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Home My WebLink About05-20-13 Reset 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 �1��;j f�� Name: Frances J.Verdekal File No: � � alk/a: (Assigned by Register) a1k/a: a1k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: May 1,2013 Age at death: 91 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, pennsylvania (State)with his/her last principal residence at 745 Mount Rock Road,Carlisle, 17015 Penn Townshiv Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at 745 Mount Rock Road,Carlisle, 17015 Penn Township Cumberland 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 $ 50,000.00 If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania......................................................... $ 95,500_�0 TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 145.500.00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 745 Mount Rock Road,Carlisle, 17015 Penn Township Cumberland (Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County � A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentar_y Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated January 18,2008 and Codicil(s) thereto dated n/a 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. �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.,pendente 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 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. �NO EXCEPTIONS �EXCEPTIONS �_ � Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by theC�ll�ing spou�if an�n�eirs(attach additional sheets,i necessa � :� --- rY � ,�� ;�:� °v --c �- qx�,. Name Relationshi �7'e � �.� �� -.r.� .-� `"rE � C� °,1 �° �? R�`� � .` �--r •� s � Q V w.wy � � Form RW-O2 rev.10/I1/2011 Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only ,�A COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } C c� � t"'k� � � -4.�� c;; :�y } S S: cr� =;-. � .::.�, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND � �'-�-"� � � �'� �� } � �..,_ �...,,� � -a= o _ � Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed�'ddrass;�; � �y Albert I.Verdekal 747 Mount Rock Road Carlisle PA 17015 �� `� �'� � -� � ,; � c.� �- rn , , � � � � The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and conect to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Petition r(s)will well d truly administer the estate accordi g to 1 w. Swom to af i ed a bscribed b fore/J Date �o1O f� me thi d��of ,��J Date $y: Date e Register Date , BOND Required• Q YES Q NO To the Register of Wills: FEES• � Please enter my appearance by my signature below: . Lett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ �� Attorney Signature: ( f�,)Short Certificate(s).. . . . . '�� ( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . - ( )Codicil(s). .. . . . . . . . . . . ( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . . Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Printed Name: Adam R.Deluca,Esq. Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Supreme Court O er . . ID Number: 311738 — r.e�z�� o- . . . . . . . . �0� Firm Name: Allied Attorneys of Central PA,LLC . . . . . . . . Address: 61 West T.outher�treet . . . . . . . ,arlisle,PA 17013 . . . . . . . Phone: 717-249-1177 Automation Fee. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . • Fax: 717-249-4514 JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' � Email: arr�eh�caRS(g�a�l_c�m TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . $ 9-9�- � J�� DECREE OF THE REGISTER - �� Estate of Frances J.Verdekal File No: �1 Y �� alk/a: AND NOW, �r�� , ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been r sented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentarv are hereby granted to Albert I.Verdekal in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated Januarv 18,2008 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of r c r as the last W'll(and Codicil(s) of Decedent. Register of Wills � Form RW-02 rev.10/11/2011 Page 2 of 2 ; � .. 4 � , a . ti . � � t LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT � � C � w � �.7 �� C°� --c � -� FRANCES J.VERDEKAL � � � o � �� , � � � � � � �;� � � '� _�-r --r-r _.;� i I,FRANCES J. VERDEKAL,of 745 Mt. Rock Road, Carlisle, Cu.�n`�be;�and CountyT _ �;� _`.� = S;r _: �.� ""'°` f--r Pennsylvania,being of sound and disposing mind,memory and understanding, do mak�ublish� and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament,hereby revoking and making void all previous Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me. FIRST < I order and direct my personal representa.tive hereinafter named to pay all of my last illness, just debts,funeral expenses and expenses involved or connected with the administration of my estate as soon after my death as is reasonably possible. However,my personal representative need � � not accelerate and pay those unmatured obligations which,in his,her or its opinion, it might be proper and more advantageous to reta.in or renew and pay as they become due and payable. If I do � not own a burial plot or a grave marker at the time of my death, I authorize my personal . representative,in his,her or its sole discretion,to purchase a burial plot and to erect a suitable grave J marker at my grave, and to expend sums from my estate for this purpose. SECOND I give,devise and bequeath my entire estate,together with all insurance proceeds thereon of whatever nature and whatsoever situate to the following: 1. To my grandson,ALBERT VERDEKAL, a ten(10) acre parcel of his choosing from my land. My esta.te sha11 pay for any and all cost of subdividing the property in connection with the ten(10)acre parcel; and Page 1 of 8 . . _ . ' 2. My granddaughters,AUDRA LITTLEHALE,NATALIE LITTLEHALE and SOPHIA Q'NEAL, shall ea�h receive a watch I own at the time of my death. My granddaughter, SQPHIA Q'NEAL, shall choose which watch she wants first. THIRD I give,devise and bequeath the rest,residue and remainder of my estate,together with a11 insurance proceeds thereon of whatever nature and wheresoever situate to my daughter-in-law, MARIA VERDEKAL,m�daughter,LOIS A.LITTLEHALE,my granddaughter, SOPHIA O'NEAL, ,my grandda.ughter,NATALIE LITTLEHALE,my grandson,ALBERT LITTLEHALE,my grandson,VICTOR LITTLEHALE,my granddaughter,AUDRA LITTLEHALE,my grandson,ALBERT VERDEKAL, and my stepson,VINCENT �� VERDEKAL,in equal shares,per capita. FOURTH It is my desire that my personal representative,after consultation with any heir or heirs of mine who survive me, and in his,her or its own discretion,choose such articles from my tangible personal property(exclusive of cash, stock certificates,bonds, and a11 other tangible evidences of intangible personal property)as he, she or it believes will be useful to such heir or heirs or desirable for him or her or them to have, either from a sentimental point of view or otherwise, and to deliver such articles to such heir or heirs or among such heirs in equal or unequal shares as determined by the further exercise of his,her or its discretion,provided no other heir objects to the distribution. All tangible personal property not so distributed is to be sold,either publicly or privately,by my personal representative, adding the proceeds of such sale or sales to my residuary estate and to be disposed of in equal shares among my surviving heirs after payment of my estate debts,taking into account the tangible personal property otherwise provided to them. Page2of8 . � . , f . � r FIFTH Any devise or distribution under this Last Will and Testament which is payable to any beneficiary who may be under 25 years ofage or, in the judgment of my personal representa.tive, mentally disabled, shall be held in a separate trust by my grandson,ALBERT VERDEKAL, as Trustee until such beneficiary reaches 25 years of age or during such period of disability. During the term of any trust created pursuant to this paragraph,the Trustee is authorized to expend and apply so much of the net income and principal of each such trust as the Trustee shall consider advisable for the health,maintenance, support,and education(including college education, undergraduate and graduate)of each such beneficiary until he or she attains 25 years of age,or until , all such amounts are paid out of trust. I direct that no Trustee shall be required to give or post bond , � for the faithful performance of the Trustee's duties in this or any other jurisdiction. SIXTH I grant my personal representative the following powers in addition to and not in limitation of such powers as my personal representative shall hold by law: (a) To retain all property received including the stock of any corporate fiduciary acting hereunder,provided such property remains productive. (b) To j oin in any corporation,partnership,recapitalization,merger,reorganization or voting trust plan;to delegate authority with respect thereto;to deposit investments under agreements and pay assessments; and generally to exercise all rights of investors, including but not limited to,the voting of shares. (c) To manage, operate,repair, improve,mortgage or lease on any terms any real estate held or owned by my estate. (d) To operate any business that I may own at my death. Page 3 of 8 • �' . � - . • � (e) To invest any funds of my estate in any stocks,bonds,notes or other securities or property,real or personal,withoLtt regard to the principle of diversification or any other statute or general rule of law in his,her or its absolute discretion, it being my intention to give my personal representative the broadest investment powers possible,providing such investments do not unnecessarily prevent the prompt settlement of my estate. (� To sell or otherwise dispose of any property,real or personal,tangible or intangible, at any time forming a part of my estate in any manner and on such terms and conditions as my personal representative shall see fit in his,her or its absolute discretion. (g) To borrow money for the payment of t�es or for any other proper purposes in the administration of my estate, and to mortgage or pledge estate assets as security. � (h) To compromise claims wrthout court approval including,but not limrted to,any controversies with the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania concerning estate and inheritance ta��es on any interests that may pass � under this my Last Will and Testament. " (i) To distribute in cash or in kind upon any division or distribution of my esta,te. (j) To undertake any and all acts deemed necessary and proper by my personal representative for the proper, advantageous and prompt management of the settlement of my estate. (k) In general,to exercise all powers in the management of my estate which any individual could exercise in the management of similar property owned in his own right,upon such terms and conditions as to him,her or it may seem best and to Page 4 of 8 • . .• � , . . execute and deliver a11 instruments and to do all acts which he, she or it deems necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this,my Last Will and Testament. � SEVENTH No interest of any beneficiary of my esta.te,either in income or in principal, shall be subject to anticipation or pledge, assignment, sale or transfer in any manner,nor shall any beneficiary have the power in any manner to charge or encumber his interest either in income or principal,nor shall the interest of any beneficiary,while in the possession of my personal representative,be subject to _ liability for such beneficiary. EIGHTH I nominate,constitute and appoint my grandson,ALBERT VERDEKAL, as personal � representa.tive of this my Last Will and Testament. In the event my grandson is deceased,unable or � unwilling to serve or shall cease to serve for any reason whatsoever,then I nominate,constitute and appoint my daughter,LOIS A. LITTLEHALE, as personal representative of this my Last Will and Testament. I direct that my personal representative shall not be required to give or post bond for the faithful performance of his,her or its duties in this or any other jurisdiction. NINTH I hereby declare it to be my expressed desire that my personal representative employ the law firm of Stephanie E. Chertok, Esquire, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, for legal advice and assistance regarding this my Last Will and Testament,they having considerable knowledge of my affairs, views and wishes respecting any matters that may axise at the probate of this instrument,the administration of my estate, and the execution of the powers herein mentioned. Page 5 of 8 s� . . , , . . IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand to this my Last Will and Testament � `�/ this f� day of ,2008. WITNESS: - _ �-- �..� � � � FRANCES J RDEKAL �,,�.�,s. w�, V V J Page 6 of 8 �• ♦, + � ` � I ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : : SS COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND : I,FRANCES J.VERDEKAL,the TESTATRIX whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument,having been duly qualified according to law,do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will and Testament;that I signed it willingly, and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. �� C:e� r ��''�� ; C;,� FRANCES .VERDEKAL ,� Sworn or affirmed and acknowledged before me by FRANCES J.VERDEKAL,the � � TESTATRIX,this�day of t/� ,2008. � � --P---��:� i��'a�n;m��.�� S�1�Y Y�i�� `Y.��a��°F4� 1��}4./�i.�.l�V lJ�I)� � Carl�sle Bort�, C�;��;�r�c,r��;Cc�Fara[y My Comm�ssior��xp��s�i��r�:�� 1;�; � Page 7 of 8 �� •� V , ' � . r J AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : : SS COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND : We .� d (�1 � L• � 1 the witnesses whose names are attached to the foregoing document,being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were � present and saw testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will and Testament;that she signed willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed;that each subscribing witness in the hearing and sight of the testatrix signed the Last Will and Testament as witnesses and that to the best of our knowledge,the testatrix was at the time '; �� 18 or more years of age,of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. �� T : v Sworn or affirmed and subscribed before me by�}��n��' ,D�,., and � � �n�-r- � L- ��C�� tlus �� day of � , 2008. �a-�.��.�=� ��"��;��L��-�:1 STI�PO-IA�IdE E Cd��;�a��, d��t_a�y;��iti C�rl�sie Boro. 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