HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-17-14 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)th�
following and respectfully requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Jeffrey S.Sporl
Decedent's Information /►
Name: Alfred Eugene Sporl File No: 21 •"—� ' ��(J
a/k/a: Euqene Snorl (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 09/10I2014 Age at Death: 84
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, pA (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 213 Berkeley Drive,Mechanicsburg 17050 Hampden Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at Pinnacle Health Osteopathic Hospital Harrisburg Dauphin PA
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedenfs property at death:
If domiciled in Pennsylvania........................ All personal property $ 5,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................. Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................. Personal property in County $
Value of rea/estate in Pennsylvania........... $ 10,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE$ 15,000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at 213 Berkeley Drive,Mechanicsburg 17050 Hampden Cumberland
(Attach additional sheets,if necessary.)
Street address,Post Offce and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
❑X 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 11/05/2007 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated ,
(State 2levant circumstances,e.g.,2nunciation,death of executor,etc.)
Except as follows:after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate,Decedent did not mar ,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 Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable)
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If Administration,c.ta 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 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.
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Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Deoederrt left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if�and heirs(atl� � rn
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Jeffrey S.Sporl 157 Fantango Road
Name as listed in Will: Jeffrey S.Sporl Durango,CO 81301
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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 l�est of the krtewledge�a�
belief of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,P titioner(s)w' ell and truly administer-the estate�3ordiM�tctiaw.
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FEES Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Date of Death: 09/10/2014
Social Security No: 434-
Estate of Alfred Eugene porl File No: 21 ��—
a/k/a: Eugene Sporl
AND NOW, / ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having be n presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Jeffrey S.Sporl
in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 11I05/2007
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record s t last Will n o icil(s)) f dent.
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
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,�`t ��rC uMeF No. 2014- 00880 PA No. 21- 14- 0880
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Es ta te Of: ALFRED EUGENE SPORL
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v � a/k/a: EUGENE SPORL
La te Of: HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Deceased
1750 Soci al Securi ty No:
WHEREAS, on the 17th day of September 2014 an instrument dated
November 5th 2007 was admitted to probate as the last will of
ALFRED EUGENE SPORL
(Fi�st,Middle,Lastl
a/k/a EUGENE SPORL
late of HAMPDEN TOWNSH/P, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the lOth day of September 2014 an
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:
JEFFREY S SPORL
who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/X1
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, PENNSYL VAN/A.
° IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of�my office on the 17th day of September 2014.
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I, ALFRED EUGENE SPORL, of the Township of Hampden, County of Cumberland,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Last Will and revoke any Will or Codicil
previously made by me.
ITEM 1: Upon my demise, I direct that all my medically viable organs and tissue be
donated for medical use and transplantation. I direct my body be released to Malpezzi Funeral
Home, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania to perform my funeral service. I direct that a Funeral Mass
of Christian Burial be celebrated with appropriate military honors to which I may be entitled as a
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�� veteran of the United States Coast Guard. Further, I direct my body be laid to rest in Fort
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Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
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� ITEM 2: I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon as
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ITEM 3: I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence of my death, of
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a part of the expense of the administration of my Estate.
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ITEM 4: I give, devise and bequeath the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
to the COAST GUARD CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, The Keller Education
Fund, c/o James Creek Marina, 200 V Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024-3321.
ITEM 5: I give, devise and bequeath the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
to SAINT PAUL'S SCHOOL, 917 South Jahncke Avenue, Covington, Louisiana;
ITEM 6: In memory of my late wife, Louise E. Sporl, and myself, I give, devise and
bequeath all the rest, remainder and residue of my estate of every nature and wherever situate,
together with all insurance thereon, to my children in the following percentages,per stirpes:
A. Twenty-eight percent (28%) to my son, JEFFREY S. SPORL of 157 Fantango
Road, Durango, Colorado 81301;
B. Twenty-eight percent (28%) to my son, JONATHAN S. SPORL of 213 Berkeley
Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050-2356. Should my son, JONATHAN
� �'�� S. SPORL, predecease me and leave no issue then living, then I give, devise and
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� bequeath Jonathan S. Sporl's Twenty-eight percent (28%) of my estate to my son,
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C. Eleven percent (11%) to my son, JAY E. SPORL of 720 Seashore Road, Cape
Q May, New Jersey 08204;
D. Eleven percent (11%) to my son, RICHARD A. SPORL of 3022 Woodland Fern
Drive, Parrish, Florida 34219;
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E. Eleven percent (11%) to my daughter, DAPHNE SPORL DINLOCKER of 413
South Lynn Drive, Wilmington, Delaware; and
F. Eleven percent(11%)to my son, MICHAEL R. SPORL of 3810 75�' Street, West,
Unit 34, Bradenton, Florida 34209.
ITEM 7: My Executor or his successor shall have the following powers in addition
to those given by law to be exercised by them in their absolute discretion, which powers shall be
applicable to all property held by them, effective without the order of any court and until the
actual distribution of all such property:
a. To retain any investments at discretion including stock of any corporate fiduciary
hereunder or of a holding company controlling it;
b. To invest and reinvest in the executor's discretion as permitted under Act 28 of
1999, as amended, the "Prudent Investor Act," with the specific right to invest in stocks, bonds
and real estate, including non-income producing residential real estate for the occupancy of any
� present income beneficiary or beneficiaries, and in such diversified, proprietary money market
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`" and mutual funds, including such mutual funds of any corporate fiduciary hereunder or those of
aany successor or affiliated corporation or a holding company controlling it, as my executor
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c. To sell, to grant options for the sale of, or otherwise convert any real or personal
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property or interest therein, at public or private sale, for such prices, at such time, in such manner
and upon such terms as they may think proper, and to execute and deliver good and sufficient
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conveyances, assignments and transfers thereof without liability of any purchaser to see to the
application of the purchase money;
d. To borrow money and to secure the repayment thereof by mortgage of real or
personal property, pledge of investments or otherwise, without liability on the part of the lenders
to see to the application thereof;
e. To compromise claims by or against my estate or any trust created hereunder;
f. To allocate and distribute different kinds or disproportionate shares of property or
undivided interests in property among beneficiaries or trusts, in cash or in kind, or partly in each;
g. To register investments in the name of a nominee or to hold the same unregistered
in such form that they will pass by delivery;
h. To join in any recapitalization, merger, reorganization or voting trust plan
affecting investments; to deposit securities under agreement; to subscribe for stock and bond
� p privileges; and generally to exercise all rights of security holders;
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� lease real estate and other property upon such terms and for such period as my executor deems
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¢ j. To deduct administration expenses upon either the federal estate tax return or
fiduciary income tax return with or without adjustment as between principal and income, as my
corporate or disinterested executor shall determine;
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k. To associate with them in the absence of a corporate fiduciary, an accountant,
custodian and investment advisor, and other agents and to compensate them from principal or
income or both, as my executor shall determine, such compensation to be a reduction of the
compensation of my executor;
l. To associate with them at any time, in their absolute discretion and of their
choice, a corporate fiduciary which shall have the same powers as my executor, such designation
by my executor and acceptance by a corporate fiduciary to be in writing;
m. To combine, without prior court approval, any trust herein with any other trust
with substantially similar provisions, although such other trust may have been created by
separate instruments and by different persons, and, if necessary to protect different future
interests, to value the assets at the time of such combination and to record the proportionate
interest of each separate trust in the combined fund; provided however, that no such combination
� shall be permitted if the effect of such combination would be (1) to violate the applicable rule
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� against perpetuities; (2) to disqualify any interest in one or more of such trusts for a deduction
� for federal estate tax purposes which would otherwise be allowable; or (3) to cause the loss of
W the exempt status of one or more of such trusts from the imposition of the generation-skipping
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n. To exercise any stock options which they may receive; to borrow such funds from
any source as my executor may deem necessary for the exercise of such options; and to pledge
assets as my executor deems appropriate for this purpose;
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o. No trustee shall be required to qualify before, be appointed by, or, in the absence
of a breach of trust, account to any court (and failure to account alone shall not be considered
such breach); nor shall trustee be required to obtain the order or approval of any court in the
exercise of any power or decision granted hereunder;
p. To allocate any generation-skipping transfer tax exemption from the federal
generation-skipping transfer tax to any property to which I am deemed the transferor under the
provisions of Section 2652(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its successors, including
any property transferred under my will and any property not in my probate estate and any
property transferred by me during life as to which no allocation was made prior to my death, to
the extent necessary to cause the inclusion ratios applicable to such transfers to be zero;
q. To disclaim any interest in property without court approval; and
� � r. To do all other acts and things necessary or appropriate in the management,
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� ITEM S: Until distributed, no gift or beneficial mterest shall be subject to
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anticipation or voluntary or involuntary alienation.
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ITEM 9: I hereby nominate and appoint my son, JEFFREY S. SPORL, Executor, of
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this my Last Will. In the event my son, Jeffrey S. Sporl, predeceases me, fails to qualify or
ceases to act as Executor, I appoint my son, RICHARD A. SPORL, alternate Executor of this my
Last Will.
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ITEM 10: I direct that my personal representative, or his successor, shall not be
required to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will
and Testament, this.�1� day of /y6 y��,,� 2� , 2007.
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator as and for his Last
Will and Testament in our presence, who, at his request, in his presence and in the presence of
each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
We, ALFRED EUGENE SPORL, �ike �l• /�v-�,s-�- , and
�� �D.,,,n,�c , 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 purpose 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 or her knowledge, the Testator
was at the time eighteen (18) years of older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue
influence.
ALF E GE PORL
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Subscribed, sworn and acknowledged before me Li S i9 i!f� ,� �v,,,v�
by ALFRED EUGENE SPORL, the Testator, and subscribed and sworn to efore me by
H� r�. ��..-,,r.,�,- and �e.�,� � n'�, �v c.s , the
witnesses, this day of p .e.,,,,._., , 2007.
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COMM0�1�'EAtTH 0�PENNSYlVaN1A
NOTARIAL SEAL
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