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Estate of . ...JIo e E. .Xnt"'fJper
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PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
d./-oS--0373
No.
To;
Register of Wills f9r the
Deceased. . County of ('J1r>1/"prla nrf in the
Social Security No. .;< /0.. "10.-692 if Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that;
Your petitioner(s), wh~are 18 years of age or older an the execut,'l;>{
in the last will of the above decedent, dated "l-:J ?
and codicil(s) dated
named
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(state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.)
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County" Pennsylvania, with
(list street, number and muncipality)
Decendent, then '\ S years of age, died
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Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted
after execution of the will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated
incompetent;
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Decendent at death owned property with estimated values as follows;
(If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property
(If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in Pennsylvania
(If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County
VaI:!e of real estate in Pennsylvania
situated as follows;
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WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) resjJOctfully
presented herewith and the grant of letters
reqqest(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s)
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA I ss
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The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing petltion:are
true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of petitioner(s) and that as person'll represen-
tative(s) of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or aiiir dfri'nd subscribed {' ')( '-t* ~ ~ ~ /AS ~ 'i
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DECREE OF JP'RORATiE AND Gl~NT Of LETTERS
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AND NOW - P (' , / 0< J.9o_. in consideration of the petition on
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u e reverse SlGe l.i.ereOl1 3atlsractcry proo. u2lvmg uceD. pres'" ~te be re me,
IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated
described therein be admitted to p'rohate filed of record as the ast wiJJ of
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and Letters
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Probate, Letters, Etc, ,',",',' S
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Renunciation """""""" $
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Register of Wills of Cumberland County
RENUNCIATION
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To the Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
TheunderSigned!lb..s66l ~- knEAJB2 ~00 G6- t:Xr-C.J...JIOf<..
(Name) (Relationship) (Capacity)
of the above decedent, hereby renounce(s) the right to administer the estate and respectfully request(s) that
Letters
be issued to
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A1. U/otemulf,
Af~ed and sUbA~d be,re me this
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Witness my/our hand(s) this Jl day Of~, 200S
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My Commission Expires:
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Affirmed and subscribed before me this
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Register of Wills
(Address)
Deputy
(Signature and seal of Notary or other official
qualified to administer oaths. Show date of
expiration of Notary's commission)
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Notarial Seal
.I,.l1l1i(er N. Grove, Notary Public
SH...Qf Spfi~g Twp.~ C~mberland County
tv')' Conltyuss\on Expires JatL 28, 2008
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LAST WILL AllD TESTAMENT
OF
MAE E. KNEPPER
I, MAE E. KNEPPER, presently of Upper Allen Town-
ship, County of Cumberland, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
being of sound mind and disposing memory, realizing the uncer-
tainty of this life, but with confidence in God and trust in
His Son, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who died for my
sins upon the cross, and rose again to justify me and give me
eternal life, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be
my Last Will and Testament, revoking any and all previous
Wills and Codicils, and hereby will and dispose of all of the
property which I own at my death in the following manner:
I.
As Executor of this my Will I name and nominate my
husband, Robert S. Knepper; if he shall for any reason fail or
be unable to serve as Executor, either before or during his
service as Executor,
then I name my daughter, Lois M.
Wolgemuth and my son, Nelson R. Knepper, as Co-Executors (here-
in referred to as "Executor").
II.
I direct that my debts and the expenses of my last
illness and funeral shall be paid by my Executor as soon after
my decease as may be convenient.
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III.
All of my automobiles, household and personal ef-
fects and other tangible personalty of like nature, together
with insurance thereon, I give to my husband, Robert S.
Knepper, if he shall survive me by a period of thirty (30)
days; but if my said husband does not so survive me, then
equally to such of my children as so survive me to be divided
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among them as they may determine, or, should they be unable to
agree, as my Executor may decide.
IV.
If my said husband shall survive me for a period of
thirty (30) days, I devise and bequeath unto my said husband,
outright and absolutely, all the rest, residue and remainder
of my estate, real and personal and mixed, including any prop-
erty over which I may have any power of appointment.
V.
If my said husband shall fail to survive me for the
said period of thirty (30) days, I devise and bequeath all the
rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real and personal
and mixed, in equal shares, unto my children, Janet L.
Niesley, Sylvia M. Nichols, Pauline L. Potteiger, Fern A.
Musser, Lois M. Wolgemuth, Elizabeth Pyke Knepper, Nelson R.
Knepper and Anita R. Stern, share and share alike.
Should any
of my said children predecease me and leave issue to survive
me, I order and direct that the issue of said deceased child
or children be substituted for the respective deceased ances-
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tor, said issue to receive in distribution the share which
their deceased ancestor would have received had he, she or
they survived me, said distribution to be per stirpes and
not per capita.
VI.
My Executor shall payout of the residue of my
estate as an expense of administration all estate taxes, inher-
itance taxes and other death taxes of any nature which may be
imposed upon or with respect to the following:
A. Any devise, legacy or appointment made in this Will;
B. Any real or personal property which at my death my
said husband and I may own in any form of co-owner-
ship;
c. Any life insurance upon my life which may be payable
to my said husband or to my said child or children.
D. Any gifts which I have made or may make during my
lifetime to my said husband or to my said child or
children.
In the absolute discretion of my Executor, he may
pay such taxes immediately, or may postpone the time of pay-
ment of taxes on future or remainder interests until posses-
sion accrues to the beneficiaries.
VII.
I give to my Executor the following powers, in addi-
tion to and not in limitation of common law and statutory
powers:
A. To retain any property, real or personal which
Executor may receive as Executor, even though such
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property (by reason of its character, amount, propor-
tion to the total estate or otherwise) would not be
considered appropriate for a fiduciary apart from
this provision.
B. To sell, exchange, give options upon, partition
or otherwise dispose of any property which Executor
may hold from time to time, at public or private
sale or otherwise, for cash or other consideration
or on credit, and upon such terms and such considera-
tions as Executor shall see fit.
C. To invest and reinvest the estate from time to
time in any property, real or personal, including
securi ties of domestic and foreign corporations and
investment trusts, bonds, preferred stocks, common
stock (whether fiduciary or non-fiduciary), mortgag-
es, mortgage participations, even though such invest-
ment (by reason of its character, amount, proportion
to the total estate, or otherwise) would not be
considered appropriate for a fiduciary apart from
this provision.
D. In dividing into separate shares or in distribu-
tion of the same, to divide to distribute in cash,
in kind or partly in cash and partly in kind, as
Executor thinks fit. For purposes of division or
distribution, to value the estate and any part there-
of, reasonably and in good faith, and such valuation
shall be conclusive upon all parties. To whatever
extent division or distribution is made in kind, my
Executor shall, so far as Executor finds practica-
ble, allocate to the respective beneficiaries approx-
imately proportionate amounts of each kind of securi-
ty or other property in the estate.
E. To use his discretion to elect the most propi-
tious settlement option with regard to any qualified
employee benefit plans available to me at my death
so long as such election shall be in accordance with
the Plan's Administrative Committee or Administrator
as the case may be.
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.
VIII.
I direct that no bond or other security be required
of my said Executor in any jurisdiction in which he may act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this
!1 (., day of 1nCVVI.
Testament typewritt~
on
seven (7) sheets of
, 1992, to this My
Last will and
paper (including witnesses' signatures).
On the
M~ K~PP~~ (SEAL)
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.:^ 6 day of 47'7
unto us, the undersigned, that the foregoing
,1992, MAE E.
KNEPPER declared
instrument was her Last Will and Testament, and she requested
us to act as witnesses to the same and to her signature there-
on. She thereupon signed this Will in our presence, we all
being present at the same time, and we now, on the same date,
at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each
other, hereunto subscribe our names as witnesses. And each of
us declares that he believes this Testatrix to be of sound
mind and memory.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF C.. mb<t.r/qJ
ss.
I, MAE E. KNEPPER, Testatrix, whose name is signed
to the foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified accord-
ing to law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed
the instrument as my Last will and Testament; that I signed it
willingly; and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act
for the purposes therein expressed.
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MAE E. KNEPPER
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged
before me, by MAE E. KNEPPER, the Testatrix,
this ~6'ifday of , 1992.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF Ci(""~erko</
ss.
We,
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S;;P?~b~?/ ~kh Ker ,
the witnesses whose names are signed to the foregoing instru-
ment, 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 she signed
willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary
act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the
hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the Will as witness-
es; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at
that time eighteen (18) or more years of age, of sound mind,
and under no constraint or undue influence.
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Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed
to before me by /' vii r.2elher
and 5,qm~dJ/LehJ'1"'.r.-
this :Z6-f:!::, day of /?/"et-
, 1992.
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STATUS REPORT UNDER RULE 6.12
Name of Decedent:
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Date of Death:
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Pursuant to Rule 6.12 orthe Supreme Court Orphans' Court Rules, I report the
following with respect to completion or the administration of the above-captioned estate:
1. State whether administration of the estate is complete:
Yesg No 0
2. If the answer is No, state when the personal representative reasonably believes
that the administration will be complete: "I / ~
3. If the answer to No.1 is Yes, state the following:
a. Did the personal representative file a final account with the Court?
Yes No ~
b. The separate Orphans' Court No. (if any) for the personal representative's
account is: ~I J 0
c. Did the personal representative state an account informally to the parties
in interest? Yes 121 No 0
c. Copies of receipts, releases, joinders and approval of formal or
informal accounts may be filed with the Clerk of the Orphans' Court
and may be attached to this report.
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