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Home My WebLink About08-19-14 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS Register of Wilis of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Petitioner, named below,who is 18 years of age or older, applies for Letters as specified below, and in support thereof, avers the following and respectfully requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:: DECEDENT'S INFORMATION Estate of ERIC DOUGLAS SULLIVAN File No. �� " � / � Deceased Social Security No. Date of Death: JULY 23. 2014 Age at Death: 75 Decedent was domiciled at death in CuMeER�aNO County, Pennsylvania,with his last family or principal residence at 325 Wesley Drive Apt 3131 Mechanicsburg Upper Allen Township Cumberland Countv. PA 17055 (List street,address,town/city,county,state,zip code) Decedent died at Bethany Village 325 Weslev Drive 17055 Upper Allen Townshiq Cumberland Countv, PA List street,address,Post Office and zip code City,township or Borough County,State Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 150,000.00 (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ TOTAL $ 150,��.�� Real Estate situated as follows: (attache additiona/sheets ifnecessary) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County,State � A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentarv Petitioner avers she is the Executrix named in the Last Will of the Decedent, dated April 28 2010 State relevant circumstances,e.g.renunciation,death of F�cecutor,etc. Except as follows, After the execution of the instrument offered for probate, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding at the time of death wherein grounds for divorce has been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(g)and did not have a child born or adopted and the Decedent was neither the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person �--� C� �`' Q NO EXCEPTIONS � EXCEPTIONS �� `�� C ��,_,r� ''tl .—C�!�{, 'CS T- � t � _i ❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (if applicable) ��., � � �- . :: enter.c.t.a.;d.b.n.c.t.a.;pendent elite;durante a�Ga;durante,�inorit�te =�,:, C�C�._: � ' '�` IfAdministration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., Q� �'== �� D -- ,. `�Q Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding at the time of death wherein g�nds for"*'' divorce has been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(g) and was neither a victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person ❑ NO EXCEPTIONS ❑ EXCEPTIONS Petitioner, after a proper search, has ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if any) and heirs(attached additional sheets, if necessary) Name Relationshi Residence OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : . Official Use Only COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND : Petitioner's Printed Name Petitioner's Printed Address KATHLEEN SULLIVAN 2100 Milltown Road Cam Hill, PA 170112 The Petitioner above-named swears or affirms that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner and that, as personal representative of the Decedent, Petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to law. , Sworn to and affirmed and subscribed � � � � THLEEN SULLIVAN Before me this ��day of � � �� , (�" , 2014. � � �/ ` C7 `....-, C G -c" -i-::-_�`*'i� For the Re ister - BOND Required YES C�1 NO ��t-, � `. �� -- � , , ' ,� FEES: �c-- -,'.- r=-, � To The Register of Wills �c ` -<; , -a -� Letters........................... $ Q�(.��•� Please enter my appearance by my sig�e'belovu'� -_:. -�� ' : J n �� ...��--+ .. r- � {�} Short Certificate(s) $ �'� . Attorney Signature: D ��„ �n� { } Renunciation..............$ , { }Codicil(s) $ �� ,(J �-wS { }Affidavit(s) $ �"' Bond .................. $ Commission $ Printed Name: EoMUN�G. MYERs Other $ Supreme Court Will $ I.D. No: 20558 $ Firm Name: Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner, � �- � $ �� Address: 301 Market Street, P.O. Box � �� ' y $ Lemoyne, PA 17043 Automation $ Phone: 717-761-4540 JCS Fee....................... $ � ` � Fax: 717-761-3015 TOTAL......... $ �7C%'.5(• Email: e m 'dsw.com DECREE TO THE REGISTER EStetG Of ERIC DOUGLAS SULLIVAN Deceased. File Na ��-�Y �� 7 � Social Security No: Date of Death: July 23, 2014 AND NOW, ��' Q C L5� , 2014, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before m T IS REED that Letters Testamentarv are hereby granted to KATH�EEN Su�uvarv in the above estate and that the instrument dated April 28, 2010 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the Last Will of the Decedent. !l�'� ' �J'�1�{;L �' l.J Register of Wills �.�Q� ��/� �.�U ,� � ; � Last Will and Testament OF ERIC DOUGLAS SULLIVAN I, ERIC DOUGLAS SULLIVAN, of Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declaxe this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all Wi?ls or Codicils at any time heretofore made by me. ARTICLE I DEBTS I direct the payment of my legally enforceable debts and the expenses of my last illness and funeral from my Estate as soon after my death as conveniently may be done. ARTICLE II DISPOSITION OF MY BODY I have arranged for cremation of my body with Auer Cremation Services of Fenr�sylvania, Inc., 41 GG Janestown Road, Harrisbarg, FA 17 i ay. I direct that my ashes be interred at the Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church Columbarium, 1146 Greentree Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15220. I have purchased Unit 15-A, in Section 2 for this purpose. c7 ti-°�� r�� :-i'i ,,'(�`5 ��7 �a ��_, ,-.-�: T!�`� ' l'«` P�. _: t —�`I ' — �''� : � ��i cr,�. ; ' .�... —_ 1 .- ��! . � �. t c,'i �il;" . —... � � .. ` �C� -�• rl . �'j _:r", �'—'7 "' f..`� 1'1'7 Cf} �n� fti,.� ARTICLE III TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY With respect to certain items of"family" value, I have left instructions with my Personal Representative as to the manner and method of distribution. ARTICLE IV REST, RESIDUE AND REMAINDER I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate, as follows: A. One equal share unto my niece, CAROL ANN SULLIVAN McKISSICK, or her then-living issue, per stirpes, should she predecease me; B. One equal share unto SCOTT CONBOY, the widower of my late niece, SUSAN JANE SULLIVAN CONBOY, or his then-living issue, per stirpes, should he predecease me; C. One equal share unto my niece, KATHLEEN SULLIVAN, or her then-living issue, per stirpes, should she predecease me; and provided further, should she leave no then-living issue, I direct that her share be distributed equally among her sister, CAROL ANN SULLIVAN McKISS�CK, her sister, SUZANNE SULLIVAN GROSSMAN, and her brother, JOHN PATRICK SULLIVAN, or the then-living issue of any one of these persons, per stirpes, who also predeceases me; D. One equal share unto my nephew, MARK ALAN SULLIVAN, or his then-living issue, per stirpes, should he predecease me; 2 E. One equal share unto my niece, SUZANNE SULLIVAN GROSSMAN, or her then-living issue,per stirpes, should she predecease me; F. One equal share unto my nephew, TERENCE S. SULLIVAN, or his then-living issue, per stirpes, should he predecease me, and provided further, should he leave no then-living issue, I direct that his share be distributed pro rata among the other beneficiaries named in this Article IV; G. One equal share unto my niece, VIRGINIA LYNN SULLIVAN VANBLARICOM, or her then-living issue, per stirpes, should she predecease me; H. One equal share unto my nephew, JOHN PATRICK SULLIVAN, or his then- living issue, per stirpes, should he predecease me; and I. One equal share unto my niece, JENNIFER ANN SULLIVAN WRIGHT, or her then-living issue, per stirpes, should she predecease me. ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTION TO BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE (21)/INCAPACITATED BENEFICIARIES Whenever my Personal Representative is directed to distribute property to or for the benefit of any beneficiary who is under (a) twenty-one years of age, or (b) a legal disability or otherwise suffers from an illness or mental or physical disability that would make distribution directly to such beneficiary inappropriate (as determined in my Personal Representative's sole discretion exercised in good faith), my Personal Representative may distribute such property to the person who has custody of such beneficiary, may apply such property for the benefit of such beneficiary, may distribute such property to a custodian for such beneficiary, whether then serving or selected and appointed by my Personal Representative (including my Personal Representative), under any 3 applicable Uniform Transfers to Minors Act — or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or may distribute such property directly to such beneficiary without liability on the part of my Personal Representative to see to the application of such property. This provision shall not in any way operate to suspend such beneficiary's absolute ownership of such property or to prevent the absolute vesting thereof in such beneficiary. ARTICLE VI POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE My Personal Representative shall have the following powers in addition to those vested by law and by other provisions of my Will applicable to all property, whether principal or income, including property held for minors, exercisable without court approval and effective until actual distribution of all property: A. To make distribution in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, and in such manner as determined appropriate. B. To retain any or all of the assets of my estate, real or personal, without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as deemed proper, without regard to any principle of diversification or risk. C. To invest in all forms of property without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as deemed proper, without regard to any principle of diversification or risk. D. To sell at public or private sale, to exchange, or to lease for any period of time any real or personal property and to give options for sales, exchanges or leases, for such prices and upon such terms or conditions as deemed proper. 4 E. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income or partly to each as from time to time considered appropriate. F. To compromise any claim or controversy. G. To make such elections, decisions, concessions and settlements in connection with all income, estate, inheritance, gift, generation skipping or other tax refunds and the payment of such taxes as my Personal Representative shall deem appropriate, without obligation to adjust the distributive share of any person thereby affected. ARTICLE VII TAXES I direct that all estate, inheritance, transfer and other taxes of similar nature payable by reason of my death, together with any interest or penalties thereon, and imposed with respect to any property, whether or not disposed of by this Will, shall be paid out of the residue of my Estate and shall be considered a part of the expense of the administration of my Estate. I further direct that my Personal Representative shall have the absolute power in his or its discretion to pay the same at once whether or not the law under which they are imposed permits the postponement of a11 or part to a later date. ARTICLE VIII APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE I name, constitute and appoint my niece, KATHLEEN SULLIVAN, Executrix of my Estate. Should she fail to qualify or cease to so act, I name, constitute and appoint my niece, CAROL ANN SULLIVAN McKISSICK, Alternate Executrix to complete the administration of my Estate. I direct that no fiduciary appointed herein shall be required to post bond for the faithful administration of the duties required in any jurisdiction. 5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament this 2$�� day of /� , 2010. � 1 �� (SEAL) ERIC DO GL S SULLIVAN Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. � /V 6 AFFIDAVIT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA . . ss. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND . We, ERIC DOUGLAS SULLIVAN, �� /�''�-s and ��y� 1U��-S K y , 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 that he had signed willingly 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 the Will as witness and that to the best of his/her knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. , � h� ERIC DOUG AS SULLIVAN �� Witness Wi ess Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by ERIC DOUGLAS SULLIVAN, Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by ��rn�� °� �y��'S and -,J (1�,U ,�_ �i'1/�JGZS K y , witnesses, this q�g'� day of �2!f1�- , 2010. � � � � G�� ; Notary P 1 c 5�� ItI OF PF� :397472v2 N��''S�p�lic M��E.Ruff,NotarY �oyne Boro,Cumberls°d Cour►tY s�ion u�� 2 1 7 REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS PENNSYLVANIA No. 2014- 00777 PA No. 21- 14- 0777 Es ta te Of: ERIC DOUGLAS SULLIVAN lFiist,Middle,Lastl La te Of: UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND COUNTY Deceased Social Security No: WHEREAS, on the 20th day of August 2014 an instrument dated April 28th 2010 was admitted to probate as the last will of ERIC DOUGLAS SULLIVAN lfiist,Midd/e,LasU late of UPPERALLEN TOWNSH/P, CUMBERLAND County, who died on the 23rd day of July 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: KATHLEEN SULLIVAN 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, PENNSYLVANIA. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office on the 20th day of August 2014. �; � � ,a :, � � � - %l�� f ��_ `�'�`'j` �� ,�_.Q- �. . Register of ill �, � � • `:..1 �. ± J, ! /�k �, .i .;`-' l_.�'�� {(.1. ��"� � �'�` t , �'� ��,�\� �,, J �� 0 ._ . :�� Deputy;;. -- C� 's- `i � '�� (; �--� : .-� Ca -x u.,� � �J�n � �� +aC � �G �. U �-'� �;�., **NOTE** ALL NAMES ABOVE APPEAR (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST)