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Home My WebLink About04-03-13 Keset 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: Velma H. Light File No: a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: February 28,2013 Age at death: 92 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (State)with his/her last principal residence at 318 Messiah Circle, Mechaniesbur2, Upper Allen, Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at Messiah Lifeways, 100 Mt.Allen Mechancisburiz, Upper Allen, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State Estimate of value of decedent's property at death: 1fdomiciled in Pennsylvania... . . . .... . . . .. . . All personal property 36,500.00 If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Personal property in Pennsylvania $ 0.00 If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. . . ... .. . .. ... ... ... . Personal property in County $ 0.00 Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. 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 0 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 April 29, 1996 and Codicil(s) thereto dated—April 24,2008; September 19,2011 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(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, 0 NO EXCEPTIONS 0 EXCEPTIONS 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,e.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(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. 0 NO EXCEPTIONS 0 EXCEPTIONS n Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the folEwl spouse i4ny)Bars(attach additional sheets, ij'necessaty): M S C) = Name Relationship A r C- C*> ry, Form RW-02 rev, 10/1112011 Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS: COUNTY OF—Cumberland RE ORDER (.1F`iv OF RECJSTF,:i oE vlji I Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Bryn Mawr Tr Co/Kelly J. Groscost Tr Officer I East Chocolate Avenue, Suite 2A lleguy,A 1 F83 1 4i 7 Karen G.Boyer 1574 Country Squire Road,Elizabethtown, ORPHANS' COUPT CUMBERLAND 00- PA The Petition-,r(s)above-named swear(s)or affinii(s)the statements in the foregouy Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedenj,the YPiWirioner(s),wiH.�well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or affirmed ar d subscribed before i% Date__11y111_4 me fl�i-s day of Date By Date For the Register Date BOND Required: Q YES NO To the Register of Wills: FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Letters . . . . . . S 90.00 Attorney Signature: 6 ) Short Certificate(s).. . . . 30.00 0 )Rcnunciation(s).. . . . . . . . 0.00 2 )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . 30.00 0)Affidavit(s)_ , . . . . . . . . . 0.00 Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 Printed Name: Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 Supreme Court Other Will 15.00 ID Number: Inheritance Tax Return 15.00 16 T . . . . . . . . r) 6C, Firm Name: Address: Phone: Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . 5.00 Fax: JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.50 Email: TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of Velma H.Light File No: a/k/a: AND NOW in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters TT-'.Z k-( are hereby granted to mlmtk ' I i tCi L'L' -I C6 the instrument(s) dated 'L Cj j I Lj Z in the above estate and(if applicable)that described in the Petition be admitted to'pro ate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. J Register of Wills Form RW-02 rev.10/1112011 Page 2 of 2 n -; C .� rn LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT �*� r*t � n Or rn C) VELMA H. LIGHT M- W r1 acn - C), mss' I , VELMA H. LIGHT, having my legal residerz�-*e,',.-at 625 C, Cedar Street , Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County,-'?Commcnwagal � of Pennsylvania , do hereby declare this to be my Last �'4111 and Test-amert., revoking all other Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me. ITI1,111 ONE : I direct that the expenses of my last illness and. funeral be paid from my estate as soon as practicable after my death. ITEM TWO: I give my tar_aible personal property to my husband, C. ALVIN LIGHT, if he survives me for a period of thirty (30) days. If he does not so .survive me , then I give such of the items of my tangible personal property that originated from the following families to the members of such families : Hoffman, Martin and Light.. The remaining tangible personal property shall be di.stribt.ted in such manner as said families shall agree and undistributed items shall be sold and. the proceeds shall become pert of the rest of my estate. TTEM THREE: All the residue of my estate T give to HERSHEY TRUST COMPANY, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, and its successor to hold IN TRUST as part of the Trust Estate under_ my Trust. Agreement dated the 29th day of April , 1996 as amenGed at any time prior to my death, or, if said Trust Agreement is no longer in effect, to hold 'I4 TRUST and distribute on the terms and conditions specified in said Trust Agreement on the date of this Will or on the date of the last Codicil hereto, with like effect as if they were set forth herein verbatim. ITEM FOUR: All estate, inheritance, succession and other death taxes , imposed or payable by reason of my death , and interest and penalties thereon, with respect to all property comprising my gross estate~ for death tax purposes, whether or not such property passes under this Will, shall be paid out of the principal of my general estate, as if such taxes were administration expense=s, without- apportionment or right ight of reimbursement. T a-uthorize my iegal representatives to pay all such taxes at such tir-.e or times as may be deemed advisable. ITEM FIVE: I appoint HERSHEY TRUST COMPANY or its corporate successor and KAREN BOYER, to serve as the Co-Executors of this Will and direct that they be permitted to serve without bond and without any intervention of any court except as required by law. 1 authorize my Executors to sell , encumber, mortgage , invest, distribute in kind, or retain any items of property of my estate in such rarr,,er as they shall deem proper, limited only by their own discretion. 1N WITNESS WHEREOF, I have at Hershey, Pennsylvania, this day of April, 1996 set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament consisting of three (3) pages including the acknowledgement. "J (SEAL) VELMA H. LIGHT SIGNED, sealed, published and declared by VELMA H. LIGHT, the above named Testatrix, as and for her Last Will and Testamer)t, in the presence of us , who, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Res idenc Residence ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We , VELMA H. LIGHT, tuoA; � .�. .P, , ,/ _ and -AMA � , L4 y;s , the Testatrix and the 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 Testatrix signed anti executed the instrument as her Last Will and that she had signed willingly (or willingly directed another_ to sign for her) , and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, a.n(--, that each of the witnesses , in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the Wiil 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 cr undUE' influence. t TESTATRIX WITNESS / WITNESS Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by VELMA H. LIGHT, the Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to before me by J� _,�. °}, ': -al and Ak i)eZ V,'S t witnesses, this 111 -day of April , 1.996 . (SEAL) i, y NOTARY PUBLIC, Notarial Seal Mary E.Lehman,Notary Publlc Derry Up.,Dauphin County My Commission Expires Nov.23,1999 Y CODICIL I, VELMA H. LIGHT, of the township of Upper Allen, County of Cumberl'-w and Cl) zj; = M Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, having made my Last Will and Testam4 dated Apr �1 292 o 1996, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be a Codicil to my said MaiW�'ll ain:9 __q cy 3a r Testament: cn cn ITEM 1: My Last Will and Testament is amended and changed at'JTE ✓I TWQLto r d s follows: -n ITEM TWO: I give all of my tangible personal property to my niece, Karen Boyer, if she survives me by 30 days. If she does not so survive me, then I direct my Executor to sell all of my tangible personal property at public or private sale and the proceeds of the sale shall become a part of my Residuary Estate and be distributed as part of the residue of my Estate. All the remaining provisions of my Last Will and Testament I hereby ratify and confirm. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, VELMA H. LIGHT, have to this, a Codicil of my Last Will and Testament dated April 29, 1996, subscribed my name and set my seal, this �dt day of l' �I 2008. Z f! ' r ` {` —(SEAL) VELMA H. LIGAT_ SIGNED, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testatrix, VELMA H. LIGHT, as and for a Codicil to her Last Will and Testament dated April 29, 1996, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names a witnesses thereto. l residing , g at z \ s 1 _, Pennsylvania residing at ,Q�S��Q(� Pennsylvania COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) We, ROBERT K. REITZEL and KELLY J. GROSCOST, witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing Codicil, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the Codicil to her Last Will and Testament and that she signed willingly, and that she executed it as her 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 Codicil as witness and that to the best of their knowledge, information and belief, the Testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. I SS I E S SUBSCRIBED, sworn to and acknowledged before me by VELMA H. LIGHT, the Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to before me by ROBERT K. REITZEL and KELLY J. GROSCOST, witnesses, on �'�11 2008. r OTARY UBLIC COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Nc• <- _. Sherry A.C�;aa •; !- w #;;i� Derry Twp.,0,•. ,W My Commission ,chli,ws Member,Pennsylvania Asaociauuon v:<r SECOND CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF VELMA H. LIGHT I, Velma H. Light, having my legal residence at 318 Messiah Circle, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Second Codicil to my Last Will and Testament dated April 29, 1996. I executed a First Codicil to my Last Will and Testament on April 24, 2008. FIRST: All references in my Last Will and Testament to Hershey Trust Company or to Hershey Trust Company of Hershey, Pennsylvania, shall be changed to The Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, or its corporate successor. In all other respects, I hereby ratify, confirm and republish my Last Will and Testament dated April 29, 1996 and the First Codicil thereto dated April 24, 2008, together with this Second Codicil thereto, as and for my Last Will and Testament. f/ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this JQq ltday of September, 2011. f Velma H. Light !M r7D "T7 )s r-- C!> q n ;X1 � C> 'mot F M C..� Cn 00 Signed, sealed, published and declared on the date thereof by the above named Testatrix, as and for the Second Codicil to her Last Will and Testament dated April 29, 1996, 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 hereto. ,v Residence YZI P 1angi tna � b1 j y �'� �/`� 00/ Residence '-lZ4 ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : SS. COUNTY OF DAUPHIN I, Velma H. Light, the Testatrix whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that 1 signed and executed the instrument as the Second Codicil to my Last Will and Testament; and that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. Sworn to or affirmed and acknowledged before me by Velma H. Light, the Testatrix, this ,day of September, 2011. Velma H. Light r Notary Publi ; COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Notarial Seal Kelly J.GroscOSt,Notary Public swatara Twp.,Dauphin County My Commission Expires Feb.12,2014 Member,Pennsylvania Association of Notaries AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : SS. COUNTY OF DAUPHIN We,�CTL2 Y�(ti(��'Zr�and the witnesses whose names are subscribed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, to depose and say that we were present and saw the Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Second Codicil to her Last Will and Testament; that she signed it willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the Codicil as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. THE S WITNESS SWORN and subs i d to before me, this day of September, 2011. COMMONWEALTH X PENNSYLVANIA Notarial Seal Kelly J.Groscost,Notary public Swatara Twp.,Dauphin county My Commission Expires Feb.12,2014 Notary P blic Memb.r,pennwvanis Association of Notaries