HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-16-14 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:
Robert A STROHM Jr.
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Name: Thelma E STROHM File No: 21-14 —�b 7J�
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
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a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 08/31/2014 Age at Death: 99
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, pA (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 210 Big Spring Road,Newville 17241 West Pennsboro Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at Green Ridge Village 210 Big Spring Road Newville Cumberland PA
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code Cily,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
Ifdomiciled in Pennsylvania...................... All personal property $ 300,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................ Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................ Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania................................................................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE $ 300,000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at
(Attach additional 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)that he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated O6/19/1997 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated 08/08/2002
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.
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Except as follows:Decedent was not a party to.pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce h�b�n�stabli�gd as�f�d
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adJudicated an incapacitated person. �-- _A ,;; � ..�� �
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Robert A STROHM,Jr. 30 Burning Tree Court
York,PA 17404
The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or a�rm(s)the statement i the foregoing Petition re ue and correct to the best of the knowledge and
belief of Fetitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of t e ecede ,P ' oner( J�f1 d t inister the estate according to law.
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Date of Death: 08/31/2014
Social Security No: 195-32-2193
Estate of Thelma E STROHM File No: 21-14
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AND NOW, t�' �- �- , Y �� ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been pres nted before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Robert A STROHM,Jr.
in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated O6/19/1997 08/08/2002
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as t e st Will(and Codicil(s))o Decedent.
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PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
(Continued)
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Decedent: Thelma E STROHM Fi�e No: 21-14
a/k/a:
Social Security Number:
Date of Death: 08/3112014
Age at Death: 99
�g Relationshin Address
Thelma E.Strohm Revocable Trust Trust c/o Fulton Bank
Lancaster, PA 17602
Ginger L McDERMOND Granddaughter 120 Frytown Rd
Carlisle, PA 17015
Michael STROHM Grandson 14 Hope Rd
Boiling Springs, PA 17007
Robert A STROHM Jr Son 30 Burning Tree Ct
York, PA 17404
ADDENDUM TO
PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
(Continued)
REGISTER OF WILLS OF _ CUMBERLAND _COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Decedent: Thelma E STROHM File No: 21-14 -0873
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Social Security Number:
Date of Death: 0813112014
Ago at Death: 99
Relationshie Address
Edmund C STROHM,Jr. Grandson 17 E Main St
Newville,PA 17241
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I, THEL11�It1 E. S'I'ROfrI14�I, of CuT�?'�e���a.El� :�oiulty, Pennsylvania, b�ing of so�d and `'�
dispo:�ing mind, memory and aanderstanding, d� rrla:k�; anc� p;�bli3h this, my LAST W1LL and �
TESTAMENT, hereby revoking arid making void al� f�r�rier wills rnacte by rne at any r,irrpe
previously.
FIRST: I direct that my funeral be conducted in a manner corresponding with my estate
and situation in life anti tha± all my funeral expen.ses and le7ai debts r� fully paid and satisfieci
from my estate ac soon as convenienily may be after my clec��se.
SECOND: I b�qveatn �r�.y a.�� all rnoior v�11ic.1.�s owr:ed ��y me at ±he tirne n_r.'rny d�ath
to my son, Robert A. Strohm, Jr.
THIRD: My personal effects, household goods and ta:�gible personal proUerty s}ia11 be
divided among my son, Robert A. Strohm, Jr., and the surviving children of my deceased son,
Edmund C. Strohm, Sr., by my personal represen�ative with due regard for their personal
preference in as nearly equal shares as practicable; provided, that if aiiy beneficiary of mine is
a minor at the time of such division, the guardian of the person of such minor shall select the
personal effects, household goods and tangible personal property for such minor. Furthermore,
m}� personal rz�resentative m�y �istribute suc1� minor'� shar��o him �r her or for his�r her use
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to the guardian or to any person with whom he or she is residing without further responsibility,
and the distributee's receipt shall be sufficient dischazge to my personal representative. Any and
all items not selected or transferred to my beneficiaries sha11 be sold at a public or private sale
and the proceeds thereof shall be added to the residue of my estate.
FOURTH: I give, devise and bequeath the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of
whatsoever kind and description and wher�soever situate, as follows:
Fifty (50%) percent to my son, Robert A. Strohm, Jr. In the event my said son should
predecease me, I give, devise and bequeath said fifty (50%) percent to his wife, Sandra P.
Strohm, or her issue per stirpes.
The sum of Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars to each child of my deceased son,
Edmund C. Strohm, Sr., who is living at the time of my death.
The rest, residue and remainder to F'ulton Bank, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, or its
successor, to be held in trust for the surviving chiidren of rny said deceased son, per capita,
pursuant to an Amended Revocable Trust Agreement dated even date herewith.
FIFTH: I here.by nominate, constitute and a.ppoint my son, Robert A. Strohm, Jr.,
Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. Should my said son predecease me or for any
reason fail to qualify, or having qualified, fail to serve as such Executor, then I nominate,
constitute and appoint my son's wife, Sandra P. Strohm, Executrix of this my Last Will and
Testament. Should my son's said wife predecease me or for any reason fail to qualify, or
having qualified, fail to serve as such Executrix, then I nominate, constitute and appoint Fult���
Bank, or its successor, Executor of this my Last VVill and Testament.
SIXTH: I direct that my personal r�presentative shall not be required to post bond in
this or anyo uther jurisdiction far the perfarmance af his �r her duties as Executor or Executrix
of this my Last Will and Testament.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, THELMA E. STROHM, have hereunto set my hand and
seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, written on three (3) pages and signed by me on each
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page, this /�l�'`' day of -�� , 1997.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA :
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COUNTY OF YORK :
I, THELMA E. STROHM, testatrix, whose name is signed to the foregoing instrument,
having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed
the instrument as my Last Will; that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it as my free and
voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
Sworn to acknowledged before me by THELMA E. STROHM, the testatrix, this
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We, G a r y L . S n y d e r and ���t���?�vitnesses whose names
are signed to the attached itistrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say
that we were present and saw THELM� E. STROHM, the testatrix, sign and execute the
instrument as her Last Will; that she signed wiilingly and that she 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 Will as witnesses; and that to the best of our knowledge THELMA E.
STROHM 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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�'I�iST CODICIL O� Tfl�l.d�� �ST�Uff�l
I, THELMA E STROHM, a resident of the County of Cumberland, Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, declare that this is the First Codic�l ta my Last Will and Testament, which is dated
June 19, 1997.
I.
A. I revoke Paragraph FIFTH of my Last Will and Testament, which reads as follows:
B. "I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my son, Robert A Strohm, Jr.,
Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament. Should my son predecease me or for
any reason fail to qualify, or having qualified, fai) to serve as Executor, then I
nominate, constitute and appoint my son's wife, Sandra P Strohm, Executrix of this,
my Last Will and Testament. Should rny son's wife predecease me or for an� :.r
reason fail to qualify, or having qualified, fail to serve as Execu�'i� then � rn rn
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In place of this revoked provision, I substitute the following: _ ; c� � rn
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"I appoint my son, Robert A Strohm, )r., Executor of my Will. In the~event of th�e°death,
resignation, renunciation or inability of my son to act as Executor, I appoint Robert Strohm, III,�
' and Ginger L McDermond, Co-Executors ofthis, m;�,�lill. P!either my Executor, nor any successor
shall be required to give bond."
II.
I hereby confirm and republish my Will dated )une 19, 1997 in all respects other than
those herein mentioned.
I subscribe my name to this Codicil this ��`'day of .L�+.JC;.v�� , 2002, at
����,rs,S��� , Pennsylvania, in the presence of ��(1�CW1 � L1_� and
h�p��a�� , attesting witnesses, who subscribed their names hereto at my request
and in my presence.
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ELMA E STROHM
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On the date last above written, THELMA E STROHM, known to us to be the person whose
signature appears at the end of this Codicil, declared to us, the undersigned, that the foregoing
instrument, consisting of two pages, including the page on which we have signed as witnesses,
was the First Codicil to her Will dated June 19, 1997. She then signed the Codicil in our
presence, and at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, we now sign our
names as witnesses.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA :
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COUNTY OF `�n.•��...�•� •
We, THELMA E STROHM, u 4r� � CcS , and � n �Ifi�1� the
Testatrix, in and the undersigned witnesses to the Co icil, the attached or foregoing instrument,
who have signed the instrument, having been qualified according to law do depose and say:
(a) that I, the Testatrix, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument
as a Codicil to my Wi II, that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes
therein expressed; and
(b) that we, the witnesses, were present and saw the Testatrix execute the instrument as
her Codicil, that she signed it willingly and executed it as her free and voluntary act for the
purposes therein expressed; that each of us in ihe hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the
Codici I as a witness and that to the best of our knowledge, the Testatrix was at that time eighteen
(18) years or more of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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THELMA E STROHM
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Sworn to before me a Notary
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
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WHEREAS, on the 16th day of September 2014 instrumen�s�d��:te� -„�„� �
June 19th 1997 August 8th 2002 ""=:�;were�tdm�t t�d
to probate as the last will and codicil of THELMA E STROH/V/ r� � p
(First,Middle,CasU
late of WEST PENNSBORO TOWNSH/P, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the 31st day of August 2014 and,
WHEREAS, a true copy of the will &codicil 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:
ROBERT A STROHM JR
who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/XI
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 16th day of September 2014.
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