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Home My WebLink About05-22-14 Reset 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: James E.Kauffman File No: �� a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: Mav 14,2014 Age at death: 89 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, penn�ylvania (Srare)with his/her last principal residence at 4837 E.Trindle Road.Mechanicsbure.Hamvden Townshin,Pennsvlvania Cumberland Countv Street address,Post Oft3ce snd Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at 4837 E.Trindle Road.Mechanicsbure,Hamuden Townshin.Pennsvlvania Cumberland Countv Street address,Post Oftice 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 $ 240,000.00 If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in County $ Value ojreal estate in Pennsylvania......................................................... $ TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 240.000.00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: (Attach additional sheets,ifnecessary.) Street address,Post Oft3ce 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 March 30, 1998 and Codicil(s) thereto dated None 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 have a child bom or adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. Q NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS 0 B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (�f 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.t.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs. Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been es�ished as l�efined in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. C � � rn Q NO EXCEPTIONS O EXCEPTIONS �" �a � t� n Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the follov�s�'ou�'e(if an�and lie�s�tach additional sheets,if necessary): r �r �-� � t'�� r°� . .,,�.��P � .r:..... �. �:',..� ....n. �,. Name Relattonshi Addre�s, —t7 -n � c:a .� '*�t � �= �= c� � --� r � � � � Form RW-02 r�.�oirvzo» Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative o�-��use on�y COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF Cumberland } � c=, C s � Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address � ` ' � Barbara Muna 107 Hollow Lane Dillsbur PA 17019 � �= c'' { r`'� '� _� � ,,, �.�, � ,.{ r� Richard Allen Smith 1417 Mornin side Drive,Silver S rin ,MD 20904 � �� : "'? � C`:'l ,..,�y ".,,, .� c.,,s �;� r,-� ",I "F'1 O �-= K""j �„"_ The Petitioner(s)above-named sweaz(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the 1�25t of the kno�ge a�d be�ef of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Petitioner(s)will well and truly administer the estate accor mg to law. Sworn to rf�ir�ed su scribed before ./" Date � �2 /. me this d }� � l Date BY� Date or e egister Date BOND Required: Q YES Q NO To the Register ojWi[ls: FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Letters. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ��o.OD Attorne ' nature: ( 5 )Short Certificate(s). . . . . . 25.00 � ( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . _ - ( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . '� ( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . . Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: Peter Russo Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Supreme Court t r . . . . . . . . ID Number: �2897 • • • • • • • . Firm Name: Law Offices of Peter J.Russo,P.C. •6D Address: 5006 F..Trindle Road, Suite 203 �• • • • • • • �chanicshnrg,PA 17050 • • . • • . Phone: 717-591-1755 Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 5.00 Fax: 717-591-1756 JCS Fee. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.50 Email: �niscp�j�rlaw_cnm TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ V � � DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of James E.Kauffinan File No: �/ /�v �� a/k/a: AND NOW / � �1� , �� ,L��—'in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof havmg been pr ented before me,IT IS ECREED that e ters are hereby granted to �' /7 in the a ve estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated described in the Petition be admitted o probate and file of reco as the last Will(and Codicil( ) f Decedent. e ' t o i ls �. Form RW-02 .�.�oir�izo» ' Page 2 of 2 . - - . _. H105. S�tEV( � . w . , • '� •�• � , �v c_� � _'c "7 �F"1 x- d f�'1 I�7 '� � � O � � �D '�,.r��.� �t.�.� �1'C.dr �.P�.�11�.�YC� � x `� �` �>> �� ==� �r�.. ;-. N __i �� r J ,,,t r-r1 ,"� __. . ,� �! :,� ". :°�• C') OF �"� �'' c.� —a n�� r"� —rY � �'� �., �_ �... _-- JAMES E. RAUFFMAN � —�-� w ;-- � � s cr� � BE IT REMEMBERED, that I, JAMES E. RAUFFMAN, of 736 Wes� Siddonsburg Road, Dillsburg, York County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making null and void any and all Wills and Testaments and writings in the nature thereof by me at any time heretofore made. ITEM 1: I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my demise as may be convenient. ITEM 2: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate, whether it be rQal, gerscr.�]_ cr mixed, ir.cluding property �v�r °�°hich I have a power of appointment, I give, devise and bequeath unto my wife, BARBARA L. RAUFFMAN, absolutely, provided she survives me for a period of thirty (30) days. ITEM 3: Should my wife, BARBARA L. RAUFFMAN, fail to survive me for a period of thirty (30) days, or should we die simultaneously, I then give, devise and bequeath all of my tangible personal property in as nearly equal shares as is practicable unto such of my stepchildren, RICHARD A. SMITH, CAROL J. YOST, PAUL S. SMITH, CINDY L. LASROWSRY and BARBARA L. MURRAY, who survive me for a period of thirty (30) days. I direct my hereinafter named personal representative(s) to permit my said stepchildren to select items of my personal property on a rotating basis. Said basis to be determined TNESS: �`'`"'>. .�--c-t �-v�-. C-�,,..--�'--.■ � ,� AL) � �._�. . j � � � �ES E. RAIIF � �� $ (� � �, -- , �� ,�' 'r �- �=..-- �; .�:.��n .� �1-. .. � _ ... . � • . , * ' •�. � solely by my hereinafter named Personal Representative(s) to establish the said selection procedure and the order in which my said stepchildren shall be allowed to select said items. In the event there is any personal praperty remaining ` following the selection procedure, I hereby authorize my Personal Representative(s) to sell the same and distribute the proceeds in equal shares, per stirpes to my stepchildren. ITEM 4: Should my wife, BARBARA L. RAUFFMAN, predecease me, fail to survive me for a period of thirty (30) days, or should we die simultaneously, I then give, devise and bequeath my entire residuary estate unto my stepchildren, RICHARD A. SMITH, CAROL J. YOST, PAIIL S. SMITH, CINDY L. LASROWSRY and BARBARA L. MURRAY, in equal shares, per stirpes, providing they survive me for a period of thirty (30) days. In the event that any of the above named stepchildren shall fail to be living on the 31st day following my death, then his or her respective share shall be distributed to his or her blood heirs, in equal shares, per capita. ITEM 5: I direct my hereinafter named Executrix to pay all inheritance, estate, succession and legacy taxes of whatsoever nature and kind, to which my estate or the transfer of any property passing hereunder or otherwise passing by reason of my demise, may be subject and to charge such taxes against my residuary estate, it being my intention that none of the aforesaid taxes, either federal or state, on any property required to be included in my gross estate, under the provisions of any state or federal law now in force I ESS: 4 � �--,.°, - L� ' , �-�— (S EAL) , ;� � JAMES E. � FF � f��u- > � �' � ,. �r -z- . , • , �. � , w ., , or hereafter enacted, shall be prorated among the persons interested in my estate to whom such property is or may be transferred or to whom any benefit accrues. ITEM 6: I appoint my wife, BARBARA L. RAUFFMAN, as Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament. Should my caife predecease me, fail to qualify, cease to act or renounce probate, I then appoint my stepson, RICHARD A. SMITH and my stepdaughter, BARBARA L. MURRAY, as alternate Co-Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. ITEM 7: I direct that my Executrix or her successor shall not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNE38 WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this „��,day of � �� L� , 1998 . �,W��TNESS: �� ."�' ��``��. �-�-�--� _ ,,�--.`��---- S EAL � � ) �, , AMES E. F �_. ��° ,.�y- rr (�' L-�x�'i , r :� -3- , � . : . • • � . _ . � � . COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : : SS COUNTY OF YORR : We, JAMES E. RAUFFM�N, JAN M. WILEY, ESQUIRE and JANICE E. YOCUM, the Testator and the witnesses respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator signed and executed the instrument as his Last Will and Testament and that he had signed willingly (or willingly directed another to sign for him) , and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testator, signed this Last Will and Testament as witness and that to the best of their knowledge the Testator was at the time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. .--'. � S E. KA MAN% _ , � �`��. -, L�l+ T ES5 - _ ; �. � �,, 'r'[`��.�r� ✓JZ�C°C.., C_.. (jyC.-�.,�_��-� TNESS Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3b��day of �1./� , 1998. NOTARY PUBLIC MY COMMISSION EXPIRES: Notariai Seai S. Dawn Gladfelter,Notary Public Dillsburg Boro,York County My Commission Expires May 17,2001 ember,Pennsyivania Association of Notaries