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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: SARA A. SWARTZ File No: �� ��� ' ��O�
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
�a� Social Security No:
Date of Death: Februarv 27,2014 Age at death: 90
Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, pENNSYi.VANiA (Srate) with his/her last
principal residence at 5 Alliance Drive,Ant.204.Carlisle, 17013 Carlisle Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 770 S.Hanover Street Carlisle 17013 Carlisle Cumberland PA
Street address,Post OfTice and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedenYs property at death:
If domici[ed in Pennsylvania............................ All personal property $_ 40,000.00
If 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. ... $_ 40 000 00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: n/a
(Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post OfSce and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
� 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 July 16,2012 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated n/a
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 a}�rty to a pending
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S. §3323(g),�d did not hav�child bor�p�or
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. � � -� � rt7
�NO EXCEPTIONS �EXCEPTIONS � �3 � G7 p
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� B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (Ifapplicable) "� � f` �v e-,� �
c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,durcr�e�e�ta,durante mi��te
If Administration,c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and compl�e4'i5tmrf he�. ''`� �
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Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce�ka�en estaLlks�ed a�Jefi"�1i ed
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. � —.� �'-' �-- �
Q NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS � m � �
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 Relationshi Address
Form RW-02 rev.10//1/201] Page 1 of 2
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Oath of Personal Representative o���ai use oaiy
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND }
Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
LOREE I. SWARTZ 5 Alliance Drive A t.204 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) ill wel�and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before � y`�-e�,�. � �' ci2?`
Date�j 'd G -'��
me t ' p`� '�'� day f , 2Uf� Date
By' Date
For the Register Date
BOND Required: � YES Q NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ : Attorney Signature: ,AGZ�/G. �Q���
(�(� )Short Certificate(s).. . . . . �.GS'j�
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( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . .
( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . ` __
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . .
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: Adam R.Deluca,Esq.
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court
�her ID Number: 311738
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• • • • • • • • Firm Name: Allied Attorneys of Central Pennsylvania,LLC
• • • • • • • • l�.(� Address: 51 We�t I outher 4treet
. . . . . . . . �arlisle PA 17013 c-..�
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. . . . . . . . Phone: 717-249-1177 � � � �
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Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �•� Fax: 717-249-4514 m c'7 .--� c�
JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,�.`�j•�� EmaiL• �deh�caRS(�anl rnm ,— '� rn T ...•� r-
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0.00 �"�� 4'�
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER � ° � � �` c�
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Estate of SARA A. SWARTZ � �
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AND NOW,���� ��� , �d , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentarv
are hereby granted to Loree I. Swartz
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated Julv 16,2012
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the las Will(and Codicil(s)) �f Decedent.
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Register of Wills ���1A ,
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Form RW-02 rev.10/11/2011 Page Of 2
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
SARA SWARTZ
I, SARA SWARTZ, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my
Last Will and Testament and hereby revoke all prior Wills and Codicils.
1. I direct that all my just debts, funeral expenses, and administrative
expenses shall be paid from my estate as soon as practicable after my death. It is my
wish that upon my death my body shall be cremated and my ashes shall be buried in my
plot in Prospect Hill Cemetery,Newville,PA.
2. I give my hummel figurines to my two sisters and my two sisters-in-law,
to share equally, per stirpes.
3. I direct that the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate shall be given,
devised, and bequeathed as follows:
a) I give twenty-five (25%) percent to my sister, Loree I. Swartz•,
b) I give fifteen(15%)percent to the Huntsdale Church of the Brethren;
- c) I give ten(10%) percent to The Children's Aid Society of New
Oxford, Pennsylvania; and
d) I give fifty (50%) percent to my nephews and nieces,to share equally,
per stirpes.
4, I appoint my sister, Loree I. Swartz, as Executrix of this my Last Will and
Testament. In the event that Loree is deceased, unable or unwilling to serve, or shall
cease to serve for any reason whatsoever,then I nominate, constitute and appoint my
niece, Suzanna L. Clark, as alternate Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament.
5. The Executor or Executrix of this Will shall have the power to distribute
my estate in cash or in kind, or partly in either.
6. I direct that no Executor or Executrix acting under this Will shall be
required to enter bond in any jurisdiction.
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7. I recommend that my Personal Representative reta�the law�of��ed
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Attorneys of Central Pennsylvania, L.L.C., to probate my estate. � � � cs �
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WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this�day
of , 2012.
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SARA SWARTZ
The preceding instrument consisting of this and three other pages was on the day and date
hereof signed, published and declared by SARA SWARTZ, as and for her Last Will and
Testament 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.
Witness tness
Page 2 of 4
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA :
: SS
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND �
I, SARA SWARTZ,the TESTATRIX, whose name is signed to the attached or
foregoing instrument,ha�ing been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge
that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will and Testament;that I signed it
willingly, and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed.
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SARA SWARTZ
Sworn or affirmed and acknowledged befare me by SARA SWARTZ,the TESTATRIX,
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this�day of
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AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA :
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND :
WE, ��`�`�'�" � �"U� and O�.�l A '(1 ,
the witnesses whose names are attached to the faregoing document, being duly quali i
according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw testatrix sign and
execute the instrument as her Last Will; that she signed willingly and that she executed it
as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing
witness in the hearing and sight of the testatrix signed the Last Will and Testament as
witnesses and that to the best of our knowledge the testatrix was at the time 18 or more
years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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�(¢�dayof Ju� , 2012.
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
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No. 2014- 00281 PA No. 21- 14- 0281
Es ta te Of: SARA A SWARTZ
(Fiist,Midd/e,Last1
La te Of: CARLISLE BOROUGH
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WHEREAS, on the 26th day of March 2014 an instrument;�at� �`:�� �
July 16th 2012 was admitted to probate as the last will Q� � � -� �
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SARA A SWARTZ ' � F'' r �-rt
(First,Midd/e,Lastl � � � �
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la te of CARUSLE BOROUGH, CUMBERLAND County, �
who died on the 27th day of February 2014 and
WHEREAS, a true copy of the will as probated is annexed hereto.
THEREFORE, I, L/SA M. GRAYSON, ESQ. Register of Wills in and
for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby
certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENT,4RYto:
LOREE l SWARTZ
who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/X)
and has agreed to administer the estate according to Iaw, a11 of which
fully appears of record in my office at CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE,
CARLISLE, PENNSYL VANIA.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of my office on the 26th day of March 2014.
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