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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
Name: Gloria Jane Hertz File No: J
a/k/a: Gloria Jane Bryan (Assigned by Regis er)
a/k/a: Gloria Jane Sitlineer
a/k/a: Gloria Jane Youne Social Security
Date of Death: 03/03/2013 Age at death: 79
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (state)with his/her last
principal residence at 907 E.Coover Street.Mechanicsbure,PA 17055
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at Holy Spirit Hospital,503 N 21st Street Camp Hill Cumberland PA 17011
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 Pennsyl vania..... ..... .... ...... . ... ... . All personal property $ 32,000.00
If not domiciled in Pe nnsylvania. .. .......... ... .... .... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsy lvania. .. .......... ....... .... Personal Property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania........ .... ...... ... ... ..... .... ....................... . $ ft 00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 32.000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at:
(Attach additional sheets,ifnecessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
® A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s)averts)he/she/they is/me the Executors)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated May 20, 1998 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,deatk ofexecutor,etc)
Except as follows: after the execution ofthe instnunent(s)offered forprobate Decedent did not marry,was not divorced,was not a party to spending
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 O EXCEPTIONS
❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (lf applicable)
c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,durante absentia,durante minoritate
If Administration,c.ta. or dhat cta.,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 peon. _ >,
O NO EXCEPTIONS O EXCEPTIONS C M O
Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the�lowngspouafan}won11Meirs(attach
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Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF Cumberland )
Petitioner(s)Printed Nam Petitioner(s)Printed Address
James E. Sitlin er 153 Mills Place Asheville NC 28804
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The Petitioners)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 Petitioners)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of th Decedent,the Petitioners)will well Ad truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to-or affirmed and subscribed fore ,s �',_ —�` - Date 3 -15-- 1 3
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BOND Required: Q YES 0 NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
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( 6)Short Certificate(s)... . . .
( ) Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . .
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Estate of Gloria Jane Hertz File No: '9 1 � )^�
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AND NOW, �)I in con 'dera ion of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof ha4ing been presented before me,IT IS p t ,TEED s
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GLORIA J. HERTZ
BE IT REbWMERED, that I, GLORIA J. HERTZ, of 907 East Coover Street,
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055, being of sound mind, memory and
understanding, do make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will
and Testament, hereby revoking and making null and void any and all
Wills and Testaments and writings in the nature thereof by me, at
anytime heretofore made.
ITEM 1. DEBTS AND FUNERAL EXPENSES:
I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon
after my demise as may be convenient.
ITEM 2 . TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY:
I give and bequeath all tangible personal property owned by me at my
death and all insurance policies on such property as follows:
a. To those individuals who survive me by thirty (30) days who are
designated on a list or memorandum signed by me which refers to
this Will or is found with a copy thereof, I give and bequeath
the items listed beside their names .
b. The balance (including any items under subparagraph (a) above
the bequest of which has lapsed) shall be included in my
residuary estate, and shall be distributed by my hereafter named
Personal Representative to the beneficiaries thereof as herein
provided. My Personal Representative shall have the right to
dispose of the remaining items of personalty that are to become
part of my residuary estate, either in kind or in cash as a
result of liquidation thereof, as my Personal Representative, in
his sole discretion, deems appropriate under the circumstances .
It is my intent, however, that should any beneficiary of my
residuary estate desire to receive a particular item in kind
which was not specifically bequeathed to that beneficiary, to
the extent reasonably possible, my Personal Representative shall
attempt, but not be obligated, to follow that beneficiary' s
C. If any beneficiary of any item of tangible personal property
aforesaid has not yet attained the age of 18 at the time of my
death, I order and direct that my Personal Representative to
hold the items in safekeeping for that beneficiary and to
deliver the same to that beneficiary when that beneficiary
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reaches age 18 . For said purposes my Personal Representative
shall be entitled to use or set aside from my estate sufficient
funds to provide for said safekeeping.
ITEM 3. SPECIAL BEQUESTS:
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I give and bequeath the sum of $1, 000. 00 to each of my grandchildren,
Elizabeth Ann Snatchko, Allison Marie Snatchko and Ian Edward Snatchko,
who survive me by a period of thirty (30) days.
ITEM 4 . RESIDUARY ESTATE:
All the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, of whatsoever nature
and wheresoever situate, whether it be real, personal or mixed,
including any insurance policies therefor, property over which I have
power of appointment, and proceeds from any insurance policies payable
to my estate, I give, devise and bequeath to my children, KATHY L.
SNATCHKO, JAMES E. SITLINGER AND MARGARET R. BRYAN, who survive me by a
period of at least 30 days .
ITEM 5 . ALTERNATE RESIDUARY ESTATE:
In the event any of my children, KATHY L. SNATCHKO, JAMES E. SITLINGER
or MARGARET R. BRYAN, should fail to survive me by a period of at least
thirty (30) days, the share of my deceased child shall lapse and shall
be distributed instead to the issue of that deceased child, or if none,
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to my other children, or their issue, in equal shares per stirpes .
ITEM 6. APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
I appoint JAMES E . SITLINGER as my Personal Representative of my
�n�= inrq— t} ; a my Last Will and Testament, and direct that my
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C. If any beneficiary of any item of tangible personal property
aforesaid has not yet attained the age of 18 at the time of my
death, I order and direct that my Personal Representative to
hold the items in safekeeping for that beneficiary and to
deliver the same to that beneficiary when that beneficiary
reaches age 18 . For said purposes my Personal Representative
shall be entitled to use or set aside from my estate sufficient
funds to provide for said safekeeping.
ITEM 3. SPECIAL BEQUESTS:
I give and bequeath the sum of $1, 000 . 00 to each of my grandchildren,
Elizabeth Ann Snatchko, Allison Marie Snatchko and Ian Edward Snatchko,
who survive me by a period of thirty (30) days .
ITEM 4 . RESIDUARY ESTATE:
All the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, of whatsoever nature
and wheresoever situate, whether it be real, personal or mixed,
including any insurance policies therefor, property over which I have
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power of appointment, and proceeds from any insurance policies payable
to my estate, I give, devise and bequeath to my children, KATHY L.
SNATCHKO, JAMES E . SITLINGER AND MARGARET R. BRYAN, who survive me by a
period of at least 30 days .
ITEM 5. ALTERNATE RESIDUARY ESTATE:
In the event any of my children, KATHY L. SNATCHKO, JAMES E. SITLINGER
or MARGARET R. BRYAN, should fail to survive me by a period of at least
thirty (30) days, the share of my deceased child shall lapse and shall
be distributed instead to the issue of that deceased child, or if none,
to my other children, or their issue, in equal shares per stirpes .
ITEM 6. APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
I appoint JAMES E. SITLINGER as my Personal Representative of my
Estate under this my Last Will and Testament, and direct that my
Personal Representative shall administer my estate and make the
distributions herein provided. Should JAMES E. SITLINGER, predecease
me, fail to qualify, cease to act or renounce probate, I then appoint
KATHY L. SNATCHKO, as the Alternate Personal Representative of my Estate
under this my Last Will and Testament.
ITEM 7. PAYMENT OF TAXES:
I direct my Personal Representative to pay all inheritance, estate,
succession and legacy taxes of whatsoever nature and kind, to which my
Estate or any person receiving the transfer of any property passing
hereunder or otherwise passing by reason of my demise, may be subject
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and to charge such taxes against my residuary estate, it being my
intention that none of the aforesaid taxes, either federal or state, or
any property required to be included in my gross estate, under the
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provisions of any state or federal law now in force or hereafter
enacted, shall be prorated among the persons interested in my Estate to
whom such property is or may be transferred or to whom any benefit
accrues .
ITEM 8. POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
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In addition to the powers conferred by law, I authorize my Personal j
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Representative in his absolute discretion:
a. To retain in the form received, and to sell either at public or
private sale any real or personal property;
b. To manage real estate;
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C. To invest and reinvest in all forms of property without being
confined to legal investments, and without regard to the
principle of diversification;
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d. To exercise any option or rights arising from ownership of
investments;
e. To compromise claims without court approval and without the
consent of any beneficiary;
f. To disclaim any interest in property;
g. To claim an elective share of the estate of any deceased spouse;
h. To join with any spouse I may have upon my death in the filing
of any federal income tax return for any year for which I have
not filed such return prior to my death, and to consent to the
treatment of any gifts made by my spouse as being made one-half
by me for gift tax purposes notwithstanding the fact that such
action may result in additional liabilities for my estate. Any
income or gift taxes due on such returns and any deficiencies,
interest, penalties, or refunds thereon, shall be allocated
between my estate and my spouse and my spouse' s estate, or all
to any of them, in such manner as my Personal Representative and
my said spouse may agree .
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i. To disburse my estate in kind or by way of liquidation thereof,
in whole or in part, as my Personal Representative in his sole
discretion may deem appropriate under the circumstances .
ITEM 9. NO BOND REQUIRED:
I direct that my Personal Representative or his successors shall not
be required to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in
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any jurisdiction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 'bo+'�day
of _ _ 19 CLD
WITNESS :
(SEAL)
�} GLORIA J. WERTZ
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
We, GLORIA J. HERTZ, � and Diane G.
Radcliff, Esquire the TESTATRIX and the witnesses respectively, whose
names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first
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duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the
TESTATRIX signed and executed the instrument as the TESTATRIX' s Last
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Will and that TESTATRIX had signed willingly (or willingly directed
another to sign for ) , and that TESTATRIX executed it as TESTATRIX free
and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of
the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the TESTATRIX, signed the
Will as witnesses and that to the best of their knowledge the TESTATRIX
was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under
no constraint or undue influence.
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LORIA J. H TZ ff
WITNE
WITNESS
Sworn to and subscribed to
before me this 4�0/"k day