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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-31-05 PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of '&\w~ W. ~5UqWL ~J1.. No. .;2.( - 05 -0300 also known as U To: Register of Wills fQr lhef)_ _ J Deceased. . County of ~~~n the Social Security No. '1 a. 01 b '59, q Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older an the execut4\.. in the last will of the above decedent, dated b I { 9. and codicil(s) dated ~ . ~ed ,19~ Decendent, the - 9 at S; 6 Except as follows, decedent did not marry, as not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after execution oj t e will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: tv Q , _ " Decendent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property (If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in Pennsylvania (If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania situated as follows: ( 1St street, number and muncipality) ,1905 $ ~15\oOO $ $ $. theron. (testamentary; administration c.t.a.; administration tl.b.n.c.~;:~) . .-...... WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codiCl1(~) presented herewith and the grant of letters r ~ ,::-;, Q) I~ ~dw~w'~~&n' ~~ C1- -g.g (U"'::: .-.Q) ,::-;,c.. Q).... 50 ~ s:: 00 ti5 . (-, --..l OATH OF'PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEALTJI OF PENNSYLVANIA 1.. ss COUNTY OF C\..Vn 6E:RLA~.J) . J The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that 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 represen- tative(s) of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or affirmed f'd. subscr ib,ed {' edw:vn '-n. ~.su.~~ ~1 ~ before me tbis ~ _d~a ~f __ ;:: \ ~~~ ~~cula~~ V . ~ ~ f4Vtyr1iijtit~isrer , ~ No. al-D5-0JOO Estate of E:OW IN W. CtE16E1<. ~. , Deceased DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW -11J ~R C t-I \31 ~, in consideration of the petition on ~e I~v~~~~~~e::::, t~a:i~:::::e~:(:~:::~ng be~ rnW~ before me, described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of t::DWIN V\.I. ~~Ql2:R and Letters -rc-~ rAM tN rPrR \f are hereby granted to EDWI N V\l. is) E1 & (;j( SR . _ I f I 'I ~ FEES , . Probate, Letters, Etc. ......... $~ Short Certificates( )... '. . . . . .. $ 2.0. OQ Reftl!seietiea- .If\l t kL. . . . . .. $ f 5 .DD \.1LP~ $_t5.00 , ) TOTAL _ ~1O.OO Filed ..31.0.1 .Q 5. .. . .... .. . .. .. .. . .. . . . ATTORNEY (Sup. Ct. LD. No.) ADDRESS PHONE H105.805 REV ]105 This is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as Local Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent filing. WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. 21-05 -o3(J1) tZm- f1? ~ LocalR~ Fee for this certificate, $6.00 p 11556740 No. MAR 2 5 2005 Date .. Cumberland DECEDEHT'S USUAl OCCUPlVlON t~,:=:.;;r:"a:::::i,:r UL Lineman U~ PP&L DECEDENT'S IoWUNGADllAESS(Slr...~. _.llp~1 _ Carlisle ~Sarah Todd Nursin ICJNO OF BUSlHESS/lNDU$TRY WOS DECEDENT EVER... u.s. ~EO FORCES? ....0 No!?' COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. OEPARTMENT OF HEALTH' VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH : 43 ROY. 2187 NAME OF DECEDENT jflf'Sf. WM:XIe. LaII} .. Edwin W. Geiger, AGE \L... 8inMoy) uNDER . YEAR - Doyo SEX sr_E FilE NIJM8EA SOCIAL seCuRITY NUMBER 96 YIW. COUNTY OF oe.crH Sr. UNDER . OM -,- 2. Male 2. 172 - 01 5 IItfITHPLACE IColy.... SIaIe Of fCfeq1 Counlfy) ER/OulpIlienl 0 DOo\ 0 ~o '2. Home DECEDENT'S EDtJCoIlIION c ~ (l."Of~"" _swus-_ -.........- ~l5PK"'/I ... Widowed '70.0"___.. Silver Spring _. 18 Houston Drive ... Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Rl7HER'S NAME (Fif1L _.l.atIl .e. William Gei er ..oIIMANT'S NAME (l'ypoIPrinI) Dolores M. Zehrin METHOD OF IlISPOSITION O _0 Ct_0""___.O -. 0Iher~ I'" SlGMRUAEOF DECEDENT'S IlCTUAl RESIDENCE - on_~ .r.. SIMe PA o;d - 1Mlin. Cumberland _7 .7...0 :0.."":':'::'.. MOTHER'S NAME (Fir... Middle. Malden s...n.ne) _. ,no. .. (-l~,/,\~\"" DuE 1O(OA AS A CONSEQUENCE Of): ;2./-1 ,)'03 YO'l-L WOSCASE REFt;RREDTO~ 2L ,.~ l~ PARTII: 0Iher"-'_--'''_.bu1 :__ "'-.Io...~__..PNnI. ,_ and diMIfI ! \ \.0;) (c. l: DUE 1O(OA AS A CONSEQUENCE Of): DUE 10(011 AS A CONSEQUENCE Of): WERE Atm:lPSY F_ -..a.E PRIOR 10 COMPlETION OF CAUSE OF DEAl'H7 MANNER OF DEATH DATE OF INJURY 1-. Day.-' TIIoIEOF]NJURY INJURY R WORK1 DESCRIBE HOw INJURY llCCUNED. _0 Noe( -.. - - ~ o o HomiCida _"-"IlM1on o o o Pl.ACEOFlNJIJRy...home.............._olflCe II. ..-.g, Me. I_I :lOa. ( ..... o NoD Could not" det..-maned SIG 2Ilo. _IFIEJl'C__ onol -CERTIFYING PHYSICIAN (Ph..... cerWytng cause d dnIh wheI1 anoUter phySIC.... haspronounced death ana compMlted Item 23\ To.............,I&nDwIedge.cIe....OCCurrMtIue......cauae(.)and....nne'...........;.................. -.............................. ... ~ .~ AND Cll'n1f"f1NG PHYSICIAN (Physioan boIh ;>ronoufIC:lf'Ig lIeath.and cllf'UfY'"91O cauS4t Of dUml To..."'" ot.., 1&nDwIedge..."'OCC....,...,.......... ..., andpl8c:., and dtH'ta thltC8UM(a)atMt mann., ......ed.......................... ?-oa o 1~/~/, 1 32. DATE FILEDe_. Day. _I 34. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF EDWIN W. GEIGER I, Edwin W. Geiger, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, revoke my former Wills and Codicils and declare this to be my Last ~ill and Testament. ARTICLE I IDENTIFICA nON OF FAMILY I am married to Sarah 1. Geiger and all references in this Will to "my spouse" areJ."eftrence~1b Sarah 1. Geiger. . " , "", ..'" The names of my children are: Dolores M. Zehring Edwin W. Qeiger, Jr. Robert L. Geiger ,--\ All references in this Will to "my children" are references to the above-named children. C' -..J ARTICLE n PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND EXPENSES I direct that my just debts, fune~al expenses and expenses of last illness be first paid from my estate. ARTICLE ill J>lSPOSITION OF PROPERTY A. Residuary Estate. I direct that my residuary estate be distributed to my spouse, Sarah 1. Geiger. If my spouse does not survive me, my residuary estate shall be distributed to my child(ren) in equal shares. Ifa child of mine does not survive me, such deceased child's share shall be distributed in equal shares to the children of such deceased child who survive me, by right of representation. If a child of mine does not survive me and has no children who survive me, such deceased child's share shall be distributed in equal shares to my other children, if any, or to their respective children by right of representation. If no child of mine survives me, and if none of my deceased children are survived by children, my residuary estate shall be distributed to the following beneficiaries in the percentages as shown: 50.00% to my heirs-at-Iaw, their identities and respective shares to be determined under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, then in effect, as if I had died intestate at the time fixed for distribution under this provision. Initial~~ 50.00% to my spouse's heirs-at-Iaw, their identities and respective shares to be determined under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, then in effect, as ifmy spouse had died intestate at the time fixed for distribution under this provision. Percentages Total- 100.00% ARTICLE IV NOMINATION OF EXECUTOR I nominate Edwin W. Geiger, Jr., ofDoylestown, Pennsylvania, as the Executor, without bond or security. ARTICLE V EXECUTOR POWERS My Executor, in a~dition to other powers and authority granted by law or necessary or appropriate for proper administration, shall have the right and power to lease, sell, mortgage, or otherwise encumbt1r any real or personal property that may be included in my estate, without order of court and )Vithout notice to anyone. My Executor shall have the right to administer my estate using "informal", "unsupervised", or "independent" probate or equivalent legislation designed to operate without unnecessary intervention by the probate court. ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS A. Paragraph Tit/itS and Gender. The titles given to the paragraphs of this Will are inserted for reference purposes only and are not to be considered as forming a part of this Will in interpreting its provisions. All words used in this Will in any gender shall extend to and include all genders, and any singular words shall include the plural expression, and vice versa, specifically including "child" and "children", when the context or facts so require, and any pronouns shall be taken to refer to the person or persons intended regardless of gender or number. B. Thirty Day Survival Requirement. For the purposes of determining the appropriate distributions under this Will, no person or organization shall be deemed to have survived me unless such person or entity is also surviving on the thirtieth day after the date of my death. C. Common Disaster. If my spouse and I die under circumstances such that there is no clear or convincing evidence as to the order of our deaths, or if it is difficult or impractical to determine which person survived the death of the other person, it shall, for the purpose of distribution of my life insurance, property passing under any Trust or other contracts, if any, and property passing under this Will, be fonclusively presumed that I survived the death of my spouse. - 2- ~~~ D. Liability of Fiduciary. No fiduciary who is a natural person shall, in the absence of fraudulent conduct or bad fait~, be liable individually to any beneficiary of my estate, and my estate shall indemnify such natural person from any and all claims or expenses in connection with or arising out of that fiducial)"s good faith actions or nonactions as the fiduciary, except for such actions or nonactions which c~nstitute fraudulent conduct or bad faith. E. Beneficiary Di!JYUtes. If any bequest requires that the bequest be distributed between or among two or more beneficiaries, the specific items of property comprising the respective shares shall be determined by such beneficiaries if they can agree, and if not, by my Executor. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed my name below, this ~ day of Ju /)~ ,19!/!j /~ hi ~~;r) Edwin W. Geiger '-' We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the above instrument, which consists of "-I pages, including the page( s) which contain the witness signatures, was signed in our sight and presence by Edwin W. Geiger (the "Testator"), who declared this instrument to be his/her Last Will and Testament and we, at the Testator's request and in the Testator's sight and presence, and in the sight and presence of each other, do hereby subscribe our names as witnesses on the date shown above. Name: City: State: ~ f1~+, ?;odO:;fl UdJ71iJ ~(J!f:,~ ~ </3 Witness Signature: Name: City: State: ~)MtL ^-. Gy\~'tt,y\ --rA-~-ti ~. 6.QD-S~t-J ~~\f1\.E Witness Signature: - 3 - hll~7 Pennsylvania Self-Proving Clause commonw71h of Pennsylvania County of ~/t:lA<-L I, Edwin W. Geiger, Testator whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly ql,lalified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will; that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me b;:: Edwin W. Geiger, the Testator, this / f.fl';-dayof ~4JW;; , 19a. dwin W. Geiger (Testator) I v; -R.A/ (SEAL) (Sign Notarial Seal Judy S. Grdjan, Notary Public Lemoyne Boro, Cumberland County Mv Commission Expires April 8, 2000 /l )0 /-Lt: f;f; 1tJJ~ ~ . (Official capacity officer) Affidavit Commonwealth of Pennsylvania / County of (l u m hee)A .;lot we,-;1Jeodol<e. f) tlRdJ7ti1fJ and:V9,.e;t-..u. ~{(!dJ/l/fJ 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 Testator sign and execute this Will as his/her Last Will; that the Testator signed willingly and executed it as his/her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testator signed the Will as a witness; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testator was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Sworn or affirmed to ,and subscribed to before me bY'fl.eoJo/CC .# L/?dJ/hU and --rj:fi:-/f AJ Mdv8AJ witnesses, this ~day of Ju /}.//___ 19~. ! hll~~j/