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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-10-15 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: Evelyn M Bowers File No: �L;�_� " � a/k/a: (Assigned b` ister) ��--.. c7 Q a/k/a: rn � n r' cn � ��a: Social Security No: rt��4;$55�' � � Date of Death: June 6. 2015 Age at death: 88 �- �' � � Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania c.~> c�•s`tc�e>vi�his/�er�st principal residence at 12 San Juan Drive Mech. 17055 Upper Allen Township-' `—=; �mb___s'�a�_ Street address,Post Oftice and Zip Code City,Township or Boroug� � ��tY ys F"J (n � Decedent died at 1701 Linqlestown Road Hbq 17110 SusQuehanna Township DauphinGJ PP�1 Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State Estimate of value of decedent's properiy at death: If domiciled in Pennsylvania........ ............. .... ... All personal property $ 1,800.00 If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $ If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ..................... .. Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.................... .. ....... ...... .. ...... $ 188,397.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 190.197.00 Real estate in Pennsytvania situated at: 12 San Juan Drive Mech. 17055 Upper Allen Township Cumberland (Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,'I'ownship or Borough County �✓ A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters TestamentarV Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/aze the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated FebruarV 22, 2002 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. Q NO EXCEPTIONS ❑EXCEPTIONS � B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable) c.t.¢.,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. �NO EXCEPTIONS �EXCEPTIONS Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have 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 Form RW-02 rev.10/11/2011 Page 1 Of 2 �"!!ff.11,l,�ll.lll , Official Use Only Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF Cumberland } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address r^u Joshua L. Houseal 319 Elgin Circle, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-6152c;� �' � � � � � � rn � c-, r---' �, z� .� r --1 0 ;,.� � - � �J C7 `-'� t:r �.. 'The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statemen in th oregoing Petition are true and correct to ttie'best�of�e knctti edge�d'�lief of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the De dent, e Petition r )wil well and truly �nisk�t�estate ac�ding�l�ro�. Sworn to or af�'irmed bscribed before w �r� '� �Date � i /`� me th� �day.of ,� � Date W 'T� By: Date F the Register Date BOND Required:�YES QNO To the Register of Wills: FEES' Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 260.00 Attorney Signature;___.__., -� ( g ) Short Certificate(s).. . . . . 30.00 �--'"� � — ( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . `�� � C_.___._,...__.__._. . ' _ ,�'. -� -:._---�_ _, ._. ( ) Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . .' ( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . . " Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: John A. FeiChtel Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court Other Will . . . . . . . . 15.00 ID Number: 77426 Inventory . . . . . . . 15.00 Inh Tax Return . . . . . . . . 15.00 Firm Name: SaIdIS SUIIIVal1 & ROqefS Address: 635 N. 12th Street, Suite 400 Lemoyne PA 17043 . . . . . . . . Phone: 717-612-5803 Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Fax: 717-612-5805 JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.B0�Jr� Email: jfeichtel(�assr-attomeys.com TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 375. e Q DECREE OF THE REGISTER Estate of Evelyn M Bowers _ File 1�`0: ��'�Jr 769 alk/a: AND NOW, � � Q , 0/� , in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having een presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters TestamentaN are hereby granted to Joshua L. Houseal in tlie above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated Februa 22, 2002 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of reco as the last Will(a�d Codicil(s)) of Decedent. � � � �"_;� �; � Register of Wills � r-� Pa� of 2 Form KW-02 rev.10//1/20ll "'"i�(I Il'fl I1.11A " REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS PENNSYLVANIA .,� oF cviy - � � - e� No. 2015- 00769 PA No. 21- 15- 0769 .��� ,���; ��9 Estate Of: EVELYN M BOWERS O \ v (Fiist,Midd/e,Last) � IU � La te Of: UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP CUMBERLAND COUNTY wNN Deceased Soci al Securi ty No: 159-24 8556 '1750 WHEREAS, on the lOth day of July 2015 an instl�ument dated February 22nd 2002 was admitted to probate as the last will of EVELYN M BOWERS lFirst,Middle,Lasil late of UPPER ALLEN TOWNSH/P, CUMBERLAND County, who died on the 6th day of June 2015 and, WHEREAS, a true copy of the will as pro.hated is annexed hereto. THEREFORE, I, L/SA M. GRAYSON, ESQ. , Register of Wills in and for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby certi fy tha t I have thi s day gran ted Let ters TESTAMENTARY to: JOSHUA L HOUSEAL who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(R/X) and has agreed to administer the estate accord.ing to law, all of which fully appears of record in my office at CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE, CARLISLE, PENNSYL VANIA. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set m,v hand and affixed the seal of my office on the 10th day of July 2015. � rn � � , '� �,�-- � , r � � � � / Regisier o Wil U � � � " � , � � � � / � o � l..� t�.. � C� � L'' / �_= � De uY� O CJ C'� P Y --,,. (� CL' :';" Gr� ,�:._. W !tJ � Lt� „�' '�T [� F-- �"'� _._t Q � �_--' C� � � C7 Z w Q � W � � � C� � r-�-r = � U h! **NOTE** ALL NAMES ABOVE APPEAR (FIRSZ', MIDDLE, LAST) -�,u=i�.,,,-n,■��_ , r�a o �. c `''�' rn rn o � Last Will � � � � � � � � �-- ►--� ,�; �, r- T � o , a of =. � ': P, a � ,-� ...7 :-t: `?.,,� -.� -r; -� � n c.[� r— rr1 EVELYN M. BOWERS _ , '' ►� � � , ,.,� -�, I, EVELYN M. BOWERS, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, make this Will and revoke all of my prior wills and codicils. Article One My Family I am not now married. The name and birth date of my child is: LINDA M. HOUSEAL,born February 25, 1954 All references to my children in my will are to this child, as well as any children subsequently born to me, or legally adopted by me. �; � � �'� r�� Page 1 �,n�n�i°rn.na. , Article 1�vo Distribution of My Property Section 1. Pour-Over to My Living Trust All of my property of whatever nature and kind, wherever situated, shall be distributed to my revocable living trust. The name of my trust is: EVELYN M. BOWERS, sole Trustee, or her successors in trust, under the EVELYN M. BOWERS LIVING TRUST, dated February 22, 2002, and any amendments thereto. Section 2. Alternate Disposition If my revocable living trust is not in effect at my death for any reason whatsoever, then all of my property shall be disposed of under the terms of my revocable living trust as if it were in full force and effect on the date of my death. Article Three Powers of My Personal Representative My personal representative shall have the power to perform all acts reasonably necessary to administer my estate, as well as any powers set forth in the statutes in the State of Pennsylvania relating to the powers of fiduciaries. I,� - /��: � �'� r) Page 2 ���r���i�,��..��. , Article Four Payment of Expenses and Taxes and Tax Elections Section 1. Cooperating with the Trustee of My Living Trust I direct my personal representative to consult with the Trustee of my revocable living trust to determine whether any e�ense or t� shall be paid from my trust or from my probate estate. Section 2. Tax Elections My personal representative, in its sole and absolute discretion, may exercise any available elections with regard to any state or federal tax laws. My personal representative shall not be liable to any person for decisions made in good faith under this Section. Section 3. Apportionment All expenses and claims and all estate, inheritance, and death taxes, excluding any generation-skipping transfer tu�, resulting from my death and which are incurred as a result of property passing under the terms of my revocable living trust or through my probate estate shall be paid without apportionment and without reimbursement from any person. However, expenses and claims, and all estate, inheritance, and death taxes assessed with regard to property passing outside of my revocable living trust or outside of my probate estate, but included in my gross estate for federal estate tax purposes, shall be chargeable against the persons receiving such property. >1 :,If ��l��:J �1 �� Page 3 ""'"iI ll'N'I��,.11�1�1�.� , Article Five Appointment of My Personal Representative I appoint JOSHUA L. HOUSEAL to be my personal representative. I direct that my personal representatives not be required to furnish bond, surety, or other security. I have initialed all of the pages of this Will, and have signed it on February 22, 2002. � (_� ,, �.:'�,�� �/t,a ;, , ��ti-�,, '�,��L EVELI� M. BOWERS r /1'1�ri C�%� �� 'f 1� Page 4 --,- ��"""�ff11'I�I11��111 " The foregoing Will was, on the day and year written above, published and declared by EVELYN M. BOWERS in our presence to Ue her Will. We, in her presence and at her request, and in the presence of each other, have attested the same and have signed our names as attesting witnesses and have initialed each page. We declare that at the time of our attestation of this Will, EVELYN M. BOWERS was, according to our best knowledge and belief, of sound mind and memory and under no undue duress or constraint. � ,. � ,� ,� ; ,-1 .......�.� � �`��.�. _�W� WITNESS �' Address: � � _ �� j3 L'7j� ,- �'�`�,.�U�,-c, / j L— c'�.vi � ,.,.t 2': � ��� 1� ) � ��I �� > � �- , i ��.�, ��,��� ��f. � �, �,����1�, ������:.� V�`ITNESS Address: � l �'".��s���� ��,��� �,�lC�f'�(., 7 �s �C �, �,- .-���: .1�'�� � � ���� � y (�,;'�, x<� Cf'��., ;�'�l� Page 5 ��r�ii i��.i�.111. , STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) We, EVELYN M. BOWERS, �'hGrksA S�`���`�������,l��ruc,/t�' , and ���,fl� /�, ,�r�i�c;�� , the Testatrix and the witnes , respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing Will, having been sworn, declared to the undersigned officer that the Testatrix, in the presence of the witnesses, signed the instrument as her last Will, that she signed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence of the Testatru� and in the presence of each other, signed the Will as a witness. ��° , .� a.�_ t, ,,r-�1.�� EV`ELY . BOWE �S ,f-� � � _ __.�.._�._ . _. .� , ;, ---7 � - - -. ._.� _,.,.+ L �� __.._.,.... WITNESS . , ;� , � ; ' ����C �"=��_ %)����ti�.��--- V�TNESS Subscribed and sworn before me by EVELYN M. BOWERS, the Testatr�, and by ��)C�✓/�s � �S�G�,�u�'�� and �c���l�� ,�°� �.'r1lr�. I� , the witnesses, on February 22, 200� 1 � izt,_. ���� �'��� NO PUBLIC My commission e�ires: � ��� �� �� .�� .�� a ,��r`>��5 ; ' �` � � "� i , `�a:� � ..... ��� ;- ,,,_�.�.:. .._.. � .: �....W._..�._.._,_._v...,,�,:..w.a...�....�,_.m.,...,,.. � n � fA �����;f�` �,'�-f .f Page 6 _:�rrn���ir.�ta..., ,