HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-24-15 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 Q
Name: Ruth Marie Gentle File No: C -I � —0 t�
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: June 20, 2015 Age at death: 91
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 1 Virginia Court, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Hampden Township Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA 17011 Cumberland PA
Street address,Post OfMce 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 $ 10,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. ....................... Personal property in Pennsylvania $
Ifnot domiciled in Pennsylvania. :**.....****** Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania......................................................... $
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. ... $ 10,000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 1 Virginia Court, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Hampden Township Cumberland
(Attach additional sheets,ifnecessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
❑✓ A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated March 2 2004 and 2�Iicil(s)
thereto dated rn;
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State relevant circumstances(e.g.renunciation,death of executor,etc.) co 'L7 c -2 C)
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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 rfdt a Mrty t�endjnj ix
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa.C.S. §3323(g),and dfc1'1i4haYe'a chilTborrre4
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
M NO EXCEPTIONS ❑EXCEPTIONS r% C.)
F-1B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable) H rte- rn
c.t.a.,d.b.n.,d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente lite,durante abentia,durant nori e CD
If Administration,ca.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 I of 2
Oath of Personal Representative
Official Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
} SS:
COUNTY OF Cumberland }
Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Sharon Gentle Verbos 1 Virginia Court, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)of taffirm(s)th atements a foregoing P 'on a and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of Petitioner(s)and that,as Petsonal Representative of the Dee t,the Petition w'I ell an trul administer the estate according to law.
Sworn1� r affirmed and suliseribdI bifore Date Ic�U J
me this'n day of —',206 Date
By: � Date
For the Register r Date
BOND Required:AYES W]NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES' Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45.00 Atr ey S gnature:
( 5 )Short Certificate(s).. . . . . 25.00
( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . .
( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . . . . . . .
( ) �A
Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . .
Bond.. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . Printed Name: Luther E. Mils aw Jr.
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court
Other. . . . . . . . . ID Number: 19226
WI . . . . . . . .
Inheritance tax return . . . . . . . 15.00 Firm Name: Law Office of Luther E. Milspaw, Jr.
Inventory . . . . . . . . 15.00 Address: 130 State Street
. . . . . . . . Harrisburg PA 17101
. . . . . . Phone: (717)236-3141
Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Fax: (717)236-0791
JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.50 Email: luthermilspaw .milspawlawfirm.com
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
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Estate of Ruth Marie Gentle File No: ?t IJ—
a/k/a:
AND NOW, � 2015 , in consideration of the foregoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that Letters .Testamentary
are hereby granted to Sharon Gentle Verbos
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated March 2, 2004
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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RYgisfer of Wills per-
Form RW-01 rev. 1011112011 Page 2 of 2
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RECORDED OFFICE OF'
REGISTER OF T'IL'LS
?01S JUL 24 PM 1 95 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
CLEIt C F OF
0 R P H A P S' C 'i:T RUTH MARIE GENTLE
CUMBERL,-, D �.
I, RUTH MARIE GENTLE, currently of 1 Virginia Circle, Mechanicsburg,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17055, born December 12, 1923, Social Security Number
199-12-4392, being of sound mind, do make,publish and declare this to be my Last Will and
Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all former Wills made by me at any time
prior hereto.
FIRST: I direct that the expenses of my burial and all my just debts be paid as soon
after my death as may be convenient to my Executrix hereinafter named.
SECOND: All federal, state and other death taxes lawfully payable from the property
forming my gross estate for those purposes, whether or not it passes under this will, shall be paid
out of the principal of my probate 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 property over
which I have a general power of appointment for federal estate tax purposes.
THIRD: I nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter Sharon Gentle Verbos, as
Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament. To the extent that such requirements can be
legally waived, I direct that my Executrix shall not be required to post any bond or give any
security in connection with her duties hereunder.
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FOURTH: I make the following specific bequests to my grandchildren:
(a) To my granddaughter, Elizabeth Gentle Verbos, my solitaire diamond;
(b) To my granddaughter, JenniferA. Burch, my wedding ring set.
FIFTH: I give, devise and bequeath all of my property and estate at the time of my
death or to which I may be entitled, whether real,personal or mixed, and wheresoever situated,
including any and all property as to which I may have the power of appointment, absolutely and
without restriction in equal shares, to my daughters Sharon Gentle Verbos and Diane Michelle
Rissell,per stirpes.
SIXTH: My Executrix under this Last Will and Testament shall have the
following powers in addition to those granted by law:
(a) To retain and to invest in all forms of real or personal property, including stock,
common trust funds, mortgages, investment funds or other securities, regardless of any
limitations imposed by law on investments by fiduciaries, as she deems proper without regard to
any principal of diversification or risk of productivity.
(b) To compromise claims and to abandon any property which in the Executrix' opinion
is of little or no value.
(c) To allocate any property received or charge incurred to principal or income or to each
without regard to any law defining principal or income.
(d) To enter into agreements from time to time as she may deem necessary or expedient
with reference to the reorganization of any corporation, the stocks,bonds, or other obligations of
which shall form a part of the estate.
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(e) To manage, care for, improve, protect, control, deal with,mortgage,pledge, sell or
otherwise dispose of the estate or any part thereof, in her discretion, in any way and in every way
in which any owner could manage, care for, improve,protect, control, deal with, mortgage,
pledge, sell or otherwise dispose of the same.
(f) To sell at public or private sale, to exchange or to lease for any reasonable time any
real or personal property and to give options for sale or leases.
(g) To add to the principal of the estate any additional asset by deed, life insurance
contract or otherwise.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, RUTH MARIE GENTLE,have hereunto set my hand
and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament which consists of five typewritten pages,
this 2nd of March, 2004.
RUTH MARIE GENTLE, Testatrix
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named, RUTH MARIE GENTLE,
as her Last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who at her request, in her presence and in
the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Jd C41114
Luther E. Nrilspaw, Jr. V (A11thiar
130 State Street 1751 Old State Road
Harrisburg, PA 17101 Dauphin, PA 17018
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
I, RUTH MARIE GENTLE, Testatrix whose name is signed to the attached or
foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I
signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will; that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it
as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
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RUTH MARIE GENTLE
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me,by RUTH MARIE GENTLE, the
Testator, this 2nd day of March, 2004.
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Nota Public
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notarial Seal
Elizabeth M.Patterson,Notary Public
City Of Harrisburg,Dauphin County
(Vty CommWion Ares Oct.20,2007
AAsmbar,Pennsylvania Assodation Of Notaries
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AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
We, Luther E. Milspaw, Jr. and Cynthia Harper the witnesses whose names are signed to
the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say
that we were present and saw Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will; that she
signed willingly and that she 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 witnesses;
and that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen(18) or more years of
age, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged before me, by Luther E. Milspaw, Jr. , and
Cyn hi amer, w' esse this 2nd day of March, 2004.
-Y�kd 'Witness V Wit ess
Oq%fit�'
Not Public
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notarial Seal
Elizabeth M.Patterson,Notary Public
City Of Harrisburg,Dauphin county
My Commission E)Ires Oct.20.2007
Member,Pennsylvania Association Of Notaries
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