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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: RUTH L.HOFFMAN File No:
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: FEBRUARY 7,2014 Age at death: 91
Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, PA (State) with his/her last
principal residence at 389 STONE CHURCH ROAD CARLISLE PA 17013 LOWER FRANKFORD TWSHP CUMBERLAND
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 389 STONE CHURCH ROAD,CARLISLE,PA 17013 LOWER FRANKFORD TWSHP.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 $ 400,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsy lvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsy lvania. ....................... Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsyl vania......................................................... $ 100,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 500.000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 389 STONE CHURCH ROAD,CARLISLE,PA 17013 LOWER FRANKFD CUMBERLAND
(Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
0 A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated MAY 10,2011 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death of executor,etc.) �—;—�j
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Except as follows: after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,was not divorceew_as not a partyto a pendmg: :'
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S. 3323 J
p g gr § (g),and have aJchild bofn�Qrj
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. C t S
NO EXCEPTIONS 0 EXCEPTIONS
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0 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- sentia,durant_,e�minorY t
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.
0 NO EXCEPTIONS 0 EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/bave ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if any)and heirs(attach
additional sheets,if necessary):
Name Relationship Address
Form RW-02 rev.10/11/2011 Page 1 of 2
Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND }
Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
JOANN M.SMELTZER 1524 HILTON AVE DOVER PA 17315 bUNNih L.
BONNIE L.WAGGONER A/K/A 2220 LONG GAP ROAD,CARLISLE,PA 17013
WILLIAM A.DUNCAN 11 IRVINE ROW 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 Petitio ).will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before Date
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For the Register s Date
BOND Required: 0 YES I&NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 410 Ob Attorney Signature:
(zo )Short Certificate(s).. . . . . I CO.OLI
( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . .
( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . AW A- 1 AA
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . .
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . Printed Name: WILLIAM A.DUNCAN
Commissi on,. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . Supreme Court
Other . . . . . . . . ID Number: 22080
y5'°° Firm Name: DUNCAN&HARTMAN,PC
. . . . . . . . Address: 1 IRVINE ROW
• " • • • • • CARLISLE,PA 17013
. . . . Phone: 717-249-7780
Automation Fee. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . rj,bo Fax: 717-249-7800 �� w
JCS Fee. Z3_S Email: hillndunnanhartmanlaw_cbmr"
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AND NOW, ' I�b(l.Vl _ 2=k cU I , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presen d before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY
are hereby granted to JOANN M. SMELTZER,BONNIE L.WAGGONER&WILLIAM A.
DUNCAN in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s) dated MAY 10,2011
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will(and Codicil(s)) of Decedent.
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Form RW-02 rev.10/11/2011 Page 2 of 2
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I, RUTH L. HOFFMAN, of P.O. Box 10, Plainfield, Cumberland Count),Pennsylvania, `= 7
being of sound and disposing mind,memory and understanding,do hereby make, u�lish and de�� are Q/D c--5
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this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all other wills and codicils
heretofore made by me.
FIRST. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid from my estate as
soon after my death as practically and conveniently may be done.
SECOND. I direct that my remains be interred in Westminister Cemetery between my
father and my dear friend, William B. Hall.
THIRD. I authorize my personal representative to expend funds from my estate, in such
amounts as my personal representative shall consider necessary and desirable for the purchase,
erection and inscription of a suitable marker for my grave.
FOURTH. I give, devise and bequeath the following:
A. UNTO my friend, SHARON YOUNG, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) in cash;
B. UNTO FUTURE FUND WAGGONERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, the
sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00); and
C. UNTO POSSUM LAKE CONSERVANCY, the sum of Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) for improvements to Lake and Dam.
FIFTH. I give, devise and bequeath the residue and remainder of my estate of whatever
nature,be it real, personal or mixed, and wherever situate as follows:
A. Ten Percent (10%) share unto my brother; THOMAS M. SHOEMAKER. If he
fails to survive me, then his Ten Percent(10%) share shall go to his wife,
PAULINE SHOEMAKER. If both shall predecease me, then this bequest shall
lapse and be added in equal portions to the bequest for benefit of my nieces and
nephews and benefit for certain of my grand nieces and grand nephews, except for
the children and grandchildren and descendants of GARY BALMER, who shall
all be excluded ;
B. Ten Percent (10%) share unto my sister, S. HELEN BALMER. If she fails to
survive me, then this bequest shall lapse and be added in equal portions to the
bequest for benefit of my nieces and nephews and benefit for certain of my grand
nieces and grand nephews, except for the children and grandchildren and
descendants of GARY BALMER, who shall all be excluded ;
C. Forty Percent(40%) share shall pass to certain of my living nieces and nephews
in equal shares at the time of my death; and
D. Forty Percent (40%) share shall pass to certain of my living grandnieces and grand
nephews, except for the children and grandchildren and descendants of GARY
BALMER, who shall all be excluded, in equal shares at the time of my death.
SIXTH. I direct that any and all Inheritance, Estate and Transfer taxes imposed upon my
estate passing under my will or otherwise, shall be paid out of the principal of my residuary
estate.
SEVENTH I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint JOANN SMELTZER, BONNIE
WAGNER and my personal attorney, WILLIAM A. DUNCAN as Co-Executors of this my Last
Will and Testament. I hereby relieve my Executors from the necessity of posting security in
connection with their duties, as such, in any jurisdiction in which they may be called upon to act
insofar as I am able by law to do so. In addition to the powers conferred by law, I authorize my
Executors, in their absolute discretion, to retain in the form received, and to sell either at public
or private sale any real or personal property owned by me at the time of my death.
EIGHTH. If any of the beneficiaries of this, my Last Will and Testament, shall be under
the age of Twenty-Five (25) years at the time of my death,then any portion of my estate in
which they share shall be held in a separate trust for them with JOANN SMELTZER, BONNIE
WAGNER and my personal attorney, WILLIAM A. DUNCAN or attorney from his Firm, as
Trustees. The trusteeship shall end when the child attains the age of Twenty-five (25)years. The
Trustees shall provide for the care, maintenance and education of said beneficiary and shall from
time to time use either principal or income from the inheritance to provide for these needs. If a
beneficiary of the Trust dies prior to attaining the age of Twenty-Five (25) years, the Trust shall
terminate and all such funds in that deceased beneficiary's Trust shall be paid over to the
beneficiary's sister or brother and if no sister or brother survives, then the beneficiary's legal
heir.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and
Testament, consisting of two typewritten pages this �. day of
' 2011.
RUTH L. HOFF, AN
Signed, sealed published and declared by the above named Testatrix RUTH L. HOFFMAN as
and for her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her sight and
presence and in the sight and presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as
witnesses.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL MANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
I, RUTH L. HOFFMAN , 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; that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it as my
free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
RUTH L. HOFFM '
Sworn or affirmed to and
acknowledged before me,by
RUTH L. HOFFMAN this f day
of M AY , 2011.
Notary Public
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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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 RUTH L.
HOFFMAN sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will; that she signed willingly and that
she executed as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in
the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the will as witnesses; and that to the best of our
knowledge, the Testatrix was at that time eighteen(18) or more years of age, of sound mind and
under no constraint or undue influence.
Sworn or affirmed to and
subscribed before me by
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