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Home My WebLink About12-20-14 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 requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form: Gerald L. Hess Decedent's Information Name: James W Hess File No: 21 a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: 12/16/2014 Age at Death: 95 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, PA (State)with his/her last principal residence at 24 Amherst Drive,Camp Hill 17011 Lower Allen Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at 24 Amherst Drive,Camp Hill,PA 17011 Lower Allen Township Cumberland PA Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Slate Estimate of value of decedent's property at death: If domiciled in Pennsylvania.......................All personal property $ 10,000.00 If not domiciled in Pennsylvania.................Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsylvania.................Personal property in County $ c-) o Value of real estate in Pennsylvania........... $ - 1 TOTAL ESTIMATED/ LIE$ r�'r c 1200.00 _ �- Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at � C7 (n -13 (Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) �,. M rn Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough Courtf' CD ❑X A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary Petitioner(s)aver(s)that he/she/they is/are the Executors)named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated `0`2/10001 i` �` aOCodicil(s) thereto dated r- �—A as a result of the renunciation executed by my mother,Dorothy M.Hess co `T7 (State relevant circumstances,e.g.,renunciation,death of executor,etc.) Except as follows:after the execution of the instrumentts)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. ❑X NO EXCEPTIONS❑ EXCEPTIONS ❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable) ata.; . .n.; . .n.c.t.a.;pedentelite;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. Except as follows:Decedent was not a party to pending divorce proceedingwherein 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 adudicated an incapacitated person. ❑ NO EXCEPTIONS❑ EXCEPTIONS Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if any)and heirs(attach additional sheets,if necessary): Name Relationship Address Form RW-02 rev.10-11-2011 Copyright(c)2011 form software only The Lackner Group,Inc. Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } COUNTY OF Cumberland } SS: Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Gerald L.Hess 2440 East Bayberry Drive Harrisburg,PA 17112 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, Petition will and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before �n r ( rT N Date IV 3<11'2° �4 me thi s�� y of Jle� ,� . 201`+C Date By: Date For the Register I Date BOND Required? F] Yes r-7 No To the Register of Wills: FEES Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Letters............................................$ Attorney Signature: ( 4 Short Certificate(s).......... ( I )Renunciation(s)............... 5 `1 7Y ( )Codicil(s)......................... ( )Affidavit(s)....................... Printed Name: Robert P Kline ry Bond.............................................. Supreme Court s MCommission................................... ID Number: 58798 G7 L73 C7 Other 15 M -ty C Firm Name: Kline Law Office l D � W M M r « Address: 714 Bridge Street > zr P.O.Box 461 New Cum berland,'PP5347070 -� f_ m --a Phone: 717/770-2540 717/770-2540 Cf) CD �'" C Automation Fee............................. 11:5Fax: 717/770-2553 JCSFee......................................... S'`5'rJC� TOTAL...........................................$ 1`1_40.50 E-mail: DECREE OF THE REGISTER Date of Death: 12/16/2014 Social Security No: Estate of James W Hess File No: 21 -14- 12-2-0 a/k/a: AND NOW, (ecec y1tcr 3o in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Gerald L. Hess in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 02/16/2001 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last }Will(and Codi il(s))of Decedent. (X "VI er of Wills ' Copyright(c)2011 form software only The Lackner Group, nc. n Page 2 of 2 V 'RE'CO.RDED OFFICE OF` REGI"STE.R OF MILLS 2019 DEC 33 PM ZAf gT WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CLERK OF JAMES W. HESS ORPHANS' COURT FGIS(Q17 E-ALL!KFN,CI YpJH ESE PRESENTS, That I, JAMES W. HESS, of the Township of Lower Allen, County of Cumberland, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do make, publish, and declare this instrument to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made. FIRST: I direct the Executrix hereof to pay all my just debts, funeral expenses and costs of administration as soon as conveniently may be done after my death. I further direct the Executrix hereof to pay all inheritance, estate, transfer and succession taxes which may be levied or assessed upon any property which is included as part of my gross estate for the purpose of any such tax. SECOND:I give, devise and bequeath unto my wife, DOROTHY M. HESS, rest, residue and remainder of my estate, realty and personalty, howsoever designated wheresoever situate provided that she is living on the thirtieth (30th) day after the date of my death. THIRD: In the event that my wife, DOROTHY M. HESS, does not survive me or does not survive by the said period of thirty (30) days, then in that event, I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate in equal shares, share and share alike, to my Children, GERALD L. HESS, CYNTHIA A. MINGE, THOMAS J. HESS, LORI J. FARRO, and LAURI J. BEYER. All of my children with children take under this my Last Will and Testament, per stirpes. Only my daughter, LORI J. FARRO, who does not have w any children, takes under this my Last Will and Testament, per capita. - 1 - FOURTH: I appoint my wife, DOROTHY M. HESS, to be Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament. I do hereby give to the Executrix hereof full power, discretion and authority at any time or times to sell, at private or public sale, mortgage, lease, pledge, exchange or otherwise deal with or dispose of the property comprising my estate as deemed best, to settle and compound any and all claims in favor of or against my estate as deemed best and, for any of the foregoing purposes, to make, execute and deliver any and all deeds, mortgages, contracts, leases, bills of sale or other instruments necessary or desirable therefor. FIFTH: In the event my wife, DOROTHY M. HESS, fails or refuses for any reason to serve as Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, then in that event I appoint my son, GERALD L. HESS as Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. LASTLY: I direct that no fiduciary appointed by this, my Last Will and Testament, shall be required to give bond and that if, notwithstanding this direction, any bond is required by any law, statute or rule of court, no surety shall be required thereon. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, consisting of two (3)typewritten pages on the margin of which (except this page) I have affixed my initials this 16th day of February, A.D. 2001. Ja I s W. Hess -2 - Signed, sealed, published and declared by, the above-named Testator, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, and each of us, who at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses. eth Myers Amy Knauer U LI/ - 3 - County of Cumberland ss. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDAVIT We, James W. Hess, the testator, and the undersigned witnesses to the Will, the attached or foregoing instrument, having been qualified according to law do depose and say: (a)that I, the testator, do hereby acknowledge that I signed the instrument as my Will, that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; and (b)that we, the witnesses, were present and saw the testator sign the instrument as his last Will, that he signed it willingly and as his free and voluntary act for purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the testator signed the Will as a witness and that to the best of our knowledge the testator was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Sworn to or affirmed before me by James W. Hess, testator, and Beth Myers and Amy Knauer, witnesses, this 16th day of February, 2001. Jam ,s3W. Hess Beth Myers W By: Davi 'W. Knauer Amy Knauer Attorney I.D. #21582 -4 - RENUNCIATION RE",C"9 cEa o 1=1'CE aF RERe�ST t- REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY P N „Utt ' L YA� °` CLERK O Estate of James W. Hess,Deceased O 1 ;F H A P.t.S' G t1 RT ",KBERLAND Co.,, PIS �. I, Dorothy M. Hess, in my capacity/relationship as spouse and named executrix of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to Gerald L. Hess. (Date) (Signature) Dorothy M. H s - 24 Amherst Drive Camp Hill, PA 17011 Executed in Register's Office Executed out of Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Before the undersigned personally appeared the before me this day party executing this renunciation and certified of that he or she executed the renunciation for the purposes stated within on this_" -day of December, 2014. Deputy for Register of Wills ,,Notary Public My Commission Expires: COPAMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA NOTARIAL SEAL SHARON R.FOSTER,Notary Public New Cumberland Boto.,Cumbedand Co. My Commission Expires April 15,2015 REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS PENNSYLVANIA O;;p Vtife No. 2014- 01220 PA No. 21- 14- 1220 Estate Of: JAMES WHESS 0 !First,Middle,Last) Late Of: L 0 WER A L L EN TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND COUNTY Deceased 1750 Social Security No: WHEREAS, on the 30th day of December 2014 an instrument dated February 16th 2001 was admitted to probate as the last will of JAMES W HESS !First,Middle,Last) late of LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND County, who died on the 16th day of December 2014 and WHEREAS, a true copy of the will as probated is annex 4-(bereteE; rri THEREFORE, I, LISA M. GRA YSON, ESO. Register ry 1 1M i nE?a6d for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvanig,,z'�j�e C", certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENTARY GERALD L HESS 77 who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(RIX) and has agreed to administer the estate according to law, all odwMocl' fully appears of record in my office at CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE, CA RL ISL E, PENNS YL VA NIA. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office on the 30th day of December 2014. 4 f Rq,&srer of WMV (� atu--' IAPA� D01put *NOTE* ALL NAMES ABOVE APPEAR (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST)