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PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WII.,LS 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 h ~ Q o
Name: WII,LIAM F. McGREEHAN, SR. File No: pL_I - l,i~ d /3 /
tea: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No: 208-01-8980
Date of Death: AUGUST 3, 2012 Age at death: 95
Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, pENNSYr.VAN1A (stare) with his/her last
principal residence at 700 SOUTH H_A1.TOVER STREET CARL ISLE CUMBERL ND CO INTy PA
Street addrer, Past OIBce and Zip Code City, Townsrip or Borooah Coanty
Decedent died at 700 SOUTHY HANOVER_STREET, CARLISLE. CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PA
Street address, Post Olntt and Zip Code City, Tovmshtp or Borangh County Sffite
Estimate of value of decedenPa property at death:
Ijdoaldkd in Pennrylweia ............................All P~~ ProPeih' S 10.000.00
{J'not dowlcUed to Penwaylvaela ........................ Personal property in Pem~sylvaoia $
Ijnot doissiclltd iti Penwayltwnie ........................ Personal property in County $
Valae ojreal estate in Pennsylwwia ......................................................... $ 0.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ 10.000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: N/A
(Aaac)r additional sFutr, if necesaory.) Street address, Post OBitt sad Zip Code City, Torres6ip or BoronYh Conaty
m A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s) aver(s) he/she/they is/aro the Executor(s) named in the last Will of the Decedent, dated DECEMBER 6, 1999 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated
State relevant etrcamstaaces (eg. reaawciaNon, deodY of ezecrror, saa)
Except ae 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 eaffiblished sa defined in 23 Pa. C.S. § 3323(8), and t have a c1R'1~ bom or
adopted; and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapaciffitod person. ~~ ,~
0 NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS ,s ~
Q B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (lfapplicable)
c.t.a., d.b.n., d.b.n.c.t.a., pendente life,
If Administration, t^Aa. or d b.n.c.ta., enter date of Will in Section A above and compla l~Vt of heiP~ ~;'j, `~'
Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce been estabQ~ed ag
in 23 Pa. C.S. § 3323(8) and wsa neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapaciffited person. ~
NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS ~'~
Petitioner(s), after a proper search has/Irave ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and heirs (attach
additional sheets, tfnecessary):
Form Rl9-o2 rev. 10/!//2011 Page 1 of 2
Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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Petitioner(s) Printed Name Petitioner(s) Printed tlr;. -
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The Petitioner(s) abovanamed swear(s) or affum(s) the statements in foregoing Petition an tnu and correct to the best of the lonawledge and belief
of Petitioner(s) and that, as Personal Representative(s) of the t, 'boner(s) will well truly administer the estate according to w.
Sworn too affirmed subscribed before Date 2 ~ 2 0 ~ Z
me thi ~ d f - Date
Date
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FEES:
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Le ra ......................
(~ )Short Certificate(s)..... .
( )Renunciation(s)........ .
( )Codicil(s) ............ .
( )Affidavit(s)........... .
Bond ........................
Commis 'on. .......
Other i ........
Automation Fee ............... ~-
JCS Fee .....................
TOTAL ..................... S
To the Regrster of R'i'lls:
Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Attorney Sig e•
Pr ed Nam Jordan D. Cunningham, Esquire
Supreme Court
ID Number: 23144
Firm Name: Cunningham & Chemicoff, PC
Address: X320 North Second Street
Hxmahnrg, PA 171 10
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
717-238-6570
717-238-4809
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of WILLIAM F. McGREEHAN. SR. File No: _ ,~/- /~-~ 4~9
a/k/a:
AND NOW, ~L ( I,Q~ ~ o~~o~ , in considers 'on of a foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having b n presented before me, IT IS CRE that Letters ~
are hereby granted to ~~
in the above estate and (if applicable) that
the instrument(s) dated
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and
Form RW-02 rev. 10/11/1011
of record as the 1 t Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent.
Etegister of Wills n„ ~ t /)
Page 2 of 2
HIOS.ROS RF.V (9/111
LO AR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
~1.: , ~ to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
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Fee for this certificate, $b.oo ~~~2 AUG 28 PM 2= ! 5
ORPHANIJ `LJOUFiT
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Certification Number
This is to certify that the information here given is
correctly copied from an original Certificate of Death
duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original
certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital
Records Office for pe nent filing.
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Local Registraz Date Issued
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LAST WILL and TESTAMENT
OF
WILLIAM FRANCIS McGREEHAN
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, WILLIAM FRANCIS
McGREEHAN, residing in the Township of Richland, County of Cambria, and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being in good health and of sound and disposing mind and
memory, do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former
Wills and Codicils by me at any time heretofore made.
ITEM I: I direct that my Executrix hereinafter named arrange for a simple but
dignified funeral and burial at the Saint Michael Church Cemetery, located in Saint Michael,
Pennsylvania, alongside my beloved wife, LETAH PERLE McGI~EEHAN. I also direct that
the expenses of my last illness and funeral shall be paid out of my Estate.
ITEM II: I give and bequeath unto my Executrix named in this Will any and all
remaining tangible personal property owned by me at the time of my death with the request
that my said Executrix distribute the same in accordance with any memorandum which I
may leave. In the absence of such memorandum or to the extent that such memorandum does
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not include all such items, I bequeath the said tangible personal property in equal shares, to
my surviving children. If my surviving children should fail to agree on the distribution of
my tangible personal property within siz (6) months after my death, that determination shall
be made by my Eaecutrig. Any of said property which is unselected or undistributed in
accordance with this Paragraph shall be sold and the proceeds distributed as part of the
residue of my Estate. For the purposes of this Paragraph, tangible personal property shall
not include cash, securities, and other non-tangibles.
ITEM III: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate
of every nature and wherever situate, in equal shares, to my children as follows:
1. TWENTY-FIVE (25%) PERCENT of my residuary Estate shall be distributed
outright to my daughter, RUTH MARY APA, of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, or to her issue, in
equal shares, per stirpes, or in lieu of issue, in equal shares, to my surviving children
beneficiaries.
2. TWENTY-FIVE (25%) PERCENT of my residuary Estate shall be distributed
outright to my son, WILLIAM FRANCIS McGREEHAN, JR., of Fairfield, Ohio, or to his
issue, in equal shares, per stirpes, or in lieu of issue, in equal shares, to my surviving children.
3. TWENTY-FIVE (25%) PERCENT of my residuary Estate shall be distributed
outright to my son, JOHN ALBERT McGREEHAN, of Medina, Ohio, or to his issue, in equal
shares, per stirpes, or in lieu of issue, in equal shares, to my surviving children.
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WILLIAM FRANCIS McGREEHAN
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4. TWENTY-FIVE (25%) PERCENT of my residuary Estate shall be distributed
outright to my son, THOMAS MICHAEL McGREEHAN, of Big Lake, Minnesota, or to his
issue, in equal shares, per stirpes, or in lieu of issue, in equal shares, to my surviving children.
ITEM IV: I appoint my daughter, RUTH MARY APA, of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania,
Executrix, of this my Last Will and Testament. If my daughter, RUTH MARY APA, is
unable to serve as Executrix of my Will, then I appoint my son, WILLIAM FRANCIS
McGREEHAN, JR., of Fairfield, Ohio, to serve as Alternate Executor of this my Last Will and
Testament.
ITEM V: I direct my named Executrix, or her successor, to pay all of my legally
enforceable debts, funeral expenses and costs of administering my Estate. I further direct
my named Executrix to pay any taxes incurred by my Estate as a result of my death. Said
items are to be paid from the residue of my Estate without reimbursement from any of the
beneficiaries of this Will.
ITEM VI: If any minor or incompetent should become entitled to any portion of my
Estate, passing under this Will or otherwise as a result of my death, I appoint the natural or
legal guardian of that minor or incompetent to be the Testamentary Trustee for the portion
of my Estate so passing.
ITEM VII: No Executrix, Trustee or Guardian named in this Will shall be required
to post bond or other security for the faithful performance of his or her duties.
WILLIAM FRANCIS McGREEHAN
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I Gave hereunto set my hand and seal this 6th day of
December, 1999.
WILLIAM FRANCIS McGREEHAN
The preceding instrument, consisting of this and three (3) other typewritten pages
identified by the signature of the Testator, WILLIAM FRANCIS McGREEHAN, was on the
day and date thereof signed, published and declared by WILLIAM FRANCIS McGREEHAN,
the Testatrix, therein named, as and for her Last Will, in the presence of us, who at her
request, in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as
witnesses thereto.
residing in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
residing in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CAMBRIA
We, WILLIAM FRANCIS McGREEHAN, TIMOTHY C. LEVENTRY and
EVELYN R BIBER, the Testator and Witnesses, respectively, whose names 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 that he
had signed willingly, 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 witness and that to the best of their knowledge the Testator was at that time
eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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McGREEHAN
W;< ness
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by WILLIAM FRANCIS
McGREEHAN, the Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by TIMOTHY
C. LEVENTRY and EVELYN R BIBER, witnesses, on the 6th day of December, 1999.
Notary Public
NOTARIAL SEAL
Pf,TRICIAJ. FOLTON, Notary Publio
Hollsopple, Somerset County, PA
My Commission Expires Apr. 29, 2000
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MEMORANDUM
PURSUANT TO ITEM II OF THE
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
WILLIAM FRANCIS McGREEHAN
SPECIFIC BEQUESTS DESIRED:
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