HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-03-15 PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Pe�itioner(s)named below,who islare 18 years of age or oldeq apply(ies)for Letters as specifed below,antl in support ihereof aver(s)Me
following and respectfulty reques�(s)ihe grant of Letters in the appmpriate form'.
Michelle M SERFF
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Name: Asa Mason ZOOK File No: Yi-05 � (/�O Z�
a/kla�. Asa M.ZOOK (Assigned by Register)
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alkla: Social Security No: 20022-501�
Date ot Death: 0310YR015 Age al Death:
Oecedentwas tlomiciled a�dea�h in Cumberland County. PA (Stare)with hislher las�
principal resitlence a� OJ W Lowst 5[reeq Mechanicsburg 71055 Mechanicsburg Cumberlantl
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Decedent tlietl at Holy Splri[Hospital Camp Hill Cumberland PA
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Estimate ot value o�tlecetlenfs pmpetlY at tleath:
lftlomiciletl in Pennsylvania...................... All personal pmpetly $ p«" "
IfnotdomiciletlinPennsylvania................ PersonalpmpertyinPennsylvania $
I/not tlomiciledin Pennsylvania................ Personal propehy in County 5
ValueoirealesYeteinPennsylvania................................................................... 5 '��u��
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE $ 2>�oai
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Petitioner(s)aver(s)that helshe/ihey Islare ihe Execu�or(s)nametl in ihe Las�WIII of ihe Decedent,dated �2/�`v/Z�0] antl Cotlicil(s)
iherem tlatetl
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Except as(ollows:afler lM1e execution of lhe insVument(s)ofrered for pro�ate,aDeceden�dltl not marry,was not tliwrcetl,was no�a party to a pentling
tlivorce proceeding wherein the qrountls for tliwrce had been es�ablished as tlefnetl in 23 Pa.C 5.§3323(g),and tlid not�ave a chiltl bom or
adopted',antl Decetlent was neit�erthe victim of a killing norever adjutlicatetl an incapacitatetl person.
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Except as follows:Oecedent was not a party to pending divorce proceetlin9 wherein the grounds for dlvorce hatl been es�ablished as tlefnetl
in 23 Pa.G5.§3323(g)and was nei�M1ar Ihe victim of a killing nor ever atl�udica�etl an incapacitatetl person.
�NO EXCEPTIONS � EXCEPTIONS
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The Petitioner(5)above-named swear(s)or affi�m(s)the state ents in�he foregoing Petition are ime antl correct�o[he best of t�e knowletlge and
belief of Peti�ioner(sJ antl Ihat,as Personal Representative(s) f e D�e{cetlen4 Pe Aion�)will well antl�mly administerihe esta�e accoMing to law.
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BONDRequiretlY � YES ❑X NO TotheRegisfero/Wills:
FEES Please en[er my appearance by my signature below:
Letters ..._. ... $� AttorneYSignaWre:
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( )Afftlavit(s)._._.._._____. PrinletlName: Fores/NMyers
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Commission __ ..... IUNumEer: �8064
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Atldress: 13]Park Place West
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TOTAL.___.._.._.._..__......._..._.. $ � �]�.�O Email: tnmye5@lawofficefores[myers.com
DECREE OF THE REGISTER oateoroeam: o3�ovzo�s
Social5ecuriry No:
ESWteof AsaMasonZOOK PileNo: 21-05—(7t(�
alkla'. /sa M.ZOOK
ANO NOW, � , ��5 ,in consideretion of the foregoing Petitio0.
sa[isfactory proof having been presented fore me,IT IS DECREED ihat Letters TestamenGry
areherebyg�an�edb MichelleMSERFF
intheabaveesta[eantl(ifapplicable)thattheinstrument(s)tlatetl �Y/15200]
desaibed in Ihe Peti�ion be admitted lo pmbate antl filetl of record as�he Will(antl 'cil(s))of D i etlent.
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I, ASA M ZOOK, of the Borough of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
revoke my prior wills and dedare [his to be my Last Wlll:
FIRST: PAYMENT OF EXPENSES - I direct that the expense of my last illness and funeral be
paid from my estate as soon as may convenienUy be done.
SECOND: 6EQUEST- I give, devise and bequeath my estate, real or personal, tangible or
intangible, together with all insurance policies thereon unto my four children, namely: BRIAN
K ZOOK, MICHELLE M SERFF, PHILLIP M ZOOK and LISA I STROHECKER, provided they
shall survive me by �hirty (30) days, in as nearly equal shares as possible, per stirpes.
THIRD: RESIDUE OF ESTATE- 1 give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder
of my estate unlo my (our children, namely: BRIAN K ZOOK, MICHELLE M SERFF, PHILLIP M
ZOOK and �ISA I STROHECKER, provided [hey shall survive me by thirty (30) days, in as
ncarly equal shares as possible, per stirpes.
FOURTH: PROTECTIVE PROVISION - To the greatest extent permitted by law, before actual
payment to a beneficiary, no interest in income or principal shall be (i) assignable to a
benef ciary or (ii) available to anyone having a daim against a beneficiary.
FlPTH: DEATH TAXES- AI I federal, estate and other death taxes payable on the properry
forming my gross estate, whe[her or not it passes under this will, shall be paid out o(the
principal of my probaLe estate just as if they were my debts, and none of those taxes shall be
charged against any beneficiary. This provision shall not apply to any properry over which I
have a general power of appointment of federal estate tax purposes.
SIXTH: MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS- I authorize my Executors, as follows:
A. Retain/InvesL To rotain and to invest in all forms of real estate and personal
property, induding common trust funds, mulual (unds and money market deposit
accounis and certi(icates of deposit, regardless of any limitations imposed by law on
investments by executors or any principle of law concerning investmentdiversification;
B. Compromise: To compromise claims and to abandon any property whlch, in my
Executors's opinion, is of litde or no value;
C. Borrow: To borrow from and to sell property to o[hers, and to pledge property as
security for repayment of any funds borrowed;
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D. SeIVLease: To sell at public or privale sale, to exchange or to Icase (or.any period of
time, any real or personal property and to give options (or sales of leases;
E Capital Changes: To join in any merger, reorganization, voting-trust plan or other
concer(ed action of security holders, and lo delegate disaetionary duties with respect
thereto;
F. Distribute: To distribute in kind and to allocate specific assets among the
benefciaries (induding any custodian hereunder) in such proportions as my Trustee
may think best so long as the total market value of any beneficiary's share is not
a!(ected by such allocation.
These authorities shall extend to all property at any time held by my Executors or my
Trustee and shall mntinue in full force until [he acWal distribution o(all such property.
All powers, authorities and discretion granted by this Will shall be in addition to those
granted by law and shall be exercisable withoul court authori�ation.
SEVENTH: EXECUTOR - I appoint my children, BRIAN K ZOOK, MICHE�LE M SERFF,
PHILLIP M ZOOK and LISA I STROI IECKER, or[he surviwr of diem, Co-Executors of my Will.
Neither my Executors, nor any successor shall be reyuired to give bond.
IN WITNE55 WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1 5 day of
December, 2007.
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ASA M ZO K,�
In our presence, the above-named Testator signed this and dedared it to be his will, and now,
at his request and in his presence and in tlie presence of each other, we sign as witnesses:
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA .
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I, ASA M ZOOK, having been duly yualified acmrding to law, acknowledge that I signed
�he foregoing instrument as my Will, and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for Ihe
purposcs[herein expressed.
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ASA M ZOOK, Tes te
We, ASA M ZOOK, [he Teslator in and ihe undersigned wiUiesses to the Will, the at[ached
or foregoing instrument, who have signed �he ins�rument having been qualified acmrdingto law
do deposc and say:
(a) that I, the Testator, do hereby acknowledge that I signed the instrument as my Will, that
I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for Ihe purposes therein expressed;
and
(b) thal we, the witnesses, were presen[and saw the Testator slgn and execute thc
instrumenl as his Will, that he signed i[willingly and exccuted it as his free and voluntary
act(or the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the
Testetor signed the Will as witnesses and that to the bes� of our knowledge, the Testaror was
at that time eiKhreen or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue
in(lucn�e. /
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Subscribed, swom to or affirmed,
and acknowledged before me by Ihe
above-named Testator and by �he
witnesses whose names appear on
this �5 day of December, 2007.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVlWIA
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RENUNCIATION
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Asa Mason ZOOK , Deceased
�� Brian K ZOOK in my capacity/relationship as
(PnnlName)
Son of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to
administer ihe Esta[e of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to
Michelle M Serff
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Swom to or affirmed antl subscribed Before the undersigned personally appeared the
before me this tla party executing this renunciation and certifietl
Y that he or she ezecuted the renu iation for the
of , -- purposes stated within on this � day
of�, �5.
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RENUNCIATION
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Asa Mason ZOOK , Deceased
�� Phillip M Zook in my capacity/relationshlp as
rni�rNemei
son of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to
administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectlully request that Letters be issued to
MichellM Sertf
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Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Before the undersignetl personally appeared the
party executing this renunciation antl certifed
before me this day that he or she exewted Ihe rewnciation for the
of , —. purposes stated within on Ihis �-�`^' day
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RENUNCIATION
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Asa Mason ZOOK , Deceased
�� Lisa I Strohecker in my capacity/relationship as
ta,;,��r�a,��
daughter of the above Decedent, hereby renounce[he right to
administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letlers be issued to
Michel�M Serff
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Swom to or affirmed and subscribed Before the undersignetl personally appeared the
party exewting this renunciation and certified
beFore me[his day Ihat he or she exewted the renunciation for the
of , —. purposes staled wi[hin on this Z�� day
of Aoy�- 2A�5
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
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,�d �ry� �(`� No. 2075-00620 PA No. 21- 15-0620
J� :t-�i� � Estate Of: ASA MASON ZOOK
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1750 Social Security No:
WHEREAS, cn the 3rd day of June 2015 an instrument dated
December ISth 2007 was admitted to probate as the last will of
ASA MASONZOOK
r.�,.,,M�ee��«„i
a/k/a ASA M ZOOK
late of MECHAN/CSBURGBOROUGH, CUMBfRLANOCounty,
who died on the 2nd day of March 2015 and,
WHEAEAS, a true copy of the will as probated is annexed hereto.
THEREFORE, I, L/SA M. GRAYSON, ESQ. , Register of Wills in and
for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby
certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENTARYto.'
MICHfLLf M SERFF
who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR/R/X1
and has agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which
fully appears of record in my office at CUMBERLANOCOUNTYCOURTHOUSE,
CARL/SLE, PENNSYLVAN/A.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of my office on the 3rd day ofJune 2015.
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