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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-20-13 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: JEAN E.ROCKWELL File No: 21 a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: 12/11/13 Age at death: 95 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, PA (State)with his/her last principal residence at 1 Longsdorf Way 17015 So.Middletown Twp. Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at 1 Longsdorf Way 17015 So.Middleton Twp. 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 $ 300,000.00 Ifnot domiciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in County $ Valueof real estate in Pennsylvania.............................................................. $ TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ 300,000.00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: (Attach additional sheets,ifnecessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County C:+ ® A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary w r-rl Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated 1 1/6013© —t a d�dicil(s) rn thereto dated None Cn State relevant circumstances(e g.renunciation,death of executor,etc.) © C:;7 Cn Except as follows:after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,was not di;Porc�d,was not;arty to q pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g),and-4idwt have a aim bom,or.-.,i adop ed;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. rD C� NO EXCEPTIONS ❑EXCEPTIONS i Fwd ❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration(if applicable) c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente life,durante absentia,durante minoritate If Administration,ca.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 the following spouse(if any)and heir attach additional sheets,if necessary): Name Relationship Address Form Rw-02 rev.to/11/2011 Page I of 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address 32 Ridge Avenue Robert W.Rockwell Jr. Carlisle PA 17013 The Petitioner(s)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 Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Petitioner(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or armed a d subscribed before Date X07-070 me this ao day of ecemba ,�� Date By: Qqatvj , Date For the Register Date BOND Required: ❑ YES $k NO To the Register of Wills: c.....� M FEES: Please enter my appearance by my s#Ln.Qre belo4 M C-a Letters........ ... . .. .. .. . . . .. $ 0• 01, Attorne Signature: r ( 2 )Short Certificates(s) ...... o.0D r- r m ry CD r"i Cn ( )Renunciation(s). .. ... . ... �. �✓? �, ( )Codicil(s) ............. . Affidavits C� 7'1 Z-3 it ( ) ( )""" "" No V. Otto III -a a Bond ......................... Printed Name: � Commission ............. .. ..... Supreme Court c� Other Wit I ......... 15 QO ID Number: 27763 rwerrtbr� 15-co nYl.�O�X�(eh,U►!Yl... . . 15.0D Firm Name: Martson Law Offices Address: 10 East High Street ......... Carlisle PA 17013 •• •.•.••• Phone: (717)243-3341 ......••• Fax: (717)243-1850 Automation Fee ......... .. ...... 50 o Email: iotto@,martsonlaw.com JCS Fee .. .............. .. ..... TOTAL.. .... . ......... . .....$ L443.56 DECREE OF THE REGISTER 22 Estate of JEAN E.ROCKWELL File No: 21 - 13-1 a�S a/k/a: AND NOW, DeCfa'Y h0r — ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Robert W.Rockwell.Jr. in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 11/6/2013 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the�last nWill(and Codici ))of Decedent. U� Register of Wills Form RW-02 rev.10/11/201! �.., �age 2 of 2 F:\FILES\Clients\6809 Rockwell\6809.1.EF\6809.Lwill.2013.wpd --- C RECORDED OFFICE OF RE G I S T E R 0 F yj i I LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I,?JV_*F l@� Rf Kt 4 BRL, of South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,beirUu r P,%d and disposing mind and memory,do hereby make,publish and declare this to be myUsc# r t f tament,hereby revoking any and all former Wills or Codicils made by me. CUMBERLAND CO., PA 1. I direct that-all my legally enforceable debts, funeral expenses, testamentary expenses and all death taxes(whether such taxes may be payable by my estate or by any recipient of any property) shall be paid from my residuary estate as soon as practicable after my decease and as part of the administration of my estate. My Executor shall have no duty or obligation to obtain reimbursement for any.such tax so paid, even though on proceeds of insurance or other property not passing under this Will. 3. I bequeath any automobiles or motor vehicles I may own at my death, my personal effects, such household goods if any as may be my individual property and not the property of my spouse or owned jointly by me with my spouse, and other tangible personal property of like nature (not including cash or securities),together with any existing insurance thereon,to my sons,ROBERT W. ROCKWELL,JR. and DONALD L.ROCKWELL,to be divided between or among them with due regard for their personal preferences in as nearly equal shares as practical and as they shall mutually agree. I direct that any of the foregoing articles not selected by my said sons, or about which there is no agreement,shall be sold at public or private sale by my personal representative(s),and I further direct that the net proceeds thereof shall be administered and distributed as a part of the residue of my estate. 4. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal property,in equal shares, unto my sons, ROBERT W. ROCKWELL,JR. and DONALD L. ROCKWELL, per stirpes. 5. I nominate,constitute and appoint my son,ROBERT W.ROCKWELL,JR.,as Executor of Page 1 of 3 my estate. In the event he shall be unable or unwilling to so serve,then I appoint my son,DONALD L. ROCKWELL,to act in such capacity. 6. I direct that all fiduciaries acting under this Will, whether or not named herein, shall not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. 7. I authorize and empower my Executor,or his successor,in their sole and absolute discretion, to purchase or otherwise acquire and retain any investments of which I die seized or any real or personal property of any nature; to sell, lease, pledge, mortgage, transfer, exchange, dispose of or grant options in regard to any or all property of any kind forming a part of my estate for such terms and such prices as they may deem advisable;to borrow money for any purposes connected with the protection and preservation of my estate;to mortgage or pledge any real or personal property forming a part of my estate or to join in or secure the partition of same; to compromise any claims or demands of my estate against others or of others against my estate;to make distribution in kind and to cause any share to be composed of cash, property or undivided fractional shares in property :different in kind from any other share; to employ agents, attorneys and proxies and to delegate to them such powers as my Executor, or his successor, considers desirable and to pay reasonable compensation for such services as may be rendered by such agents, attorneys and proxies; and to execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary to carry out any of these powers. In addition, I direct that my Executor, or his successor shall have the power to conduct an inventory of any safe deposit box necessary to the administration of my estate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this to day of November, 2013. Jea E. Rockwell SIGNED,SEALED,PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the above-named Testatrix,as and for her Last Will and Testament,in the presence of us,who at her request,have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto, in the presence of the said Testatrix and of each other. Page 2 of 3 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) SS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) We,Jean E.Rockwell,No V.Otto III and "M , the Testatrix and the 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 the Testatrix has signed willingly,and that the Testatrix 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 Will as a witness and that to the best of his/her knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age or older,of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Jea . Rockwell, Testatrix Witness (Mcv I Witness Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by Jean E. Rockwell,the Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to before me by No V. Otto III and bu�- �. , the witnesses, this day of November, 2013. Notary Public COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ECatisle IAL SEAL to,Notary Public umberland County fi res December 20,2014 Page 3 of 3