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PETTTION FOR GRANTy OF LET'TERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF C.t,l vh�l'\C1 COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioner(s} named betow, who is/are IS years of age or older, apply(ies) for Lettsrs as specified below, and in
support thaxeof aver(s)the following and respectfully request(s) the grant of Letters in the apptopriate form:
Decedent"s Infarmatian
Name: [7fY1C1S 4.,_ �rI C. Q S F;�e No: I- 13— t3g l�,
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
atkla:
alk/a: Social Security No: /��' �
Date of Death: �- 2.�� 1 3 t Age at desth: _'�$
I}ecedent was domlciled at death in �.t.tx{L�C�IC�C1C>� County, �{}� (9r�re}wiih histhgz la t
principalresidenceat t'{�et�(�'_ f°C�fQ' pr�P-'�_—� ;�� (�rimj7s��nYjd
Street addreea,Poat qffpco and Zip Code City,Town�hip` r$orough f t �/ County
I?ecedent died at. �t'(�GtCinf �°r,t tw2 {�Ctt'�.t'�'S'� ��ri1�� i l I �y�rj�tGtyQ ��,,
StreN addree�,Poat Oftica and Zip Code City,Tpwnahip Ir Sorongh Cuunty State
Eetimate of value of decadenCs property at death: 7
!f domPci(ed in Pennsylvartia............................ Ai(personal property $�.�1�.�
Ijnot domicited in Pennsyhaaltt. ....................... Petsonal groperiy in Pennsylvania S
IjnoY domicUed rn Pennsylvanta. ....................... Perso�ai property in Counry S
Vafue of rea[estate!n PennsyCvania............ ............................................. $ �
TOTAL EST[MATED VALUE.... $���
Reat estate in Peansylvania simated at: -
(Attach odditionai sheeu,if necersary.) Street addMSS,Poet Ofllce md Zip Cude City,Towmhip nr Borough CounRy
❑ A. Petition far Probate an8 Gran#of Letters Testamentarv ,�I� .(.It �/
Fetitioner(s}aver(s)hclshclthey islaze the Executor(s)narsud in tha last Will of tha Decedenk,dated I i t Q t� ��j j�7 and Codicit(s)
themro dated
Statt rrJevaot e3reaanhaea{e.g,renancratfaf,dmlh af ezecpter,erc.)
Except as follows:after the extcution of the inshument(s)offered for probate Deoedent did not merry,was npt divorced,was not a pariy to apending
divorca pmceeding wherein tho grounds for divorce had been established as daRned in 23 Pa.C.S. §3323(g),end did not have a child born or
adopted;and Decedent was ntiiher zhe victim af a kilGng nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
�Ni7EXCEPTiQNS ❑EXCEPTIClNS
� B. Petition for Grant of Letters pf Administration ([f appiicable}
c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.t.i.a.,pendrnte lite,durante absenti¢,dumnte minontute
If Admfnistratiou,c.t.a or d.b.n.c.ta,enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.
Except as fotlows: Decedenc was not a pariy to a pending divorce proceeding wherein tha grounds for divorce had been esfabtishek as definec!
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323{g}and was neiiher tht victim of a killing nac aver adjudicated an incapacitated petson.
�NO EXCEPTI4N5 �ERCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s},aftera proper search haUhave ascertaina!that Decedent IeR no Witl and was survivedhy the following spcivse(if say)andheics(attach
add`itionat sheets,if'necewsruy):
Name Relatlonshi Address
Form RW-01 r��.miniaai Page 1 of 2
Oath of Persana! Representative Officia{Use Only
COMMONWEq/�LTH OF PENNSYLVANI }
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COliNTY CtF �
Petitioner(s)Printed Neme petitione g)Printed Address
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T'he Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s}the statemeats in tha foregoing Petirion are Uva snd correct to the besi ofthc knawiodge and belief
of Petitioner{s}and that,as Porsanaf Represenmtive{s}of the Dxedent,tha�Pe�titio�n/ec{s}`�t wej]a�nd/��administer tha ostate according to taw. -
Sworntog�` ffirmed dsubscribedbefore Cti�]Q�[�Ca tc,- 1!!!'� b�/-Y bace7"� `�
methi lP�a of ,�3 Date
BY Date
or e egiseer Dfl[e �
BONDRequired:QYES �N4 TatheRegitte>ofWilis:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my nignature below:
Letters. . ..... .... ...... ... .. S-_���'�� Attorney Signamre:
( �f}l}Short Certificate(s). ..... � �
( � ) Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . .
{ )Codicil(s). . . . .... ..... "'^
( }Affidavit{s}.. .. .,,... .. '� -
� Bond.. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �� Prin[ed Name:
1��� . . . .. . . . .. . "— Supreme Cnur[
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Other �ij ( ........ ----�4� tDNnmber:
ll ����-.� . .. . . —�,'`�L— Firm Name:
. . . . . . . . Address:
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Automation Fee. .. ..... . . . .... �_ Fax:
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TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . S 1 3'?l_h Q
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of��'}prj'�� � Y'!C}�,�'� File No:O�" �� 0 �e�
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AND NOW,��C.y1.�,o �,o(3 ,in consideration o£khe foregoing Petitipn,
satisfactary proof vsng een p ted befora me,IT iS DECREEIf that Letters �t�Yt Y`
are hereby granted to_��f��� �
in the above estate and(if applicable) thaY
the insuumessE(s)dated
described in the Petition be admitt t proba e and filed o record as the lasz WiS1(and Codic' s}}of Decedent.
egister of Wi� + ����
Fnrm RW-tl1 rev. !n/7!/20/! v / Y� Page f 2.
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WILL OF TSOMAS FICRES
I, THOMAS FICKES, of Middletown, Dauphin County,
Pennsylvania, declare this to be my last will and revoke any will
previously made by me .
ITEM I . I give all my automobiles, and all other articles o£
personal and household use, together with all insurance relating
thereto, to my nephew, ROBERT CHARLES SNAVELY and my niece, SANDRA
K. HINKEL, to be divided among them as they may agree or, in the
absence of agreement, as my executor may think appropriate .
ITEM II . I give all the residue of my estate, real and
personal, in equal shares, to my nephew ROBERT CHARLES SNAVELY
and my niece, SANDRA K. HINKFL, provided that the share of any
niece or nephew who predeceases me or dies on or before the
thirtieth day following my death shall be distributed to his or
her issue per stirpes living on the thirty-first day following my
death and in default of any such then-living issue such shares
shall be added to the share for my other niece or nephew.
ITEM III . No interest in income or principal shall be
assignable by, or available to anyone having a claim against, a
beneficiary before actual payment to the beneficiary.
Page 1 of 4 Pages .
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ITEM IV. All federal, state, and other death taxes payable
on the property forming my gross estate for tax purpoaes, whether
or not it passes under this will, shall be paid out of the
principal of my residuary estate juat as if they were my debts,
and none of those taxes shall be charged against any beneficiary.
ITEM V. I authorize my executor:
A. to retain and to invest in all forms of real and
personal property, regardless of (i) any limitations imposed by
law on investments by executors or trustees, (ii) any principle
of law concerning delegation of inveatment responsibility by
executors or trustees, or (iii) any principle of law concerning
investment diversification;
B . to compromise claims and to abandon any property
which, in my executor' s opinion, is of little or no value; to
borrow from, and to sell property to others, and to pledge
property as security for repayment of any funds borrowed;
C. 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 or leases;
Page 2 of 4 Pages .
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D. to join in any merger, reorganization, voting-trust
plan or other concerted action of security holders, and to
delegate discretionary duties with reapect thereto;
E. to use administrative or other expenses of my
estate as income tax or estate tax deductions and to value my
estate for tax purposes by any optional method permitted by the
law in force when I die, without requiring adjustments between
income and principal for any resulting effect on income or estate
taxes; and
F. to distribute IN KIND and to allocate apecific
assets among the beneficiaries in such proportions as my executor
may think best, so long as the total market value of any
beneficiary' s share is not affected by such allocation.
These authorities shall extend to all real and personal
property at any time held by my executor and shall continue in
full force until the actual distribution of all such property.
All powers, authorities, and discretion granted by this
will shall be in addition to those granted by law and shall be
exercisable without leave of court .
Page 3 of 4 Pages .
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ITEM VI . I appoint my nephew, ROBERT CHARLES SNAVELY,
executor under this will . Should my nephew, ROBERT CHARLES
SNAVELY, fail to qualify or cease to act as executor, I appoint
my niece, SANDRA K. HINKEL, executor under this will . No personal
representative appointed hereunder shall be required to give bond
or furnish suretiea in any jurisdiction.
ITEM VII . The term "executor" and "trustee'� or any pronoun
used to indicate the executor, truatee, any other fiduciary or any
beneficiary shall be deemed to apply to one or more than one
person or corporation and to the masculine, feminine or neuter
gender as the case may be.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto aet my hand and seal to
this, my last will, this �S day of M 9 .
(SEAL)
THO S FICKES
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED, and DECLARED by the above
testator, as and for his last will, in the preaence of us, who
thereupon at his request, in hia presence and in the presence of
each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses .
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA )
( ss :
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
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We, HOMAS FICKES, � u , and
�(�,N�l�l��, a.�G��7.���the testator and witneases, respectively, whose
names are signed to the attached or 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 purposes therein expressed, and
that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the
� testator, signed the will as witness and that to the best of our
knowledge, the testator was at that time eighteen years of age or
older, of sound mind and under no conatrai or undue influence.
THOMA FI K�
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Wi�ness
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Witness
SUBSCRIBED, sworn to or affirmed, and acknowledged before me
by the above-named testator and by the witnesses whose names
appear above on ��/ o�.� , 1994 .
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ta y Public
Notar:tSaal �
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My Camm'ssim E�ires Se�.26�1994
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RENUNCIATION
�^ REGISTER OF WILLS
l �h �tn/Iad COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of � h b1.,,, s L.. �j c!{ts ,Deceased
I,_ � o h t r 7� C � h q v���i , in my capacity/relationship as
(Prmt NameJ
� �n k'�``� of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to
administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to
ne�qQ rT f N l�e%
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(StreetAddress) .
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Executed in Register's Office Executed out ofRegister's Office
Swom to or affirme d,tsµbscribed Before the undersigned personally appeazed the
bef re me this � 4'� day party executing this renunciation and certified
of�u 1�, � , �_. that he or she executed the renunciation for the
U � purposes stated within on this day
� of
ep y for Register of Wills Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
(Signature and Seal of Notary or other o�cial qualified to
�administeroaths. ShowdateofexpirationofNotary'sCommission.)
Form RW-06 rev. 10.13.06 �
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NOTICE ',
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS TO GIVE THE PERSONS
YOU DESIGNATE YOUR "AGENTS" BROAD POWERS TO HANDLE YOUR I
PROPERTY, WHICH MAY INCLUDE POWERS TO SELL OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE
OF ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICF;TO YOU
OR APPROVAL BY YOU.
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THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY DOES NOT IMPOSE A DUTY ON YOUR
AGENTS TO EXERCISE GRANTED POWERS, BUT WHEN POWERS ARE '
EXERCISED,YOUR AGENTS MUST USE DUE CARE TO ACT FOR YOUR BENEFIT �
AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY. "
YOUR AGENTS MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS GIVEN HERE THROUGHOUT
YOUR LIFETIME, EVEN AFTER YOU BECOME INCAPACITATED, UNLESS YOU
EXPRESSLY LIMIT THE DURATION OF THESE POWERS OR YOU REVOKE THESE
POWERS OR A COURT ACTING ON YOUR BEHALF TERMINATES YOUR AGENTS
AUTHORITY.
YOUR AGENTS MUST KEEP YOUR FUNDS SEPARATE FROM YOUR
AGENT'S FUNDS.
A COURT CAN TAKE AWAY THE POWERS OF YOUR AGENTS IF IT FINDS �
YOUR AGENTS ARE NOT ACTING PROPERLY.
THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF AN AGENT UNDER A POWER OF k
ATTORNEY ARE EXPLAINED MORE FULLY IN 20 PA.C.S. CH. 56. `
IF THERE IS ANYTHING ABOLTT THIS FORIvf THAT YOU DO NOT ' �
UNDERSTAND, YOU SHOULD ASK A LAWYER OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING TO l.
EXPLAIN IT TO YOU. f
I HAVE READ OR HAD EXPLAINED TO ME THIS NOTICE AND I I
UNDERSTAND ITS CONTENTS.
u C� � -..�,.�..�
DAT ROBERT C. SNAVELY, PRI�
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, ROBERT C.
SNAVELY, a/k/a ROBERT SNAVELY, of North Londonderry Township, Lebanon
County, Pennsylvania,hereby revoking any and all prior Powers of Attorney granted by me,
have made,constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make,constitute and appoint
my wife,MARY A. SNAVELY,and my sons,MATTHEW D. SNAVELY and ADAM C.
SNAVELY, acting jointly or severally, my true and lawful agents, for me and in my name,
place and stead:
1. Tc make limited gifts;
2. To create a trust for my benefit;
3. To make additions to an existing trust for my benefit;
4. To claim an elective shaze of the estate of my deceased spouse;
5. To disclaim any interest in property;
6. To renounce fiduciary positions;
7. To withdraw and receive the income or corpus of a trust;
8. To authorize my admission to or dischazge from a psychiatric, medical,
nursing, residential or similar facility and to make agreements for my care,
including hospice and/or palliative caze;
9. To authorize,withhold or withdraw medical caze,therapeutical and surgical
procedures, including administration of drugs;
10. To hire and fire medical, social service and other support personnel
responsible for my caze;
11. To place prescription drug order(s) and to accept delivery or pick-up of said
order(s);
12. I authorize and direct any physician, health care professional, health care
provider, and medical caze facility to provide to my agent information
relating to my physical and mental condition and the diagnosis, prognosis, _
caze,and treatment thereof upon the request of my agent. It is my intent that
this autnorization for my agent to be wns;3ered a personal representative
under privacy regulations related to protected health information and for my
agent to be entitled to all health information in the same manner as if I
personally were making the request. This authorization and direction shall
also be considered a consent to the release of such information under current
and future regulations, laws and rules, including but not limited to, the
express grant of authority to personal representatives as provided by
Regulation Section 164.502(g)of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations
and the medical information privacy law and regulations generally referred to
as HIPAA.
13. To engage in real property transactions, including but not limited to,
management,rental,wnveying,mortgaging,executing release,satisfactions,
deeds and other instruments relating to realty;
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I 5. To engage in stock,bond and other securities transactions,including buying,
selling, exchanging, redeeming or converting securities (including U.S.
Savings Bonds, Treasury Notes, bills and other governmental securities);
16. To engage in commodity and option transactions;
17. To engage in banking and financial transactions;
18. To bonow money;
19. To enter safe deposit boxes;
20. To engage in insurance transactions;
21. To engage in retirement plan transactions;
22. To handle interests in estates and trusts;
23. To pursue claims and litigation;
24. To receive govemment benefits;
25. To pursue tax matters, including but not limited to, review, prepazation
and/or execution of t�returns.
26. To take any legal action necessary to do what I have directed;
In general, my Agents aze authorized to and may perform any and all acts that may be
authorized by the Act of February 18, 1992,P.L. 45,No. 26,as amended from time to time as fully
to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitutions and revocation,hereby ratifying and confirming all that said Agents may do pursuant to
this power.
My Agents aze also hereby authorized to appoint any successor Agents as necessary.
Should I ever be adjudged incompetent by a Court, I nominate my wife, MARY A.
SNAVELY,or my sons,MATTHEW D.SNAVELY,or ADAM C.SNAVELY,to be guazdian of
my estate and my person.
My Agents shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for services performed hereunder.
IN WITNESS VvHEREOF, i have h�reunto set my hand and seal this ,�„ND day of
NC11E('(1�ER , 2010.
WITN S:
� 1�u�li"".���SEAL) .
� - ! ROBERT C. SNAVELY
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ACKNO WLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA .
COUNTY OF LEBANON .
On the d.e�N�day of NO�Ef1��F{Z ,2010,before me personally appeazed the above-named,
ROBERT C. Siv'AVELY, known to me or adeq•:iately proven to be the person who executed the
foregoing Power of Attomey, and acknowledged that he executed said Power of Attorney by his
signature forthe purposestherein contained.
COMMONWEALTN OF PENNSYLVANIA �'y P ic
NITARIAL SEAI
M�RILYN R.TISON,NOTARY PUBLIC
PALMYRA BORO.,LEBANON COUNTY
IAY COMMISSION IXPIRES OCT.6 2011
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY AGENTS
We,MARY A.SNAVELY,MATTHEW D.SNAVELY and ADAM C.SNAVELY,have
read the attached Power of Attorney and we aze the persons identified as the Agents for the Principal.
We hereby acknowledge that in the absence of a specific provision to the contrary in the Power of
Attorney or in 20 PA.C.S. when we act as agent:
(1) We shall exercise the powers for the benefit ofthe principal.
(2) We shall keep the assets of the principal sepazate from our assets.
(3)We shall exercise reasonable caution and prudence.
(4) We shall keep a full and accurate record of all actions, receipts and disbursements on
behalf of the principal.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ,�.N� day of
No�EmR�� , Zoio.
wiTrrE s,
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�� �)'� � ° Cc �L rs (SEAL)
- i <� M RY . SNAVELY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2� day of
�L'Cem�e/� , 2010.
WITNESS:
�� L,p�J /.�f,o.�/....,�/Z- (SEAL)
t�— MATTHEW . SNAVELY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26 day of
�cr�,b�^ , 2010.
WITNESS:
� C�'�"� C �""�G (SEAL)
tf C� ADAM C. SNAVELY
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