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PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioner(s) named below, who is/are 1.8 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: Nancy A.Ross File No:
a/k/a:;Nancy Ross • (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a: :, ...
a/k/a:. . Social Security No`
Date of Death: May 1,2015 Age at death 87'f
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ,r . -(Staie)'with his/her last
principal residence at 5225 Wilson Lane, 17055 Lower Allen Township t`+ % ." ` Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough _- County
Decedent died at 111 South Front Street, 17102 Harrisburg `'�� Dauphin 't 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 $ X1006,00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ... . . . . . . . .... . . . .. ... . Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . .. ... .. .... . . . . Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.. . .. .. .. . .. .... . . . .. .. .. .... . . .... . .. ... . . ..... . . . . .. ... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. .. .
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at:
(Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
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A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary p �.
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated June 7,2001 ando lgil(s)
thereto dated -, �— G-..) c--.,,
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State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death of executor,etc)
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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)p and-did Rot ha.a ch'il'd& or
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. t > I c n.
(�NO EXCEPTIONS O EXCEPTIONS `' ~ r rn
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® 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 db.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.
O NO EXCEPTIONS O EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),after a proper search hasihave 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
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Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SS:
COUNTY OF. CUMBERLAND
Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Kenneth R.Nadler 453 Old York Road,Dillsburg,PA 17019
The Petitioner(s)above-nalimid swear(s}erraffirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of Petitioner(s)and thAt,A Peis;661 R(yreFentative(s)of the Decedent,the Pe 341 ne wiA 11 and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirm d,atid iubscribed before Date
me this 5'M day of Date
By: J'Cvn�� Date
For the Register Date
BOND Required: 0 YES NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
LIS,—
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ �,j Attorney Signature:
2. ) Short Certificate(s). . . . . . �
)Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . rTI,
) Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . C-_ M c-:)
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)Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name:
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Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew C.Sheely IM
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court m cn ;:3 r--)
Other Wl 0 . . . . . . . . ID Number: 62469
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Andrew C.Sheely,AttornexattLa", :Z-
. . . Firm Name: C-)
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.. . . . . . . . Address:' 127 South Market Street rn
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Mechanicsbu-
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Phone: 717-697-7050
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Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CS Fax: 717-697-7065
JCS Fee. Email: andrewc.sheely@venzon.net
TOTAL. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of Nancy A.Ross File No:
a/k/a: Nancy Ross
AND NOW, in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREEDthatLetters.Testamentary
are hereby granted to Kenneth R.Nadler
in the above estate and(if applicable) that
the instrument(s)dated June 7,2001
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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REC-H', ED CFF'IC CF
REG ISER GAF WLLS
?Old U111N 5 ° 1 l Cast Will aub 0jestatment
ORPIItAfS' CC:.iT.iOF
NANCY A.ROSS
I, NANCY A. ROSS, of the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny 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 or
Codicils at any time heretofore made by me.
ARTICLE I
DEBTS
I direct the payment of all my legal debts, and the expenses of my last illness and funeral
from my Estate as soon after my death as conveniently may be done.
ARTICLE H
TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
I give and bequeath my household and personal effects and other tangible personalty of like
nature (not including cash or securities), together with any existing insurance thereon, unto my
sister, GERI LAINE R. NADLER,provided she survives me.
ARTICLE III
REST,RESIDUE AND REMAINDER
I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue, and remainder of my Estate, of whatsoever
nature and wheresoever situate unto my sister, GERMAINE R. NADLER, provided she survives
me. If my sister, GERMAINE R. NADLER predeceases me, I give, devise and bequeath the
same in equal shares unto my nephew, KENNETH R. NADLER, of New Cumberland,
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and my niece, MARSHA A. MILLER, of San Marcos, California. Should my nephew,
KENNETH R NADLER, predecease me, I give, devise and bequeath his share unto his then-
living issue, per stirpes. If my niece, MARSHA A. MILLER, predeceases me, I give, devise and
bequeath her share unto her then-living issue,per stirpes, and in default of same, I give, devise and
bequeath her share unto KENNETH R.NADLER or his then-living issue,per stirpes.
ARTICLE IV
UNIFORM TRANSFERS TO MINORS
In the event that any beneficiary of my Will shall not have reached the age of twenty-one
(21) years at the time for distribution of his or her share, distribution of said share may be made in
the discretion of my Personal Representative after considering the age and needs of the beneficiary,
either directly to the beneficiary or to a Custodian under the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to
Minors Act, 20 Pa. C.S.A § 5301 et seq.,or the applicable Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform
Transfers to Minors Act in the state of residence of such beneficiary as the case may be. My
Personal Representative may designate as such Custodian any institution or person, including my
Personal Representative, qualified to act as a Custodian for such beneficiary under such Act in
effect at the time such distribution is made. A receipt for any payment or distribution so made shall
be a full discharge therefor to my Personal Representative,who shall not be responsible to see to, or
be liable for,the application of such proceeds thereafter.
,ARTICLE E V
POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
My Personal Representative(s) shall have the following powers in addition to those vested
in them by law and by other provisions of my Will applicable to all property, whether principal or
income, including property held for minors, exercisable without court approval and effective until
actual distribution of all property:
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A. To make distribution in cash or iri kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, and in
such manner as they may determine.
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.
D. To sell at public or private sale, to exchange, or to 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 and the
payment of such taxes without obligation to adjust the distributed share of any
person thereby affected.
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AFFIDAVIT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SS
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
We, NANCY A. ROSS, and
NN,\ , the Testatrix and the witne s, respectively,
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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.
NANCY A. R
Witness
Witness
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by NANCY A. ROSS, Testatrix, and
subscribed and sworn to before me by and
witnesses,this �`x' day of ,2001.
Notary Public
NOTARIAL SEAL
DIANNE LENIG, Notary Public
Lemoyne Borough Cumberland Co.
My Commission Expires Dec.21,2001
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RECORDED 0 FI0E 0r
REGISTER CE WILLS
?915 JUN 5 1PN 1 95 RENUNCIATION
CLEF:', OF, REGISTER OF WILLS
0 R r 11 A HS'C' �[,�ry:�c�r��d COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of /V,24ey W eo SS A KC W00e y S S , Deceased
/1 L ,�'�Gc.-.►��t � c �? �d/ems
I, «e✓� nL 0. /�tx c(le( /` riti2Lj/4 Tai r , in my capacity/relationship as
(Print Name)
GBOA� 6fa2igi�e R II/acllu. ZXe*t gtr- of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to
administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to
(Date) (Signature
(Street Address)
(City,State.Zip)
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 � h day party executing this renunciation and certified
of .Sone, ►S that he or she executed the renunciation for the
purposes stated within on this day
of ,
ol&U-0, vr�
Deputy for R gis er of Wills Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
(Signature and Seal of Notary or other official qualified to
administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's Commission.)
Form RW-06 rev.10.13.06
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REGORGED OFFICE OF POWER OF ATTORNEY
REGISTER (,F ti'r►LLS (GERMAINE R. NADLER, PRINCIPAL)
nis JUN S °m 1 5 NOTICE
GTHE"PUR.POSE OF THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS TO GIVE THE PERSON(S) YOU
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DESIGDI"1','(� OUR "AGENT") BROAD POWERS TO HANDLE YOUR PROPERTY, WHICH MAY
INCANE'POWERS TO SELL OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY
WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE TO YOU OR APPROVAL BY YOU.
THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY DOES NOT IMPOSE A DUTY ON YOUR AGENT TO
EXERCISE GRANTED POWERS, BUT WHEN POWERS ARE EXERCISED, YOUR AGENT MUST USE
DUE CARE TO ACT FOR YOUR BENEFIT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POWER OF-ATTORNEY:
YOUR AGENT MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS GIVEN HERE THROUGHOUT YOUR
LIFETIME, EVEN AFTER YOU BECOME INCAPACITATED, UNLESS YOU EXPRESSLY LI IIT THE
DURATION OF THESE POWERS OR YOU REVOKE THESE POWERS OR A COURT ACTING ON YOUR
BEHALF TERMINATES YOUR AGENT'S AUTHORITY.
YOUR AGENT MUST KEEP YOUR FUNDS SEPARATE FROM YOUR AGENT'S FUNDS.
A COURT CAN TAKE AWAY THE POWERS OF YOUR AGENT IF IT FINDS YOUR AGENT IS
NOT ACTING PROPERLY.
THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF AN AGENT UNDER A POWER OF ATTORNEY ARE
EXPLAINED MORE FULLY IN 20 PA.C.S. CH.56.
IF THERE IS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FORM THAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, YOU
SHOULD ASK A LAWYER OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
I HAVE READ OR HAD EXPLAINED TO ME THIS NOTICE AND I UNDERSTAND ITS
CONTENTS.
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GERMAINE R. NADLER, Principal Date
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We, the undersigned have read the attached Power of Attorney and are the persons
identified as the Agent for the Principal. The undersigned hereby acknowledge that in the absence of a
specific provision to the contrary in the Power of Attorney or in 20 Pa.C.S. when we act as Agent:
The undersigned shall exercise the powers for the benefit of the Principal.
The undersigned shall keep the assets of the principal separate from their assets.
The undersigned shall exercise reasonable caution and prudence.
t The undersigned shall keep a full and accurate record of all actions, receipts and
disbursements on behalf of the Principal.
KENNET R NADLER,Agent Date
MARSHA A. MILLER,Alternate Agent Date
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DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that 1, GERMAINE R. NADLER, of
Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, hereby revoke any general power of attorney that I have
heretofore given to any person and do hereby appoint my son, KENNETH R. NADLER, (hereafter
collectively"my Agent"}my true and lawful Agent empowered for me and on my behalf to perform all such
acts as my Agent in my Agent's absolute discretion may deem advisable, as fully as I could do if personally
present, and should my son, KENNETH R. NADLER, die or become unable or unwilling to serve, I
constitute and appoint my daughter, MARSHA A. MILLER, alternate Agent with all the powers granted to
KENNETH R. NADLER.
This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by my subsequent disability or incapacity, either
physical or mental.
My Agent is hereby given the fullest possible powers to act on my behalf. My Agent is empowered to
transact business, make execute, acknowledge and deliver all agreements, contracts, orders, deeds, writings,
assurances and instruments for any matter, with the same powers and for all purposes with the same validity
as I could if personally present.
Without limiting the general powers hereby already conferred, my Agent shall have the following
specific powers which are included in the foregoing general powers:
1. To demand, recover and receive all sums of money due or payable to me, or which may at any
time be due and payable to me, from any person or entity whatsoever, including, without limitation, any
government and entity or subdivision thereof',
2. To enter into any safe deposit box, including, without limitation, any of which I am a renter in
my own name or jointly with others.
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3. To engage in banking and financial transactions, including,without limitation,to deposit funds
in and withdraw funds from any accounts that I may have at any financial institution, including accounts
which I may hold jointly with others; to deposit funds in and withdraw funds from any accounts of any
financial institution which my said Agent may create for that purpose; to sign my signature to and endorse
notes, checks, drafts and bills of exchange which may require my signature or endorsement for negotiation;
and generally, to transact any and all business for me with any bank, trust company, credit union or other
depository;
4. To create trusts for my benefit, make additions to an existing trust for my benefit and
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withdraw and receive the income or corpus of a trust;
5. To borrow money, including, without limitation, to mortgage or pledge any property, real or
personal, now or hereafter owned by me as security therefor and to satisfy of record any indentures of
mortgage now or hereafter standing in my name or acquired for my account;
6. To engage in personal property transactions, including, without limitation, to buy, sell, lease,
exchange, collect, possess, and take title to tangible personal property; to move, store, ship, restore, maintain,
repair, improve, manage, preserve and insure tangible personal property; and, generally, to exercise all
powers with respect to tangible personal property that I could, if present;
7. To sell, transfer or assign any interest which I now have or may hereafter acquire in any
personal property, security or evidence of debt, and to execute or join with others in executing any
instruments necessary to effectuate any such sale,transfer or assignment;
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8. To engage in real property transactions, including, without limitation, to incur and pay any
expense, including insurance,taxes or assessments, of keeping and maintaining any real estate in which I now
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have or may hereafter acquire an interest; to lease or sell all or parts of such real estate for such price and to
such purchaser as my Agent shall deem advantageous; and to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver or join
with others in making, executing, acknowledging and delivering such instruments as shall be required to
carry out this power;
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9. To engage in stock, bond and other securities transactions, and commpdity and option
transactions;
10. To invest any of my funds as my Agent may deem proper for investment in the exercise of
prudent judgment and in my Agent's absolute and sole discretion;
11. To authorize my admission to a medical, nursing, residential or similar facility, and to enter
into agreements for my care, including, without limitation, to apply for the admission to a medical, nursing,
residential or other similar facility,to execute any consent or admission forms required by such facility which
are consistent with this paragraph, and to enter into agreements for my care by such facility or elsewhere
during my lifetime or for such lessor period of time as my Agent may designate, including the retention of
nurses;
12. To authorize medical and surgical procedures, including,without limitation, to arrange for and
consent to medical,therapeutical and surgical procedures, including the administration of drugs;
13. To make limited gifts;
14. To handle interests in estates and trusts, including, without limitation, to receive a bequest,
devise, gift or other transfer of real or personal property to me in my own right or as a fiduciary for another,
and give full receipt and acquittance therefor or a refunding bond therefor; to approve accounts of any estate,
trust partnership or other transaction in which I may have an interest; and to enter into any compromise and
release in regard thereto;
15. To disclaim any interest in property, including, without limitation, to release or disclaim any
interest in property;
16. To renounce fiduciary positions, including, without limitation, to renounce any fiduciary
position to which I have been appointed and to resign any fiduciary position in which I am now serving and
either file an accounting with a court of competent jurisdiction or settle on receipt and release or other
informal method as my Agent deems advisable;
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17. To pay all debts now or hereafter incurred by me;
18. To pursue claims and litigation, including, without limitation, to join with other parties in the
pursuit, compromise or settlement of any claims;
19. To make, negotiate, sign and perform any and all agreements and contracts now in course of
negotiation, execution and settlement by me, or which may hereafter in the opinion of my Agent be to my
interest or advantage;
20. To engage in insurance transactions, including, without limitation, to effect, procure, continue
and cancel insurance of any and every kind and description;
21. To pursue tax matters, including, without limitation, to prepare, execute and file on my behalf
and in my name any and all income tax declarations and returns, and any other tax returns and reports
(including, but not limited to, protests, claims, elections, consents, closing agreements, waivers of statutes of
limitations and extensions), and to represent me before the Internal Revenue Service or Treasury Department
and any state or local taxing authority with respect to any claim or proceeding having to do with my tax
liabilities, federal, state or local, for any and all years;
22. To engage in retirement plan transactions, including, without limitation, to contribute to,
withdraw from and deposit funds in any type of retirement plan (including, but not limited to, any tax
qualified or nonqualified pension, profit sharing, stock bonus, employee savings and retirement plan,
deferred compensation plan or individual retirement account); select and change payment options for me;
make rollover contributions from any retirement plan to other retirement plan; and, in general, exercise all
powers with respect to retirement plans that I could if present;
23. To appoint successors or substitutes as Agent, and to delegate any of the powers herein
contained in such successors or substitutes, or such others as deemed appropriate, and to revoke any such
appointments or delegations of power; and
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24. To employ or continue to employ atto eys-at-law, accountants, and such other professionals,
agents, employees or representatives as my Agent may think proper, and to pay any claims, fees, expenses,
wages, demands or obligations for which I may now be,or may hereafter become liable as a result.
To the extent that any such powers are applicable to real property, they shall apply to any interest in
real property that I now have or which I may hereafter acquire, including my property at 4003 Benden Circle,
Murrysville, Westmoreland County,Pennsylvania.
This power shall not expire by reason of lapse of time.
I hereby ratify and confirm all that my Agent acting hereunder shall lawfully do or cause to be done
under this Durable Power of Attorney.
This Power of Attorney shall only be revoked by my giving my Agent acting hereunder written
notification of the revocation,which notice shall not be considered binding unless actually received.
No person dealing with my Agent shall have the duty to inquire as to the extent of said Agent's
authority. Any person may rely upon this continuance of this power until it receives written notice of its
revocation.
In the event that a guardian of my estate or my person is to be appointed by a court, I direct that my
Agent herein named be appointed guardian or guardians of my estate or my person, as the case may be.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day of
2001,to this Power of Attorney
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
In the Presence of
GERMAINE R.NADLER
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
ss:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
On this day of 2001, before me, the undersigned officer,
personally appeared GERMAINE R. NAD ER, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person
whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that she executed same for the
purposes therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
(SEAL)
Notary Public
NOTARIAL SEAL
DIANNE LENIG, Notary Public
Lemoyne Borough Cumberland Co.
My Commission Expires Dec.21,2001
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