HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-09-14 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 ��_/�,,,j_ (�7r
Name: Nanc�H Hofmann File No: � 7 L
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Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Penns�vania (State) with his/her last
principal residence at ��"'�% � ����`��� ��' ���I�� I� Y'la� 1 7CJ( �
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Boraugh County
Decedent died at �`c„ry�SL ��zc, rc.m�.� I'l�ra� c�,< <Y v�i�T✓ (.���� ��I c nc� I �U 1�'
Stree[address,Post Office a d Zip Code CiTy,Township or I3orough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
Ifdoniiciledin Pennsylvnnia................................All personal property $ 90,00�.�0
If not don:iciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in Pennsylvania $
/f not domici[ed in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in County $
Va[ue of renl estate in Pennsylvania........................... ........................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ 9O OOO.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at:
(Attach addirional sheets,iJ�necessary.J Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Boraugh County
� A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentarv
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated 10/4/1999 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated
Paul E Hoffman predeceased the decedent having died on �i�zl �-�
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciatlon,death of executor,etc.)
Except as follows:afrer the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not mazry,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.
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❑ 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.
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Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce ha�een establishsd-�s defi��
in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. � O � �"'� <-�j
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Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the follow�z�g s��u�e�,4if any)and heirg(�rYiach
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Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Addres� —� � f�1
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'Mark A. Hofmann Millmont PA 17845 '�"� � � '='' '�`'
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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 Decedent,�e Petitioner(s)w' '�ell and truly administer the estate according to law.
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Sworn to���affirmed and subscribed before '`� �i"� Date �U �1 ' ( �(
me thi � da of� � - �_—, 2014 ` Date
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For the Regaster Date
BOND Required: ❑ YES ❑ NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . $ 210.00 At rney ignature:
�10 )Short Certificates(s) . . . . . . 50.00
( )Renunciation(s) . . .. . . . . . . � -� �
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( )Codicil(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' i
( )Affidavit(s). . .. . . . . . ... . . • �
Bond Printed Name: Dav�d R. GetZ ES uire i
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Commission . . . . . . . .. . . . .. ... .. . Supreme Court '�I
Other , , , , , . . . , ID Number: 34838 i
Will 15.00 Wix Wen er&Weidner I
Inh. Tax Return & Inv . . . . . . . . . 30.00 FirmName: 9 --
Address: 508 North Second Street
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. . . . . . . . . Fax: (717�234-4224
Automation Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Email: dqetz(C�www�alaw.Com ,
1CS Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.50
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$ 345.50
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of Nanc�H Hofmann File No: ��I ' _f � " C/�I
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AND NOW, 1'W ��� � �� , 2014 ,in consideratian ofthe furegoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented befare me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Mark A. Hofmann and Pamela A. Gaserta
in the above estate and(i;applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated OCtober 4 1999
described in the Petirion be admitted to probate and filed of r cor �s the last Will(and Codicil(s))of Becedent.
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
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WHEREAS, on the 9th day of October 2014 an instruiim�r�t: da�d i a�y
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October 4th 1999 was admitted to probate as the last wi�:l of � � � �
NANCY H HOFMANN ��3 N U' �
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late of CARL/SLEBOROUGH, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the 29th day of September 2014 an
WHEREAS, a true copy of the will as probated is annexed hereto.
THEREFORE, I, L/SA M. GRAYSON, ESQ. , Regi s ter of Will s in and
for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby
certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENTARY to:
MARK A HOFMANN and PAMELA A CASERTA
who have duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/X)
and have agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which
fully appears of record in my offi ce a t CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE,
CARLISLE, PENNSYL VANIA.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of my office on the 9th day of October 2014.
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**NOTE** ALL NAME5 ABOVE APPEAR (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST)
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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NANCY H. HOFMANN
I, Nancy H. Hofmann, of 507 North Houcks Road, Lower Paxton Township,
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 17109, 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 revoking any and all prior Wills and all Codicils made by me at
any time heretofore.
ITEM 1. I direct that all my legally valid debts, funeral and administration
expenses, and inheritance and estate taxes incurred on account of my death shall be
paid by my personal representative out of my residuary estate as soon after my death
as practicable.
ITEM 2. I bequeath those articles of my household furniture and furnishings
and those articles of my personal effects and personal property as set forth in a separate
memorandum, which I shall place with my will, to the persons therein designated. ,
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ITEM 3. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of
my estate, whether real, personal or mixed, including automobiles, together with all
insurance policies thereon, to my beloved spouse, Paul E. Hofmann, provided that my
spouse survives me by thirty (30) days.
ITEM 4. In the event that my spouse should fail to survive me by thirty (30)
days, I then give the rest residue and remainder of my estate to my children, Mark A.
Hofmann and Pamela A. Caserta, in equal shares. In the event that either of my
children shall predecease me leaving issue surviving, I give and bequeath unto said
issue the share of my estate that their deceased parent would have received, as set
forth below.
In the event that any of said issue have not attained the age of 22 years at the
time of my death, then I direct that said share be made payable in trust, pursuant to the
following terms and conditions;
a. Any share to which the children of my son Mark A. Hofmann, shall
be entitled to receive, being identified as; Carl F. Hofmann (D.O.B.
3/6/85), Ann M. Hofmann, (D.O.B. 3/11/88), and Eric J. Hofmann,
(D.O.B. 10/21/89) shall be payable to Joan Hofmann, as trustee, who
shall immediately divide the trust fund into three equal shares and
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these shares shall constitute and be held, administered and
distributed by the trustee as separate trust.
b. Any share to which the child of my daughter, Pamela A. Caserta, shall be
entitled to receive, being identified as Jessica M. Caserta, (D.O.B. 8/2/90),
shall be payable to Joseph M. Caserta, as trustee.
c. The above designated trustee, then shall use such amounts of both income
and principal, as the Trustee, in his or her sole discretion, deems proper
from the support, education, maintenance and welfare of said child. The
Trustee, in exercising his or her discretionary authority with respect to the
payment of principal and income to the beneficiary, shall take into
consideration any income or other resources available to such beneficiary
from sources outside of this Trust which may be known to the Trustee.
The determination of the Trustee with respect to the necessity or
advisability of making payment shall be conclusive on all persons
howsoever interested in the trust.
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d. To pay any accumulated income and principal then remaining in the hands
of the trustee when the trust beneficiary has attained the age of 22 years.
ITEM 5. I authorize my Personal Representative and any Trustee to exercise
the following powers, in addition to those given by law to be exercised in their sole
discretion:
a. To retain any or all assets of my estate, real, personal or mixed,
without regard to any principle of diversification, risk or productivity.
b. To sell at public or private sale, to exchange, mortgage or lease for
any period of time, and to repair, alter or improve any real or
personal property, and to give options for sales, exchanges or
leases, for such prices and upon such terms and conditions as they
deem proper.
c. To compromise any claim or controversy.
d. To make distribution hereunder in cash, in kind, or partly in cash
and partly in kind.
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e. If at any time the value of the corpus of the Trust hereunder, in the
sole discretion of the Trustee, is too small to be economically or
practically managed and administered by the Trustee, said Trustee
shall terminate such Trust and distribute the balance to the
beneficiary.
ITEM 6. I nominate, constitute and appoint my spouse, Paul E. Hofmann, as
executor of this, my Last Will and Testament. In the event of the renunciation, death or
resignation or inability to act for any reason whatsoever of my spouse, Paul E.
Hofmann, I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint, Mark A. Hofmann and Pamela
A. Caserta, as Successor Co-Executors of this, my Last Will and Testament.
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ITEM 7. I hereby declare it to be my express desire that the Co-Executors
of this, my Last Will and Testament, employ Lawrence J. Neary, Esquire, of Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, for legal advise and assistance in the probating of and carrying out of the
provision of my Last Will and Testament. He, having intimate knowledge of my affairs,
views and wishes, respecting many matters that may arise in the probate of this
instrument, the administration of my estate and the execution of the powers therein
contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I set my hand and seal to this, my Last Wi�l and
Testament, this `'` day of C��;7`c�6�r" , 1999.
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Na H. Ho ann
The preceding instrument, consisting of this and five (5) other typewritten pages,
initialed at the bottom of each page for security purposes, was on the date thereof
signed, published and declared by Nancy H. Hofmann, the Testatrix herein named, as
and for his Last Will and Testament in our presence, who, at her request, in her
presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses
whereof.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA .
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COUNTY OF DAUPHIN :
We, Nancy H. Hofmann, `�cu i �� �`��Fvv�� ►� and
1��r b�Y�_ A � N�� � � , the TESTATRIX and the witnesses, respectively,
whose names are signed o the foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby
declare to the undersigned authority that the TESTATRIX signed and executed the
instrument as her Last Will and that she had signed willingly, and that she executed it
as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the
witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the TESTATRIX, signed the will as witness
and that to the best of her knowledge the TESTATOR was at the time eighteen (18)
years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue Influence.
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On this, the �.Sl� day of �_, 1999, before me � , the
undersigned officer, personally, appeared Lawrence J. Neary, Esquire, kno n to me
or satisfactorily proven to be a member of the bar of the highest court of Pennsylvania,
and certified that he was personally present when the foregoing acknowledgment and
affidavit were signed by the TESTATRIX and witnesses.
I have signed my name and affixed my seal.
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