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Home My WebLink About03-04-15 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: Irene S • Bretzel File No: � a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: 2/24/2015 Age at death• 100 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (State) with his/her last principal residence at 5225 Wilson Ln, APT 31517055 Lower Allen Township Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedentdiedat 5225 Wilson Lane 17055 Lower Allen 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 $ 200,000 - 00 If not domiciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsylvania.............................Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.............................................................. $ NONE TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ 200,000 - 00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: (Attach additional sheets,ifnecessary.) 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 ?/30/2012 and Codicil(s) thereto dated 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,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 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. `CD LJ NO EXCEPTIONS LJ EXCEPTIONS r � f r'1 ca CD Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spbla'se ilf any)and�rs(aTch-�3 additional sheets, if necessary): 1"1 C';, --i (7 a J fr LJ f`"1 •r Name Relationship Address '71 CO I-"' rn r- ' fU CO C�i co Form aw 02 rev.10/111201 Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official use only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTYOF Cumberland } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address 414 Bridge Street Gerald J . Shekletski New Cumberland PA 17070 f7M•1 T CD rrl n -'The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best dRieknofvlbdge a do beliefi of Pctitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Petitio r(s)will well and truly administer tl e9tate acco[ding toir. Cit M 'a Swi�rn foo affirmed and subscribed before 3 �S �.�D•aie -�� "4me t ' day of ��D e rt Sy' ;a Date n For the Register -[Date r— r�, Cn 00 BOND Required: ❑ YES ® NO To the Register of Wills: FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Letters. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . $ -Q u Attorney Signature: (� )Short Certificates(s) . . . . . . a� ( )Renunciation(s) . . . . . . .. . . ( )Codicil(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( )Affidavit(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . Bond Printed Name: Gerald J • Shekletski , Esq . Commission . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court `Othe; r •• , • •. . . ID Number: 40486 ttaJJL�) . �5 lf1V - l� Firm Name: Stone LaFaver & Shekletski fete StY� }5 Address: 414 Bridge Street P . O . Box E • • . . • . . . . New Cumberland PA 17070 • • • . • • • • Phone: 717-774-7435 . . . . . . . . . rax: 717-774-3869 Automation Fee . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Email: _ashekletskiastonelaw• net JCS Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s �J TOTAL . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .$ 570,60 DECREE OF THE REGISTER Q Estate of Irene S . B r e t z e l File No: �—�� ' of a/k/a: h f AND NOW, � Gf l -1 ,av ,in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Gera 1 d J - S h e k-1`e t s k i ', in.thd.above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 7/3 0/2 012 = y described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Wiii(and Codicil(s)) if Decedent. Register of Wills Form RW-01 rev.!0/11/2011 y age 2 of 2 Z:\EP\WILLS\BRETZEL,IRENE 7-2012.wpd i\S .:ems O LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT "" M `i t 3 IRENE S. BRETZEL f�J G7 I, IRENE S. BRETZEL, of ' Lower Allen Township, Tumberland 1.4- County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my last will and revoke any will previously made by me. ITEM I : I devise and bequeath all of my estate of every nature and wherever situate, as follows : A. One-half (;�) thereof to my son, KENNETH A. BRETZEL, if he survives me. B. One-half ('-�) thereof to my granddaughters, MELISSA A. SAULSBURY and MIRANDA REYNOLDS. Should my son or a granddaughter predecease me, I devise and bequeath the share of such deceased son or granddaughter to his or her issue, per stirpes, provided however, that step-children shall not be considered issue for purposes of this my Last Will and Testament . ITEM II : I appoint my Executor and his successors guardian of any property which passes, either under this will or otherwise, to a minor and with respect to which I am authorized to appoint a guardian and have not otherwise specifically done so, provided that this appointment of a guardian shall not supersede the right of any fiduciary in its discretion to distribute a share where Page 1 of 4 possible to the minor or to another for the minors benefit . Such guardian shall have the power to use principal as well as income from time to time for the minor' s support and education (including college education, both graduate and undergraduate) without regard to his, or her parent ' s ability to provide for such support and education, or to make payment for these purposes, without further responsibility, to the minor or to the minor' s parent or to any person taking care of the minor. ITEM III : I appoint GERALD J. SHEKLETSKI, Executor of this my last will. Should GERALD J. SHEKLETSKI, fail to qualify or cease to act as Executor, I appoint my son, KENNETH A. BRETZEL, and my son-in-law, MICHAEL MOOREFIELD, Co-Executors of this my last will . ITEM IV: No fiduciary acting hereunder shall be required to post bond or enter security for the faithful performance of his or her duties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, IRENE S. BRETZEL, have hereunto set my hand and seal this day of Q 2012 . V IRENE S . BRETZEL Page 2 of 4 SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by IRENE S. BRETZEL, the Testatrix above named, as and for her Last Will and Testament, and in the presence of us, who at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as wit- nesses . Wit s Address Wi1�7 ss Address / 70/0 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: . SS . COUNTY- OF CUMBERLAND I,, IRENE S . BRETZEL, 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 this 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 contained. IRENE S./BRETZEL Sworn to or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by IRENE ` S . BRETZEL, the Testatrix, this G day of 0�� , 2012 . ' COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA NOTARIAL SEAL LNewCumberland J. SHEKLETSKI, Notary Public Notary Public Boro.,Cumberland Co. mmission Expires Nov. 9, 2014 Page 3 of 4 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : . SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, � �'(//r/ 'P� and kenr1P /moi �� , the . J witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, depose and say that we were present and saw Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her last will; that Testatrix 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; that to the best of our knowledge, the Testatrix was at that time eighteen or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. tness �41itness Sworn to or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by and witnesses, thisA day of 2012 . r COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA NOTARIAL SEAL E J. SHEKLETSKI, Notary Public Notary Public mberland Boro.,Cumberland Co. mmission Expires Nov. 9, 2014 Page 4 of 4