HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-26-14 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 �� "II' _�I�c
Name: CHRISTA T. PREBLE File No: 7 J
�a; (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
�a; Social Security No:
Date of Death: 2/12/2014 Age at death: 77
Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, PENNSYLVANIA (State) with his/her last
principal residence at 508 Indiana Ave Lemoyne 17043 Lemoyne Borough Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 508 Indiana Ave Lemoyne 17043 Lemoyne Borough Cumberland PA
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
Ijdomiciled in Pennsylvania................................All personal property $ 87�,���.00
If not domici[ed in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsy[vania.............................Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania................................................. $ 265,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ 1 135,0�0.��
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 5O$ IC1CI18118 AV@ Lemoyne 17043 Lemoyne Borough Cumberland
(Attach additiona!sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Oftice and Zip Code City,Township or Boraugh County
� A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentarv
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated 4/26/2011 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�ia�e a child born ot
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. ���-, _ _ �-�
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� NO EXCEPTIONS ❑ EXCEPTIONS — -' �'
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❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration(Ifapplicable) � �� �' �
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c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,durant�_Gtbsentra,durante nainoritdt'e"-'
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If Administration,c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete li�nf�heirs. -�- -_;
Exce t as follows: Decedent was not a aR to a endin divorce roceedin wherein the rounds for divorce had been r - "'
p P y p g p g g �1'ablished as de�med
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither[he victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. �' `���
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❑ 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 heirs(attach
additional sheets, if necessary):
Name Relationship Address
Form RW-01 rev. 10/lU201/ Page 1 Of 2
Oath of Personal Representative off��ai use oniy
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND }
Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
511 Ohio Avenue
Steven H. Thumma Lemo ne PA 17043
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?�nd that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Petitioner(s wil truly administer the estate according to law.
S�uorn to or a�firmed an subscribed before � ,v�C� , Lif� Date 2 �� �
me t ' -�da;�of �- 2014 Date
�y, Date
For the Register Da[e
BOND Required: ❑ YES � NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ���� Attorney Signature:
( 7 )Short Certificates(s) . . . . . . '
( )Renunciation(s) . . . . . . . . . . � , �, �
( )Codicil(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
( )Affidavit(s). . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printed Name: � M Wi112ka ESq
Supreme Court
Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ID Number: 58802
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� � � � � � � � � � F[rm Name: Purcell Krug & Haller
� � � � � � � � � address: 1719 North Front Street
• � � � � � � � � Harrisburg PA 17102
. . . . . . . . . Phone: 717 234-4178
. . . . . . . . . p�: (717) 783-4939 - = ', ;
Automation Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ��� Email: I�/Irleka(C7pkh C0171 ' � '`'
JCS Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �✓'� �
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ '� `��` ( �
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER �.
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Estate of CHRISTA T. PREBLE File No: a'�'�7' ��S �' r'' �T'
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a1k/a:
AND NOW, � , 2014 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before m , T IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Steven H. Thumma —_
in the above estate ar�d(if app!�cable,)that
the instrument(s)dated �ril 26 2011 — –
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as he last Will(and Codicil(s))of Deceuent.
Register of Wills �� �
Form RW-02 rev.10/l1/20[l �
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF _ . -
CHRISTA T. PREBLE - .
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I, CHRISTA T. PREBLE, of Lemoyne, Cumberland County, Pennsyivania, -_�?
declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, and revoke any and all Wills and Codicils
previously made by me.
ITEM I: I direct that my body be cremated in accordance with
arrangements that have been made with Musselman Funeral Home of Lemoyne,
Pennsylvania.
ITEM II: I direct that all my just debts and cremation expenses, including
my grave marker and all expenses of my last illness, 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 III: All federal, state and other death taxes payable because of my
death with respect to the property forming my gross estate for tax purposes, whether or not
passing under this Will, including any interest or penalty imposed in connection with such tax,
shall be considered a part of the expense of the administration of my estate and shall be paid
out of the residue of my estate, without apportionment or right of reimbursement.
ITEM IV: I give, devise and bequeath my Oppenheimer Personal Account
No. A09-0034263 to be divided equally befinreen my sons, STEVEN H. THUMMA of Lemoyne,
PA and FREDERICK M. THUMMA of Mechanicsburg, PA. In the event my son, STEVEN H.
THUMMA predeceases me, then his one-half share of the Oppenheimer Personal Account No.
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A09-0034263, I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter-in-law, SUSAN THUMMA of
Lemoyne, PA. In the event my son, FREDERICK M. THUMMA predeceases me, then his
one-half share of the Oppenheimer Personal Account No. A09-0034263 I give, devise and
bequeath to my daughter-in-law, MARIE THUMMA of Mechanicsburg, PA.
ITEM V: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of
my Estate of every nature and wheresoever situate to be distributed among my seven
grandchildren, �er stirpes, in the following percentages and on the condition that if any
beneficiary, at the time of my death, is under the age of finrenty-one, then the beneficiary's
share shall be held in Trust as set forth in Item VI.
a) ANDREW E. THUMMA—Thirty Percent;
b) JACOB W. THUMMA—Twenty Percent;
c) LUCAS J. THUMMA—Ten Percent;
d) KEVIN M. THUMMA—Ten Percent;
e) JESSICA L. THUMMA—Ten Percent;
fl CAITLIN G. THUMMA—Ten Percent;
g) PEYTON V. THUMMA—Ten Percent.
In the event any of the beneficiaries identified in Item V predecease me or die before attaining
the age of twenty-one and leave no surviving issue, the share of such beneficiary shall be
distributed among my remaining beneficiaries or their issue, �er stirpes, with the same
condition that if any beneficiary is under the age of twenty-one, such beneficiary's share shall
be held in Trust as set forth in Item VI.
ITEM VI: If at the time of my death any beneficiary has not attained the
age of finrenty-one, the share of such beneficiary shall be held IN TRUST for the following uses
and purposes:
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A. If the beneficiary is under the age of finrenty-one (21), to expend
and apply so much of the net income (any income not expended or applied to
be accumulated and added to the principal), and so much of the principal of the
Trust, as the Trustee shall consider advisable for the support, maintenance and
education of the beneficiary.
B. After the beneficiary attains the age of twenty-one (21), the
Trustee shall distribute to that beneficiary, the entire principal and accumulated
income then remaining in the Trust.
ITEM VII: All shares of principal and income hereby given shall be free
from anticipation, assignment, pledge or obligation to the beneficiaries and any of them, and
shall not be subject to any execution, attachment, levy or sequestration or other claims of the
creditors of said beneficiaries of any of them.
ITEM VIII: I appoint my son, STEVEN H. THUMMA to serve as Trustee for
all Trusts established in Item V. If my son, STEVEN H. THUMMA should predecease me or
fail to act as Trustee, I then appoint my son, FREDERICK M. THUMMA to serve as Trustee for
all Trusts established in Item V.
ITEM IX: I appoint my son, STEVEN H. THUMMA to serve as Executor of
my Last Will and Testament. Should my son, STEVEN H. THUMMA predecease me or fail to
act as Executor, I then appoint my son, FREDERICK M. THUMMA as Executor. In the event
my son, FREDERICK M. THUMMA predeceases me or fails to act as Executor, I appoint my
daughter-in-law, SUSAN THUMMA as Executrix.
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ITEM X: I direct that no Executor, Executrix or Trustee be required to post
bond or enter security in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ��
day of �r�r/L , 2011.
���Gi ✓ �iL���� (SEAL)
CHRISTA T. PREBLE
The preceding instrument, consisting of this and four other typewritten pages, was, on
the date thereof signed, published and declared by CHRISTA T. PREBLE, the Testatrix therein
named, as and for her Last Will, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence,
and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
residing at
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA :
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COUNTY OF DAUPHIN :
WE, Christa T. Preble, �11 l� d► 1 . I�V� U1 e�C C� and
���?/', r.'�/� ,'S1-lr�i��1_ , the Testatrix and the witnesses,
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respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or 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 purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses,
in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the Will as witnesses 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.
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Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by CHRISTA T. PREBLE,
the Testatrix, an subscribed and sworn to before me by
and l.:.J��BA,�r`J � �hl��E�
witnes s, this o�C�`�'' day of /�,��iL , 2011.
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