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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-25-13PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Petitioner, named below, who is 18 years of age or older, applies for Letters as specified below, and in support thereof, avers the following and respectfully requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:: DECEDENT'S INFORMATION Estate of JUSTIN M. STUCKEY, File No. ~ ` "" ~ ~ ' ~ C~~ a/k/a Justin M. Stuckey, Jr. Deceased Social Security No. Date of Death: December 18.2012 Age at Death: 97 Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania, with his last family or principal residence at 204 High Street Summerdale East Pennsboro Township Cumberland County Pennsylvania 17093 (List street, address, town/city, county, state, zip code) Decedent died at 204 High Street Summerdale 17093 East Pennsboro Township Cumberland Co. PA List street, address, Post Office and zip code city, township or Borough County State, Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property .....................................................................$ 30,000.00 (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania .....................................$ (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County ....................................................$ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ..................................................................................................................... $ 154,200.00 Total ......................................................................................................... $ 184,200.00 Real Estate situated as follows:204 High Street Summerdale 17093 East Pennsboro Township Cumberland County, PA 17093 (attache add/ sheets ifnecessary) Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County, State Q A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentant Petitioner avers he is the Executor named in the Last Will of the Decedent, dated March 12, 2012 State relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of Executor, etc. Except as follows, After the execution of the instrument offered for probate, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding at the time of death wherein grounds for divorce has been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(8) and did not have a child born or adopted and the Decedent was neither the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person D NO EXCEPTIONS ^ EXCEPTIONS ^ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (if applicable) enter: c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendent elite; durante absentia; durante minoritate If Administration, c. t. a. or d. b. n. c. t. a., Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding at the time ofd tt~vherein`gfiourt~s r divorce has been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(8) and was neither a victim ling ani~jvasvsr adjudicated an incapacitated person ~ -r, e-~ ;,--, O NO EXCEPTIONS ^ EXCEPTIONS '~ rAn ~ P u-~ "' .:,w _ ;,~~: _ ~ . ;~ Petitioner, after a proper search, has ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived~y ~te`~follov~ut3g spouse (if any) and heirs (attached additional sheets, if necessary) =-~ `--; ~-~ ~= ~ - r~v ~;.~ y ~. 4.« '~ -"off Name Relationshi Residence OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND O~cial Use Only ~" R.; ~ _ Petitioner's tinted Name Petitioner's Printed Address RALPH E. STUCKEY (f ~ ` ~` L-- ;° 217 TOWPATH ROAD DUNCANNON, PA 17~~ ~-' its A`~ ~~ ~''~ ~•~ The Petitioner above-named swears or affirms that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner and that, as personal representative of the Decedent, Petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to and affirmed and subscribed Before me this ~ ~ __ day of ~~ a 1 !1 ~ ~ __~_ 013. or he egiste BOND Required FEES Letters .......................... ^ YES ~ NO { ~{) Short Certificate(s) { }Renunciation ............. { )Codicil(s) { )Affidavit(s) .................. Bond Commission Othe .~ ~fl Automation JCP Fee ..................... TOTAL......... ALPH E. STUCKEY To The Register of Wills Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Attorney Signature: s~ry~~ hi~~- Printed Name: EDMUND G. MYERS Supreme Court I.D. No: 20558 Firm Name: Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner Address: 301 Market Street, P.O. Box Lemoyne PA 17043 Phone: 717-761-4540 Fax: 717-761-3015 Email: EGM(a~idsw.com DECREE TO THE REGISTER Estate of JUSTIN M. STUCKEY a/k/a Justin M Stuckey Jr ,Deceased. File No. ~~ -~ ~ ~- ~~ Social Security No: 172-01-5006 Date of Death: December 18. 2012 AND NOW, c~~l , 2013, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, .. satisfactory prof having been esented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testament are hereby granted to RALPH E. STUCKEY in the above estate and that the instrument dated h'larch 12.201.2 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the Last Will of the Decedent. ~ ~.,~c:~ egister of Wills ~J $ ~U - U~~ $ " $ -t'S • C.5 $ i ~-cXJ $ ~ l..' $ ~ ~ _G $_~ - LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. _ __ ._......,, ,,.,,......a.,, ,,,,,-,,,, ,«~E~ 1 ti S; ~~. _i,_j--~ This is to cer-tifv that the information here given is correctly copied from an original Certificate of Death ~'I'3 ~ duly filed with me a~ Local Registrar. The original ~a ~'~id ~~ ~~ r ~~ ~~ certificate will he forwarded to the State Vital R rds ffice for ~r ~ Went fil ng. 9._ t ` ._ .~. r`" .. '~Y 1~ f rl H FY a7 a t~ LT ~i ,~"~~ 1 , ~7 ~~,, t Certification Number U~-'~SER~,~~~ ~^r ~ -.- l~` I ~`~~ ~,, ~- `'~ f ~.-a Local Regisa-ar Date Issued Type/Print In COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ~ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ~ VITAL RECORDS Permanent ~`~'~TICaJf^'ATC AC a1CATaJ rr V - 1~ - 4 v ] \~ Dlapoaluon Permit No. 0830489 -- - - - - - - -- - - " State FiN Number: 1. Deeedent'silagal Name (First, Mlddle, Last, Suffix) 2. Sex 3. Social Security Number 4. Date of Death (MO/Day/Yr) (Spell Mo) Justin M. Stuclcsy, Jr- Male X72-01-E008 Dec'18 202 , Sa. Age-Last Irthday (Yrs) Sb. Under 1 Vear Sc. Under 1 Da 6. Data of Birth (MO/Day/Vear) (spell Month) 7a. Birthplace (City and State or Forolgn Country) Months Days Hours Minutes Summerdale Pa 9~ September 7, '19'15 7b. Bhthplaee (County) Cumberland 8a. Residence, (State or Foreign Country) Sb. Residence (Street and Number -Include Apt No.) Sc. Did Decedent Live Ina 7ownship7 ' PA 204 Hiph St QY.a decadent u East Pennab d I r - , y. n o o ad. Residence (county) twp- umbsrland 8e. Residence (Zip Code) QNO, decedent Ilved within limits o} city/bOro. 9. Ever In Us rmed FOrces7 10. Marital Status at Tlma of Death Married ~ Widow 31. Surviving Spouse's Name (If wife, glue name prior to first marriage) Q Y es No Q Unknown (] Divorced Q Never Marrietl Q Unknow 12. Father's N me (First, Middles, Last, SuMx) 13. Mother's Name Prior to First Msrrlage (First, Mlddle, Last) ' 14a. Informs Justin Stuckey is Name 14b R l ti hi t D d Laura Jane Beam ' S . e a ons p o ece ent Jean Rafsner DAUGHTER 14c. Informant s MNling Address (Street end Number, City, State, Zip Codej 203 Kln s HI hwa Ma Ville, PA 17053 g II If Dea currod In a Hospital: ~ In Patient • . -.Y. ~n ................................ ..... ............. .............. _ If ~~~•-••~~~ - d - ' - ( Emer RO /O P Y _ Death Oc curre Somewhere Other Than a Hospibi: t~ HOa Ice Faclllt ~ o:csdani~: i:on;e- ----"' OM N trtPatient Q Wad on Arrival SSb. Facility ame (If not institution, give s[raet and number; Nursing Heme/LOW -Tartu Care Facility Other (Specify) iSc. City or Tewn, Sate, antl Zip Code ISd Count f D th 204 Hiph St. . y o ea Summerdale PA 17093 ' m 16a. Method f Disposition Q Burial [S Cremation , ~ Cumberland I6b. Date of DlspoaRion 16c. Place of Dlsposltion (Name o} Cemetery, Crematory or Other place) Q Remov I from State Q Donation o her(speufy> , Dec 19, 20'12 Evans Cramation Service Z 16d. Location i,of Oisposltlon (City Or Town, State, and 2fp) 17a. SlgneWre of Funeral Service Licensee Or Person in Chsrga of Intefffient 17b. License Number Leola, PA '17540 Nade A. arrow FD-13945-L 17c. Name anti Complete Address of Funeral Facility Sullivan Funeral Home 51 N. Enola Dr. Enola, PA 17025 ~ 18. Decedent' Education -Check the box that best describes the 19. Decedent of Hlapa nlc Origin -Check the 20. Oacedent's Race -Check ONE OR MORE races to indlgte what highest degroG or level of school completed at the tlme of death. box that best describes whether the decedent the deeede,tt considered himself or herself to be . Q Bth ire r(e or less Is Spanish/Hispanlc/LatinO. Check the ^NO" ~ White Korean Q No dlpltrma, 9th - 12th grade box H decedent is not Spanish/Hlspanic/LatinO. Q 64ck or African American Q Vietnamese Q High lcryool graduate qr GED Completed ~ No, net Spanish/Hispanic/Latino Q American Indian Or Alaska Native Q Other Asian Q Some c Ilege credit, but no degree Q Yes, Mexican, Mexlon American, Chleano Q Asian Indian Q NetlVa Hawaiian Q Associa degre~ (e.g. AA, AS) Q Yes, Puerto Rican Q Chinasa Q Guamanian or Chamorro ' s Q Bachelo deg a (e.g. BA, AB, BS) Q Yes, Cuban Q FIIlpino Q Samoan ' Q Master degree (e.g. MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) Q Yes, other Spanish/HUpanic/Latino Q Ja panesa Q Other Psdflc Islander DOCfora a (e.g. PhD, Ed D) or Professional degree (specify) Q Other (Specify) e. D DDS DVM LLB JD 21. Decedent' single Race Self-Designation -Check ONLY ONE to Indicate what the decedent considered himself Or herself to be. 22a. Decedent's Usual occupation -Indicate type of work 0 White Q Ja Panese Q Samoan done duHng most of working IHe. DO NOT USE RETIRED. Q Black ors African Ameri n ca Q Korean Q Other Pacific Islander Purchaser Q American Indian or Alaska Native Q Vietnamese Q Don't Know/Not Sure Q Asian Ir(dlan Q Other Asian Q Refused 22b. Klntl of Business/Industry Q Chinese Q Native Hawaiian Q OTher (Specfy) ' Q FillplnO '~. Q Guamanian or Chamorro Federal Government ITFMS 23e - 2 MU BE C MPLETED 23s. Date Pronounce Oea Mo Day r 23 . Signature o Person ronouncing Wath On y when app ice a 23c. L tense Number BY PERSON NO PRONOUNCES OR ^ CERTIFIES D TH C. ~. ~ 8 CS /jt /JI! ~ l ~,~ ~~~p d Z Cy 23d. Date Sig ed (MO/D y/Yr) 24. Time Of Death ~~~ 6f (/ 1/ ~-^-~' ~~L~ ~~ TT~ / D ~~ O 0 D ~ 25. Was Medical Ezaminer or Coroner COntatted7 Q Yes No CAUSE OF DEATH Approximate 26. Part 1. Qnter the chain of events--diseases, Injuries, or compgutlOns--[hat directly caused the death. DO NOT enter terminal events such as cardla< arrest Interval: respiratory arrest, or ventricular flbrllla t lon without showing the etlO lo gy. DO NOT ABBR EVIATE. Enter on1V one cause on a Ilne. Add additlanal Ilnes if necessary Onset to Dpth /^ ~ y ^ r IMMEDIAT¢CP.VSE -------------a (~~ ( E~ \ O ~jLt e- l - L, Cp p - L,~SG tg,~ ~~- ~ (Flnal diseajre or condition Oue to (or as a consequent of): resulting in'.death) b. Sequentially Ilst conditions, Due to (or as a consequence of): If any, lead;ng to the cause listed on Ilrje a. Enter the UND[R1V11~G CAUSE Due to (or as a consequence of): (disc or pnJury that initiated th~ vents resulting d. ~ In death) LAST. Due to (or as a consequence of): S 26. Part Ii. iEnter other fl but not resulting in the underlying cause given in Part 1 27. Was an auto psy~perfO m ed7 n ~ N o Gc,.~.~c.e,~ ~ -E ~n.os Tc-. e Yes ms'. 26. Were autopsy findings available to complete the cause of death? Q Yes No 29. If Female: 30. Did Tobacco Use Contribute to Wath7 31. Manner Of Death Q Not p}egna nt within past year Q Vas (] Probably [~ Natural 0 Homicide Q Pregn~an[ at time of d th ~' ea Q No [~ Unknown Q Accident Q Pending Investigation Q Nof p}egna nt, but pregnant within 42 days of deatF ~ (] NOt pregnant, but pregnant 43 days to 1 year before deatF 32. Dab of In ury (MO/Da /Yr 5 Q Suicide Q Could not ba determined J y j ( pall Month) Q Unknewn it pregnant within the past yea, 33. Time of InJury 34. Place of In ury (e.g. home; construction site; farm; school) 35. Location of Injury (Street and Number, City, State, 21p Code) 36. Injury at ork 37. If Transportation Injury, Specify: 38. Describe Now InJury Occurred: )~ Yes Q OHVer/Operator Q Pedestrian Q No Q Passenger 0 Other (Spaelly) 39a. Certifier ( heck only one): ~CertHying physician - To the bast of my knowledge, death occurred due to the cause(s) and manner shred P ! ronountlng / i Certifying physician - To the best of my knowledge, deaM occurred et the time, date, and place, and due to the cause(s) and manner staled Q Medical Examiner/Coroner - On the basis f i l o exam nat O and/or Investgation, In my Opinion, death o cc urred at The time, date, and place, end due to the a use(s) and manner stated ~ ~ ^ Signature o4 certifier: TI[le of certifier: jt'~ 1 / Ucenae Number:lYl L~ 6 J 6 ~ [O 3~ 39D. Name, Ad yes and Zlp Cede of Person Completing Guse o Lath (Item 26) 39c. Date S(gned (MO/Day/Yr) ~ r ~~ Si! UYN4 ( V ~ - , I OS\. G f7lG V i 2 G.f 2 40. Registrars 1st tt Num er 41- Registrs s Signature - 42. Reg stray 1 e Dab Mo ay ~ c . t a- ~ g- a >t~ 4 A 3. mendments H1O5-143 REV 07/2011 Last Will and Testament OF JUSTIN M. STUCKEY I, JUSTIN M. STUCKEY, of East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all Wills or Codicils at any time heretofore made by me. ARTICLE I DEBTS r7 ;_:' r-~ ~.~> ''~ ~ I direct the payment of all my legal debts and the expenses of my lasll~~ss andfune~~l f ft d h r K3 ~ ~' `~~ rom my estate as soon a er my eat as conveniently may be done. , f _- rv , ~ {_, :. . ;, ., r~ , ARTICLE II , ~~ ~ ~--s ." ~.. . .. _ : ~= SPECIFIC BEQUESTS ~~- ~~ ~ ~ `` - J .~~,. I give and bequeath all of my guns, rifles and firearms unto my son, RALPH E. STUCKEY, provided he survives me. ARTICLE III TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY I give and bequeath the remainder of my household goods and personal effects and other tangible personalty of like nature (not including cash or securities), together with any existing insurance thereon, unto those of the following of my children, JANE E. BIDDLE, JEAN E. RAISNER and RALPH E. STUCKEY, who survive me, to be divided among them with due regard for their personal preferences in as nearly equal shares as is practical. If there is a disagreement as to the disposition of any item described in the Article, I direct that it shall be sold and distributed in accordance with Article IV hereafter. ARTICLE IV REST, RESIDUE AND REMAINDER I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, of whatever nature and wherever situate in equal shares unto those of the following of my children, JANE E. BIDDLE, JEAN E. RAISNER and RALPH E. STUCKEY. If either of my daughters, JANE E. BIDDLE or JEAN E. RAISNER, predeceases me, I give, devise and bequeath such deseaced daughter's share unto her then living issue, per stirpes. If my son, RALPH E. STUCKEY, predeceases me, I direct that his share shall be divided equally between my daughters, or the then- living issue of either who may then be deceased. ARTICLE V TRUST FOR BENEFICIARY(IES) UNDER THE AGE OF 25/INCAPACITATED BENEFICIARIES Whenever my Personal Representative is directed to distribute property to or for the benefit of any beneficiary who is under (a) twenty-five years of age, or (b) a legal disability or otherwise suffers from an illness or mental or physical disability that would make distribution directly to such beneficiary inappropriate (as determined in my Personal Representative's sole discretion exercised in good faith), my Personal Representative may distribute such properly to the person who has custody of such beneficiary, may apply such property for the benefit of such beneficiary, may distribute such property to a custodian for such beneficiary, whether then serving or selected and appointed by my Personal Representative (including my Personal Representative), under any applicable Uniform Transfers to Minors Act - or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or may 2 T __. ___ _ _ _ _ _ ti ~I distribute such property directly to such beneficiary without liability on the part of my Personal Representative to see to the application of such property. This provision shall not in any way operate to suspend such beneficiary's absolute ownership of such property or to prevent the absolute vesting thereof in such beneficiary. ARTICLE VI POWERS OF FIDUCIARIES My fiduciaries shall have the following powers iii addition to those vested by law and by other provisions of my Will applicable to all property, whether principal or income, including property held for minors, exercisable without court approval and effective until actual distribution of all property: A. To make distribution in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, and in such manner as my fiduciaries deem appropriate. B. To retain any or all of the assets of my estate, real or personal, without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as they deem proper, without regard to any principle of diversification or risk. C. To invest in all forms of property without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as they deem proper, without regard to any principle of diversification or risk. D. To sell at public or private sale, to exchange, or to lease for any period of time any real or personal property and to give options for sales, exchanges or leases, for such prices and upon such terms or conditions as they deem proper. 3 E. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income or partly to each as they- from time to time think proper. F. To compromise any claim or controversy. G. To make such elections, decisions, concessions and settlements in connection with all income, estate, inheritance, gift, generation skipping or other tax refunds and the payment of such taxes as my Personal Representative and/or Trustee shall deem appropriate, without obligation to adjust the distributive share of any person thereby affected. ARTICLE VII PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE I name, constitute and appoint my son, RALPH E. STUCKEY, Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. Should he fail to qualify or cease to so act, I name, constitute and appoint my daughter, JEAN E. RAISNER, alternate Executrix to complete the administration of my Estate. I direct that no fiduciary acting under this Will, whether or not named herein, shall be required to give bond for the faithful performance of the duties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, this ~~~day of .L) ~ 4 Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. ~~Gf ~ ~~,_./ AFFIDAVIT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND . We, JUSTIN M. STUCKEY, ~ yYl u n.~ ~ . ~. y7° ~ and ~~ ~ N SSt,S ~ ~ ~ 6 ~ 5 en-, ,the Testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the.: ur~dersigr~ed authority that the Testator signed and executed the instn.~ment 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 tot best of his/her knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mi d and uncJ,er no constrairX~ o~, undue influence. ~ M. STUCKEY~-~ 1 Witness Witness Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by JUSTIN M. STUCKEY, Testator, anIId'' slIubscribed and sworn to before me by _~_y~j~ yt~ G , ~y p~ r--S and u l ~~~~ . ~,yt ~ S t1ti, ,witnesses, this _~o~~~day of _~Q rL.~ , 2012. uQ Notary Public X484671 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA NOTARIAL SEAL Gail J. Mahoney, Notary Public Lemoyne Borough, Cumberl~d County commission expires Febn~ary 19, 2014 6