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Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of
MALCOLM G. HARRO
No.~J -o~-(X)f(i
also known as
Deceased
Social Security No.188-09-5937
Betsy L. Crouse
Petitionlor(5I,whois/sfe18ynrlofag8orolder,epplyHes)IClr,
(COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:)
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Decedent,
Probate and Grant of Letters and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the executrix named in the Last Will of the
dated October 29. 2003 and codicillsl
dated
Stetareleventci.cum6tences, e.g., renunciation, dnth of execu tor,ete
Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the documents offered for
probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent:
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(d.b.n.e.t.8., pendente lite; durante absentia; durBntamlnoritatal ::;...2 !.:...rl '~'..'; ;....1....1
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Petitionerls) after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survivedQv~,he folloy.;;"g spo~seJif
any) and heirs: - ,"- CJ ~,,,,< ..:
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(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his/her last family or principal residence at 515 16th
Street. New Cumberland. PA 17070.
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Decedent, then 89
years of age, died December 11, 2004, at Manor Care Nursina Home.
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Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PAl All personal property ................................................................$
(If not domiciled in PAl Personal property in Pennsylvania...............................................$
(If not domiciled in PAl Personal property in County.......................................................$
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania...................................................................................................$
Total................................................................................................................................$
Real Estate situated as follows:
50.000.00
50.000.00
Wherefore, Petitioner{s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of letters in the
appropriate form to the undersigned:
Si nature
T ed or rinted name and residence
Bets L. Crouse
560 Cartref Road
Etters, PA 17319
Form RW-l Pagel 012 (CumberlandCountyl-Rev.9192
Oath of Personal Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County of Cumberland
The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) and affirm(s) that 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,
Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the esg;COrding to law.
Sworn to and affirmed and subscribed 'U!2fj'-d.e~
before me this J 7ft' day of
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No. ~} -O~ - ODgy
Estate of
MALCOLM G. HARRO
Deceased
Social Security No: 188-09-5937
Date of Death December 11. 2004
AND NOW, , 2005, in consideration of the Petition on
the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,
IT IS DECREED that Letters 0 Testamentary 0 of Administration
d,b.n.c.t.;pendentelile;durentaabaentia;durantllminoritala
are hereby granted to
BETSY L. CROUSE
in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated October 29, 2003
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent.
FEES
Letters........................... $
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Regi"e, of Will, r 1~
Short Certificate(s).......... $
Renunciation.................. $
Affidavit ( )................. $
Extra Pages ( )............ $
Codicil.......................... $
JCP Fee........................ $
Inventory....................... $
Other............................ $
TOTAL................ $
Attorney: Elizabeth P. MullauQh
I.D. No.: 76397
Address: 100 Pine Street. HarrisburQ. PA 17101
Telephone: 717-237-5243
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'fhi" is 10 certify that the information here giv'cn is correcll.y copied from an original certificate 01" death duly filed with me as
1 AlCa] Registrar. The original certificate will he fonvarded lo the Statl.' Vital Records Office for permanent filing.
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH' VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
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515 16th Stlteet
10 New Cu.mbVttand, PA 17070
FATHER'S NAME (Flrsl, Middle, Last)
10. HaHY S. HaJ[/lO
INFORMANTS NAMf: (TypeJP,inl)
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10. Betta M. Jone-6
INFORMANTS MAILING ADpRESS (Street, City{Town, State, Zjp Code)
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WILL
OF
MALCOLM G. HARRO
I, MALCOLM G. HARRO, of the Borough of New Cumberland, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, declare this to be my last will and revoke any will previously made by me,
ITEM I. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses, including my
gravemarker and all expenses of my last illness, and any and all taxes and assessments
imposed by any governmental body as a result of my death, whether on property passing
under this will or otherwise, shall be paid from my residuary estate as soon as practicable
after my decease as a part of the expense of the administration of my estate.
ITEM II. I give and devise the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars to my
friends, JACK HEFFELFINGER and PATRICIA B. INTRIERI, in equal shares, provided that
each of them survive my death. In the event that either of them predeceases me or fails to
survive my death by sixty (60) days, I leave the full sum to the survivor provided they
survive my death by sixty (60) days,
>=::::., ITEM III. I give, devise, and bequeath the rest, residue and remainder of my
possessions and estate of every nature and wherever situate as follows:
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A, Thirty (30%) percent thereof to my daughter, JODI GAMM-glN,
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provided she survive my death by sixty (60) days and, if she does not's;;?
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survive my death, to my great-grandson, BROCK J. GOCHENAUR, provF:fed he
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survive my death by sixty (60) days.
B. Thirty (30%) percent thereof to my daughter, BETSY L. CROUSS;
provided she survive my death by sixty (60) days and, if she does not so
survive my death, to my great-grandson, BROCK J. GOCHENAUR, provided he
survive my death by sixty (60) days.
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C. Forty (40%) percent thereof to my great-grandson, BROCK J.
GOCHENAUR, provided he survive my death by sixty (60) days and, if he does
not so survive my death, then to the other persons taking under this Item III of
this my last will in the same portions as they take their shares hereunder.
ITEM IV. Should any of my issue entitled to a share of my estate not have attained
the age of twenty-five (25) years at the time for distribution to him or her, I devise and
bequeath the share of such issue to my hereinafter named trustee, IN SEPARATE TRUSTS,
to hold, manage, invest, and re-invest, the shares so received, and the accumulation of
income thereon, and to use and apply from time to time such portion of income and
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principal thereof as my trustee thinks proper for the comfortable support, maintenance,
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~~ health, welfare, and education of the issue or to make payment for such purposes, without
further responsibility, directly to such issue, or directly to any person taking care of such
issue (provided, however, that there shall be no distributions or payments made to my
granddaughter, JENNIFER ANNE CROUSE, under any circumstances). Any principal or
income not so applied shall be distributed to such issue when he or she attains the age of
twenty-five (25) years, or if he or she dies prior thereto, to his or her personal
representative.
ITEM V. I appoint my daughter, JODI GAMMON, trustee of the trust or trusts
created by this my last will.
ITEM VI. I appoint my daughter, BETSY L. CROUSE, executrix of this my last will.
Should my said daughter predecease me or otherwise fail to qualify or cease to serve as
executrix of this my last will, I appoint my daughter, JODI GAMMON, executrix of this my
last will.
ITEM VII. In addition to the other powers and authorities granted to my trustee,
executor, or other personal representative by Pennsylvania Law and by the preceding
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paragraphs of this my last will, I hereby give my personal representatives, expressly
including any trustee, the following special powers and authorities:
A. To retain any or all of the assets of my estate, real or personal
(including any stock or securities of any corporate fiduciaries), without any
regard to any principle of diversification, risk, or productivity;
B. To invest and re-invest in all forms of property without restriction to
investments authorized for Pennsylvania Fiduciaries, as my trustee deems
proper, without regard to any principle of diversification, risk or productivity;
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, exchanges,
or leases, for such prices and upon such terms or conditions as my trustee
deems proper and in the best interests of the beneficiary or beneficiaries of
said trusts;
D. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income or partly to
each as my trustee from time to time deems proper in its sole discretion;
E. To compromise any claim or controversy;
F. To exercise any option, right, or privilege granted in insurance policies
or in other investments;
G. My trustee may accumulate the income from this trust during the term
thereof but may, from time to time, distribute from current income or from
accumulated income or from principal such amounts as my trustee, in its sole
discretion, deems advisable for the education, welfare, and comfort of the
trust beneficiary.
H. My trustee is prohibited from making payments or distributions from
the trust to my granddaughter, JENNIFER ANNE CROUSE, even if the
beneficiary of this trust resides with her. My trustee may make application
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directly for the benefit of the beneficiary without making payments or
distributions to Jennifer Anne Crouse.
ITEM VIII. All of the interests of the beneficiaries hereunder shall not be subject to
anticipation or to voluntary or involuntary alienation nor shall they be subject to any
execution or attachment.
ITEM IX. I direct that my personal representatives and fiduciaries shall not be
1.1 required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand thisZ. 9-14 day of
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,2003.
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'COL G. HARRO
The preceding instrument, consisting of this and three other typewritten pages, each
identified by the signature of the testator was on the date thereof signed, published, and
declared by MALCOLM G. HARRO, the testator therein named, as and for his last will, in
the presence of us, who at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other,
have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
~~t~4'~,Q~~
uel . Andes
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Amy Ins
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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The undersigned, being the testator whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing
instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, does hereby acknowledge that I signed and
executed the foregoing instrument as my last will, that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it as
my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
~oV, nJ!~ Jj,1#..MAJ
MAl'COLM G. HARRO
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged
before me by the testator named above
this 2".... day of oCT/)8e~ ,2003.
Nota~lic
MalARIAL SEAL
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
WE, SAMUEL L. ANDES and AMY HARKINS, the witnesses whose names are signed to the
attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we
were present and saw the testator sign and execute the instrument as his last will; that he signed it
willingly and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed;
that each of us in the hearing and sight of the testator signed the will as witnesses; and that to the
best of our knowledge, the testator was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind, and
under no constraint or undue influence.
Sworn or affirmed to and
acknowledged before me this
2., '"" day of ocro,qel< ,2003.
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Sam L. Andes
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Amy Har
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Notary Public
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