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Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Robert C.Wetzler 100 Sunny Slope Lane Apartment 2 Manheim PA 17545
Dena Mary Herweg 405 Market Street,New Cumberland,PA 17070
The Petitiorier(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,the Petitioner(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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Estate of Gloria S.Wetzler File No:a/k/a-
AND NOW, 1r1 23 ,2C��5 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
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satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Robert C.Wetzler and Dena Mary Herweg
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated October 29, 1997
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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LAST WILL
OF
GLORIA SPANGLER WETZLER
DYLAN PAINTER DAYTON
BOSWELL, SNYDER, TINTNER & PICCOLA
315 North Front Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
GLORIA SPANGLER WETZLER
Introductory Clause. I, GLORIA SPANGLER WETZLER, a resident of and
domiciled in the BOROUGH of CAMP HILL, County of CUMBERLAND and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last
Will and Testament,hereby revoking all Wills and Codicils at any time heretofore made by
me.
I am married to ROBERT PAUL WETZLER.
I have two living children: ROBERT C. WETZLER, born May 7, 1950 and DENA
MARY HERWEG, born May 9, 1956.
ITEM I
Direction to Pay Debts. I direct that all my legally enforceable debts, secured and
unsecured, be paid as soon as practicable after my death.
ITEM II
Direction to Pay All Taxes from Residuary Estate. I direct that all estate,
inheritance, succession, death or similar taxes (except generation-skipping transfer taxes)
assessed with respect to my estate herein disposed of,or any part thereof,or on any bequest
or devise contained in this my Last Will (which term wherever used herein shall include any
Codicil hereto),or on any insurance upon my life or on any property held jointly by me with
another or on any transfer made by me during my lifetime or on any other property or
interests in property included in my estate for such tax purposes be paid out of my residuary
estate and shall not be charged to or against any recipient,beneficiary, transferee or owner
of any such property or interests in property included in my estate for such tax purposes.
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ITEM III
Specific Bequest of Specific Item of Personal Effects. I give and bequeath to
ROBERT PAUL WETZLER, if he shall survive me, all my shares of mutual funds. If he
shall not survive me,then I give and bequeath.all my shares of mutual funds to my surviving
grandchildren in equal shares; provided, however, that the living issue of a deceased
grandchild of mine shall take per stirpes the share their parent whould have taken had he
or she survived me.
ITEM IV
General Bequest of Personal and Household Effects With a Precatory Memorandum.
I give and bequeath all my personal and household effects of every kind including but not
limited to furniture,appliances,furnishings,pictures,silverware,china,glass,books,jewelry,
wearing apparel, boats, automobiles, and other vehicles, and all policies of fire, burglary,
property damage, and other insurance on or in connection with the use of this property, to
my husband,ROBERT PAUL WETZLER,if he shall survive me. If my husband shall not
survive me, I give and bequeath all this property to my children surviving me, in
approximately equal shares; provided, however, the issue of a deceased child surviving me
shall take per stirpes the share their parent would have taken had he or she survived me.
If my issue do not agree to the division of the property among themselves, my Personal
Representative shall make such division among them, the decision of my Personal
Representative to be in all respects binding upon my issue. I request that my husband, my
Personal Representative and my issue abide by any memorandum by me directing the
disposition of this property or any part thereof. This request is precatory and 'not
mandatory. If any beneficiary hereunder is a minor, my Personal Representative may
distribute such minor's share to such minor or for such minor's use to any person with whom
such minor is residing or who has the ,care or control of such minor without further
responsibility and the receipt of the person to whom it is distributed shall be a complete
discharge of my Personal Representative. The cost of packing and shipping such property
shall be charged against my estate as an expense of administration.
ITEM V
Outright Gift of All Property to Husband, Contingent Gift to Issue. I give, devise
and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my property of every. kind and
description (including lapsed legacies and devises) wherever situate and whether acquired
before or after the execution of this Will,absolutely in fee simple to my husband,ROBERT
PAUL WETZLER, if he shall survive me. If he shall not survive me, then I give, devise
and bequeath all of the property to my surviving children in equal shares, provided,
however, the then living issue of a deceased child of mine shall take per stirpes the share
their parent would have taken had he or she survived me.
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ITEM VI
Naming the Personal Representative,Personal Representative Succession, Personal
Representative's Fees and Other Matters. The provisions for naming the Personal
Representative, Personal Representative succession, Personal Representative's fees and
other matters are set forth below:
(1) Naming Individuals as Personal Representative. I hereby nominate,constitute,
and appoint as Personal Representatives of this my Last Will and Testament ROBERT C.
WETZLER and DENA MARY HERWEG and direct that they shall serve without bond.
(2) Individual Personal Representatives Succession. If any individual Personal
Representative should fail to qualify as Personal Representative hereunder, or for any
reason should cease to act in such -capacity, the remaining individual Personal
Representatives shall continue to serve without a successor or substitute.
(3) Fee Schedule for Individual Personal Representative. For its services as
Personal Representative, the individual Personal Representative shall receive reasonable
compensation for the services rendered and reimbursement for reasonable expenses.
ITEM VII
Definition of Personal Representative. Whenever the word"Personal Representative"
or any modifying or substituted pronoun therefor is used in this my Will, such words and
respective pronouns shall include both the singular and the plural, the masculine, feminine
and neuter gender thereof, and shall apply equally to the Personal Representative named
herein and to any successor or substitute Personal Representative acting hereunder, and
such successor or substitute Personal Representative shall possess all the rights,powers and
duties, authority and responsibility conferred upon the Personal Representative originally
named herein.
ITEM VIII
Powers for Personal Representative. By way of illustration and not of limitation and
in addition to any inherent,implied or statutory powers granted to Personal Representatives
generally,my Personal Representative is specifically authorized and empowered with respect
to any property, real or personal, at any time held under any provision of this my Will: to
allot, allocate between principal and income, assign, borrow, buy, care for, collect,
compromise claims,contract with respect to,continue any business of mine,convey,convert,
deal with, dispose of,enter into,exchange,hold,improve,incorporate any business of mine,
invest,lease, manage, mortgage,grant and exercise options with respect to, take possession
of,pledge,receive,release,repair,sell, sue:for,to make distributions or divisions in cash or
in kind or partly in each without regard to the income tax basis of such asset,and in general,
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to exercise all the powers in the management of my Estate which any individual could
exercise in the management of similar property owned in his or her own right, upon such
terms and conditions as to my Personal Representative may seem best, and to execute and
deliver any and all instruments and to do all acts which my Personal Representative may
deem proper or necessary to carry out the purposes of this my Will, without being limited
in any way by the specific grants of power made,and without the necessity of a court order.
ITEM IX
Discretion Granted to Personal Representative in Reference to Tax Matters. My
Personal Representative as the fiduciary of my estate shall have the discretion,but shall not
be required when allocating receipts of my estate between income and principal, to make
adjustments in the rights of any beneficiaries, or among the principal and income accounts
to compensate for the consequences of any tax decision or election, or of any investment or
administrative decision,that my Personal Representative believes has had the effect,directly
or indirectly, of preferring one beneficiary.or group of beneficiaries over others; provided,
however, my Personal Representative shall not exercise its discretion in a manner which
would cause the loss or reduction of the marital deduction as may be herein provided. In
determining the state or federal estate and income tax liabilities of my estate, my Personal
Representative shall have discretion to select the valuation date and to determine whether
any or all of the allowable administration expenses in my estate shall be used as state or
federal estate tax deductions or as state or federal income tax deductions and shall have the
discretion to file a joint income tax return with my husband.
ITEM X
'Definition of Children. For purposes of this Will, "children" means the lawful blood
descendants in the first degree of the parent designated;and "issue"and "descendants"mean
the lawful blood descendants in any degree of the ancestor designated; provided, however,
that if a person has been adopted, that person shall be considered a child of such adopting
parent and such adopted child and his or her issue shall be considered as issue of the
adopting parent or parents and of anyone who is by blood or adoption an ancestor of the
adopting parent or either of the adopting parents. The terms "child," "children," "issue,"
"descendant"and "descendants"or those terms preceded by the terms"living"or"then living"
shall include the lawful blood descendant in the first degree of the parent designated even
though such descendant is born after the death of such parent.
The term "per stirpes" as used herein has the identical meaning as the term "taking
by representation" as defined in the Pennsylvania Probate Code.
ITEM XI
Definition of Words Relating; to the Internal Revenue Code. As used herein, the
words "gross estate, "adjusted gross estate:'"taxable estate:' 'unified credit;"'state death tax
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credit," "maximum marital deduction," "marital deduction," "pass;' and any other word or
words which from the context in which it;or they are used refer to the Internal Revenue
Code shall have the same meaning as such words have for the purposes of applying the
Internal Revenue Code to my estate. For'purposes of this Will, my "available generation-
skipping transfer exemption"means the generation-skipping transfer tax exemption provided
in section 2631 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,in effect at the time of
my death reduced by the aggregate of(1) the amount, if any, of my exemption allocated to
lifetime transfers of mine by me or by operation of law, and (2) the amount, if any, I have
specifically allocated to other property of-my gross estate for federal estate tax purposes.
For purposes of this Will if at the time of my death I have made gifts with an inclusion ratio
of greater than zero for which the gift tax return due date has not expired (including
extensions) and I have not yet filed a return,it shall be deemed that my generation-skipping
transfer exemption has been allocated to these transfers to the extent necessary (and
possible) to exempt the transfer(s) from generation-skipping transfer tax. Reference to
sections of the Internal Revenue Code and to the Internal Revenue Code shall refer to the
Internal Revenue Code amended to the date of my death.
ITEM XII
Statement by Testatrix of Intent Not to Exercise Power of Appointment. I hereby
refrain from exercising any power of appointment that I may have at the time of my death.
ITEM XIII
Simultaneous Death Provision Presuming.Beneficiary Predeceases Testatrix. If any
. .. beneficiary and I should die under such 7 circumstances as would make it doubtful whether
,. the beneficiary or I died first,then it shall be conclusively presumed for the purposes of this
Will that the beneficiary predeceased me.
Testimonium Clause. IN WITNESS`=WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this ,,m*lf day of October, 1997.
GLORIA SPANQLER WE LER
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PROOF OF WILL
COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA
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Self-Proving Affidavit
We, GLO IA SPANGLER WETZLER, and ��n P �a yin and
L , the Testatrix and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are
signed to the AttacheA 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(or willingly directed another to sign for her),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, and in the presence of
each other, signed the Will as witness and to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was
at that time eighteen years of age or older,of sound mind,and under no constraint or undue
influence.
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Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me by GLORIA SPANGLER
WETZLER, the Testatrix and subscribed and sworn to before me by
`/114 lk A and 6%n"7 i e, �. � ,witnesses,this day of
October, 1997.
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Notary Public for P nnsylvania
My Commission Expires: / .399
NOTARIAL SEAL
SARAH E.APPLEBY, Notary Public
MCommission Expires Dec. t 3, t 998
Harrisburg,PA Dauphin County
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