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Home My WebLink About12-04-14 ��coca PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COLTNTY, 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 21y / 1 r /l�� Name: Helen Veneski File No• �]� a/k/a: Helen A.Veneski (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: �� Date of Death: October 26,2014 Age at death: 84 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (State) with his/her last principal residence at �833�st Trindle Road, 17050 Mechanicsburg C(��„<p Tu � Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at 1995 Technology Parkway, 17050 Mechanicsburg Cumberland PA Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State �stimate of value of decedent's property at death: If domiciled in Pennsylvania.. . ... . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . ... . All personal property $ 'Z �d j O U d If not domici[ed in Pennsylvania. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. . . . ... . . ... .... . . . . . . . . Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.. . .. . . . .... ... . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . ... . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . $ TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. .. . $� d�jU Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: (Attach udditional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code 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 March 3,2010 and Codicil(s) thereto dated State relevant circumstances(e.g.renuncia�ion,death of executor,etc.) Except as follows: after the execution ofthe 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. �NO EXCEPTTONS O 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.�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. O NO EXCEPTIONS Q EXCEPTIONS Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the follow�g spouse(if a�and heirs�pttach additional sheets, if necessary): C —�' ��i'�i � 4 � � G'� Name Relationshi AddK�9s� C� � � '� � � � '^C F:r3 C� 3 1;3 ,... . ,,. .',:� '..J C'� � �(7 -�1 'y`! . c;� � -T1 ] C; ,�: E� - �7 F'"• {"" R1 --i �" � -Y7 N Fon��i RW-02 rev. 10/!l/20I1 Page 1 Of 2 Oath of Personal Representative offi�sai us�o�iy COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address John A.Veneski ]317 Cherry Street,Scranton,PA 18505 The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing tition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the De e n,t etiti (s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or ,�rmed a subscri ed before Date J� L t me thi L�S� Date By� � Date or he egister Date BOND Required: Q YES Q NO To the Register of Wills: ^� G'> � FEES: Please enter my appearance by my stg,n ure belo.�� ,�7 � � Lette�. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ '�� Attorney Signature: � "'� ^"'� � � ( �) Short Certificate(s). . . . . . •�U �� ,,,�� -. r- ,. ,_ �4 �,-i r�-r r� ( ) Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . , ��,. .�� ,,,C �'°'r ( ) Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . � _ Cn. �-"� ;:�'3 Cr7 � _..... ( )Af�davit(s). . . . . . . . . . . . � � _ � � �,�„� � Andrew C.Sheel `��' `� Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: Y `� <_= =� Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court .-� �"" `ry Qth r : : : : : : : �o ID Number: 62469 ;� c.ri � G7 � - � • • • � � Firm Name: Andrew C.Sheely,Attorney at Law }� � � � � l� • • • � • • • • G Z� Address: 127 South Market Street • • • • . • . • P.O. Box95 . . . . . . . . Mechanics urg . . . . . . . Phone: 717-697-7050 Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-- v Fax: 717-697-7065 JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Email: andrewc.sheely@verizon.net TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20 �� DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of Helen Veneski File No• � a/k/a: Helen A.Veneski � � ��—�� AND NOW, � ,-`�S�'-�`—' in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to lohn A.Veneski in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated March 3,2010 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of rec d as the last Will(and C di il(s)) of Decedent. � Regi er of Wills J � // � Fo��„�Rw oz re��. �oilrizoil Pa ��'of 2 :/ g ___ REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS PENNSYLVANIA oF cuiy� .�� .�y ��9��.� F�t No. 2014- 01145 PA No. 21- 94- 1 145 J 9 Es ta te Of: HELEN VENESKI Q � �' _ (Fiist,Middle,Last) � � R, �� a/k/a: HELEN A VENESKI ��y ��y La te Of: HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP � " "` i CUMBERLAND COUNTY Deceased 1750 Soci al Securi ty No: WHEREAS, on the 4th day of December 2014 an instrument dated March 3rd 2010 was admitted to probate as the last will of HEL EN VENESKI lFi�st,Midd/e,Lastl a/k/a HELEN A VENESKI late of HAMPDEN TOWNSH/P, CUMBERLAND County, who died on the 26th 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 Wi11s in and for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENTARY to: JOHN A VENESKI who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/X) and has agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which fully appears of record in my office at CUMBERLAND COUNTYCOURTHOUSE, CARLISLE, PENNSYL VANIA. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office on the 4th day of December 2014. Q � � r.. r�� o ° � `L.- ��'I f, � � H � Register of Wil i.� kt._ V p r j �_ !`� ;� �.' /�. 4 ^:�.y �,{ O C� . �� Deput �` _ ... t� �: Y cf� ;,. �;; w w �` r..� �'= ..., c� h-- -3 "� c:: �._�._.,:,.:: � c� � ca x � � w � `� � a � � � � � � � **NOTE** ALL NAMES ABOVE APPEAR (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST) � c � � rr� � � � � � � � � � �T� � � c� £n � ,� �„ r- �--� c� LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT �..F � � � °,� �-�, .� � , .. . ;:�-4 � � --4� � �; � y�' � I, HELEN VENESKI, presently of the City of Scran't�, Cc�;�,nt� � ....�� --� f..,, t� r,_,rt C� CJ of Lackawanna and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sout�d "T� mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all Wills by me at any time heretofore made. AND FIRST, I direct that my funeral be conducted in a manner corresponding to my estate and situation in life, and that all my legally enforceable debts, expenses of my last illness, funeral and burial expenses, including the cost of a suitable monument at my grave, and the costs of administration of my estate be paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently may be after my decease; provided, however, any and all mortgages or documents of indebtedness, if any, on real estate owned or possessed by me or in which I may have an interest at the time of my death, need not be paid except in accordance with the terms provided in such mortgages or instruments of indebtedness . AND to such estate as I have acquired during my lifetime, I dispose of the same as follows : ITEM ONE: I hereby give, devise and bequeath all of my estate, real, personal or mixed, whatsoever and wheresoever situate, including all property over which I have any control or power of appointment, together with any insurance thereon to my husband, JOHN S . VENESKI, should he survive me by thirty (30) days . In the event my husband, JOHN S . VENESKI, should fail to survive me by thirty (30) days, then, in that event, I give, devise and bequeath my entire estate, in equal shares, to my children JOHN A. VENESKI, PATRICIA HARTMAN and ELLEN R. SMITH. In the event that any of my children predecease me, then, in that event, the bequest to such deceased child shall go to the then living issue of said deceased child. ITEM TWO: All estate, inheritance, succession or other death taxes imposed or payable by reason of my death, including any interest or penalties thereon but not including any generation-skipping tax, with respect to all property comprising my gross estate for death tax purposes, whether or not such property passes under this Will or any Codicil thereto, by operation of law, contract of insurance, or otherwise, shall not be apportioned but shall be paid out of the principal of my residuary estate as if they were administration expenses and no one who shall have a beneficial interest in such property shall be required to pay them. All such taxes on present or future interests may be paid at such time or times as my Personal Representative deems best . Page -2- ITEM THREE: If my husband and I shall die under circumstances which render the order of our deaths uncertain, it shall be conclusively presumed that my husband survived me. ITEM FOUR: My Personal Representative hereunder shall, in addition to the powers given by law, have the following powers applicable to all property, whether principal or income, exercisable without order of court : A. to retain any investment owned by me at the time of my death. B. to make such investments and reinvestments and in such proportions without limitation to what are known as legal instruments, as shall be considered beneficial to my estate . C. to (i) participate in any merger or reorganization affecting securities held hereunder at any time; (ii) deposit stocks under voting agreements; (iii) exercise any option to subscribe for stocks, bonds or debentures; and (iv) grant proxies, discretionary or otherwise, to vote shares of stock. D. to manage, operate, repair, alter or improve real estate or other property and to lease real estate or other property upon such terms and for such periods as my Personal Representative deems advisable. E. to sell and to grant options for the sale of any real or personal property at public or private sale for such prices and upon such terms as my Personal Representative considers proper, without liability on the purchasers to see to the application of the purchase money. F. to borrow money without liability on the part of the lenders to see to the application thereof, and to mortgage or pledge any real or personal property. G. to make distribution in kind and in shares different in kind from other shares, the valuations established by my Personal Representative to be conclusive. H. to compromise claims . Page -3- I . to make partial distribution of the assets of my estate to my named beneficiaries in this Will prior to the final settlement and distribution of my estate by my Personal Representative. ITEM FIVE: I nominate, constitute and appoint my husband, JOHN S . VENESKI, as the Personal Representative of this, my Last Will and Testament, and he is to serve in that capacity without the necessity of posting any bond or other security upon receiving Letters Testamentary upon my estate. Should my husband, JOHN S . VENESKI, be unwilling and/or unable to serve or continue to serve in that capacity, I nominate, constitute and appoint my son, JOHN A. VENESKI, to serve in that capacity and he shall do so without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, HELEN VENESK2, have to this, my Last Will and Testament, written on this and the preceding three (3) sheets of paper, set my hand and seal this� day of m�1� , 2010 . ` '�'`�'`�' � ,(S EAL) HELEN VENESKI Page -4- SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED, by the above named Testatrix, HELEN VENESKI, as and for her Last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names at her request as witness thereto, in the presence of said Testatrix and of each other. ��,/J�,�//>��S�� residing at � /�-jC' l , d�5� u--� , � �/��l�� m ��i��.Q� ty, 1�-p-t��, r e s i d i n g a t C L,�9��1C I �` ry.-•, ,i �� ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA . . SS . COUNTY OF LACKAWANNA . I, HELEN VENESKI, the Testatrix 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. s�'�Y�_E��- !� � HELEN VENESKI Page -5- Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3 day of (�(\Q�,C� , 2 010 . . � N A Y BLIC F,� _ �_ , � ;- �� .a�r�. , � � 6�C�"i"rat�Atl..��',L � KELLi M 4LTI�R,I��,ary Public � � City of S�ran�on,Lackaw�nna Count�/ � ��!yCt��miss!car�i"x=.�rrs Mur�;n 1"�,��,^? � AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA . . SS. COUNTY OF LACKAWANNA . . we, �� D�� and � �G�a.e � f�- � � the witnesses who e 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 Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will and Testament; that the Testatrix signed willingly and executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing witness in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the will as a witness; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. r _ , �`2-� WITNES WIT ESS Sworn to and subscribed before me this �� day of (�A/1� , 2 O 10 . , - ; � _. _ . � Z� ; �� s�d��r� +�r�- t i- - � �;'4 �°�„��r�'t1>> i..�r' � �� i NOTA U IC Page -6-