HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-23-15 . 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
Name: VERNA C. HERSH File No: 21-15- g�
a/k/a: VERNA NINA HERSH (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: 1/10/1996 Age at death: 88
Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND County, PENNSYLVANIA (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 509 GETTYSBURG PIKE, MECH 17055 UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 1 LONGSDORF WAY,CARLISLE 17015 SOUTH MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND PA
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
If domiciled in Pennsylvania................................All personal property $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.............................................................. $ 1,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ 1.000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: HIGGS AVENUE, DALLAS 18612 DALLAS TOWNSHIP LUZERNE
(Attach additional sheets,ifnecessmy.) 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 5/1/1979 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated WILLIAM E. HERSH DIED 11/17/1990
State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,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.
® NO EXCEPTIONS ❑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,durance absentia,durante minoritate
If Administration,ca 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 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.
❑ NO EXCEPTIONS ❑EXCEPTIONS
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Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
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532 APPALACHIAN AVENUE
WILLIAM A. HERSH MECHANICSBURG PA 17055
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The Petitioners)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 Petitioners)and that,as Personal Re�resentative(s)of the Decedent,the Petitioners)will we 1 and truly administer the estate according to la -rt
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BOND Required: ❑ YES ® NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my Signare below:
Letters. . . .. .. . ..... . .. ....... $ Attorney Signa e:
( � )Short Certificates(s) . . . .. . /
( )Renunciation(s) ... . . . . .. .
( )Codicil(s) .. . . . .. .. .. . . .
( )Affidavit(s)..... . .......
Bond Printed Name: MURREL R.WALTERS, III
Commission ... . .. .. . . ....... . . . Supreme Court
Ot er .. .. .. . .. ID Number: 24849
Firm Name: WALTERS&GALLOWAY, PLLC
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54 E. MAIN STREET
MECHANICSBURG PA 17055
• • •• Phone: 7176974650
•• • • • • • • Fax: 7176979395
Automation Fee . .... . . . .. .... . . . Email:
JCS Fee . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . .. ... -
TOTAL . .. . . . .. . . .. . ... . . .. ..$
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of VERNA C. HERSH File No: 21-15- t �
a/k/a: VERNA NINA HERSH
AND NOW, ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been prese a before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters TESTAMENTARY
a e ereby granted to WILLIAM A. HERSH
in the above estate and(if applicable) that
the instrument(s)dated 5/1/1979 _ _
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will(and Codicil(s))of Decedent.
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and that she/he/they signed the same and that she/he/tkey signed as a witness at the request of
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NOTE: To be taken by Officer authorized to administer oaths. Please have present the original or copy of instrument(s)at time of notarization.
Form RW-03 rev. 10.13.06
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(each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s)that she,/he/th-ey was/were well-
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
BE IT REMEMBERED THAT
I, VERNA C. HERSH, a resident of Upper Allen Township, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding,
do snake, publish and declare this to be my LAST WILL and TESTAMENT, hereby
revoking all Wills and Codicils previously made by me.
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I declare that I am married to WILLIAM E. HERSH, and that)) Vha a one, C11
(1) child, WILLIAM A. HERSH.
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I direct that,my debts and funeral expeAses. be paid as soon after my
death as is practicable•by Executor out of my residuary estate, but not from
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any assets, funds, •death benefits or insurance proceeds which are otherwise ex-
cludable or exempt from my gross estate.for federal estate valuation or tax
purposes.
III
I direct that all estate, succession, legacy, inheritance or other
transfer taxes, however designated, that shall become payable by reason of my
death in respect of all property comprising my gross estate for death tax pur-
poses, whether or not such property passes under this LAST WILL, shall be paid
by my Executor out of my residuary estate, but not from any assets, funds,
death benefits or insurance proceeds which are otherwise excludable or exempt
from my gross estate for federal estate valuation or tax purposes.
IV
I give, devise and bequeath all of my property, whether real or per-
sonal, wherever situate, including any property over which I may have a power
of appointment, to my husband, WILLIAM E. HERSH, provided that he survive me by
thirty (30) days.
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If my husband fails to survive me by thirty (30) days, then I give,
devise and bequeath all of my property, whether real or personal, wherever
situate, including any property over which I may have a power of appointment,
to my son, WILLIAM A. HERSH.
VI
If my husband fails to survive me by thirty (30) days, and my son,
WILLIAM A. HERSH likewise fails to survive me by thirty (30) days, then I
give, devise and bequeath all of my property, whether real or personal, wherever
situate, including any property over which I may have a power of appointment, to
such issue of my son as are living at the time of my death, in equal shares,
per stirpes.
VII
I nominate, constitute and appoint my husband, WILLIAM E. HERSH as
Executor of this LAST WILL to serve without bond. If my husband is unable or
unwilling to act in that capacity, then I nominate, constitute and appoint my
son, WILLIAM A. HERSH to succeed as Executor of this LAST WILL to serve
without bond.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, VERNA C. HERSH have set my hand to this
LAST WILL, this If day of " , 1979.
VERNA C. HERSH
ACRIOt.'LEDGE2dE T
COMMONWEALTH OF PENIISYLVAInA t
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND :
I, VERNA C. ITRSII, Testatrix, whose name is signed to the attached
or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualifted according to law, do hereby
acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my LAST WILL; that I
signed it willingly, and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the
purposes therein expressed.
VERNA C. HERSH
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me, by VERNA C. HERSH, Testatrix,
this G day of 1979.
Notary Public-
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the witnesses whose 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 Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her LAST WILL; that VERNA
C. HERSH 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 witnesses; and that to the best of
our knowledge, the Testatrix was at the time 18 years or more of age, of sound
mind and under no constraint or undue influence. �-
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Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me this day of / , 1979.
Notary Public '
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