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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 21 ���
Name: KATHRYN R. STAUB File No:
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 7CTNE 6,2014 Age at death: 98
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, penr,�yi�ania (Srare)with his/her last
principal residence at 14 Hemlock Drive,Mechanicsbur�,Upper Allen Townshin,Cumberland Countv,Pennsvlvania
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at The Woods at Cedar Run 824 Lisburn Road,Camp Hill,Pennsylvania
Street address,Post Of6ce 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 $ 75,000.00
If not domici[ed in Pennsy[vania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsy[vania........ .. ....................... .. ...................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 75 000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at:
(Attach additional sheets,ifnecessary.) Street address,Post Oftice 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 May 8, 1997 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 (Ifapplicable)
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 established as defined
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
�NO EXCEPTIONS �EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if an}�.�d heirs(attach
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address �'' �:`� �:� '
Marlene A.Rhine 14 Hemlock Drive Mechanicsbur PA 17055 � y� ~'' r== C�
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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 Peti'oner(s)will well and trul administer the estate according to law.
Sworn t af�fi ed a subscribed before � �,,����, ���Date
me th' r day of ,�� Date �
By' ' Date
or h Register Date
BOND Required: � YES Q NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 135.00 Attorney Signature:
( 5) Short Certificate(s). . . . . . 25.00
( ) Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . ����� � ���
( ) Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . .
( ) Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . .
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: Sharon R.Paxton,Esq.
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court
Other Inh.Tax Return . . . . . . . . 15.00 ID Number: 58852
Inventory . . . . . . . . 15.00
Will . . . . . . . . 15.00 Firm Name: McNees Wallace&Nurick LLC
. . . . . . . . Address: 100 pine Street
. . . . . . . . Pn Box 1 l66
. . . . . . . . HarrisburQ,PA 17108-1166
. . . . . . . Phone: 717-237-5393
Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Fax: 717-260-1735
JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.50 Email: �naxtnn mwn_cnm
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . � 233.50
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of KATHRYN R. STAUB File No: �!— /% "�7 /
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AND NOW, � ,4"�!�, in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof ving been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentarv
are hereby granted to Marlene A.Rhine
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated Mav 8, 1997
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of rec d as the last Will (a odicil(s))of Decedent.
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
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No. 2014- 00594 PA No. 21- 14- 0594
Estate Of: KATHRYN R STAUB
lFirst,Middle,LastJ
La te Of: UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Deceased
Soci al Securi ty No:
WHEREAS, on the 23rd day of June 2014 an instrument dated
May 8th 1997 was admitted to probate as the last will of
KA THRYN R STA UB
(First,Middle,CasU
late of UPPERALLEN TOWNSH/P, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the 6th day of June 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 TESTAMENTARY to:
MARLENE A RHINE
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, PENNSYL VANIA.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of my office on the 23rd day of June 2014.
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I, KATHRYI� R.. STAUB, presently of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, y -ri
declare this to be my will and hereby revoke all prior wills and codicils made
by me.
1. Personaltv. 2 bequeath such items of my tangible personal
property as are specifically itemized on the list, if ar_y, in my handwriting,
signed and dated by me at the end thereof, and attached to this, my Will, to �
the person(s) named thereon to receive such items. I bequeath all of my
remaining tangible personal property not used in business or for the
production of income, including without limitation, furniture, furnishings,
clothing, objects of art and decoration, and the like, and any motor vehicles
which I own, together with the insurance thereon, to my daughter, Marlene A.
Rhine.
2 . Residue. I bequeath, devise, and appoint all the rest of my
property, of whatever nature and wherever situated, including property over
which I hold a power of appointment, to my daughter, Marlene A. Rhine.
3. Spendthrift Clause. No interest (whether in income or principal,
whether or not a remainder interest, and whether vested or contingent) of any
beneficiary hereunder shall be subject to anticipation, pledge, assignment,
sale or transfer in any manner, nor shall any beneficiary have power in any
manner to charge or encumber his or her said interest, nor shall the said
interest of any beneficiary be liable or subject in any manner while in the
possession of my fiduciaries for any liability of such beneficiary, whether
such liability a..rises from his or her debts, contracts, torts, or other
engagements of any type.
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4. Facilitv of Pavment for Minors or Incapacitated Persons. Any
amounts or assets which are payable or distributable to a minor or
incapacitated person hereunder may, at the discretion of my fiduciaries, be
paid or distributed to the parent or guardian of such minor or incapacitated
person, to the person with whom such minor or incapacitated person resides, to
a trust existing primarily or exclusively for the benefit of such minor or
incapacitated person, or directly to such minor or incapacitated person, or
may be applied for the use or benefit of such minor or incapacitated person.
5. Powers. In addition to such othe.r powers and duties as may be
granted elsewhere herein or which may be granted by law, my fiduciaries
hereunder shall have the following powers and duties, without the necessity of
notice to or consent of any court, but subject to any applicable requirements
of ordinary due care:
(a) To retain all or any part of my property, real or
personal, in the form in which it may be held at the time of its
receipt, including any closely held business in which I have an
interest and the stock of any corporate fiduciary, if ever any, as
long as in the exercise of their discretion it may be advisable so
to do, notwithstanding that said property may not be of a
character authorized by law.
(b) To invest and reinvest any funds held hereunder in any
property, real or personal, including, but not by way of
limitation, bonds, preferred stocks, common stocks and other
securities of domestic or foreign corporations or investment
trusts, mortgages or mortgage participations, mutual funds with or
without sales or redemption charges, and common trust funds, even
though such property would not be considered appropriate or legal
for a fiduciary apart from this provision.
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buy or lease upon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real or
personal, at the time held by them, at public or private sale or
otherwise, for cash or other consideration or on credit, and upon
such terms and for such price as they may determine, and to convey
such property free of all trusts.
(d) To borrow money from any person, including any
fiduciary hereunder, for any purpose in connection with the
administration hereof, to execute promissory notes or other
obligations for amounts so borrowed, to secure the payments of
such amounts by mortgages or pledges of any property, real or
personal, which may be held hereunder, and to receive property
encumbered by debts and mortgages and to take subject to and/or
assume same.
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(e) To make loans, secured or unsecured, in such amounts,
upon such terms, at such rates of interest, and to such persons,
firms, or corporations as they may deem advisable.
(f) To renew or extend the time for payment of any
obligation, secured or unsecured, payable to or by them as
fiduciaries, for as long a period or periods of time and on such
terms, as they may determine, and to adjust, settle, and arbitrate
claims or demands in favor of or against them.
(g) In dividing or distributing any property, real or
personal, included herein, to divide or distribute in cash, in
kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind.
(h) Without limitation of powers elsewhere granted herein,
to hold, manage and develop any real estate which may be held by
them at any time, to mortgage any sucYi property in such amounts
and on such terms as they may deem advisable, to lease any such
property for such term or terms and upon such conditions and
rentals as they may deem advisable, whether or not the term of any
such lease shall exceed the period permitted by law or the
probable period of retention under this instrument; to make
repairs, replacements and improvements, structural or otherwise,
in connection with any such property, to abandon any such property
which they may deem to be worthless or not of sufficient value to
warrant keeping or protecting, and to permit any such property to
be lost by tax sale or any other proceedings.
(i) To employ such brokers, banks, custodians, investment
counsel, attorneys, accountants and other agents, and to delegate
to them such duties, rights and powers as they may determine, and
for such periods as they think fit.
(j) To register any securities at any time in their own
names, in their names as fiduciary, or in the names of nominees,
indicating the trust character of the securities so registered.
(k) With respect to any securities forming a part of my
estate, to vote upon any proposition or election at any meeting of
the corporation issuing such securities, and to grant proxies,
discretionary or otherwise, to vote at any such meeting; to join
or become a party to any reorganization, readjustment, merger,
voting trust, consolidation or exchange, and to deposit any such
securities with any committee, depcs�tory, �rustee o•r �therwise,
and to pay out of the assets held hereunder, any fees, expenses
and assessments incurred in connection therewith, to exercise
conversion, subscription or other rights, and to receive or hold
any new securities issued as a result of any such reorganization,
readjustment, merger, voting trust, consolidation, exchange or
exercise of conversion, subscription or other rights and generally
to take all action with respect to any such securities as could be
taken by the absolute owner thereof.
(1) To engage in sales, leases, loans, and other
transactions with the estates of my daughter and her husband or
any trust established by me, my daughter, or my daughter's
husband, even if they are fiduciaries or beneficiaries thereof.
(m) To exercise all elections which they may have with
respect to income, gift, estate, inheritance and other taxes,
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including, without limitation, election to deduct expenses in
computing one tax or another and election to pay or to defer
payment of any tax, in all events without their being bound to
require contribution from any other person.
(n) To operate, own, or develop any business or property
held hereunder in any form, including without limitation sole
proprietorship, limited or general partnership, corporation,
association, tenancy in common, condominium, or any other, whether
or not they have restricted or no management rights, as they in
their discretion think best.
6. Taxes. I direct that all estate, inheritance, and succession
taxes that may be assessed in consequence of my death, of whatever nature and
by whatever jurisdiction imposed, other than generation-skipping taxes; shal].
be paid out of the principal of my general estate to the same effect as if
said taxes were expenses of administration; provided, however, that my
executor(s) may in the discretion of my executor(s) request that any portion
or all of said taxes (i.e. , any or all taxes to be paid out of the principal
of my general estate) shall instead be paid out of the principal of any trust
established by me, to the extent expressly authorized under the terms of said
trust.
7. Fiduciaries. I appoint my daughter, Marlene A. Rhine, as
Executrix hereunder. If my daughter should be unable or unwilling to serve or
to complete the administration of my estate, then my son-in-law, Maurice S.
Rhine, shall serve in her place. My fiduciaries shall serve as guardian of
the property of any minor beneficiaries hereunder, under any instrument of
trust executed by me, under any policies of insurance on my life, and in any
other situation in which the power to make such appointment exists under the
laws of Pennsylvania. No individual fiduciary shall be liable for the acts,
omissions or defaults of any agent appointed and retained with due care or of
any co-fiduciary, if ever any. No fiduciary named herein shall be required to
furnish bond or other security for the proper performance of their duties
hereunder.
8. Interpretation. Unless the context indicates otherwise, any use
of the masculine gender herein shall also include the feminine and neuter
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genders, and vice versa, and the singular shall include the plural and the
plural the singular.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, KATHRYN R. STAUB, herewith set my hand to this, my
last Will, typewritten on six (6) sheets of paper including the self-proving
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attestation clause and signatures of witnesses, this day of
, 1997.
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KATHRYN . STAUB
Witnessed:
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA .
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COUNTY OF �A�-1 P (�} 1 N .
KATHRYN R. STAUB (the testatrix) , S���J R_ QRXT�l�l
and �ps��,IJ �, �F��,�vj (the witnesses) , whose names are
signed to the foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, each hereby
declares to the undersigned authority that the testator signed and executed
the instrument as her last will in the presence of the witnesses and that she
had signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act
for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the
presence and hearing of the testatrix, signed the will as witness and that to
the best of his knowledge the testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age
or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
WITNESS: TESTATRIX:
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KATHRYN STA
WI NESS:
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Subscribed and sworn to before me by KATHRYN R. STAUB, the testatrix, and
subscribed and sworn before me by �.�{�{�� � , �(�y;�UIJ and
`�AR�.�J �. ����RTy , the witnesses, this � day of
rn�Vj , 1997.
Not r ublic
` ' NOTARIAL SEAL
CAROL A.KOPPENHAVER,Notary Public (SEAL)
Harrisburg,PA Dauphm County
My Commission Exp�res March 6,2000
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