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Register of Wills of Cumberland County
Estate of Joseph A. Farber
also known as
PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
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To:
, Deceased.
Register of Wills for the
County of Cumberland in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Social Security No. 199-09-7828
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 ,20 05
and codicil(s) dated n/a
(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
3528 March Dr., Camp Hill, PA
County,
(list street, number and municipality)
Decedent, then ~ years of age, died August 12 , 20 ~ at Mt. Airy, Maryland
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
(Ifnot domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in Pennsylvania
(I f not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
situated as follows: 3528 March Dr.. Camo Hili PA 17011
$ 6,000.00
$
$
$ 154,000
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.)
Residence(s) ofPetitioner(s)
10 Golden Eagle Ct., Westminster, MD 21158
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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The petitioner( s) above-named swear( s) or affirm( s) that the statements in the foregoing petition are true and
correct to the best of the knowledge and belief ofpetitioner(s) and that as personal representative(s) of the above
decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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Estate of Joseph A. Farber
, Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW r~~ ~~ 2005 , in consideration of the petition on the reverse side
hereof, satisfactory prbofhaving 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
Joseph W. Farber
FEES
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Renunciation... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
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Attorney (Sup. Ct. I.D. No.)
20 Erford Rd., Ste 305
Lemoyne, PA 17043
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Certificate of Death~~;l No.
2. Date of Death
Month
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VALID ONLY
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DATE ISSUED;
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For
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1. Decedent's Name (Arst. Middle. Last)
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE COpy OF A
RECORD ON FILE IN THE DIVISION OF VITAL RECORDS
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4a. Facility Name (If not institution. give street and number)
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Farber
199-09-7828
Usual Residence of Decedent
lOa. State lOb. County
7. Age (In yrs. last birthday)
90 Yrs.
lOe. City, Town or Location
1 Cd. Inside City Limits
1 DYes ~No
PA
Cumberland
109. Citizen of What Country?
Joseph W. Farber
Sequentially list conditions,
~ any, leading to immediate
cause. Enter Underlying
Cause (Disease or injury
that in~lated events
resulting in death) Last
IF FEMALE:
23b. Was decedent pregnant
in the past 12 months?
1 DYes 20No
9 0 Unknown
25. Was case referred to medical
examiner?
10Yes 2~
5 0 Pending
investigation
6 OCould not be
determ ined
Camp Hill
101. Zip Code
17011
U. S .A.
1 Ce. Street and Number
3528 March Drive
I 1. Marital Status
I 0 Never Married 20 Married
3 ~Widowed 4 o Divorced
12. Was Decedent Ever in U.S.
Armed Forces?
1 DYes 2K1 No
If Yes, Give
Year or Dates:
13. Was Decedent of Hispanic Origin? (Specify Yes or No.
If Yes, specify Cuban, Mexican. Puerto Rican. etc.)
10 Yes 21X1 No Specify:
14. Race. Americen Indian,
Black, White, etc.
SP'!"ify: White
16a. Decedent's Usual Occupation
(Give kind of work done during most of working
life. DO NOT use retired)
16b. Kind of Business/Industry
15. Decedent's Education
(Specify only highest grade completed)
ElementarylSecondary (0.12) College (1.4or 5..)
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17. Fathe~s Name (First. Middle. Last)
Philip
School
Education
18. Mothe~s Name (First. Middle. Maiden Sumame)
Madeline Cerra
Farber
19b. Mailing Address (Street and Number or Rural Route Number. City or Town. State. Zip Code)
19a. Infolmant's Name/Relationship (Type. Print)
Son
10 Golden Eagle Court Westminster, MD 21158
2Ob. ~:t~~~~~:~~;'y(~~~e~~/ace) I Date 20e. Location. City or Town, State
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'Au . 18, 5 Mechanicsbur , PA
22. Name and Address of Facility 11824 Re i s t e r s town Ro ad
ELINE FUNERAL HOME Reisterstown, Maryland 21136
20a. Method of Disposition
13Burial 20Cremation 3 ORemoval from State
. 4 0 Donation 5 0 Other (Specify)
21. Sig
Do not enter the mode of dying. such as cardiac or respiratory arrest.
Approximate
Interval Between
Onset and Death
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23&. artl. Enter the disease, or comp J at ns that caused the death.
shock, or heart failure. List only one cause on each line. .
iate Cause (Final
disease or condition
resulting in death)
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23c. If y-es, outcome of pregnancy
1 OLive birth 2 0 Fetal death
40Pregnant at time of death
90 Unknown
23d. Date of delivery
Month Day
30Ectopic pregnancy
50 Other (specify)
'Year
Part II. Other significant conditions contributing to death but not resulting in the underlying cause given in Part I.
23e. Did tobacco use contribute to the cause of death?
1 DYes 2~ 30Probably 40Unknown
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Hospital: 1 0 Inpatient 20 ERlOutpatient
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26. Place of Death Chack on one
30 DOA Other: 4 ~g Home 50 Residence 6 OOther (Specify)
28c. 1\lJ~:t.~t 28d. Describe how injury occurred
M 1 DYes 20No
29a. Cert~ier
1 ~ifying Physician: To the best of my knowledge, death occurred at the lime, date and place. and due to the cause(s) and manner as steted.
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28f. Location (Streat and Number or Rural Route Number.
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I, Joseph A. Farber, a resident of the Borough of Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and
Testament, hereby revoking all previous Wills and Codicils made by me.
FIRST
IDENTITY OF TESTATOR'S FAMILY
I declare that I am married to CARMELITA R. FARBER. I have three
children, now living, whose names are MARY DAVEY currently residing in
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, JOSEPH W. FARBER currently
residing in Westminster, Maryland, and CHARLES A. FARBER currently residing ill
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, all of whom have reached the age of majority. All
references in this Will to "my children" are references to the above named children.
SECOND
DISPOSITION OF ESTATE
I give, devise, and bequeath my entire estate, whether real, personal or
mixed, to my children, share and share alike. Each bequest to a child who does not
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survive me by thirty (30) days shall be distributed to such child's issue, per stirpes,
who survive me by thirty (30) days.
THIRD
EXECUTOR
(1) I appoint my son, JOSEPH W. FARBER as the Executor of this Will.
In the event of his death, resignation, renunciation, or inability to act in that capacity,
then and in that event, I appoint my daughter MARY DAVEY, to act as Executrix in
his stead and place.
No Bond Reauired
(2) No bond or other security shall be required of any Executor appointed
in this Will.
Powers
(3) My Executor shall have, in extension and not in limitation of the
powers given by law or by other provisions of this Will, the following powers with
respect to the settlement and administration of my estate:
Employment of Attorneys. Advisors. and Other Agents
(a) To employ any attorney, investment advisor, accountant,
broker, tax specialist, or any other agent deemed necessary by my Executor; and to pay
from my estate reasonable compensation for all services performed by any of them.
Conduct Business
(b) To conduct alone or with others any business in which
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I am engaged or in which I have an interest at my death, with all the powers of any
owner with respect thereto, including the power to delegate discretionary duties to
others, to invest other property held hereunder in such business and to organize a
partnership or corporation to carryon such business.
Distribution of Estate
(c) When paying legacies or dividing or distributing my
estate, to make such payments, division, or distribution wholly or partly in kind by
allotting the transferring specific securities or other personal or real properties of
undivided interests therein as a part of the whole of anyone or more payments or
shares at current values in the manner deemed advisable by my Executor.
Any of the above powers may be exercised, except as otherwise provided
by law, from time to time in the discretion of my Executor without further court order
or license.
FOURTH
WILL CONTESTS
If any beneficiary or remainderman under this Will in any manner,
directly or indirectly, contests or attacks this Will or any of its provisions, any share
or interest in my estate established by this Will given to that contesting beneficiary or
remainderman under this Will is revoked and shall be disposed of in the same manner
provided herein as if that contesting beneficiary or remainderman had predeceased me
without issue.
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FIFTH
GENERAL
Effect of Inonerative. Invalid. or Illegal Provision
(1) If any of the provisions of this Will or of any Codicils thereto are held
to be inoperative, invalid, or illegal, it is my intention that all of the remaining
provisions thereof shall continue to be fully operative and effective so far as is possible
and reasonable.
Headings
(2) The headings above the various provisions of this Will have been
included only in order to make it easier to locate the subject covered by each provision
and are not to be used in construing this Will or in ascertaining my intentions.
to this my last Will, consisting of five (5) typewritten pages, on this
;..Jb1Je~ ,1995, at i'etnoyl1f:.- , Pe~nsylvania.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, JOSEPH A. FARBER, hereby set my hand
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SEPH A. FARBER
Attestation Clause
Signed, sealed, published and declared by JOSEPH A. FARBER, the
above-named Testator, as and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us,
who, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, all being
present at the same time have subscribed our names as witnesses.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
County of Q,-,-~c ~'" .-l
I, JOSEPH A. FARBER, the Testator whose name is signed to the
foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby
acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will; and that I
signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary apt;for the purposes therein expressed.
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~EPH~. FARBER
Sworn to or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by JOSEPH A.
FARBER, the Testator, this ;J"c). day of se'",,-'u ( , 1995.
Not2Jia\ Seal P bflC
Martalln L Stiely, NO~~ ~
LemoYne. Bora, ~~: Dec. 2B, 1996
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AFFIDAVIT
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
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County of Cumberland
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We:<~"o<;c.. "-(. t ~~~'" ""' and ()s'-' (("'-rC~ ~ \!, ~\" ,~ , the
witnesses whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being duly qualified
according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw the Testator sign
and execute the instrument as Iris Last Will and Testament; that JOSEPH A. FARBER
signed willingly and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes
therein expressed; that each of us, in the hearing and sight of the Testator, signed the
Will as witnesses; and that, to the best of our wledge, the Testator was at that time
))~ ~~re Y7~:f ;r, of s:u~ mind and er no constr . t;;;~uence.
Witness itness
Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed to before me by \~ "\:) (' '^-. y.
t-~~"",~", and C.e (~rC'- '\- \~-'-'~<;l\~\~ , witnesses, this :;,~ l day
of ~"";.e~\oo-l ,1995. ~ ~~.'~~ _
Notarial Seal ~ ~
Mariann L. Stiely, Notary Public v"'Pub _______ ~
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