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Home My WebLink About07-07-15 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 requests the grant of Letters in the appropriate form: Jeffrey L.Jukes Decedent's Information Name: Melanie L Jukes File No: 21 -15 a/k/a: (Assigned by Register) a/k/a: a/k/a: Social Security No: Date of Death: 06/17/2015 Age at Death: 47 Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, PA (State)with his/her last principal residence at 9 Wild Rose Lane,Mechanicsburg 17050 Silver Spring Township Cumberland Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County Decedent died at Pinnacle West Shore Hospital Mechanicsburg 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 $ 90,000.00 If not domiciled in Pennsylvania................. Personal property in Pennsylvania $ if not domiciled in Pennsylvania................. Personal property in County $ Value of real estate in Pennsylvania........... $ TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE $ 90,000.00 Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at (Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County ❑X A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary Petitioner(s)aver(s)that he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the Last Will of the Decedent,dated 03/13/2007 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. ❑ X NO EXCEPTIONS❑ EXCEPTIONS ❑B. Petition for Grant of-Letters of Administration (If applicable) c..a.; . .n.; . .n.c.t.a.;pe en e I e,,durante absentia,,durante minon a e 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 pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined r^a in 23 Pa.C.S.§3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person. C= ❑ NO EXCEPTIONS❑EXCEPTIONS n' Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Deoedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(if any)arhe"P(attach rte"- CD additional sheets,if necessary): rn = C") ,....; YTt •Tt-3 t�n7 —3 Name Relationship Address C) C) c, C CD i Form RW-02 rev.10-11-2011 Copyright(c)2011 form software only The Lackner Group,Inc. Page 1 of 2 Oath of Personal Representative Official Use Only COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } SS: COUNTY OF Cumberland } Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address Jeffrey L.Jukes 9 Wild Rose Lane Mechanicsburg,PA 17050 The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in t e regoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the D e nt,Petltlo r(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn top affirmed d s scribed before ^� s Date?-�]/ Sr me this ay f (-�/ Date =7 Date o gister Date BOND Required? 11 Yes W(No To the Register of Wills: FEES Please enter my appearance by my signature below: Letters............................................ $ ,O,Cp Attorney Signatur (, )Short Certificate(s).......... ( )Renunciation(s)............... ( )Codicil(s)......................... ( )Affidavit(s)....................... Printed Name: William R Bunt Esq Bond.............................................. Supreme Court Commissio ............. .................... ID Number: 21529 Other } ry •� Firm Name: Law Office of WilliaW.Bunt off. Address: 109 S.Carlisle StreelE , ; �— P.O.Box 336 r New Bloomfield,PA 0p8 (j frt A- 7M G e— Phone: 717/582-8195 —TI -*1 `1 Automation Fee............................. Fax: 717/582-7521 C= _ C JCS Fee......................................... S —i�J' t" fti TOTAL........................................... $ �� Email: wrb@pa.net `41 '( n � ziii DECREE OF THE REGISTER Date of Death: 06/17/2015 Social Security No: Estate of Melanie L Jukes File No: 21 -15•—Q a/k/a: AND NOW, 7 in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proof having been pres ted before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Jeffrey L.Jukes in the above estate and(if applicable)that the instrument(s)dated 03/13/2007 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as tpp last Will(and Codicil W f Decedent. eg ter of Wills C pyright c)2011 form software only The Lackner Group,Inc. Pageof 2 17'ECORDED OFFICE OF REG{STFR OF WILLS LAST WILL AN6h*E AM�NFM 2 51 OF GLEfflK 0= ORPHANS' GOURT MELANIE L.01,UkT&'�LM0 Co., Pia I, MELANIE L. JUKES, of Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do hereby declare this to be my Last ,Will and Testament, revoking all former wills or writings in the nature thereof and any codicils thereto made. FIRST: I direct my hereinafter named Executor or alternate Co-Executors, as the case may be, to pay all of my just debts, funeral expenses, costs of administration and inheritance taxes out of the corpus of my estate as soon after my MC�Y decease as is practicable to do so. SECOND: I give, bequeath and devise all of my estate, real, personal and mixed and wheresoever situate, unto my husband, Jeffrey L. Jukes. THIRD: In the event that my husband, Jeffrey L. Jukes, predeceases my decease, then and in that event, I give, bequeath and devise all of my estate, real, personal and mixed and wheresoever situate, unto any children born to me, in equal shares, share and share alike. In the event that I am not survived by any children born to me, then WILLIAM R. BUNT and in that event, I give, bequeath and devise all of my estate, real, personal and mixed CHRYSTAL L. PROSSER ATTORNEYS AT LAW and wheresoever situate, unto my sister, Lisa M. Darr, and my brother, Brian A. Witmer, 109 S.Carlisle Street New Bloomfield.Pa. of the survivor thereof, in equal shares, share and share alike. 17068 Tel.(717)582-8195 FAX(717)582-7521 FOURTH: In the event that my husband, Jeffrey L. Jukes, predeceases my decease, or dies as a result of a common occurrence, then and in that event, I name, constitute and appoint my sister, Lisa M. Darr, as guardian of the estate of any minor child or children born to me. In the event that my sister, Lisa M. Darr, is unable to serve as guardian of the estate of any minor child or children born to me, then and in that event, I name, constitute and appoint my mother and father, Della C. Witmer and Abram Witmer, or the survivor thereof, as the alternate guardians of the estate of my minor child or children born to me. FIFTH: In the event that my husband, Jeffrey L. Jukes, predeceases my decease or dies as a result of a common occurrence, then and in that event, I name, constitute and appoint my sister, Lisa M. Darr, as guardian of the person or persons of any minor child or children born to me. In the event that my sister, Lisa M. Darr, is unable to serve as guardian of the person or persons of any minor child or children born to me, then and in that event, I name, constitute and appoint my mother and father, Della C. Witmer and Abram Witner, or the survivor thereof, as the alternate guardians of the person or person of any minor child or children born to me. SIXTH: Any person who shall have died within thirty (30) days of my death, WILLIAM R. BUNT or under such circumstances that the order of our deaths cannot be established by CHRYSTAL L. PROSSER ATTORNEYS AT LAW proof, shall be deemed to have predeceased me. 109 S.Carlisle Street New Bloomfield,Pa. 17068 Tel.(717)582-8195 Page 2 of 4 pages FAX(717)582-7521 SEVENTH: I name, constitute and appoint my husband, Jeffrey L. Jukes, as the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. In the event of the renunciation, death, resignation or inability of my husband, Jeffrey L. Jukes, to act for any reason whatsoever, as Executor of my estate, then and in that event, I name, constitute and appoint my sister, Lisa M. Darr, and my brother, Brian A. Witmer, as the alternate Co-Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. My Executor or alternate Co-Executors, as the case may be, are hereby excused from the posting of any bond or security, notwithstanding any provisions of the law to the contrary. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament this 13th day of March, 2007. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Testatrix, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who, in her presence, at her request and in the presence or each other, have hereunto set our names as attesting witnesses. WILLIAM R. BUNT CHRYSTAL L. PROSSER ATTORNEYS AT LAW 109 S.Carlisle Street New Bloomfield,Pa. 17068 Tel.(717)582-8195 Page 3 of 4 pages FAX(717)582-7521 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDAVIT Commonwealth of Pennsylvania SS County of Perry We, Melanie L. Jukes, the Testatrix in, and William R. Bunt, Esquire and Chrystal L. Prosser, Esquire, the witnesses to the Last Will and Testament of Melanie L. Jukes, the attached or foregoing instrument, who have signed the instrument, having been duly qualified according to law do depose and say: (a) that I, Melanie L. Jukes, the Testatrix do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will and Testament, and that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. (b) that we, William R. Bunt, Esquire and Chrystal L. Prosser, Esquire, the witnesses, were present and saw the Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will and Testament; that the Testatrix signed willingly and 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 a witness; and that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Aat� AIA41 I'l // "— - Mel nie L. Jukes, rix William . Bunt, Esquire, Witness Chrystal L. Prosser, Esquire, Witness Sworn to or affirmed and acknowledged WILLIAM R. BUNT before me this 13th da of March 2007. CHRYSTAL L. PROSSER y ATTORNEYS AT LAW 109 S.Carlisle Street O n New Bloomfield,Pa. J, 17068 Tel.(717)582-8195 WE�AL,yp�PEN Page 4 of 4 pages FAX(717)582-7521 NOTARIAL EAL ANGELA M.SMILER NOTARY PUBLN; BLOOMFIELD SORO.,PERRY COUNTY W COMMISSION EXPIRES JAN.22,2009