HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-07-15 PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTE C 0 R 0 E Q OFFICE 0 F
EGISTFR GF 'WILLS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioners named below, who is/are 18 ?Q1r AUG a AM 1122
( ) 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 th(CIppropriate form:
Decedent's Information 0ELPH
Name: Douglas M. Baker File No:C U R L11�'r Y,0(�3
a/k/a: Douglas Martin Baker (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: December 14,2014 Age at death: 61
Decedent was domiciled at death in Berkeley County, West Virginia (State)with his/her last
principal residence at 175 Shippensburg Mobile Estate 17257 Shippensburg Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at VA Medical Center Martinsburg Berkeley WV
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 $ 40,000
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. ... $ 40,000
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: n/a
(Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) 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 May 10, 2012 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated
Renunciations for Mary B. Nye and Gretchen Lee Cohick have been filed
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.
❑/ NO EXCEPTIONS ❑EXCEPTIONS
❑ 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,ca.m 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.
❑NO EXCEPTIONS ❑EXCEPTIONS
Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse(ifany)and heirs(attach
additional sheets,if necessary):
Name Relationship Address
Form RW--02 rev.1011112011 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
Anita M. Mulhern 175 Shippensburg Mobile Estate, Shippensburg, PA 17257
The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Petitioner(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed beforeC��%� i /%�k� Date zl
me this1m day of Date
By: Q .Q. _Vb Date
For the Register Date
BOND Required:Q YES F_J NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Letters. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ D Attorney Signature:
( �j )Short Certificate(s)... . ..
( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . .. .
( )Codicil(s). . . . . . . .. . . . .
( )Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . ..
Bond.. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pinted Name: Ronald E ohnson Escl
Com issign. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. . dupreme Court
Other W1 0 . . . . . .. . 1S ID Number: 16453
. . . . .. .. l5
Vi -t-my n. (S Firm Name: Andrews&Johnson
. .. . . . . . Address: 78 West Pomfret Street
. . . .. . . . Carlisle, PA 17013
. . .. . .. Phone: 717-243-0123
Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . rj Fax: 717-243-0061
JCS Fee. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 3G.S0 Email: reiohnson(aD.pa.net
TOTAL. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . $ 71bQ7O
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of Douglas M. Baker File No: 2_1 —(S g(ct5
a/k/a: Douglas Martin Baker
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 Anita M. Mulhern
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s)dated May 10,2012 with Renunciations of Mary B. Nye and Gretchen Lee Cohick filed previously
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will(and Codicil(s))of Decedent.
Register of Wills
Form RW-02 rev.10/11/2011 Page 2 of 2
RECORDED OFFICE OF
REGISTER O l'IiLLS
?015 fl G 7 FM 1122 RENUNCIATION
CLE i-.;' OF
ORPHMS' CC:J xT REGISTER OF WILLS
C D M B E R L A I'O j)., p)', CUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of DOUGLAS M. BAKER ,Deceased
1, Mary B. Nye , in my capacity/relationship as
(Print Name)
Executrix of the above Decedent, hereby renounce the right to
administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to
Anita M. Mulhern
F�
(Date) (Signature)
1083 Centerville Road
(Street Address)
Newville,PA 17241
(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 day party executing this renunciation and certified
of that he or she executed the renunciation for the
pureQses stated within on this (°`1''i°' day
of=
Deputy for Register of Wills Notary Public
My Commission Expires: ci 1 t 31 t 4
(Signature and Seal of Notary or other official qualified to
administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's Commission.)
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Form RW-06 rev.10.13.06 Notarial Seal
Add S.Knepp,Notary Rublic
Penn Twp.,Cumberland County
Commission Expires April 13,2016
MEMBER,PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF NOTARIES
,RECORDED OFFICE OF'
REGISTER OF WILLS
HIS AUG 7 Aft 1123 RENUNCIATION
CLERK OF
O R P H A t:S' C O U R T REGISTER OF WILLS
C U M B E R L A t'D CO., PA CUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of DOUGLAS M. BAKER ,Deceased
1, Gretchen Lee Cohick , in my capacity/relationship as
(Print Name)
Executrix of the above Decedent,hereby renounce the right to
administer the Estate of the Decedent and respectfully request that Letters be issued to
Anita M.Mulhern
(Date) �— (Signature)
471 Pleasant Hall Road
(Street Address)
Carlisle,PA 17013
(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 day party executing this renunciation and certified
of that he or she executed the renunciation for the
purposes stated within on this /`l- day
of J"ne zd�
Deputy for Register of Wills N ary Pub Ic
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administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's Commission.)
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DISCLAIMER AND RENUNCIATION
I, MARY B. NYE, hereby exercise the rights granted to me in Chapter 62 of the Probate
Estates and Fiduciary Code, 21 Pa. C.S. 6201-1 6207 and I hereby disclaim and renounce my
testate share of the estate of my cousin Douglas M. Baker and insofar as I am able to do so I
herewith grant and assign said share to Douglas M. Baker's wife, Anita M. Mulhern.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF and intending to be legally bound hereby and intending that this
Disclaimer and Renunciation shall be filed of record in the Office of the Clerk of the Orphans
Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County,Pennsylvania as provided in
20 Pa. C.S. 6204(a), I have hereunto set my hand this ic,4!' day of 2014,'�;
Date: n��n
Mary B. ye
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA )
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
ON THIS,the day of 2015, before me, the undersigned
officer, personally appeared Mary B.Nye known to me (or satisfactorily proven)to be the person
whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that she executed the same
for the purposes therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
(SEAL)
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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,Notary Public
mberland county
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IlAa WILL AND TESTAMENT
CLPsK OF
I,DOLMEN :B,KER,of Shippensburg Township,Cumberland County,Pennsylvania,
being of sound an disposing mind"and memory,do hereby make,publish and declare this to be my
Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all former Wills or Codicils made by me.
1.
I direct that all my legally enforceable debts, funeral expenses, testamentary expenses and
all death taxes(whether such taxes may be payable by my estate or by any recipient of any property)
shall be paid from my residuary estate as soon as practicable after my decease and as part of the
administration of my estate. My Executrix shall have no duty or obligation to obtain reimbursement
for any such tax so paid, even though on proceeds of insurance or other property not passing under
this Will.
2.
I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and
personal property, in the following manner:
a. Ninety percent (90%) thereof unto my son, BENJAMIN DOUGLAS BAKER; and
b. Ten percent (10%) thereof unto my cousin, MARY B. NYE.
C. In the event any beneficiary in subparagraph a or b above shall predecease me, then
I give their portion to my niece, GRETCHEN LEE COHICK.
3.
I nominate, constitute and appoint the said MARY B. NYE, as Executrix of my estate. I
further direct that MARY B.NYE shall not be entitled to any Executrix' commission in light of her
receiving ten percent(10%)share of the residue of my estate per Item 2 above. In the event she shall
be unable or unwilling to so serve, then I appoint my niece, GRETCHEN LEE COHICK, to act in
such capacity.
4.
I direct that all fiduciaries acting under this Will,whether or not named herein, shall not be
required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
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5.
I authorize and empower my Executrix,or her successor,in their sole and absolute discretion,
to purchase or otherwise acquire and retain any investments of which I die seized or any real or
personal property of any nature; to sell, lease, pledge, mortgage, transfer, exchange, dispose of or
grant options in regard to any or all property of any kind forming a part of my estate for such terms
and such prices as he may deem advisable; to borrow money for any purposes connected with the
protection and preservation of my estate;to mortgage or pledge any real or personal property forming
a part of my estate or to join in or secure the partition of same; to compromise any claims or
demands of my estate against others or of others against my estate;to make distribution in kind and
to cause any share to be composed of cash, property or undivided fractional shares in property
different in kind from any other share; to employ agents, attorneys and proxies and to delegate to
them such power as my Executrix, or her successor, considers desirable and to pay reasonable
compensation for such services as may be rendered by such agents, attorneys and proxies; and to
execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary to carry out any of these powers. In
addition, I direct that my Executrix,or her successor, shall have the power to conduct an inventory
of any safe deposit box necessary to the administration of my estate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this _ UI day of
2012.
(SEAL)
Blas MWA&r
SIGNED,SEALED,PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the above-named Testator,as and
for his Last Will and Testament,in the presence of us,who at his request,have hereunto subscribed
our names as witnesses thereto, in the presence of the said Testator and of each other.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
SS.
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
We,Douglas M.Baker, Cel^c_c �`t�r� and (L 704/,a ,
the Testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument,
being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator signed and
executed the instrument as his last Will and that the Testator has signed willingly, and that the
Testator executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each
of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testator, signed the Will as a witness and that
to the best of his/her knowledge the Testator was at that time eighteen years of age or older,of sound
mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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Witness
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by Douglas M. Baker, the Testator, and
subscribed and sworn to before me by ��� � � ►��'o'� and
U j�7 mat a/1_01 ,the witnesses,this _day of (11 Gl��,2012.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA �G
Notarial Seal Notary Public
Melissa A.Scholly,Notary Public
South Middleton Twp.,Cumberland County
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