HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-01-14 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:
Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburq
Decedent's Information
Name: Donald S.Sailer File No: 21-14 - �� ;2C?
a/kla: Donald Stanley Sailer (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 10/29/2014 Age at Death: 89
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, pq (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 411 Petersburg Road,Carlisle 17015 South Middleton Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 411 Petersburg Road,Carlisle 17015 South Middleton Cumberland PA
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedenYs property at death:
If domiciled in Pennsylvania...................... All personal property $ 250,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................ Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................ Personal property in County $
Value ofreal estate in Pennsylvania................................................................... $ 425,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE $ 675,000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at q11 Petersburg Road,Carlisle 17015 South Middleton Cumberland
(Attach additiona/sheets,ifnecessary.) 1270 Pleasantview Drive Chambersburg Franklin
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
, ❑X A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s)aver(s)that he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated 03/26/2013 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated
State relevant circumstances(e.g.,�enunciation,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.
Q NO EXCEPTIONS � EXCEPTIONS
❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable)
c.t.a.,d.6.n.,d.6.n.c.t.a.,pedente lite,durante absentia.durante minoritate
If Administration,c.t.a ord.b.n.c.t.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and comnlete 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 Decedent left no Will and was survived by the foll g spouse(if�)an�he�q(attach
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of 20 South Main Street
Chambersburg P.O.Box 6010
Chambersburg,PA 17201
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)o the Decedent,P�titi ner(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Date of Death: 10/29/2014
Social Security No:
Estate of Donald S.Sailer File No: 21-14-����
a/k/a: Donald Stanley Sailer
AND NOW, , , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg
in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 03126/2013
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the I t Will(and odicil ) of Decedent.
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I, DONALD S. SAILER, of 1270 Pleasantview Drive, Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make,
publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and
making void any and all other Wills and/or Codicils by me at any time heretofore made.
FIRST
I direct the payment of my debts and expenses of my last illness and funeral from
my estate as soon after my death as conveniently may be done.
SECOND
I give the sum of Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars to ST. JOHN'S UNITED
e CHURCH OF CHRIST, Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, for their general
uses and purposes as they see fit.
� THIRD
I give the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars to my Daughter, RUTH
ANN MENGLE. If she does not survive me this bequest shall lapse.
FOURTH
y'� I give the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars to my Granddaughter,
STACEY GAUNTLETT-MILLER. If she does not survive me this bequest shall lapse.
FIFTH
I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to my
Granddaughter and her Husband, MICHELLE KANN and JOSHUA KANN, or the
survivor of them. If both should predecease me then all the rest, residue and remainder
shalf pass to their children in equai shares and if either is under the age of 18, I give
devise and bequeath said shares to FARMERS AND MERCHANTS TRUST COMPANY
OF CHAMBERSBURG as custodian under The Uniform Transfer to Minors Act.
SIXTH
I direct that any and all Inheritance, Estate and Transfer Taxes imposed upon my
estate passing under this Will or otherwise shall be paid out of the principal of my
residuary estate. �,,
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SEVENTH
In addition to the powers conferred by law, I authorize my personal
representatives, in their absolute discretion:
A. To manage real estate.
B. To invest and reinvest in all forms of property without being confined to legal
investments, and without regard to the principle of diversification.
C. To exercise any option or rights arising from ownership of investments.
D. To compromise claims without court approval, and without the consent of any
beneficiary.
EIGHTH
I appoint FARMERS AND MERCHANTS TRUST COMPANY OF
CHAMBERSBURG as Executor of this Will. No fiduciary appointed herein shall be
required to file a bond for performance of fiduciary duties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last
Will and Testament on o2 , 2013.
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DONALD S. SAILER
Signed, published and declared by the Testator, DONALD S. SAILER, as and for
his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who have, at his request, signed this
Will as Witnesses, in the presence of the Testator, DONALD S. SAILER, and of each
other.
WITNESS:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA .
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN .
I, DONALD S. SAILER, the Testator, whose name is signed to the attached or
foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby
acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will and Testament;
and that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal, the day and year aforesaid.
C�MP�IONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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NOTARIAL SEAL DONALD �. SAILE�, �ESTATOR
MARGARET��1.ACKERMAN,Notary Public
Chambersburg Boro,Franklin County
My Commission Expires Oct. 12,2015 A
Notary Public
AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA .
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN :
We, George E. Wenger, Jr. and L.jN�A ti, �i ��iNSt�l`j , the Witnesses,
whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn
and qualified according to law, do depose and say to the undersigned authority that we
were present and saw the Testator sign and execute the instrument as his Will; that the
Testator had signed willingly (or willingly directed another to sign for him) and executed it
as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of the
subscribing Witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testator, signed the Will as a
Witness; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testator was at the time 18 years of
age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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WITNESS WITNESS
Sworn and subscribed to before me this COMMONWEA�TH OF PENNSYLVANIA
��� day of (���� , 2O�3. NOTARIAL SEAL
MARGARET M.ACKERMAN, Notary Public
� Chambersburg Boro,Franklin County
My Commission Expires Oct. 12,2015
Notary Public
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Corporate Resolution
I, Lee Ann Novak, being duly constituted Corporate Secretary of Farmers and Merchants
Trust Company of Chambersburg,do hereby certify that the following is a true copy of a resolution
duly adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of this corporation,duly called and held on July
24, 2014 at which a quorum was present and voting; that said resolution is still in full force and
effect and has not been rescinded,that said resolution is not in conflict with the Charter or By-Laws
of the corporation:
RESOLVED,that Robin L.Murray,Loraine J.Whorley,or Darlene M.McCurdy of the Trust
Department of Farmers & Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg are hereby authorized and
empowered to sign on behalf of this corporation for the purchase and redemption of mutual funds
and certificates of deposit issued by other financial institutions;
RESOLVED,that Lise M. Shehan, Diana L. Sponseller, Warren M. Hurt, James P. Probst,
Ronald R. Froeschle, Heather C. Hershey, Dennis L. Wilson, Becky A. Mull, Avis M. Graham,
Carole L. Crist, David C. Gority, Andrew M. Otto, David Yi Luo, Marissa Pinto Burt, or Matthew
W. Berger is hereby authorized and empowered in the name and on behalf of this corporation, to
transfer, endorse, buy, sell, assign, set over and deliver any and all shares of stock, bonds,
debentures, mutual funds, insurance and annuity products and all other securities now or hereafter
standing in the name of this corporation, in any fiduciary capacity such as trustee, custodian,
attorney-in-fact, executor, administrator or surrogate, and to make, execute and deliver under the
corporate seal of this corporation any and all written instruments of assignment and transfer
necessary or proper to effect the authority hereby conferred.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Corporate Secretary be and he�eby is
authorized and directed to affix the seal of this corporation to any papers exec�d�n purs�nce�frn
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my hand and af�i"���il�e se�of!��
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REGISTER OF WILLS Certificate of Grant of Letters
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WHEREAS, on the 1 st day of December, 2014, the instrument dated
March 26, 2013, was admitted to probate as the Last Will of Donald S. Sailer alk/a
Donald Stanley Sailer late of South Middleton Township, who died on the 29th day of
October, 2014, and
WHEREAS, a true copy of the will as probated is annexed hereto.
THEREFORE, I, Lisa M. Grayson, Esq., Register of Wills in and for the County of
Cumberland, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby certify that I have this day
granted Letters Testamentary to Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of
Chambersburg, who duly qualified as Executor and who agreed to administer the estate
according to law, all of which fully appears of record in my office at Carlisle,
Pennsylvania.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office
the 1 st day of December, 2014.
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