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PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF Cumberland COIJNTY,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: Joan Rita Manuella File No• y f
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Date of Death: Mav 1,2014 Age at death: 79
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, pennsvlvania (srare)with his/her last
principal residence at 16 Farereen Road, Camn Hill,Pa 17011 East Pennsboro Twn Cumberland
Street address,Post OfTice and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at Messiah Lifewavs- 100 Mt Allen Dr Mechanicsbure PA 17055 Cumberland Cntv PA
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
If domici/ed in Pennsylvania............................ All personal property $ 1,400,000.00
If not domiciled in Penxsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania......................................................... $ 15"i, p�
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 1.553,000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 16 FarQreen Road, Camp Hill Pa 17011 East Pennsboro Twp Cumberland
(Attach additiona!sheets,ifnecessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough 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 December 2,2013 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death oferecutor,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 have a child born or
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
�• NO EXCEPTIONS �EXCEPTIONS
� 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 absentia,durante minoritate
If Administration,c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.�a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs. �
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Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce h&�been establis�as c}�6n�
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. � O � � �
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Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following s�u�.*(iP'-��iy)a�eirs,(at�taC�i
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
James D.Pivonka 1 Count Club Pl E Cam Hill Pa 17011
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 de , e Re�itiea�s)vv� 1 and truly administer the estate according to law.
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FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
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in the above estate and(if applicable)that
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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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I, JOAN RITA MANUELLA, of Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being
of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding, do hereby make, publish, and
declare this to be my Last Will and Testament and hereby revoke all other Wills and Codicils
that I have made, including the Will dated March 28, 2007.
FIRST: It is my wish, and I direct, that after my death a funeral mass be held at
St. Jude The Apostle Church, located at 2801 West 6"' Street, Erie, Erie County,
Pennsylvania; and that my body be buried in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at Calvary
Cemetery, Section 8, Lot No. 13 alongside my deceased husband in Grave Site #9.
SECOND: With respect to the real estate which I own at 16 Fargreen Road, Camp
Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, I direct that my grandson, ERIC A. KOVAC, of
r� Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, be given the option to purchase the property at fair market
� value, as evidenced by an independent appraisal, so long as he gives written notice of his
+ mtention to do so within sixty (60) days of the date of my death. If my grandson shall fail to
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give notice of his intention to keep the property within sixty (60) days of the date of my death
or if, for any reason, the deed has not been delivered to him upon payment of the sum
described here within one-hundred-eighty (180) days of my death, then the property may be
sold at public or private sale as my Executor sees fit and the proceeds distributed as set forth in
paragraph FOURTH below.
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THIRD: I give and bequeath to the following individuals who shall survive me by
thirty (30) days:
A. Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars to each of my grandchildren:
ERIC A. KOVAC; ANGELIQUE M. KOVAC, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; and HOPE
JOANNA DEHNERT, of Middletown, Pennsylvania.
B. Fifteen Thousand ($15,000) Dollars to my great-grandchild, BRAYAN
PATRICK KOVAC, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
FOURTH: All the rest, residue, and remainder of my Estate, of whatever nature and
wherever situate, I give, devise, and bequeath in two equal shares to my children, so long as
they each shall survive me by thirty (30) days: DIANE E. KOVAC, of Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania; and JAMES E. DEHNERT, of Middletown, Pennsylvania. Should either of my
children fail to survive me by thirty (30) days, but be represented by children then living, these
children shall take,per stirpes, the share to which my child would have been entitled if then
living.
FIFTH: Should any of my grandchildren or my great-grandchild not have attained
the age of thirty (30) years at the time of my death, I direct that my Estate as given to such
grandchild or great-grandchild in paragraph THIRD, Parts A or B of this, my Last Will and
Testament, be given to my Trustee, hereinafter named, in trust for the following uses and
purposes and upon the following terms:
A. The net income of the Trust shall be paid to and be applied for my
grandchild's or great-grandchild's care, maintenance, education, or support at such times as
my Trustee shall determine in his/her absolute discretion. Should the income from this Trust
be insufficient to provide adequate care, maintenance, education, or support, my Trustee, in
his/her sole discretion, may invade the principal for this purpose.
B. I specifically direct that my Trustee shall not be required to segregate the
shares held in Trust in some separate accounts prior to the termination of any of the Trusts
created hereunder. Should the Trust, in the sole opinion of my Trustee, be or become too
small to warrant continuing such fund in trust, or should its administration be or become
impractical for any other reason, my Trustee, in his/her sole discretion, may deposit the trust
monies in a savings account in a savings institution of the Trustee's choosing
C. If the beneficiary of any of these trusts is the beneficiary of any life
insurance policies, any pension plans, or other contracts, the proceeds of such policy, plan, or
contract may be added to such trust at the sole discretion of my Trustee. Should my
beneficiary be a minor at the time of my death, I direct that the proceeds of such policy, plan,
or contract shall be added to such trust and administered in accordance with the terms of the
Trust as set forth herein.
D. The Trustee shall make distributions payable to the beneficiary as
follows:
1) Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars when the beneficiary reaches the
age of 25. �
2) Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars when the beneficiary reaches the
age of 28.
E. Any of these Trusts shall terminate, and the Trustee shall pay the
accumulated and undistributed principal and income then remaining in his/her hands at
termination to my grandchild or great-grandchild when my grandchild or great-grandchild has
attained the age of thirty (30) years. If my grandchild or great-grandchild dies prior to
attaining the age of thirty (30) years, then the Trust shall terminate upon my grandchild's or
great-grandchild's death and shall be distributed in accordance with Paragraph FOURTH, as if
no trust had been created.
SIXTH: All interests of any beneficiary in the income or principal of this Estate,
while undistributed and in the possession of my Executor and Trustee, even though vested and
distributable, shall not be subject to attachment, execution or sequestration for any debt,
contract, obligation or liability of any beneficiary and, furthermore, shall not be subject to
pledge, assignment, conveyance, or anticipation.
SEVENTH: All inheritance, estate, and succession taxes (including interest and any
penalties thereon) payable by reason of my death shall be paid out of and be charged generally
against the principal of my residuary estate, without apportionment or right of reimbursement
from any person. In the event that a substantial portion, as determined in the sole and absolute
judgment and discretion of my Executor, of the non-probate assets such as an annuity or
mutual funds are directed to be paid to a beneficiary or beneficiaries, so that the taxes referred
to herein would be paid out of the probate residue passing to the beneficiary or beneficiaries of
this will (whether or not the same as the beneficiary or beneficiaries under the non-probate
assets), my Executor, in the Executor's sole and absolute judgment and discretion, shall have
the right to allocate the full or partial payment of the taxes to the beneficiary or beneficiaries of
� the non-probate assets.
EIGHTH: In addition to all rights and powers conferred by law, I authorize and
empower my Executor and Trustee and their successors, in their absolute discretion and
without necessity of obtaining court approval:
A. To retain any of the investments composing the principal of this trust in
the form in which the same shall have been delivered to the Trustee whether or not the same be
in the nature and type legal for the investment of trust funds under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including the stock of any corporate fiduciary acting
hereunder.
B. To invest in all forms of property (including, but not by way of
limitation, real estate, all types of stocks and bonds, and participations in common trust funds),
without being confined to investments prescribed by statute, and to construct, add to, repair, or
demolish (in whole or in part) any improvements.
C. To buy investments at a premium or discount.
D. To hold property unregistered or in the name of a nominee.
E. To elect, appoint, and remove directors of any corporation, to act as a
director and officer of any such corporation, and to give proxies, both ministerial and
discretionary.
F. To demand, receive, receipt for, sue for, and collect any and all rights,
money, properties, or claims, and to compromise, settle, arbitrate, or abandon any claim or
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� demand.
G. To join any merger, consolidation, reorganization, voting trust plan, or
any other concerted action of security holders and to delegate discretionary duties with respect
thereto.
H. To lend to, and buy from, my estate and to lend money to any person or
persons upon such terms, but with adequate interest and security, as they may deem advisable
for the best interests of the Trust or Estate.
I. To borrow and to pledge real and personal property as security
therefore.
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J. To sell at public or private sale for cash or credit or partly for each, to
exchange, or to lease for any period of time, any real or personal property, and to give options
for sales, exchanges, or leases.
K. To allocate any property received or charge incurred to principal or
income or partly to each, without being obliged to apply the usual rules of trust accounting.
L. To exercise any option permitted by law which they believe to be
advantageous from the viewpoint of overall tax reductions, including, without limitation of the
foregoing, power and authority to claim administration or other expenses either as income tax
deductions or inheritance or estate tax deductions, without regard to whether they were paid
from principal or income and without requiring adjustments between principal and income for
any resulting effect on income or estate taxes, and a deduction of such expenses for income tax
purposes shall be given effect in computing the respective shares of all persons interested in
my estate or the trusts set forth herein, even though the effect is to increase the share of one
beneficiary or class of beneficiaries hereunder at the expense of another; and to make such
adjustments, if any, between beneficiaries with respect thereto as they deem appropriate in
view of the nature of the transaction and the amounts involved.
M. To distribute in cash or in kind or partly in each.
N. To employ agents, legal counsel, brokers, and assistants, and to pay their
fees and expenses as they may deem necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions of this
Will or any Trust.
O. To prepare, execute and file tax returns of any type required by applicable
law, including but not limited to filing a joint tax return with my surviving spouse, and to
make all tax elections authorized by law.
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P. To divide any Trust created in this Will into two or more separate Trusts so
that the inclusion ratio for purposes of the generation-skipping transfer tax shall be either zero
or one, in order that an election under Section 2652(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may be
made with respect to one of the separate Trusts, or for any other reason.
Q. To make any adjustment to basis authorized by law, including, but not
limited to increasing the basis of any property included in my estate, whether or not passing
under this Will, by allocating any amount by which the bases of assets may be increased. The
Executor shall be under no duty and shall not be required to allocate basis increase exclusively,
primarily, or at all to assets which pass as part of my probate estate as opposed to other
property for which a basis adjustment is allowable. The Executor shall allocate basis increase
� equitably among those beneficiaries receiving property as a result of my death, but shall not be
liable to any person, nor subject to removal or surcharge, for any reasonable allocation of basis
increase.
'� R. To act freely under all or any of the powers by this agreement given to the
Trustee or Executor, in all matters, after forming their judgment based upon all the
circumstances of any particular situation as to the interest of this Trust or Estate and the
beneficiary hereunder, without the necessity of obtaining the consent or permission of any
person interested therein, or the consent or approval of any court, and notwithstanding that
they may also be acting individually, or as trustee of other trusts, or as agent for other persons
or corporations interested in the same matters, or may be interested in connection with the
same matters as stockholder, director, or otherwise, provided, however, that they shall
exercise such powers at all times in a fiduciary capacity primarily in the interest of the
beneficiaries hereunder.
The powers granted hereunder shall be exercisable with respect to all real and personal
property, including, but not limited to, income and principal held for minors or disabled
beneficiaries at any time held by the Trustee and shall continue in full force, even after the
termination of any trust hereunder, until the actual distribution of all property. All powers,
authorities and discretion granted here shall be in addition to those granted by law and shall be
exercisable without leave of court. However, nothing herein shall be interpreted or construed
to encourage, authorize, empower, or permit the Trustee or Executor to act or cause anyone to
act in a manner contrary to or inconsistent with accepted standards of portfolio diversification
and risk management.
NINTH: I nominate, constitute, and appoint the following persons:
A. JAMES D. PIVONKA, CPA, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, as Executor
of this, my Last Will and Testament. In the event of the renunciation, death, resignation, or
inability of JAMES D. PIVONKA, CPA to act for whatever reason in this capacity, then I
nominate, constitute, and appoint my daughter, DIANE E. KOVAC, as Executrix of this, my
Last Will and Testament. In the event of the renunciation, death, resignation, or inability of
my daughter to act for whatever reason in this capacity, then I nominate, constitute, and
� appoint my son, JAMES E. DEHNERT, as Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament.
B. My daughter, DIANE E. KOVAC as Trustee of the Trust described
herein for ERIC A. KOVAC, ANGELIQUE M. KOVAC, and BRAYAN PATRICK KOVAC.
In the event of the renunciation, death, resignation or inability of my daughter, to act for
� whatever reason in this capacity, then I nominate, constitute, and appoint my son-in-law,
PAUL V. KOVAC, as Trustee.
C. My son, JAMES E. DEHNERT, as Trustee of the Trust described
herein for HOPE JOANNA DEHNERT. In the event of the renunciation, death, resignation
or inability of my son, to act for whatever reason in this capacity, then I nominate, constitute,
and appoint my daughter-in-law, DENISE W. DEHNERT, of Middletown, Pennsylvania, as
Trustee.
I direct that no representative named above shall be required to post security for the
faithful performance of his/her duties in any jurisdiction insofar as I am able by law to relieve
him/her of such obligation. Any of my representatives shall be entitled to reasonable
compensation for the performance of the duties set forth here.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this � day of
1..�G�M b cr , 2013, on this, the ninth of nine typewritten pages. I have also signed the
left-hand margin of the first eight of these pages for purposes of identification only.
OAN RIT MANUELLA
SIGNED, PUBLISHED, and DECLARED by the Testatrix, JOAN RITA
MANUELLA, as 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 hereunto subscribed our names as
witnesses.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County of Cumberland
I, JOAN RITA MANUELLA, Testatrix, whose name is signed to the attached
instrument, having 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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JOAN RITA MANUELLA
Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed before me by JOAN RITA MANUELLA, the
Testatrix, this � day of ��G���?��� , 2013.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
No��i s�,i otary Public
Michaal F.Nbwn,Nptary Publk �
Fairview Twp.,York Cou�ty
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AFFIDAVIT
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County of Cumberland
We, Debra K. Wallet and ���.�.1 �►�. �S� M o�� , the witnesses whose names
are signed to the attached instrument, being duly qualified according to law, depose and say
that we were present and saw the Testatrix, JOAN RITA MANUELLA, sign and execute the
instrument as her Last Will and Testament; that she executed it 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 18 years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
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COMMONW lTH OF PENNSYI,VANIA
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
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No. 2014- 00491 PA No. 21- 14- 0491
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December 2nd 2013 was admitted to probate as the last wi.l,�—�bf ° � �
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JOAN R/TA MANUELLA
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late of EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSH/P, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the lst day of May 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 rESTAMENTARY to:
JAMES D PIVONKA
who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/X)
and has agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which
fully appears of record in my office at CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE,
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of my office on the 20th day of l':/'ay 20�4.
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