HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-16-14 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 request(s)the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Decedent's Information � "
Name: Alice K.Smith File No: _21 -1q -1 pf lk.Y
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: July (a •2014 Age at death: 65
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 5525 Smith Road Mechanicsburg,PA 17050 Hampden Township Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough Ceunty
Decedent died at 5525 Smith Road Mechanicsburg,PA 17050 Hampden Township Cumberland Pennsylvania
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 Pennsyl vania..... ... .... .... ...... ... ... All personal property $ 15�•�
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. .................... ... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ................... ... . Personal property in County $
Value ojreal estate in Pennsyl vania.. .... .. ... ... . .. . ... . ... ........... ....... .............. $ 275,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. . .. $
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 5525 Smith Road Mechanicsburg,PA 17050 Hampden Township Cumberland
(Anach additional sheets,ijnecessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
ED A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s)avers)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated June 2,2014 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated N/A
State relevant circumstances(eg.renunciation,death of mecutor,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 O EXCEPTIONS
® B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (Inapplicable)
c.t.a., d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,durante absentia,durante minoritate
If Administration,c.ta. or d b.n.c.ta.,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.
O NO EXCEPTIONS O EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(ifany)and heirs(attach
additional sheets,ijnecessary):
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Carol Ramp 500 REDCO Drive,Enola,PA 17025
The Petitioner(s)above-named swears)or affirm(s)the statements in foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of Petitioners)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Dece WthcPe i er(s) 'I well d truly administer the estate acco ding o law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before Date
y� � day' -Date
B � Qt7.Q �(. Date
For the R€glsrer Date
BOND Required: Q YES Q NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: `` Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10 Attorney Signature:
)Short Certificate(s). . . . ..
{ )Renunciation(s).... . .. .. Y
( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . .
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . .
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ... . . . Printed Name: Robert G.Frey
Commission. . . .. . ... . Supreme Court 4b3g7
Other . . . . . . . . ID Number:
Firm Name: Frey&Tiley
. . . . . . . . �� Address: 5 South Hanover Street
. . . . . . . . Carlisle,PA 17013
Phone: 717-243-5838
Automation Fee. . . . .. . . Fax: 717-243-6441
ICS Fee. .... .... . . . . . . .... .. Email: rfrey @freytiley.com
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $t
DECREE OF THE REGISTER.
Estate of Alice K.Smith File No:
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AND NOW, -����( / 11� Z1-1—, in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having bleen presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Carol Ramp
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated !
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the I Wil Ind Codicil(s))of Decedent.
Register of Wills
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
ALICE K.SMITH
I, ALICE K. SMITH, widow, of 5550 Smitif Dr., Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory;and understanding, do hereby make,
publish, and declare this as and for my Last, Will and Testament, hereby revokhtg and making
void any and all Wills by me at any time hereofore made.
1. 1 direct my hereinafter-named Executor to,pay all of,my debts to which I am bound
and the expenses of my funeral, last illness, and of the administration of my estate as soon after
my death as may be found convenient to do so.
2.''] give and bequeath the sum of$10,000 to my great-grandson, DAVID BLAZER,
3. Provided that I am the owner of the same at the time of my death, I give, devise and
bequeath to my grandson, Justin Blazer, the mobile home and lot of ground known as 5575
Smith Drive, Mechanicsburg, subject, however, to a life estate in favor of my brother, Lester
Diehl. My said brother shall be responsible for all taxes, insurance and maintenance of the
property.
3. All the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, real, personal, or mixed, and
wheresoever the same may be situate, I give, devise, and bequeath to my grandson, JUSTIN
BLAZER, provided my said grandson shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) days. In the
event that my said grandson should predecease me or fail to survive me by the aforesaid period
of ninety (90) days, then in such event all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real:„
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rsonal and mixed, and wheresoever the same may be situate, I give, devise anc@ ueath itr
equal shares to such of my siblings as shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) dw- Ike,sha- c,-
any deceased person would have received shall lapse and be added to the remair�t,:,,, e or ; =
shares per stirpes. ,
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4- Should any person less than 21 vears of ane,bc entitled to distributiort.frofxF,v estates
in such event the share that person would otherwise have received shall be paid to m y"2u're a�f, /3C
a named executor, in trust. I authorize the herein named trustee to receive and invest the samF'
and to pay the income arising therefrom, together with so much of the principal thereof as in his
or her opinion is necessary or desirable to be expended for the proper maintenance,support, and
education of such person, to or for the benefit of such person, and upon such person attaining 21
years of age to pay to him or her the then remaining principal together with any undistributed
income.
5. 1 hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint my friend, CAROL RAMP, as Executrix
of this my Last Will and Testament, but should she predecease me or fail to qualify, then in such
event I nominate, constitute, and appoint my brother, ROBERT E. DIEHL, as Executor, and I
further direct that neither of them shall be required to post any bond to secure the faithful
performance of his or her duties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or in any other
jurisdiction.
6. In addition to the powers conferred by law, my herein named Executors and Trustees
are empowered:
a.TO invest any part of the trust corpus in such securities, investments,or other-property
as may be deemed advisable and proper, irrespective of whether the same are authorised for the
investment Iof trust funds under the laws of any governing jurisdiction.
b. With respect to any corporation, the stocks, bonds, or other securities of which may be
held,to vote in person or by proxy on any shares of stock; to consent to the merger,
consolidation or reorganization of such corporations; to consent to the leasing, mortgaging, or
sale of the property of any such corporations; to make any surrender, exchange or substitution of
such stocks, bonds,or other securities as an incident to the merger,consolidation or
reorganization of such corporations; to pay all assessments,subscriptions and other sums of
money which may be deemed wise and expedient for the protection and maintenance of the
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proportionate interest of the investment in such corporations; to exercise any option or privilege
which may be conferred upon the holders of such stocks, bonds, or other securities of such
corporations either for the conversion of tine same into other securities or for the purchase of
additional securities,and to make any and all necessary payments which may be required in
connection therewith; and generally to have and exercise as to all such stocks, bonds,and other
securities,tine powers of all individual owner who is under trust obligation.
c.To hold the trust corpus in one or more consolidated Funds in which separate shares
shall have undivided interests.
d.To sell at public or private sale for cash or upon credit, or partly for cash and partly on
credit,and upon such terms and conditions as shaft be deemed proper,any part or parts of the
trust estate,and no purchaser at any such sale shall be bound to inquire into the expediency or
propriety of any such sale or to see to the application of the purchase money arising therefrom.
e.To keep on hand and uninvested such moneys as may be deemed proper and for such
period as may be found expedient.
f.To compromise,settle,or arbitrate any claim or demand in favor of or against the trust
estate.
g. And authorized in tine discharge of fiduciary duties,to employ counsel and to
determine and to pay such counsel reasonable compensation which shall be charged against the
principal or income of the trust fund,and shall further be entitled to charge against the principal
or income such other reasonable expenses and charges as may be necessary and proper to Incur
for the proper discharge of fiduciary duties and for the proper management and administration of
the trust estate.
h. In making any division of property into shares for the purpose of any distribution
thereof directed by the provisions of the trust,to make such division or distribution.either in
cash or in kind,or partly in cash and partly in kind,as shall be deemed most expedient,and in
making any division or distribution in kind may allot any specific security or property or any
undivided interest therein to any one or more of such shares.and to that end may appraise any or
all of the property so to be allotted and the judgment as to the propriety of such allotment and as
to the relative value for purposes of distribution of the securities or property so allotted shall be
final and conclusive upon all persons interested in the trust or in the division or distribution
thereof.
i. Authorized to register any shares of stock or other assets of any trust in their own
names or in the name of a nominee.
j. To retain and invest in shares of stock of my Trustee.
k. To retain any investments including mutual funds which I may own at the time of my
death and in addition to invest any part of the Trust corpus in such mutual fund or mutual funds
as may be deemed advisable or proper, irrespective of whether the same are authorized for the
investment of trust funds under the laws of any governing jurisdiction.
1. To determine from time to time whether all or some portion of realized capital gains
shall be treated as ordinary income for distribution to a beneficiary or heated as principal to be
retained as part of the corpus,and such designation need not be consistent from one year to
another.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will
and Testament written on 3 pages,this 2nd day of June,2014.
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ALICE K. SMITH
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Signed, sealed, published acid declared, by ALICE K. SMITH, Cite Testatrix above
named, as and for tier Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who, in her presence, at her
request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting
witnesses.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
We,ALICE K. SMITH,theTestatrix herein,and
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and �L�r,yam aO .-77J , the witnesses, to-the Last Will and Testient,the
attached Wforegoino instrument ho have signed the instrument;having been duly qualified
according to law do depose and say:
a. that I,the Testatrix,do hereby acknowledge that I signed'and executed the instrument as
my Last Will and Testament,that I signed it willingly and_
as my free and voluntary act for the
purposes therein expressed; and y
b. that we,the witnesses,were present and saw the Testatrix sign and execute the instrument
as her Last Will and Testament, that she signed it willingly and executed it as her free and
voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the
Testatrix signed the List Will and Testament as a witness and that to the best of our knowledge
the Testatrix was at that time eighteen (18) or more years of age,of sound mind and under no
constraint or undue influence.
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ALICE K. SMITH
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Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by the Testatrix and the witnesses
above-named,this 2nd day of June,2414.
Notary Public COMMONWEALTNOFPENNSYLVANIA
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