SIX: Whenever the word "Executor" or any modifying
or substituted pronoun thereof is used in this my Will, such
words and respective pronouns shall include both the singu-
lar and the plural, the masculine, feminine and neuter
gender thereof, and shall apply equally to the Executor
named herein and to any successor or substitute Executor
acting hereunder, and such successor or substitute Executor
shall possess all the rights, powers and duties, authority
and responsibility conferred upon the Executor originally
named herein.
ITEM SEVEN: For its services as Executor, my individual
Executor shall receive the amount provided by law.
ITEM EIGHT: By way of illustration and not of limita-
tion and in addition to any inherent, implied or statutory
powers granted to executors generally, my Executor is speci-
fically authorized and empowered with respect to any pro-
perty, real or personal, at any time held under any
provision of this my Will: to allot, allocate between prin-
cipal and income, assign, borrow, buy, care for, collect,
compromise claims, contract with respect to, continue any
business of mine, convey, convert, deal with, dispose of,
enter into, exchange, hold, improve, incorporate any busi-
ness of mine, invest, lease, manage, mortgage, grant and
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exercise options with respect to, take possession of,
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pledge, receive, release, repair, sell, sue for, to make
distributions or divisions in cash or in kind or partly in
each without regard to the income tax basis of such asset,
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and in general, to exercise all of the powers in the manage-
ment of my Estate which any individual could exercise in the
management of similar property owned in his or her own
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~ right, upon such terms and conditions as to my Executor may
~ seem best, and to execute and deliver any and all instru-
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ments and to do all acts which my Executor may deem proper
or necessary to carry out the purposes of this my Will,
-~~~~ without being limited in any way by the specific grants of
_ power made, and without the necessity of a court order.
ITEM NINE: If any share or property hereunder becomes
distributable to a beneficiary who has not attained the age
of Twenty-one (21) years or if any real property shall be
,;~ devised to a person who has not attained the age of Twenty-
'_~, one (21) years at the date of my death, then such share or
property shall immediately vest in such beneficiary, but
notwithstanding the provisions herein, my Executor acting as
Trustee shall retain possession of such share or property in
trust for such beneficiary until such beneficiary attains
the age of Twenty-one (21), using so much of the net income
and principal of such share or property as my Executor deems
necessary to provide for the proper support, medical care,
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and education of such beneficiary, taking into consideration
to the extent my Executor deems advisable any other income
or resources of such beneficiary or his or her parents known
to my Executor. Any income not so paid or applied shall be
accumulated and added to principal. Such beneficiary's
share or property shall be paid over, distributed and con-
veyed to the beneficiary upon attaining age Twenty-one (21),
or if he or she shall sooner die, to his or her executors or
administrators. whenever my Executor determines it
appropriate to pay any money for the benefit of a benefi-
ciary for whom a trust is created hereunder, then such
amounts shall be paid out by my Executor in such of the
following ways as my Executor deems best: (1) directly to
the beneficiary; (2) to the legally appointed guardian of
the beneficiary; (3) to some relative or friend for the
care, support and education of such beneficiary; (4) by my
Executor using such amounts directly for such beneficiary's
care, support and education. My Executor as trustee shall
have with respect to each share or property so retained all
the powers and discretions conferred upon it as Executor.
ITEM TEN: My Executor as the fiduciary of my estate
shall have the discretion, but shall not be required when
allocating receipts of my estate between income and prin-
cipal, to make adjustments in the right of any benefi-
ciaries, or among the principal and income accounts to
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compensate for the consequences of any tax decision or elec-
tion, or of any investment or administrative decision, that
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my Executor believes has had the effect, directly or
indirectly, of preferring one beneficiary or group of bene-
ficiaries over others; provided, however, my Executor shall
not exercise its discretion in a manner which would cause
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the loss or reduction of the marital deduction as may be
herein provided. In determining the state or federal estate
and income tax liabilities of my estate, my Executor shall
have discretion to select the valuation date and to deter-
mine whether any or all of the allowable administration
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expenses in my estate shall be used as state or federal
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`-~ estate tax deductions or as state or federal income tax
<,~j deductions and shall have the discretion to file a joint
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,, income tax return with my spouse.
ITEM ELEVEN: For purposes of this my Will, "children"
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the parent designated; and "issue" and "descendants" mean
the lawful blood descendants in any degree of the ancestor
designated; provided, however, that if a person has been
adopted, that person shall be considered a child of such
adopting parent and such adopted child and his or her issue
shall be considered as issue of the adopting parent or
either of the adopting parents. The terms "child,"
"children," "issue," "descendant," and "descendants" or
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those terms preceeded by the terms "living" or "then living"
shall include the lawful blood descendant in the first
degree of the parent designated even though such descendant
is born after the death of such parent.
ITEM TWELVE:
I hereby refrain from exercising any
power of appointment that I may have at the time of my
death.
ITEM THIRTEEN: If any ~~eneficiary ar~d I should die
under such circumstances as would make it doubtful whether
the beneficiary or I died first, then it shall be conclusi-
vely presumed for the purposes of this my will that the
beneficiary predeceased me.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this - day of ,%"1-~..~c .<~ ~_,_ t'~ 199,x'.
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MURIEL BERRY
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SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by the above
Testatrix as and fc~r her Last will, in the presence of us,
who thereupon at her request, in her presence and in the
presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names
as witnesses:
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PROOF OF WILL
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SS
COUNTY OF MONROE
We, MURIEL BERRY, ~~ -z and
~~~~~E the testatrix and the witnesses,
respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing
instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the
undersigned authority that the testatrix signed and executed
the instrument as her Last Will and that she signed
willingly, and that she executed it as her free and volun-
tary 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 each witness's knowledge the testatrix was at that time
Eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind and under
no constraint or undue influence.
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MURIEL BERRY
WITNESSES:
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by
MURIEL BERRY, the testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to ,,. ,,,
before me by ~ ~ and ~~~~~~,.~-~~,1~n~--~~,, =,
witnesses , this ~ day of / /~~l/iJ G~__ 199 -
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Notary Public - "- ~
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NOTARiA: SEAL
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STROUDSBURG, +Y;i+;~{ROE COUNTY
MY Commissicn Expo;;;:; ~~prii 10, 1993