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Home My WebLink About01-27-15 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Petitioner, named below, who is 18 years of age or older, applies for Letters as specified below, and in support thereof, avers the following and respectfully requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:: DECEDENT'S INFORMATION Estate of CATHERINE B. HOLLENBAUGH File No. �� D�S Deceased Social Security No. Date of Death: January 4, 2015 Age at Death: 100 Decedent was domiciled at death in CuMBER�allo County, Pennsylvania,with her last family or principal residence at 824 Lisburn Road, Apartment 225, Camp Hill, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA 17011 (List street,address,town/city,county,state,zip code) Decedent died at Harrisburg Hospital, Front Street, Harrisburg, 17101 Harrisburg City Dauphin County, PA List street,address,Post Office and zip code City,/township/Borough County,State Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in PA) All personal property $ 75,000.00 (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ TOTAL $ 75,000.00 Real Estate situated as follows: (attache additionalsheets ifnecessaryJ Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County,State �v � � � � � A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentarv � c� � � Petitioner avers she is the Executrix named in the Lasr Wi��of the Decedent, dated Ma 3Ar 2 8� an��t��ted September 28, 2012. ��; �=' �' --f �-� ,,. _ �.�, � �- � �� , ... � _ , t�a . � � } , � � � State relevant circumstances,e.g.renunciation,death of Executor,etc. _ � .� —�'s , :r�� t Except as follows, After the execution of the instrument offered for probate, Decedent did not r^n��y, was�t di�pr��d, and was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding at the time of death wherein grounds for div'orce-has been establi�f ed as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(g) and did not have a child born or adopted and the Decedertt�uvas neith�e S�cti�of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person � NO EXCEPTIONS ❑ EXCEPTIONS ❑ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration(if applicable) enter:c.t.a.;d.b.n.c.t.a.;pendent elite;durante absentia;durante minoritate IfAdministration, c.t.a. or db.n.c.t.a., Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding at the time of death wherein grounds for divorce has been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(g) and was neither a victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person ❑ NO EXCEPTIONS ❑ EXCEPTIONS Petitioner, after a proper search, has ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and heirs (attached additional sheets, if necessary) Name Relationshi Residence OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : . Official Use Only COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND : Petitioner's Printed Name Petitioner's Printed Address CHERYL M. PEIFER 130 Highland Circle Etters, PA 17319 The Petitioner above-named swears or affirms that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner and that, as personal representative of the Decedent, Petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to and affirmed and subscribed �-f�- �. �� -�7-1.5� CHERYL . PEIFER Before me this_/�� day of ��a c �' =� m , 2015. �,_� � +� c� � .-�, � � �� !_,,.I -J � �= Ci� %L7 Forthe Re iste � �- �T N Y�+ �M� BOND Required ❑YES 0 NO V ;.., -a ;, `-�� , FEES: , ; ; _.:,�i .� ..... -�7 ,r. ___. To The Register of Wi//s . � �,� ,== C� �_. _ ►-n Letters........................... $ 135.00 Please enter my appearance by my s�ignatu e�el�:�, { 5 }Short Certificate(s)$ 25.00 Attorney Signature: { } Renunciation..............$ � { } Codicil(s) $ J�� { }Affidavit(s).................. $ /"%'�� Bond $ Commission $ Printed Name: E�MUN�G. MYERs Other $ Supreme Court Will $ 15.00 I.D. No: 20558 Inheritance Tax $ 15.00 Firm Name: Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner, Inventory $ 15.00 Address: 301 Market Street, P.O. Box Codici� $ 15.00 Lemoyne, PA 17043 $ Phone: 717-761-4540 Automation $ 5.00 Fax: 717-761-3015 JCS Fee....................... $ 35.50 TOTAL......... $ 260.50 Email: e m 'dsw.com DECREE TO THE REGISTER Estate of CATHERINE B. HOLLENBAUGH Deceased. File No. �I—I S'�(J-�� Social Security No: Date of Death: January 4, 2015 AND NOW,��_ (��J�� , 2015, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentarv are hereby granted to CHERYL M. PEIFER in the above estate and that the instruments dated May 20. 2008 and September 28 2012 described in #he Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the Last Will and Co icil of the Decede t. . � • �' l.� Register of Wi Is L, � r�,� �"'� C-:7 �-�a �^ � �1 � �+.) G..,� �"� i:.i `� �.Z) �'�7 �.� �..� � ..r ..:7 Last Will and Testament ;� `�; � � � ; _ �' � � � r. � %'�y . . / .,.� ... _.... , ..�"' ..i v ...., , f�� . + �. , �'� !'_� t..i.. OF � C ) :�) C. � CATHERINE B. HOLLENBAUGH I, CATHERINE B. HOL,LENBAUGH, of New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all Wills ar Codicils at any time heretofore made by me. ARTICLE I DEBTS I direct the payment of my legally enforceable debts and the expenses of my last illness and funeral from my Estate as soon after my death as conveniently may be done. ARTICLE II SPECIFIC BEQUESTS I make the following specific bequests: A. I give and bequeath the sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred ($6,500.00) Dollars unto my grandson, ZACHARY GREY HOLLENBAUGH-FARNSWORTH, provided he survives me; 1 B. I give and bequeath the sum of Six Thousand ($6,000.00) Dollars unto my daughter, CHERYL M. PEIFER, provided she survives me; C. I give and bequeath my grandfather's clock unto my grandson, THOMAS D. PEIFER, provided he survives me; and D. I give and bequeath my china closet and all of its contents unto my granddaughter, CHRISTA FITZGERALD, provided she survives me. ARTICLE III REMAINDER OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY I give and bequeath the remainder of my household and personal effects and other tangible personalty of like nature (not include cash or securities), together with any existing insurance thereon, unto my daughter, CHERYL M. PEIFER, and my daughter CYNDA H. FARNSWORTH, or the survivor of them, to be divided between them in as nearly equal shares as is practicable in accordance with their personal preferences. ARTICLE VI REST, RESIDUE AND REMAINDER I give, dev�se and bequea�h a11_ t��e rest, residu� ar�d remainder �f�r�y- Estate, oi wl-iatc��r nature and wherever situation, in equal shares unto my daughters, CHERYL M. PEIFER and CYNDA H. FARNSWORTH, provided that should either of my daughters predecease me, I give, devise and bequeath such deceased daughter's share unto her then-living issue, per stirpes. 2 ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTION TO BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE AGE OF 25/INCAPACITATED PERSONS Whenever my Personal Representative is directed to distribute property to or for the benefit of any beneficiary who is under (a) twenty-five years of age, or (b) a legal disability or otherwise suffers from an illness or mental or physical disability that would make distribution directly to such beneficiary inappropriate (as determined in my Personal Representative's sole discretion exercised in good faith), my Personai R:.presentative �ay distribute such property to the person who has custody of such beneficiary, may apply such property for the benefit of such beneficiary, may distribute such property to a custodian for such beneficiary, whether then serving or selected and appointed by my Personal Representative (including my Personal Representative), under any applicable Uniform Transfers to Minors Act — or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or may distribute such property directly to such beneficiary without liability on the part of my Personal Representative to see to the application of such property. This provision shall not in any way operate to suspend such beneficiary's absolute ownership of such property or to prevent the absolute vesting thereof in such beneficiary. ARTICLE VI POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES My Personal Representative(s) shall have the following powers in addition to those vested in them by law� and by other provi.sior�s of m}� ��ill applicable to all property, �vhether Yri:�cipal or income, including property held for minors, exercisable without court approval and effective until actual distribution of all property: A. To make distribution in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, and in such manner as they may determine. 3 B. To retain any or all of the assets of my estate, real or personal, without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as they deem proper, without regard to any principle of diversification or risk. C. To invest in all forms of property without restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as they deem proper, without regard to any principle of diversification or risk. B. To se�l at publii, ar private sa',e, to exchange, or io lease for any period of time any real or personal property and to give options for sales, exchanges or leases, for such prices and upon such terms or conditions as they deem proper. E. To allocate receipts and expenses to principal or income or partly to each as they from time to time think proper. F. To compromise any claim or controversy. G. To make such elections, decisions, concessions and settlements in connection with all income, estate, inheritance, gift, generation skipping or other tax refunds aYd the payment of such taxes without obligation to adjust the distributed share of any person thereby affected. ARTICLE VII PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE I name, constitute and appoint my daughter, CHERYL M. PEIFER, Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament. In the event she fails to qualify or ceases to so act, I name, constitute and appoint my daughter, CYNDA H. FARNSWORTH, alternate Executrix to 4 complete the administration of my Estate. I direct that no fiduciary appointed herein shall be required to post bond for the faithful administration of the duties required in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament,this '3�� day of G��Z , 2008. � (SEAL) CATHERINE B. HOLL NBAUGH Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testatrix, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. �� :333720v2 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA . . ss. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND . We, CATHERINE B. HOLLENBAUGH, L��di�A-1t !� C' /� �C� �'� and ..TOt�� , N�/UL-1J fl� , the Testatrix and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and that she had signed willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the Will as witness and that to the best of his/her knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. ��:� �, ��,.�.�� .�� CATHERINE B. HOLLENBAUGH � � G��' Witness Wi ess Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged befare me by CATHERINE B. HOLLENBAUGH, Testatrix, and L��/�l�e�'� �- y�� y�/�'S and _J�/� l�� J�� 1�'f��'��?S K y , witnesses, this ��' day of � i'�C��' , 2008. � � f ,l'�'� ' ;� L� LC,�i! � � (�'' ��--'� �� -� �L� 1� otary Public �Z CO i3i�`d9�i�H�.F s��i��'�+��SYLVANIA ;11o�real$�aR ��';�� .�uff,lVo�a►y�ublic 6 � •a�� ..�f�r�`i.�u�beoi�nd�our��y �il1y�;�F�^,��x=.f:i��k��I��+:3(),2011 s"Jlember,Pe�na,r!�,��; c� ;�;r.,^!�r nP AlMatl�� Codicil to . ., :_� Last Will and Testament � Q y E?� � . �-� _� � �:.r -,a _.� ;, �:� oF ,, = �, : � �� ,__ n, r., ,.- -J c.:� . � c,:� , --L7 ;, —;, CATHERINE B. HOLLENBAUGH � `-;; -=3 � -� -'�! - . ::: �, � ,.' r�n �:; �-- c� c�> c� � I, CATHERINE B. HOLLENBAUGH, of New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be the sole Codicil to my Last Will and Testament dated May 30, 2008. I hereby delete Article II, Specific Bequests, and in lieu thereof provide as follows: ARTICLE II SPECIFIC BEQUESTS I make the following specific bequests: A. I give and bequeath the sum of Six T'housand ($6,000.00) Doilars unto my daughter, CHERYL M. PEIFER, provided she survives me; B. I give and bequeath my diamond engagement ring and wedding band unto my daughter, CYNDA A. FARNSWORTH,provided she survives me; C. I give and bequeath my grandfather's clock unto my grandson, THOMAS D. PEIFER,provided he survives me; 1 !, , ' D. I give and bequeath my china closet and all of its contents unto my granddaughter, CHRISTA FITZGERALD, provided she survives me; and E. I give and bequeath the sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred ($6,500.00) Dollars, my diamond ring which I received from my brother, my husband's desk, and my pool table, together with all related equipment and accessories, unto my grandson, ZACHARY GREY HOLLENBAUGH-FARNSWORTH, provided he survives me. Item II. In all other respects, I hereby ratify, confirm and republish my Last Will and Testament dated May 30, 2008, together with this Codicil as and for my Last Will. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal on this the �81'h day of � , 2012 �- Qf (SEAL) ATHERINE B. HO NBAUGH Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testatrix as and for her sole Codicil to her Will dated May 30, 2008, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other have here unto subscribed our names as witnesses. I�/ ,� ��. � -�---- i 2 � , . ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA . . ss. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND . We, CATHERINE B. HOLLENBAUGH, �Qry►U.nGQ, �j, I�'�-U��j and �[( ZF�p�� Yl 0�I�-✓ , the Testatrix and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as the sole Codicil to her Last Will and that she had signed willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the sole Codicil to her Last Will as witness and that to the best of his/her knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. ��. ��w� CATHERINE B. HOLLENBAUGH G��G:c��..� Witness �, - Wit - __ Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by CATHERINE B. HOLLENBAUGH, Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to before me by �.mu.n�l G• r�'l N 'e�`S and �i{��}'� �j h ��.� , witnesses, this �day of_ �.c:A�.(p��/ , 2012. l� Not Public �-) EGM:lab:516148 . COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA NOTARIAL SF"AT, Gail J.Mahoney,Notary Public 3 Lemoyne Borough,Cumberland County My commission expires February 19,2014 REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS PENNSYLVANIA ' ;� i op c uiye �� _ ,r �.�y (�9�� No. 2015- 00095 PA No. 21- 15- 0095 J (� `� + � Es ta te Of: CATHERINE B HOLLENBAUGH O 1 i\ � (Fi�st,Middle,Last) � �� - 1 � � � �I�� Late O�: LOWERALLEN TOWNSHIP ,'�, �>��,s� I?%/ CUMBERLAND COUNTY <<`�! `��:i,'�,�,,�' )i� °�-�� , - � Deceased Soci al Securi ty No: � 1750 WHEREAS, on the 27th day of January 2015 instruments dated: May 30th 2008 September 28th 2092 were admi tted to probate as the last will and codicil of CATHER/NEBHOLLENBAUGH (FirsL Middle,Lastl late of LOWER ALLEN TOWNSH/P, CUMBERLAND County, who died on the 4th day of January 2015 and, WHEREAS, a true copy of the will &codicil as pro.bated is annexed hereto THEREFORE, I, LISA M. GRA YSON, ESQ. , Regi s ter of Wi 11 s in and for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENTARY to: CHERYL M PEIFER who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/Xl and has agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which fully appears of record in my offi ce a t CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office on the 27th day of January 2015. � � , Q L U YV _ Registei of Wills �_ � �G��-c� �. � �� t.� � � . ... o �ry G�a .�� M k � 4� � �.,._ F' � , i ( � ..�� i.;, l._ .__ c�> ... f,.., ., C� ` N d „ �� p � �� . ,� G'..3 I_w eV .� '°-� C.:;. �Y- C;�� yr � _�s_" �.:�,.I C�l C1.� C� � � pr � L.�� C� � � � � � i\.! **NnTF,** ALT, NAMES ARC�VF, APPFAR (FTR,S'T_ MTI�I�T.R. T,A.�'T)