HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-27-14 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 requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Eric H.Cocklin
Decedent's information r_ ,1
Name: Ruth Cocklin File No: _ 21 "`1 T" VI J f
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 02/07/2014 Age at Death: 99
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, PA (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 39 Ashburg Drive,Suite 2,Mechanicsburg 17050 Silver Spring Township Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at Manor Care Health Services,Carlisle 17013 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 Pennsylvania...................... All personal property $ 170 000.00
/f not domiciled in Pennsylvania................ Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................ Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania................................................................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE $ 170,000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at None
(Attach additional sheets,if necessary.)
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
®A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s)aver(s)that he/shelthey is/are the Executor(s)named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated 09/21/2004 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 have a child bgrn or
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
®NO EXCEPTIONS [:] EXCEPTIONS ' - ; r""i-. 11:7":
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❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable) i -=• N..) - 73
c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pedente lite,durarj e absentia.durantd minoritate;:a}
If Administration,c.t.a or d.b.n.c.t.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and cpmolete list of heirs. d �.
Except as follows:Decedent was not a party to pending divorce proceeding herein the grounds for divorce had been Q blished as defined - .}
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. C:)
E]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)a7n heirs(attach
additional sheets,if necessary):
Name Relationship Address
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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
Eric H.Cocklin 39 Ashburg Drive,Suite 2
Mechanicsburg,PA 17050
717-766-9871
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 Deced Petition�jr )wl II anrly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed a subscribed before , r 1 �7Z' " ti' Date
me thi of `l Date
U=By: Date
For the Register Date
BOND Required? YES NO To the Register of Wills:
Please enter my appearance by my signatures low: n
FEES:
LetI ters.......................................... $ "26d c Attorne y Si ature: C=n
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( �p )Short Certificate(s)......... l7 t 7,_:: r-, ,
( )Renunciation(s)..............
( )Codicil(s)........................ CT'
Printed Name: ennifer B.Hipp
( )Affidavit(s)...................... -
Bond............................................. Supreme Court ��
Commission.................................. ID Number: 86556 To ,- r,
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'CD Firm Name: Bogar and Hipp Law Offices
}K �� Address: 1 West Main Street
Shiremanstown,PA 17011
Phone: 717-737-8761
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E-mail: jhipp @bogarlaw.com
TOTAL......................................... $ �oJ-
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Date of Death: 02/07/2014
Social Security No:
Estate of Ruth Cocklin File No: 21
a/k/a:
AND NOW, a� ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented Wore me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Eric H.Cocklin
in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 09/21/2004
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the t Will(,,aand Codicil(s f Decedent.
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'Recifster of Wills
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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I, RUTH COCKLIN, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co Sty, -==
Pennsylvania, make, publish and declare this as and for my Last
Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other Wills and Codicils
Heretofore made by me.
FIRST: I direct that my Executor immediately upon my
death contact the Neill Funeral Home of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
in order that arrangements can be made for my body to be cremated
and for my remains to be disposed of pursuant to arrangements
heretofore made by me with the Neill Funeral Home, same being
that my remains would be buried at the Ft. Ind-iantown Gap.
SECOND: I give and devise any and all interest of
whatever nature that I may have in the Henry S . Cocklin family
farm located in Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania, to
my sister, MAUDE COCKLIN. Should MAUDE COCKLIN predecease me, I
give and devise any and all interest that I may have in the Henry
S. Cocklin Family Farm unto my brother, ERIC H. COCKLIN.
THIRD: I devise and: bequeath all the. rest, residue and
remainder of my estate of whatever nature and wherever situate,
including any property over which I hold power of appointment and
together with any insurance policies thereon to MAUDE COCKLIN.
Should MAUDE COCKLIN predecease me, . I give and bequeath all the
rest, residue and remainder of my estate to ERIC H. COCKLIN.
Should MAUDE COCKLIN AND ERIC H.COCKLIN predecease me, I give and
bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, in
equal shares, to my nephews, ERIC JOSE COCKLIN, JOHN SAMUEL
COCKLIN and PAUL ROBERTO COCKLIN., Should any of my above specif-
ically named nephews predecease me, I give and bequeath such
deceased nephew' s share, in equal parts, to my surviving specifi-
cally named nephews .
FOURTH: In addition to all powers granted to them by
law and by other provisions of this Will, I give the fiduciaries
acting hereunder the following powers, applicable to all proper-
ty, exercisable without court approval and effective until actual
distribution of all property:
(A) To sell at public or, private sale, 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 (including credit, with or without security) or
conditions as are deemed proper. This includes the power to give
legally sufficient instruments for transfer of the property and
to receive the proceeds of any disposition of it .
(B) To partition, subdivide, or improve real estate
and to enter into agreements concerning the partition, subdivi-
sion, improvement, zoning or management of real estate and to
impose or extinguish restrictions on real estate.
(C) To compromise any claim or controversy and to
abandon any property which is of little or no value.
(D) To invest in all forms, of property, including
stocks, common trust funds and mortgage investment funds, without
restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduci-
aries, as are deemed proper, without regard to any principle of
diversification, risk or productivity.
(E) To exercise any option, right or privilege granted ro
in insurance policies or in other investments .
(F) To exercise any election or privilege given by the
Federal and other tax laws, including, but not necessarily being
limited to, personal income, gift and estate or inheritance tax
laws .
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(G) To make distributions to my herein named benefici-
aries in cash or in kind or partly in each.
(H) To borrow money from themselves or others in order
to pay debts, taxes, or estate or trust administration expenses,
to protect or improve any property held under my will, and for
investment purposes .
(I) To select a mode of payment under any qualified
retirement plan (pension plan, profit sharing plan, employee
stock ownership plan, or any other type of qualified plan) to the
extent the plan or the law permits them to do so, and to exercise
any other rights which they may have under the plan, in whatever
manner they. consider advisable.
FIFTH: I direct that all inheritance, estate, trans-
fer, succession and death taxes, of any kind whatsoever, which
may be payable by reason of my death, whether or not with respect
to property passing under this Will, shall be paid out of the
principal of my residuary estate.
SIXTH: All interests hereunder, whether principal or
income, which are undistributed and in the possession of the
fiduciaries acting hereunder, even though vested or distribut-
able, shall not be subject to attachment, execution or sequestra-
tion for any debt, contract, obligation or liability of any
beneficiary, and furthermore, shall not be subject to pledge,
assignment, conveyance or anticipation.
SEVENTH: I nominate and appoint ERIC H. COCKLIN,,
Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament. In the event of the
death, resignation or inability to serve for any reason whatso-
ever of the said ERIC H. COCKLIN, I nominate and appoint my
sister, MAUDE COCKLIN, Executrix of this, my Last Will and
Testament. In the event of the death, resignation or inability
to serve for any reason whatsoever of the said ERIC H. COCKLIN
and MAUDE COCKLIN, I nominate and appoint JAMES D. BOGAR, ES-
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QUIRE, Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament. I direct
that my Executor or Executrix, as the case may be, and their
successors, shall not be required to post security or a bond for
the performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, this / s-6'day of
r 2004 . ell
(SEAL)
RUTH COCKLIN
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 subscribed our names as
attesting witnesses .
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OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESSES) : ;
REGISTER OF WILLS -,.--
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA:. ':3: -�'
Estate of RUTH COCKLIN , Deceased
Jennifer B. Hipp and Beth B. Lengel , (each) a subscribing witness to
(Print Name/s)
the 0 Will 0 Codicil(s)presented herewith, (each)being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and
say(s)that she/he/they was/were present and saw the above Testator/Testatrix sign the same
and that she/he/they signed the same and that she/he/they signed as a witness at the request of
the Testator/Testatrix in her/his presence and in the presence of each other.
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(Signatu \ (Signature)
One West Main Street One West Main Street
(Street Address) (Street Address)
Shiremanstown, PA 17011 Shiremanstown, PA 17011
(City,State,Zip) (City,State,Zip)
Executed in Register's Office Executed out of Register's Office
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this day before me this �t��z day
of of r v r L4 1-1?0/Ll .
Deputy for Register of Wills Notary Public
NOTARIAL SEAL My Commission Expires: ?-3—Z017
DIANE MONTGOMERY,NOTARY PUBLIC (Signature and Seal of Notary or other official qualified to
SHIREMANSTOWN BOROUGH,CUMBERLAND COUNTY administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's Commission.)
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES AUGUST 3,2017
NOTE: To betaken by Officer authorized to administer oaths. Please have present the original or copy of instrument(s)at time of notarization.
Form RW-03 rev. 10.13.06