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Home My WebLink About10-15-13 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 avcr(s)the following and respectfully request(s)the grant of Letters in the appropriate form: Decedent's Information n Name: JEAN M. KUHN File No: .91 - 13 —/6 a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: 08/31/2013 Age at death: 85 Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, PENNSYLVANIA (Smief with hisfher last principal residence at 81 MOUNTAIN STREET MT HOLLY SPRINGS 17065 MT. HOLLY SPRINGS. CUMBERLAND Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough'. County Decedent died at CARLISLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CARLISLE 17015 CARLISLE 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 Pennsyl vania.. ...... ... ... ........... ... All personal property $ 10,000.00 If not domiciled in Penns ylvania. .. ....... .......... .... Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. .. ................. .... Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsyl vania..... ............. .... .. ......................... ....... . $ SR Ono on TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 68.000.00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 81 MOUNTAIN ST MT HOLLY SPRINGS 17065 MT HOLLY SPRINGS CUMBERLAND (Attach additional sheers,ifnecessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County ® A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary Petitioners)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated DECEMBER 13,2012 and Codicil(s) thereto dated 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 bom or adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. O NO EXCEPTIONS O EXCEPTIONS ❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (lfapplicablc) c.t.a..d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.ta..pendente life,durance absentia,durance minorilate If Administration,c aL or d.b.n.c.f.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. O NO EXCEPTIONS O EXCEPTIONS Petitioners),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no W ill and was survived by the following spouse(i f any)and heirs(attach additional sheets.if necessary): Name Relationship Address rn e1 _C w rn v c c5 o !— A r'�m a z ut mm o co i Z3 v 'i r-- m a _c to o Farm RW-02 rev. 1011112011 rn -n Page I of 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official use Only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } 2EGORDEO OFACE OF } Ss: REGISTER Or VYILLS COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND } 7')r 'n'r 1 n n Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Ad ress ' <b ROGER B.IRWIN 60 WEST POMFRET STREET CARLISLE P AIM 3, 0 RPHAns' COUNT i;btrt ttt' `) CO., PA , � . The Petitionet(sl above-named swear(s)or affirms)the statements in the Foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner's)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Petitioonee s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Swom to or affirmed and sub cribed before 41'�fTxzi.tiG4<+- ' Date 10 met day of a( ,�1{ Date $y; -0 14 Date For the Register , _ Date BOND Required: 0 YES ONO To the Register of Wills: FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 135.00 Attorney Signature: ( I )Short Certificate(s).. . .. . 5.00 n ' { )Renunciation(s).. . . .. . .. �' ( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . ( )Affidavit(s).. . . ... . . . . . Bond... .. . . .. . . .— .. . .. .. Printed Name: ROGE . IRWIN,ESQUIRE Commission. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . Supreme Court Other . . . . . . . . FD Number: 62$2 WILL ... . .. 15.00 I NH TAX RETURN . . . . 15.00 Firm Name: IRWIN&McKNIGHT,P.C. INVENTORY . . . . . . . . 15.00 Address: 60 WEST POMFRET STREET . . . . . . . . CARLISLE PA 17011 Phone: (717)249-2353 Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . 5.00 Fax: (717)249-6354 ICS Fee, . . . . . . ... . --. ..— 2150 Email: TOTAL. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . $ 213.50 DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of JEAN M.KU14N File No: alkta: I AND NOW,O( -4:Ob Z r 1 IS _,inconsideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY are hereby granted to ROGER B. IRWIN,ESQUIRE in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated DECEMBER 13 2012 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will(and Codicil(s))of Decedent_ Re I Y1r CI c_..�l/y .�j�J C[C21 '' register of Wills Form RW-02 mv, lom12o1 i "' Page 2 of 2 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, JEAN M. KUHN, of the Borough of Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, disposing memory and full legal age, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me. 1. I direct my Executor or Substitute Executor, as the case may be, to pay all of my debts, funeral and administrative expenses as soon as convenient after my decease. Furthermore, I direct that all state, inheritance, succession and other death taxes imposed or payable by reason of my death and interest and penalties thereon with respect to all property composing of my gross estate for death tax purposes, whether or not such property passes under this Will, shall be paid by the Executor or Substitute Executor from my estate, and that none of the aforesaid taxes shall be prorated among those persons named herein or are otherwise beneficiaries hereunder. 2. My Executor or Substitute Executor may, at his discretion, compromise claims, borrow money, retain property for such length of time as he may deem proper; lease and sell property for such prices, on such terms, at public or private sales, as he may deem proper; and invest estate property and income without restriction to legal investments unless otherwise provided hereunder. f o 3. 1 authorize and empower my Executor or Substitute Executor to sell any realty;and/ors C M personalty owned by me at my death and not specifically devised or bequeath,((R- erein;at pAiV W t' ---4 or) or private sale or sales and to give good and sufficient deeds and/or bills ofxssale Alrefcv, in,fe, e " <n � cn simple, as I could do if living. My Executor or Substitute Executor is author ed-arTd er powqtfl;' D c --A r- m Cn C*o to engage in any business in which I may be engaged at my death, for such period of time after my death as seems expedient to said Executor or Substitute Executor. 4. I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate of whatever nature and wherever situate in equal shares to my seven (7) children, GWEN E. WALCK, LEONARD D. KUHN, GARY D. KUHN, SHARON J. FISHER, DEBRA A. BREWER, DIANE E. PORTER and DARLENE M. BITTINGER, share and share alike. 5. I nominate and appoint ROGER B. IRWIN to be the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. In the event he has predeceased me, failed to qualify or is not able or does not serve for whatever reason, I then appoint DOUGLAS G. MILLER to serve as Substitute Executor of this my Last Will and Testament with the same powers as are given to the original Executor hereunder. 6. No person(s) shall benefit hereunder unless such beneficiary shall survive me by sixty (60) days. 7. No Executor or Substitute Executor acting hereunder shall be required to post bond or enter security in this or any other jurisdiction. 8. No beneficiary may assign, anticipate or pledge his or her interest in any income or principal held or distributable hereunder, and no beneficiary's creditors may levy, attach or otherwise reach any such interest. 2 9. If any person entitled to share in any distribution under the terms of this my Last Will and Testament becomes an adverse party in any proceeding to contest the probate of this Last Will and Testament, such person shall forfeit her or his entire interest inherited hereunder and all provisions in favor of such person shall be declared void and of no effect. The share of such person so forfeited shall be distributed as part of the residue pursuant to Paragraph No. 4 hereof, as the case may be, except that if such person is entitled to share in the said residue, that interest shall be distributed proportionately to the other residuary beneficiaries. 10. I hereby suggest that my personal representative retain the services of Irwin & McKnight, P.C. as attorneys for the settlement of my estate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13`h day of December 2012. 9�� (SEAL) JEAN M. KUHN Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testatrix, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as subscribing witnesses. 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDAVIT WE, JEAN M. KUHN, MARTHA L. NOEL and SHARON L. SCHWALM, the Testatrix and witnesses respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and that she had signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purpose herein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the will as a witness 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. �j JEA M. K YA A L NOEL G SHARON L. SCHWALM COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : : SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by JEAN M. KUHN, the Testatrix herein, and subscribed and sworn to before me by MARTHA L. NOEL and SHARON L. SCHWALM,witnesses,this 13 l day December 2012. Notary Public M, NWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Notarial Seal Roger B.Irwin,Notary Public Carllsle Born,Cumberland County M Commisslon Expires Oct.3,2016 MEMBER pE}tNSyLVAN1A ASSOQATION OF NOTARIES 4