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Register of Wills of Cumberland County "~...., Estate of Helen S, Bressler also known as PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS (}./- 0.5 - S57 No. To: C:" ,Dece ased Register of Wills for the County of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Social Security No. 195-07-7035 The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, and the execut~ named in the last will of the above decedent, dated August 17, ,20 01 and codicil(s) dated (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor. etc.) Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland Pennsylvania, with h~last family or principal residence at 5225 Wilson Drive, Mechanicsburg, Lower Allen Township, PA 17055 (list street, number and municipality) County , Decedent, then ~ years of age, died May 8 , 20~, at Bethany Village Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property (Tfnot domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in Pennsylvania (If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania situated as follows: $ Lf?, OM $ $ $ WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented herewith and the grant of letters Testamentary (testamentary; administration c.t.a.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.) thereon. Si,natur~ ofPetitioner(s~ .~ ',,).2 '/U-", Un 204 Harrisburg Pike Dillsburg, PA 17019 Residence(s) ofPetitioner(s) " . . . Register of Wills of Cumberland County OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND The petitioner(s) above~named swear(s) or affinn(s) that 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( 5) of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to o.r affirmed and subscribed { Beior. me th;,_ ~_a... day of ____y,;;,. ,20 cJ <) v "" . .hit~v 7~/~~ Register!2e-t ~-L-- It2.rl- _, No. CZ/ -(J 6 .~.!J Q 7 ~.-..?~A~g/? '" ~. ~ A ~ Estate of Helen S. Bressler , Deceased DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW hereof, satisfactory August 17, 2001 Helen 8. Bressler David S. Bressler OZtJ#"--> 20~, in consideration of the petition on the reverse side oofhaving been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s), dated , described therein be admitted to probate filed of record as the last will of ; and Letters are hereby granted to FEES Probate, Letters. Etc. ............. $ qo 00 Will ............................... $ '-ge:e0 /5.00 Renunciation....................... $ ~ Short Cettificates ( 5) ~ ..r.i?9... $ 5<0, 00 JCP ................................. $ 10.00 Automation Fee................... $ 5.00 Bond....................... i-....... $ a:- Total 110.00 l'Ia $ } <.fO. 00 , Fil~df~ a-.ocp-- 20 C>:> ~tJ ~4-<J l-vortewruV JiiMuta... 7 (lA/J1L1- ~~ fZ-u-' Register of Wills ~ ~ ~!1 /up- /' Alto Y (Sup. Ct. LD. No.) 38'tD of 1205 Manor Drive, Suite 200 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Address 717-691-9808 Phone \.-' c. ,A /-05- ,trS7 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HELEN S. BRESSLER I, HELEN S. BRESSLER, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, do hereby make this my Last Will and Testament, revoking any and all former wills and Codicils made by me. FIRST: I am married to Paul E. Bressler, and all refer- ences to my husband in this Will are to him. I have no children. SECOND: I give my tangible personal property and all casualty insurance that I am carrying on said tangible personal property to my husband, Paul E. Bressler, if he survives me. I have complete confidence that my husband or my Executor will honor any written instructions that I may leave with regard to said tangible personal property. Any such property not so distributed shall be sold, and the proceeds added to my residuary estate to pass as hereafter described. THIRD: I give, devise, and bequeath the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real and personal, to my husband. Should he not survive me, I give, devise, and bequea'th such rest, residue and remainder in shares as follows: ( ) ~~~. (J~~ -1- A. Nine-sixteenths (9/16) to my husband's nephew, David S. Bressler, absolutely, if he survives me, or if he fails to survive me, to my niece-in-Iaw, Mary C. Bressler; B. Three-sixteenths (3/16) to Trinity United Methodist Church, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, absolutely, without restriction as to use; C. Four-sixteenths (4/16) to SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, absolutely, without restriction as to use. FOURTH: If any beneficiary and I should die under such circumstances as would render it doubtful whether the benefi- ciary or I died first, then it shall be conclusively presumed for the purposes of this my Will that said beneficiary prede- ceased me; provided, however, that if my wife shall die with me as aforesaid, I direct that my wife shall be conclusively presumed to have survived me. FIFTH: (1) I name, David S. Bressler of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, as my Executor. If he is unable or unwilling to serve, I name Mary C. Bressler as my Executrix. I direct that my Executrix or Executor, herein referred to as my Executor regardless of number or gender, serve wi thout bond in any ~.J: ~ -2- jurisdiction in which called upon to act. (2) Except as otherwise provided herein, if my Executor or any successor as herein defined should fail to qualify as Executor hereunder, or for any reason should cease to act in such capacity, the successor or substitute Executor shall be some bank or trust company with trust powers, which successor or substitute Executor shall be designated in a written instrument filed with the court having jurisdiction over the probate of my estate and signed by my wife or if she fails to act, signed by the court having jurisdiction over the Estate. (3) For services as Executor, my Executor shall receive reasonable compensation. SIXTH: (1) I give to any Executor named in this Will or any Codicil hereto or to any successor or substitute Executor all of the powers enumerated in this Will and all of the powers applicable by law to fiduciaries in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and in particular through the Pennsylvania Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code, as effective and as in effect on the date hereof, during the administration and until the completion of the distribution of my estate. I direct that all such powers shall be construed in the broadest possible manner ~L~ -3- and shall be exercisable without court authorization. (2) In determining the federal estate and income tax liabilities of my estate, my Executor shall have discretion to select the valuation date and to determine whether any or all of the allowable administration expenses in my estate shall be used as federal estate tax deductions or as federal income tax deductions and shall have the discretion to file a joint income tax return with my wife. (3) My Executor is authorized and empowered to acquire and to retain, either permanently or for such period of time as my Executor may determine, any assets, including the capital stock of any closely held corporation, whether such assets are or are not of the character approved or authorized by law for investment by fiduciaries and whether such assets do or do not represent an overconcentration in one investment. (4) My Executor is authorized and empowered to disclaim any interest, in whole or in part, of which I or my Executor, may be the beneficiary, devisee, or legatee, by executing an appropriate instrument (in accordance with section 2518 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and supplemented, or such similar section as may then be in effect) . -4- J~J~ (5) My Executor is authorized and empowered to sell at public or private sale, or exchange, and to encumber or lease, for any period of time, any real or personal property and to give options to buy or lease any such property. Addition- ally, my Executor is authorized and empowered to compromise claims, to borrow from anyone (including a fiduciary hereunder) and to pledge property as security therefor, to make loans to and to buy property from anyone (including a fiduciary or beneficiary hereunder); provided that any such loans shall be adequately secured and at a fair interest rate. (6) My Executor is authorized and empowered to allocate property, charges on property, receipts and income among and between principal or income, or partly to each, without regard to any law defining principal and income. SEVENTH: No interest of any beneficiary under this Will, any Codicil hereto, or any trust created herein, shall be subject to anticipation or to voluntary or involuntary alien- ation. EIGHTH: All estate, inheritance, succession and other death taxes imposed or payable by reason of my death and interest and penalties thereon with respect to all property -,y~~~ -5- comprising my gross estate for death tax purposes, whether or not such property passes under this Will, shall be paid out of the residue of my estate, as if such taxes were expenses of administration, without apportionment or right of reimbursement. I authorize my Executor and Trustee to pay all such taxes at such time or times as deemed advisable. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal on this my Last Will and Testament this 17th day of August 2001. ~J:~(SEAL) HELEN S. BRESSLER SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED, and DECLARED by HELEN S. BRESSLER, as and for her Last Will and Testament, on the day and year last above written, in the presence of us, who, at her ~ ~. .::s\) ~~ request, in her presence, and X ~ _ A ~ in the presence of each other, all being present at the same time, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses: V0;U t1;!JJ 1.~ u -6- SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND WE, Helen S. Bressler and Patricia D. Olyarnik Wayne M. Pecht and Elizabeth J. Goldstein the Testatrix and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and that she had signed willingly (willingly directed another to sign for her), and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the Will as witness and to the best of his or her knowledge the Testatrix was at that time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. v~..J,~ Helen ,. Breee~'a'riX ~ ~~~\) ~ wif!:ts~ 1. ~ Subscribed, Sworn to, and acknowledged before me by Helen S. Bressler, the Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to before me by I.Toynp M pp~hr 'Porri~io n ol1';"rnik ,and Rli."hpt~G"lc1"tpin witnesses, this l7t day of August 2001. ~ -7- "4tll~L I, Notary Public -"mberland CounIY "",.es Jan. 24 2004 ,....- .