HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-11-14 PETTI'ION FOR GRAN OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF qrn 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 n
Name o et f �� �i S l s-, File No: <�./
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a: !�
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: Age at death: 1'3
Decedent was domiciled at death in �yi,..�P�/n County, /-' (state)with his/her last
principal residence at S 7 �ve�Gt
Street address,Post Cfffice and Zip C de 70.70 City,Townshi or Borough County
Decedent died at m
Street address,Pos Office and Zi Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedents property at death:
If domiciled in Pennsylvania............................ All personal property $4sgz OQ�•i
If ttot domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania......................................................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATEDD*LUE. ...
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 1S 5,,'o A C � lr/
(Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Po Office and Zip ode 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 /Q )ff and Codicil(s)
thereto dated_ &aAL,)
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
7ted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
O EXCEPTIONS ❑EXCEPTIONS
B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable)
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 E]EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if any)and heirs(attach
additional sheets,ifnecessury):
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Oath of Personal Representative
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
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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 Dedent,the Petitioners)will ell and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to,or affirmed and subscribed before Date /f
me_t day of V Date
$y Date
For the Register v Date
BOND Required:❑YES [�NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Attorney Signature:
(GJ ) Short Certificate(s). . . . . .
( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . .
( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . .. . .
( )Affidavit(s).. . .. . . . .. . .
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . Printed Name:
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TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . $ cil 'T7
�,,,` DECREE OF THE REGISTER '/
Estate of Robe a w �'W V r 3/- . File No: o2 " l`1 — G
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AND NOW, P k�-�CY1 l '- , in consideration of the foregoin Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters A 117
are hereby granted to CA 17
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated_
described in the Petition be admitteA to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent.
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Register of Wills
Form RW-02 rev.1 011 112 01 1 age 2 of 2
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I, ROBERT W. HOUSER, of the Borough of New Cumberland, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, declare this to be my last will and revoke any will previously made by me.
ITEM I. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses, including my gravemarker
and all expenses of my last illness, and any and all taxes and assessments imposed by any
governmental body as a result of my death, whether on property passing under this will or
otherwise, shall be paid from my residuary estate as soon as practicable after my death as a part
of the expense of the administration of my estate.
ITEM II. 1 give and bequeath all of my household goods, automobiles,jewelry, and all
other articles of household and persorial use, equipment and ornament, together with all
insurance thereon and relating thereto, to my wife, JEAN E. HOUSER provided she survives my
death by thirty (30) days. Should my wife predecease me or be deceased on the thirty-first day
after my death, I give and bequeath all such items and insurance thereon as follow= carn
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A. Fifty (50%) percent to be divided equally among my step-
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grandchildren: Ashley Morrison, Abraham R. Eisenhart and Levi E. Eisen&-a or-
the survivor of them who survive my death by thirty (30) days. rn
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B. Fifty (50%)percent to be divided equally among my grandchildren: cn `*1.
Jesse R.,Houser and John C. Houser, or to the survivor of them who survives my
death by thirty (30) days.
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ITEM III. I give, devise, and bequeath all the rest, residue, and remainder of my
possessions and estate.of every nature and wherever situate to my wife, JEAN E. HOUSER
provided she survives my death by thirty (30) days. Should my wife predecease me or be
deceased on the thirty-first day after my death, I give, devise, and bequeath all the rest, residue,
and remainder of my possessions and estate of every nature and wherever situate as follows:
A. Fifty (50%) percent to be divided equally among my step-
grandchildren: Ashley Morrison, Abraham R. Eisenhart and Levi E. Eisenhart or
the survivor of them who survive my death by thirty (30) days.
B. Fifty (50%)percent to be divided equally among my grandchildren:
Jesse R. Houser and John C. Houser, or to the survivor of them who survives my
death by thirty (30) days.
ITEM IV. I am specifically leaving nothing in my estate to my daughter DOLORES 1.
GEESAMAN, nor to her son and daughter, with whom I have had no contact for years. The
omission of Dolores I. Geesaman and her son and daughter in this Will is made with full
knowledge of their existence and it is my specific intent that neither she nor her son and daughter
receive anything from my estate.
ITEM V. Should any of my issue entitled to a share of my estate not have attained the
age of twenty-five (25) years at the time for distribution to him or her, I devise and bequeath the
share of such issue to my hereinafter named trustee, IN SEPARATE TRUSTS, to hold, manage,
invest, and.re-invest, the shares so received, and the accumulation of income thereon, and to use
and apply from time to time such portion of income and principal thereof as my trustee thinks
proper for the comfortable support, maintenance, health, welfare, and education of the issue or to
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make payment for such purposes, without further responsibility, directly to such issue, or directly
to any person taking care of such issue. Any principal or income not so applied shall be
distributed to such issue when he or she attains the age of twenty-five (25) years, or if he or she
dies prior thereto, to his or her personal representative.
ITEM VI. I appoint ROBERT W. HOUSER, JR., trustee of the trust or trusts created by
this my last will. In addition to the other powers and authorities granted to my trustee by
Pennsylvania Law and by the preceding paragraph of this my last will, I hereby give my trustee
the following special powers and authorities:
A. To retain any or all of the assets of my estate, real or personal
(including any stock or securities of any corporate fiduciaries), without any regard
to any principle of diversification, risk, or productivity;
B. To invest and re-invest in all forms of property without restriction to
investments authorized for Pennsylvania Fiduciaries, as my trustee deems proper,
without regard to any principle of diversification, risk or productivity;
C. 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 my trustee deems
proper and in the best interest of the beneficiary or beneficiaries of said trusts;
D. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income or partly to
each as my trustee from time to time deems proper in its sole discretion;
E. To compromise any claim or controversy;
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F. To exercise any option, right, or privilege granted in insurance policies
or in any other investments;
G. My trustee may accumulate the income from this trust during the term
thereof but may, from time to time, distribute from current income or from
accumulated income or from principal such amounts as my trustee, in its sole
discretion, deems advisable for the education, welfare, and comfort of the trust
beneficiary.
ITEM VII. All of the interests of the beneficiaries hereunder shall-not be subject to
anticipation or to voluntary or involuntary alienation nor shall they be subject to any execution or
attachment.
ITEM VIII. I appoint my wife JEAN E. HOUSER executrix of this my last will.
Should my wife predecease me r otherwise fail to qualify or cease to serve as executrix of this
my last will, I appoint my son ROBERT W. HOUSER, JR., executor of this my last will.
ITEM IX. In addition to the other powers and authorities granted to my personal
representatives by Pennsylvania law and by the other terms and provisions of this will, I hereby
give to my personal representatives the following powers and authorities effective without court
approval and until actual distribution of all property: to compromise any claim or controversy;
to make distribution in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, and in such manner as
my personal representatives may determine and at valuations finally to be fixed by them; to
invest in all forms of property, including any stock or other securities in any corporate fiduciary
or its successor without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as my
personal representatives deem proper, without regard to any principle of risk or diversification;
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to retain any or all assets of my estate, real or personal, without regard to any principle of risk or
diversification; 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 my personal representatives deem proper; and to allocate
receipts and expenses to principal or income or partly to each as my personal representatives
deem proper in their sole discretion.
ITEM X. I direct that my personal representatives and fiduciaries shall not be required
to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this day of
' 2010.
AEITTI.-HOLeSER
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The preceding instrument, consisting of this and FIVE other typewritten pages, each
identified by the signature of the testator was on the date thereof signed, published, and declared
by ROBERT W. HOUSER, the testator therein named, as and for his last will, in the presence of
us, who at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our
names as witnesses hereto.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
( SS:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
The undersigned, being the testator whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument,
having been duly qualified according to law, does hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the
foregoing 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.
OBERT W. H(5US R
Sworn ac.affirmed to and acknowledged
bofi�p"e r ,by the to to n med above
this day of , 2010. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) ,(/
WE, 1 "I i r�1 e L 1� and (�� i"1 /°)'0'U S C, Y ,the
witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument,being duly qualified according
to law,do depose and say that we were present and saw the testator sign and execute the instrument as his
last will; that he signed it willingly and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes
therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the testator signed the will as witnesses; and
that to the best of our knowledge,the testator was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind,
and under no constraint or undue influence.
Sworn or affirm acknowledged
before t
l e/ i day of .
2010.
Notary P- is
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