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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 ,I QJ-
Name: Donald D Wagner Sr _ File No: �� " I`1 ' ^�0 l�
a/k/a: Don Wa ner (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
��a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 1/5/2014 Age at death: 86
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, pA (srare)with his/her last
principal residence at 108 Stra er Dr Carlisle 17015 South Middleton Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 108 Stra er Dr Carlisle 17015 South Middleton 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 $ 153,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsy[vania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ...... ................. Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania........ ..................... ...................... ...... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. . .. $ 153,000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at:
(Attach addirional sheets,if necessary.) 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 March 28,2000 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 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 (I£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 bee�ablish�edp�defined
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated pers� � ,.�, �
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�NO EXCEPTIONS � EXCEPTIONS ," � G .� ���
Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no W ill and was survived by the fo1lo,Wi�ig s�se('f�a y)and he�ir�(attach
additionalsheets,ifnecessary): ~ '~'" Ct� �-�
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Form RW-02 rev. JO/l1/20/l Page 1 of 2
Oath of Personal Representative o�-,��a�use oniy
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF Cumberland }
Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Ma Wa ner Gronkiewicz 1209 Stratford Dr. 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 Petitio er(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn t r affirmed and subscribed before /// � Date �` /% /�`'
me �S � ,� Date
By; Date
For the Register Date
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BOND Required: Q YES �O To the Register of Wills: � =� � ? r:,>
FEES' Please enter my appearance by my si na�u�,e�belo�t =4Y
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Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ��('� Attorney Si nature: „ � � � � -=�
( � )Short Certificate(s).. . . . . �3(�?,- �' ,�w� ��' �'��'
( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . `� ,='' � `� �.�.�
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( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . �� G� :;r.: _
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . . ` --! ~ y..�-_ �'7
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printe ame: John C Oszustowic��,, F._..► �y O
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court � T�
Other . . . . . . . . ID Number: 37076
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C( . . . . �'�- � Firm Name: Law Office of John C Oszustowicz
� . . . . . . . (�.Ql` Address: 104 S Hanover St
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. . . . . . . Phone: 717-243-7437
Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , d Fax: 717-258-8379
JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Email: 3 hnn carliclez al w_cnm
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ �/n.�.` $.9�-
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of Donald D.WaQner,Sr. File No: ��—� f� ' �Q l�'
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AND NOW, C��� C ,�, in consid ration of th foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been resented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters
are hereby granted to
, � in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of rec rd as the last Will and Codicil(s))of Decedent.
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I, DONALD D. WAGNER, SR., of Baltimore City, of the State of Maryland, being
�f sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, nublisn and declare this
instrument as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all Wills, Codicils and
any other testamentary disposition that may have been heretofore made by me.
FIRST AND PRINCIPALLY: I commit my soul unto the Hands of the Almighty
God and my body to the earth to be decently buried in accordance with the rites of my Religion.
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w�Sl� SECOND: I direct my Personal Representative, hereinafter named, to pay all my just
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'�� debts and funeral expenses, which funeral expenses, including the cost of a suitable monument shall
be in such amount as my Personal Representative may consider proper, and without regard to any
statutory limitation thereon or necessity to apply to any Court for approval.
THIRD: I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of my estate and property, whether
real, mixed or personal, to which I am now entitled and to which I may ever become entitled, to my
beloved Daughter, MARY WAGNER GRONKIEWICZ, absolutely. I do not intend that my
other children, namely: DONALD D. WAGNER, JR. or DAVID A. WAGNER, take any share
under this my Last Will and Testament if their sister survives me; however, it is my hope that their
sister will allow them use of my property as conveyed to her, as her discretion permits.
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FOURTH: If my beloved Daughter, MARY WAGNER GRONKIEWICZ, shall
predecease me, or if my said Daughter and I shall die simultaneously, or if my Daughter shall die
within thirty(30) days after the day of my death, then, I give, devise and bequeath:
(a) one-half (1/2) of my Estate to MARY WAGNER GRONKIEWICZ'S
Children, equally, to share and share alike, and
(b) one-half (1/2) of my Estate to DONALD D. WAGNER, JIL'S children,
equally, to share and share alike.
FIFTH: In the event that any of my Legatees through MARY WAGNER
GRONKIEWICZ and/or any of my Legatees through DONALD D. WAGNER, JR., have not
attained the age of 18 years at the time distribution of my Estate, then I give, devise and bequeath
the share or shares of my Legatees through MARY WAGNER GRONKIEWICZ, under the age
Q'�� of eighteen (18) years unto my son-in-law, BRUCE GRONKIEWICZ, as Trustee, in trust for the
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� following uses and trust purposes, and I give, devise and bequeath the share or shares of my
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Legatees through DONALD D. WAGNER, JR., who are under the age of eighteen (18) years
unto DONALD D. WAGNER, JR., as Trustee for the following uses and trust purposes, and that
is to say:
Each respective Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to pay over and expend for
the benefit of any of my Legatees under the age of eighteen (18) years, until each of said Legatees
shall reach the age of eighteen (18) years, such sum or sums of money out of the income and/or
principal of each of my respective Trust Estate as his sole and absolute discretion may deem
necessary or advisable for the maintenance, support, health, general welfare and education,
provided, however, that the said payments of principal shall be treated as advancements and shall
diminish the share of each Trust Property of said Legatees under the age of eighteen(18).
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Each of my respective Trustees shall take, have, receive and hold all of the property in each
of my Trust Estates to invest and reinvest the same, change the investments from time to time,
collect the rents and revenues, incomes and profits therefrom, and after payment of all proper
charges and expenses incident to the said Trust, dispose of the net income therefrom and principal
thereof as provided herein above. My Trustees shall further have the power to borrow money and
to sell at public or private sale or sales, lease(whether or not the duration of such lease shall extend
beyond the duration of the Trust), hypothecate, pledge, mortgage, improve, subdivide, grant,
assign, convey, bargain, transfer, exchange and in any other manner, conditionally or absolutely, to
dispose of all or any part of the Trust Estate whenever and as often as the Trustees may deem it
advisable to so do, without obligation on the part of the purchaser of purchasers, or any other
person dealing with the Trustees to see to the application of the purchase money or other
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,.l consideration passing to the Trustees. Said Trustees shall also be authorized and empowered to
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� execute, acknowledge and transfer any and all instruments in writing, and to do any and all matters
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and things necessary, required or advisable to be done in connection with the performance of the
Trustees' duties hereunder; it being my intention to give my Trustees the same powers that I had
during my lifetime over said Estate.
These respective Trust Estates shall cease as to each of my Legatees upon each of them
reaching the age of eighteen (18) years and I direct that the Trust Property of each of my Legatees
attaining the age of eighteen (18), as then constituted (including any accumulated, accrued and/or
undistributed income therefrom) be distributed to them, free and clear of any Trust, absolutely.
SIXTH: In the event that my grandchildren through my son DONALD D.
WAGNER, JR., whom I have been given custody over through the Circuit Court for Baltimore
City, namely: HENRY WAGNER and DONALD D. WAGNER, III, shall be under the age of
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eighteen (18) years at the time of my death, then, in that event, I hereby nominate my daughter,
MARY WAGNER GRONKIEWICZ, to be the guardian of my said GRANDCHILDREN. In
the event that my daughter, MARY WAGNER GRONKIEWICZ, refuses to serve as guardian or
is unable to serve for any reason, then in the alternative and in her place and stead, I hereby appoint
my son-in-law, BRUCE GRONKIEWICZ, to be the guardian of my said GRANDCHILDREN.
EIGHTH: I nominate and appoint my beloved daughter, MARY WAGNER
GRONKIEWICZ, as my Personal Representative of this, my Last Will and Testament, to serve
without bond insofar as permitted by law, and I authorize and empower my said Personal
Representative, for any reason deemed proper and sufficient by her, and in her sole discretion, to
S: sell any or all of my estate, real, mixed and/or personal, at either public or private sale or sales,
� without the necessity for prior application to or subsequent approval of the Orphan's Court or any
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/� other Court for so doing, and without the necessity for any purchaser or purchasers to see the
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application of the purchase money. In the event that my beloved daughter, MARY WAGNER
GRONKIEWICZ, refuses to serve or is unable for any reason as my Personal Representative of
this Last Will and Testament; then I hereby appoint my beloved son-in-law, BRUCE
GRONKIEWICZ, to act as my Personal Representative in her place and stead.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal
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this�� day of MARCH, 2000.
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ONALD D. WAGNER, S
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED, by the said, DONALD D.
WAGNER, SR, the above named Testator, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence
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of us, who at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed
our names as witnesses; and we, the witnesses, do hereby attest that the Testator, at the time of this
execution, is of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding
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OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES)
REGISTER OF WILLS
Cumberland COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Donald D. Wagner, Sr. ,Deceased
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(each)being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s)that she/he/they was/were well-
acquainted with Donald D. Wagner, Sr. and am/are familiar
with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the signature of Donald D. Wa�ner, Sr.
to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament/Codicil of
Donald D. Wagner, Sr. is in his/her own proper handwriting.
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