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Home My WebLink About07-21-14 �` 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 requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form: Nancy Grosser and Jessica Shadle Decedent's Information Name: LaVerne J.Culton File No: 21 �"�� p �3 a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: 06/29/2014 Age at Death: 88 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, pA (State) with his/her last principal residence at 316 Belaire Drive,Shiremanstown 17011 Lower Allen Township Cumberland Street address,Posl Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at 316 Belaire Drive,Shiremanstown 17011 Lower Allen Township Cumberland PA Street address,Post Office antl Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State Estimate of value of decedenYs property at death: � If domiciled in Pennsylvania........................ All personal property $ /�� 'a�_�f�('� If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................. Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................. Personal property in County $ Va/ue ofrea/estate in Pennsylvania........... $ 1 fiF� �no_nn TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE 3 �.�K� 3�n_�a Real estate in Pannsylvania situated at 316 Belaire Drive,Shiremanstown 17011 Lower Allen Township Cumberland (Attach additional sheets,R necessary.) Street address,Post Office and 2ip Code City,Township or Borough County QX A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentarv Petitioner(s)aver(s)that he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated 10/0712011 and Codicil(s) thereto dated (State relevant circumstances,e.g.,renunciation,death o�executor,etc.) Except as follows:after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate,Decedent did not ma ,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. ❑X NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS �B. Petition for�rant of Letters of Administration (Happlicable) c..a.; . .n.; . .n.c..a.;pe en e �e; uran e a sen�a; uran e m�non a e if Administration,c.t.a or d.b.n.c.t.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and comalete list of heirs. Except as follows:Decedent was not a paRy to pending divorce proceedin 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 a�udicated an incapacitated person. � NO EXCEPTIONS� EXCEPTIONS Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Deoedent IeR no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if any)and heirs(attach additional sheets,if necessary): Name Relationship Address Form Rw OZ rev.10-11-2011 Copyright(c)2011 tortn soflware onty The Lackner Group,Inc. Page t ot 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: coutvn oF Cumberland } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Nancy Grosser 120 Damview Road Media,PA 17063 Jessica Shadle 6276 State Route 209 Lykens,PA 17048 The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the est of the knowledge a d belief of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,Petitioner(s)will well nd truly administer the estate according t aw. Sworn to o affirrr�ed a ub ibe efore �`"`� °a�e � 1 � me thi � y �� Date � gY; Date . or f Reg ter Date BOND Required? � Yes � No To the Register of Wills: FEES Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Lett ............................................ $ .O d Attorney Signature: (�)Short Certificate(s).......... � O d c )Renunciation(s)............... t )Codicil(s)......................... ( )Affidavit(s)....................... Printed Name: T rence J Kervvin Bond.............................................. Supreme Court Commission................................... ID Number: 29922 Other !V� �h� p Firm Name: Kerwin&Kerwin,LLP Address: 4245 State Route 209 � 17✓. ��)'Ob Elizabethville,PA 17023 Phone: 717/362-3215 Automation Fee............................. . 00 � Fax: 717/362-4459 JCSFee......................................... , TOTAL........................................... $ E-mail: tjk@kerwinlawfirm.com DECREE OF THE REGISTER Date of Death: O6/29/2014 Social Security No: Estate of LaVerne J.Cuiton File No: 21 �--J - � `7� a/k/a: �— AND NOW, �/ ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof hav' g bee esented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Nancy Grosser and Jessica Shadle in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 7 � described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of recor last Will(and Codicil(s)) f ecedent. / egis er of Wilis .� Copyright(c)2 11 form sottwara only The Lackner Group,Inc. P 2 of H105.805 REV(9/11) �� ,�� '►� �� REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS PENNSYLVAI�IA �°� y . No. 2014- 00673 PA No. 21- 14- 0673 Estate Of: LAVERNEJ CULTON (Fiist,Middle,Lastl Late Of: LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND COUNTY Deceased Soci al Securi ty No: WHEREAS, on the 21st day of July 2014 an instrument dated October 7th 2011 was admitted to probate as the last will of LA VERNE J CUL TON lFirs7,Midd/e,LasU Iate of LOWERALLEN TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND County, who died on the 29th 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 Comrnonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENTARY to: NANCY GROSSER and JESSICA SHADLE who have duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/X) and have agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which fu11y 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 ,.�,ffi ce on the 2�st day of July 2014. C�7 c�� i � —^ ~� - � , � �� q/ �� /) {„� ' �.. J r .. � '� �F� � .�T.J � . // n.^` ��J '?'/ � � :� ' �i � r 4 r;: `_>� *._._...-�' '- RegiSter;ofWils,- � C N �-�� t .`� /t }� � � � = _ ,..�_rx � ' �� '( 2� __> �s >_L�„is `' y " � i(_,..� �'"l..l 1..�=r��r �t i.� � .�� ,, ..,.- � Deputy _� . � r�_ _;� C�� ,� C.3 **NOTE** ALL NAMES ABOVE APPEAR (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST) LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF LaVERNE J. CULTON I,LaVERNE J.CULTON,currently of the County of Cumberland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make and publish this, my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made. FIRST: I direct my hereinafter named Co-Executrices to pay all my legally enforceable debts,funeral expenses,administration expenses,and inheritance,estate,succession or excise taxes, which I owe or may become due on account of my death, as soon as may be convenient after my decease. I direct my hereinafter named Co-Executrices, using their sole discretion, to make arrangements as they deem appropriate, that flowers be placed on my grave in Wiconisco at least on Memorial Day and Christmas each year. SECOND: I give and bequeath all the shares of stock that I own in Mid Penn Bank to DOROTHY SALTZER, if she survives me. THIRD: I give and bequeath my Baldwin wall clock and vase underneath the clock, yellow striped chair in bedroom, gold printed sofa in living room, marble top table in living room, deer head,pair of quails and man with a gun in den, counted cross picture of a church in dining room, picture of a wolf in den, picture in kitchen, and my brown Citrine ring with two GREGORY M. KERWIN diamonds on each side to JESSICA SHADLE. TERRENCE J. KERWIN JOSEPH D. KERWIN HOLLY MCCLURE KERWIN ATTORNEYS AT LAW page 1 of 4 Pages W �SEAL> aVERNE J. TON FOURTH: I give and bequeath my 24-inch Herringbone gold chain and Lester piano to DOROTHY SALTZER, if she survives me. FIFTH: I give and bequeath all my pewter and Opal ring with a diamond on each side to KAREN GROSSER PARSONS, if she survives me. SIXTH: I give and bequeath my Emerald ring with a diamond on each side to CAROL GATES, if she survives me. SEVENTH: I give and bequeath all my leather top tables in living room, my Flossie Flirt doll dressed in pink, green reed rocker,my doll dressed in pink in rocker,and my Opal ring with red stones around the Opal to SUZANNE GA'TES, if she survives me. EIGHTH: I give and bequeath my Heubach doll and crib in den,Cuckoo clock,black desk and chair in den, and black bench in dining room to my dear friend, MOSCA KALATHAS. I also give and bequeath the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to MOSCA KALATHAS, if she survives me. NINTH: I give and bequeath my following dolls: Madam Alexander, Bride and Flower Girl, Enchanted doll, Rapunzel, Scarlett, Bonnie Blue, Sailor Boy, Ice Skater, Girl in Army uniform, Little Nanny Etticoat, Indian doll, Easter Sunday, Vermont doll, Andy boy in blue knit outfit,Dankin doll in riding suit,Helen Kish doll,Toddler Girl,Emmaline and Gillian by Robin Wood, and Felt doll in pink with a duck to TESSIE KALATHAS and TINA KALATHAS. TENTH: I give and bequeath all of my remaining jewelry,Anna Lee dolls,Christmas GREGORY M. KERWIN decorations,my two handmade Hilda and By-Lo dolls, and my organ to NANCY GROSSER. TERRENCE J. KERWIN JOSEPH D. KERWIN HOL�Y MCCLURE KERWIN ATTORNEYS AT LAW page 2 of 4 Pages � \ `��/ LaVERNE J. TON ELEVENTH: I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest, residue and remainder of my property,be it real,personal or mixed,whatsoever and wheresoever the same may be situate at the time of my death in equal shares as follows: A. One-third(1/3) of the residue of my estate shall pass to JESSICA SHADLE, if she survives me. In the event JESSICA SHADLE predeceases me or fails to survive me, I direct that her share of the residue of my estate shall pass to NANCY GROSSER AND CAROL GATES, in equal shares. B. One-third(1/3) of the residue of my estate shall pass to NANCY GROSSER, if she survives me. C. One-third (1/3) of the residue of my estate shall pass to CAROL GATES, if she survives me. In the event NANCY GROSSER or CAROL GATES predeceases me or fails to survive me, I direct that their share of the residue of my estate shall pass to their issue per stirpes. TWELFTH: I nominate, constitute and appoint NANCY GROSSER AND JESSICA SHADLE as Co-Executrices of this, my Last Will and Testament, authorizing and empowering them to sell and convey any and all real estate which I own at the time of my death. I further direct that at the time of my death,there be no public sale of any of my personal property. I also direct that all my antique dolls are to be sold to a doll dealer, who regularly GREGORY M. KERWIN deals with antique dolls, with the proceeds to pass into the residue of my estate. TERRENCE J. KERWIN JOSEPH D. KERWIN HOLLY MCCLURE KERWIN ATTORNEYS AT LAW Page 3 of 4 Pages (SEAL) LaVERNE J. LTON : , ' , I further direct that my Co-Executrices shall have the authority to allow the three residuary heirs to have access to my property at sometime during the administration of my estate so that they could mutually agree to select and divide amongst themselves my furniture. Any items that are not selected by my residuary heirs shall be sold by my Co-Executrices in a manner that conforms with general procedures with respect to the administration of estates. I also further direct that my Co-Executrices or personal representative shall not be required to post bond to act in said capacity. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I,LaVERNE J.CULTON,have hereunto set my hand and seal, to this, my Last Will and Testament, this ��day of October, 2011. SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED : and DECLARED by the above- : named Testatrix, LaVERNE J. : CULTON, as and for her : Last Will and Testament, in : the presence of us, who at : her request and in the : presence of each other, have : hereunto set our names as : witnesses: : �"�vzzj�- 6I�'%t.u�' : (SEAL) Residing a . : LaVERNE J. TON 9 : fU� � � Residing at: : �� I le,r ur�. PA : Page 4 of 4 ges GREGORY M. KERWIN TERRENCE J. KERWIN JOSEPH D. KERWIN HOLLY MCC�URE KERWIN ATTORNEYS AT LAW X:\LAK\ LLS\culton-laverne-j.wpd �� a�� t)ATH ()F SUBSCRIBING '�ITNESS�ES) REGISTER OF'4��ILLS CU?1�IBERLAND COUNTY,PENNS�'LVA_NIA Estate of LaVeme J.Culton Deceased M•Kenvin �. TPrren�P .T_ KPr�i n .{each)a subscribing witness to (PrintNQmeis) the�Will �Codicil{s}presented herewith,(each}being duly qualified according to law,depase{s}and say(s�that she 1 he l they was/were present and saw the above Testator/Testatr� sign the sayne and that she/he/they signed the same and that she 1 he/they sig�nned as a wimess at the ret�uest of the Testator/Testatrix in her 0 his presence and in the presence of each ather. �,. C.t'�,�,IAN`� N J 1��'�'e1 _ (srgnaru�e) 276 Wagon Road 2 Wagon Road (,Sireet Rddress) (Street Address) Millersburg, PA 17061 Millersburg, PA 17061 (Ci{v.5tate.ZiP1 (Cft�'�State.ZiP) Executed ia Register's Offxee �ecuted out of Register's Offtce � Sworn t.��r a.�iraned and subscribed Sworn to or affirmed and subseribed befcsre me this day before me this 18th day July 2014 o#' of V ' Deputy for R egister of�Tills I�ota.ry Pu�lic My Commission Expires: (Signature and Seat afNotary or ottser officia!qualified to adaiinister aaths. 3how data af expimtian ofNatary's CQmmission.} NOTE: Tu be taken try Of#icer auYhnrized to administer oaths. PleasO have prsuent the arigias!or copy of instrument(s)at time of notarization. Foam.RW-D3 .��.�n.13.o� COMM�NWFAITH OF PENNSYLVANL4 Notarial Seal BeaMce Marie Kerwin,Notary Publk Washington Twp.,Dauphln County My Commisslon Expires July 25,2014 �emhQr.Penn&vivania Association of Notaries