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Register of Wills of Cumberland County
Estate of Helen E. Kray
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PETffiON FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
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No. Helen E. Kray
To:
, Deceased.
Register of Wills for the
County of Comberland in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Social Security No.
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 July 6 . 20 04
and codicil(s) dated NIA
(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
Messiah Village, 100 Mt. Allen Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055
(list street, number and municipality)
Decedent, then ~ years of age, died August 22 . 20~ at Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg, PA
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:
NIA
County,
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property
(If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal proper1y in Pennsylvania
(If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal proper1y in County
Value ofrcal estate in Pennsylvania
situated as follows:
$60o.dOQ
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WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) pr~s"'1ted
herewith and the grant oflet1ers testamentary e.' c.o
(testamental)'; administration c.ta.; administration-ib.n.c~)
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John F. Kray, 501 Colgate Street, Vestal, NY 13850 ..]
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
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) ofthe above
decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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Es ate of Helen E. Kray , Deceased
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW ~at1~t 29> ~E1Jf. 1- 20~, in consideration of the petition on the reverse side
hereof, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s), dated
July 6,2004 ,described therein be admitted to probate filed of record as the last will of
Helen E. Kray : and Letters are hereby granted to
John F. Kray
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Attorney (sJp. . 1.0. No.)
Emily Long Hoffman, Sup.Ctl.D.#66307
P.O. Box 11475, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1475
Address
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This is to certify that the informati.on here. given is correctly copied trom an original certificate of death duly filed with me
Local Registrar. The ongmal certifIcate will be torwarded to the Stale Vital Records Office for permanent filing.
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WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph;:.;
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Last Will and Testament
OF
HELEN E. KRA Y
I, HELEN E. KRA Y, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, do make, publish and
declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making null and void any and
all Wills and Codicils thereof by me at any time made.
ITEM I: I direct that all inheritance and estate taxes
becoming due by reason of my death, whether such taxes may be payable by my estate or by any
recipient of any property, shall be paid by the Executor out of the property passing under ITEM V
of this Will, as an expense and cost of administration of my estate. The Executor 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.
ITEM II: I direct the Executor to pay the expenses ofmy
last illness and funeral expenses from the property passing under tbis Will as an expense and cost
of admini.nration of my estate.
ITEM DI: I direct that my name be placed on the
monument in Holy Cross Cemetery, located at 4075 Derry Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County,
Pennsylvania as follows , ,
Helen E.
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ITEM IV:
As to such estate as I possess at the time of my
death, I dispose ofas follows:
A. I give the sum ofTen Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to CATHOLIC
CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG, 4800 Union Deposit Road,
P. O. Box 3551, Harrisburg PennsyJvania, to be used at the discretion of the
Executive Director.
B. I give the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to ST.
CATHERINE LABOURE CHURCH, Derry Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
to be used at the discretion of its official governing board.
C. I give the sum ofTen Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to ST.
ELIZABETH ANN SETON CHURCH, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, for the
general purposes of the Church.
D. I give the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to ST.
LAWRENCE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Harrisburg, pennsyJvania, for the general
purposes of the Church.
F. I give the sum ofTen Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to the JOHN F.
KRAY, Sr. ENGINEERING SCHOLARSillP FUND at PENN STATE UNIVERSITY.
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G. I give the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to ELLEN
MINOR. 541 Lincoln Street, SteeltoD, Pennsylvania.
H. I give the sum ofTen Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to my niece,
MRS. BEVERLY CONNOLLY, 6 Kensington Square, Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania, 17055.
I. I give the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to POLLY
BOSWELL, 501 Alison Avenue, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17055.
ITEM V.
I give and devise all of the rest, residue and
remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, of whatsoever kind and nature, and
wheresoever situate at the time ofmy death, as follows:
A. One-half(Y.) to my SOD, JOHN F. KRAY, 501 Colgate Street, Vestal,
NY 13850.
B. One-fourth (114) to my granddaughter, MRS. PATRICIA A.
LlGNUGARlS, 77 Cornell Drive, Manahawkin, NJ, 08050.
C. One-fourth (114) to my granddaughter, MRS. CATHERINE A.
O'CONNOR. 2075 NE Josephine Drive, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124.
ITEM VI:
I nominate, constitute and appoint JOHN F.
KRA Y Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, with full power in his discretion to do any
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and all things necessary for the complete administration ofmy estate, without being required to
file bond ror the perfonnance ofWs duties, with full power to sell at public or private sale and
without order of court any real or personal property belonging to my estate, and to compound,
compromise or otherwise settle or adjust any and all claims, charges, debts and demands
whatsoever against or in favor ofmy estate as ful1y as I could ifliving.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, HELEN E. KRA Y, the Testatrix, have to this my Last Will
and Testament, set my hand and seal this ~ -!J, day of JU~'2004.
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HELEN E. KRA Y
Signed, sealed, pubIished and dec1ared by the above named Testatrix as and for her Last
Will and Testament, in the presence ofns, who have hereunto subscnOed our names at her
request, as witnesses hereto, in the presence of the said Testatrix and of each other. The
preceding document consists of this and three (3) other consecutively numbered typewritten
pages.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
I, HELEN E. KRA Y, the 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 and Testament, and that I signed it willingly and as my
free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
this
Swo~ to or affirmed and acknowledged befure me by HELEN E. KRA Y, the Testatrix,
,~- day ofJuil(2004.
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AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA)
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COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
We, v)l'h'/C ii}~/s/;Y~/EIe- and E::rnn y /..., ,(dU&
the witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or fOregoing instrument, being duly
qualified according to Jaw, do depose and say that we were present and saw the Testatrix sign and
execute the instrument as her Last Will; that the Testatrix signed willingly and executed it as her
free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each subscnoing witness 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.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed to before me by V{ C /-( Iii- /7 e I 5 I tlIv 'EIC.
and ~m It. Y /... Lo NG , witnesses, this b ~ day of J~OO4.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)
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COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
On this, the{~-/II day of ~ 1 L~/ , 2004, before me, a Notary Public, the
undersigned officer, personally a eared mily Long Hofllnan, known to me (or satisfactorily
proven) to be a member of the bar of the highest court of said state and a subscribing witness to
the within instrument and certified that she was personally present when Helen E. Kray, Vickie
Reisinger and Emily L. Long, the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument,
executed the same, and that said person acknowledges that Helen E. Kray, Vickie Reisinger and
Emily L. Long executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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Joanne M. Bennett, Notary Public
City of Harrisburg,. Dauphin igu~~5
My Commission ExpIres lune , .