HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-05-13PETITION 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 requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Cheryl L. Scheer
Decedent's Information
Name: Eugene B. Scheer File No: 21-13 ~-
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
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a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 02/01/2013 Age at Death: 81
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, pA (State) with his/her last
principal residence at 4833 East Trindle Road, Apt. 501, Mechanicsburg 17050 Hampden Cumberland
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 1701 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, 17110 Susquehanna Dauphin 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 $ 4,999.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania ................ Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania ................ Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ................................................................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE $
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at
(Attach additional sheets, if necessary.)
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code
City, Township or Borough
® A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s) aver(s) that he/she/they is/are the Executor(s) named in the Last Will of the Decedent, dated
thereto dated
4,999.00
County
_ and Codicil(s)
State relevant circumstances (e.g., 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(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
^ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable)
c.t.a., d.b.n., d. b. n. c.t.a., pedente 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 pending divorce proceedin 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 adgudicated 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):
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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Petitioner(s) Printed Name Petitioner(s) Printed Address
Cheryl L. Scheer 716 3rd Street NW
Rochester, MN 55901
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The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and corre~to the best otEth~ kno0ole~ and
belief of Petitioner(s) and that, as Persanal Representative(s) of the Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the ewe accordi?itj to law.
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FEES:
Letters .......................................... $ 30.00
( 2 )Short Certificate(s)......... 10.00
( )Renunciation(s) ..............
( )Codicil(s) ........................
( )Affidavit(s) ......................
Bond .............................................
Commission ..................................
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Automation Fee ............................ 5.00
JCS Fee ....................................... 23.50
TOTAL ......................................... $ 68.50
To the Register of Wills:
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riease enter my appearance by my signature below:
Attorney Sign e~
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Printed Name: Edward P Seeber
Supreme Court
ID Number: 76084
Firm Name: _ James, Smith, Dietterick 8< Connelly, LLP
Address: Suite C-400
555 Gettysburg Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: 717-533-3280
Fax:
E-mail: eps@jsdc.com
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Date of Death: 02/01/2013
Social Security No:
Estate of Eugene B. Scheer File No: 21-13 '-" ~ '~
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satisfactory proof having been presen ed before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Cheryl L. Scheer `
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in the above estate and (if applicable) that the instrument(s) dated 08/10/2011
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the I~~~ (and Codicil(s~ of Decedent. ( , ~
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Last Will and Testament
of
EUGENE B. SCHEER
I, EUGENE B. SCHEER, the Testator, a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare
this to be my Last Will and Testament, revoking all other Wills and Codicils heretofore made by
me.
Article One
Introductory Provisions
Section 1. Marital Status
I am presently unmarried.
Section 2. Children
I have four (4) children whose names and birth dates are as follows:
Name
BOYD L. SCHEER
ANITA M. SCHEER
KARL A. SCHEER
CHERYL L. SCHEER
Birth Date
March 19, 1954
October 18, 1955
March 4, 1959
August 18, 1965
All references in my Will to "my children" are references to these children ~
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Article Two
Appointment of My Personal Representatives
Section 1. Nomination of My Personal Representatives
I appoint the following to be my Personal Representative(s) in the order of priority in which their
names appear:
CHERYL L. SCHEER; then
KARL A. SCHEER
If, for any reason, the Personal Representative(s) named above are unable or unwilling to serve,
the next successor Personal Representative(s) shall serve in the order of priority listed until the
list has been exhausted. Unless otherwise specified, if Co-Personal Representatives are serving,
the next named successor Personal Representative shall serve only after all of the Co-Personal
Representatives cease to act as Personal Representatives.
Section 2. Waiver of Bond
No bond or undertaking shall be required of any Personal Representative nominated in this Last
Will.
Section 3. General Powers
My Personal Representative shall have full authority to administer my estate under the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relating to the powers of fiduciaries. My Personal
Representative shall have the power to administer my estate under the Pennsylvania Probate,
Estates and Fiduciaries Code.
Article Three
Disposition of My Property
Section 1. Estate Planning Letter or Memorandum
To the extent permitted by state law and not necessary to fully utilize my Unused Applicable
Credit Equivalent, my Personal Representative shall distribute such of my personal or household
items to such persons as I may direct by a written instrument signed by me and delivered to my
Personal Representative.
Section 2. Distribution to My Revocable Living Trust
I give all the rest, residue and remainder of my property of whatever nature and kind and
wherever located to the then acting Trustee(s) of my revocable living trust of which I am a
Trustor known as the:
EUGENE B. SCHEER LIVING TRUST
dated September 11, 1997, and any amendments thereto
Section 3. Alternate Disposition
If my revocable living trust is not in effect for any reason, I give all of my property to my
Personal Representative under this will as Trustee who shall hold, administer and distribute my
property as a testamentary trust the provisions of which are identical to those of my revocable
living trust on the date of execution of this Last Will, or as thereafter amended.
Article Four
Death Taxes
Section 1. Definition of Death Taxes
The term "death taxes", as used in this will, shall mean all inheritance, estate, succession, and
other similar taxes that are payable by any person on account of that person's interest in the
estate of the decedent or by reason of the decedent's death, including penalties and interest, but
excluding the following:
a. Any additional to the federal estate tax for any "excess retirement
accumulation" under Internal Revenue Code § 4980A.
b. Any additional tax that may be assessed under Internal Revenue
Code § 2032A or 2057; and
c. Any federal or state tax imposed on a Generation Skipping
Transfer, as that term is defined in the federal tax laws, unless the applicable tax
statutes provide that the Generation Skipping Transfer Tax is payable directly out
of the assets of my gross estate.
Section 2. Payment of Death Taxes
Pursuant to the terms of my revocable living trust, all death taxes whether or not attributable to
property inventoried in my probate estate shall be paid by the Trustee from my Trust. However,
if my Trust does not exist at the time of my death or if the assets of my Trust are insufficient to
pay the death taxes in full, I direct my Personal Representative to pay any death taxes that cannot
be paid by my Trustee from the assets of my probate estate by equitably prorating and
apportioning those taxes among the beneficiaries of this will.
Unless specifically provided otherwise in my Trust, all death taxes incurred by reason of assets
being transferred outside of my Trust or probate estate shall be assessed against those persons
receiving such property.
Article Five
General Provisions
Section 1. No Contest Clause
If any person or entity singularly or in conjunction with any other person or entity, directly or
indirectly, contests in any court the validity of this Last Will including any codicils thereto, then
the right of that person or entity to take any interest in my estate shall cease and the demise of
that person (and his or her descendants) or entity shall be deemed to have occurred prior to mine.
Section 2. Captions
The captions of Articles, Sections and Paragraphs used in this Last Will are for convenience of
reference only and shall have no significance in the construction or interpretation of this Last
Will.
Section 3. Severability
Should any of the provisions of this Last Will be for any reason declared invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect any of the other provisions of this will and all invalid provisions shall be wholly
disregarded in interpreting this Last Will.
Section 4. Governing Law
This Last Will shall be construed, regulated and governed by and in accordance with the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament,
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consisting of five (5) pages this ~_ day of August, 2911.
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EU EVE B. SCHEER
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by EUGENE B. SCHEER, the above
named Testator, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request
and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as
witnesses.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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attached and 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 purpose 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 his/her knowledge the Testator was at that time 18 years
of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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Subscribed and sworn to and acknowledged before me by EUGENE B. SCHEER, the
Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by ~ `~` ~:W~~ ~,, ~ t ~-~ ~~ ;~ ~.,~` and
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