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Home My WebLink About09-28-05 Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania .n !. . ,- --- C' ~:":l ( /'-)t cc 1{ PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of Doris Jean Blessing Deceased Social Security No. 201-16-1890 (COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:) ISEI A. Probate and Grant of Letters and aver that Petitioner is the Executor named in the Last Will of Decedent, dated January 2, 2001. Stale relevant circumstances. c.g" renunciation, death of executor, cte Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the documents otTered for pro ate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: NONE o B. Grant of Letters of Administration (d.b,n.c,La.: pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritatel Petitioner(s) after a ro er search haslhave ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived b Name Relationship Residence Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with her last family or principal residence at 7 Hunter L e, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011. (list street. number and municipality) Decedent, then 79 years of age, died September 6, 2005 in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. (Location) Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in P A) (If not domiciled in P A) (If not domiciled in PAl Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.. All personal property................. Personal property in Pennsylvania... Personal property in County ................ .$ 347.027.00 . .$000000000 ..$000000000 .$ 63.000.00 Total.... ....$410,027.00 Real Estate situated as follows: one-half interest in real estate at 7 Hunter Lane, Camnp Hill, East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Wherefore, Petitioner respectfully requests the probate of the last Will presented with this Petition and the grant ofletters in the appropriate foml to the un de signed: Signature Typed or printed name and residence 'I~--R~ Richard R. Blessing 7 Hunter Lane -.., c... ') t..J (, '_hi ['. - t I I I I I Camp Hill, PA 17011 Form RW-I Page I ,)[2 (Dauphin Coullty) - Rev 9/92 5386469/27/05 "..;>L I , 1 (. ,-" . c '. 'j:_c S Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Cumberland The Petitioner above-named swears and affIrms that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioner and that, as personal representative of the Decedent, Petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to law. x ~-R, ~11j Sworn to and affIrmed and subscribed before me this J&~y of ~ C'~:':l "') (....11 September 200S. '. ,. "h \ ,-, '., '" " '., It c. "", . ",- _ - . . ., ......~, 1...:'-'::;.__ ,.......:;, ,;\,"^",~.......,; p..;e." ')' . C.L....-" C. V I") C:) ~:J (. ") ....j . r \ ~-"5 ,n c., '"". _ b7 d' No. 7y..1-1..) <'-, _.(:9l'~:::!"::> N Estate of Doris Jean Blessing, deceased Social Security No: 201-16-1890 Date of Death : September 6, 200S ~ AND NOW, \,--1~ p-t .1B 2005, in consideration of the Petition on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Richard R. Blessing in the above estate. FEES Short Certificates..(2)... $ Renunciation................ $ ("'. d<.=D . )1 \.: p", \..ie.' . ,,_,P ..~,- ."-'-),,\.'~~l(A"TL', "..,~.--t;r, . d), .' Reals!er of Wills ~../ll.bl.....-<~ ~.~ o fJ-"-', ~v ~~_ "~.r.:t";.\ Letters........................... $ '-\ 10 .00 Affidavit ( )................. $ Extra Pages ( )............ $ ~1.l)\ $It ~\.t....\).L............ I::"> JCP Fee........................ $lt:, ,(:C Inventory....................... $ Other.e~.'~.:~:Q~~~~'.':. $ 5 cu Attorney: I.D. No: Address: Donn L. Snyder 06858 k! LL) Penn National Insurance Plaza TOT AL................ $ 44'3 oC 2 North Second Street, 7th Floor Harrisburg, PAl 71 0 1 Telephone: (717) 257-7552 53864,69/27/05 11 '." ~ \ Thi- is [0 certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as LOC,l: Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent filing. WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph. PJ1699618 No. ,,11'''''''/'''/''''"'' 11111111~~\.i\\ OF PE:i;---___ /~~~~ t~~~ ~'%. ~~, ''c. \':J'"">. ~ ~ _ _ . l;;e~ ~C-:J .~.!; h';:: \*~" .-~. ;;,*$ ~a ~~. /~l \. ~ '. <'.::5 ", <. :.tp,. ~\."tI IIII "''''- 'TtMENT Ii\ " "" '';';'''''''/''#~#III,,'llf tkn-/lt~ Fee for this certificate. $6.00 Local Registrar ~tY 0 8 200 Date VAS DECECENT E\JER :N , 'J.S, ARMEl) FO;::tCES1 Yes 0 No [gI 118. Administrator 1:?t,tate Government 12. DECEDENTS MAILING ADDRESS 'Street. Cityrrown, State, Zip Code) DECEDENTS 17.. St.ate Pennsv Iv ania Did 7 Hunter Lane ~~~~ttNcE deceden' 16 Camp Hill, PA 17011 ~~e~t~~~t~g~)ns 17b. County Cumberland ~~~;;p? 17d.o ~fth~e~~~~~\i~i~~of FATHER'S NAME (First. Middle, Last) MOTHER'S NAME (Firs!, Middle, Maiden Surname) 18. Geor e Barner Blessing 19. Martha Aldricks Hatfield INFORMANTS NAME (Type/Print) INFORMANTS MAILING ADDRESS (Street, CltyfTown, St.te, Zip Codel 20.. Richard R. Blessing 20b. 7 Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, PA 17011 METHOD OF DISPOSITION DATE OF DISPOSITION PLACE OF OISPOSIl IO"J- Name of Cemetery, Crematory LOCATION - CityfTown, State, Z p Code Burial ~ Ciemation ~emoval from St3te 0 (Month, Jay. Yearl o~ Otner Place Other(Specify)_ _0 21b. September 10, ZOO 21~o11ing Grei!n Memorial Park 2tpwer Allen T ., PA 17011 ER~ICEUCENSEEORPERSONACTINGASSUGH liCENsENUM3ER ---'-N~NOADDRESSOFFACIL\TY Parthemore FH & C , Inc. c 2~t FS C12_1i4.~L_1____ I 22c, P.,:'. Box 431 New Cumberland PA 17070-0431 To the best c.t tr'_y knowledge, death occurred at tlle tim~. d'2't~ afld plac6 s~aied , lJCENSE "JU\18ER DATE SIGN 0 (Sigr,aturl;l and Title) (Month. Day Vear) 23a, Items 24-26 must b. com~ by tM[ c,DfATH _ - l'::E;;RO::-~CJ;1.W-6~"D (,;;;~;;ti.:-:;;:;y-:-y;;;;;-_._._-- person who pronounces death 24. ' l./ b ~ M. ?fi, () 1.J_D ~... ,/ C ',,:,C 26 27. PART I: E:nt.r the dl..uo., InJurl.. or l,:ornpUcr.boru. which c:al.".i;;~~t enter the I'I1ldf.-'1 d;i~iil, ",.;--:;;;dia-;';;';;~j;".:t~y",,;;~;)7h~-f::i;:'r~ Ust only or.8 caus. on .ach line 14. MARiTAL STATUS - Married, Never Manied, Widowed. Divorced (Specify) divorced :J.J 1"1 ':) {-') -iJ .:..) .: F~\J I (~I~ -f"! (''''') 11"'"1 .2 1-05 c:r~ ~ Rev. 2187 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA' DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH CoECEOEN-:-'$ USUAL OC::;'JPAT10~ (~'fv:~;Q~gil;;'~~od~~t'!u~~~~~,~~r 8c, Up?er Allen Twp. KiND OF SUSINESS I iNDUSTRY STA-;E FilE NUMBER --------,-- I SEX - SOCI/,l SECURITYN'UMBER ___ :;:, female..2;... 201 - 16 - RIRTHPLACE (City aId P:..ACF OJ: DEA fH {Check onlv onl? - see instructions on other side Stale or Foreign Cuunl'Y) HQSP1TtQ: OTHER: Har1.oisburg, ]?A IlnpallE:fl 0 ERIO\l\pat:flnt 0 00.6. 0 7. ___'::_:__la.~___ FACILITY NAME (If not institution, give street ancl number) WAS OECEOEN'T OF HISPANIC ORIG1N? ~' No (2Q Yes n If yes, spesify Cuban, If\J'..,e' .$':; I A '^ MeXIcan, PuertO Rican, etc 2005 1. AGE (Lact Birtnda,) 5 COUNTY OF DEATH 79 Yrs ~t~:~fY) 0 erican lr.dian, Black, White. et 8b. Cumberl.and white He. {2J Yes, decedent lived in lWp, city/bora. IMMEDIAT~ CAUSE (Final disease or condltiof"1 resulting in death)---+ : Appro)Cimat~ , hl~erv;&1 uf;lweefl : onset r:nd death w . .. . l,.:tfC,e /~l.-{ CO,,~) &P.z......:..:-..!2..:-:.!.!...~ /"rJ'.t;'^r.~(j~'::~?-L..l;:~~~-l.___ DUE TO (OF< AS A CCNSEQUEf\C~ OF)' Other significant conditio~s contributing to death, but not resulting in the u:1derlyi 9 cause given In PART I. Sequentially list conditions if any, leading to immediate cause. Enter UNDERLYING CAUSE (Disease or injury thai initiated events resulting on death) LAST ! : d, a /'K-i' __? -Sc.,,~ C:'.C-</ >'-h /?'t.~~ c~ ~.d-<.,;,,- DUE ."0 (OR AS A'C'CNr.E3UENc5'EOF): QlIETO(OR"SACOt<:.SEQUE~--"-------- WAS AN AUTOPSY WERE AUTOPSY FINDINGS MANNER OF DEATH PERFORMED? AVAILABLE PRIOR TO I2Y 0 COMPLETION OF CAUSE Natural Homicide OF DEATH? 0 0 Accident Pending Inllestigation Yes 0 No I2t Yes 0 NoD Suicide 0 Could not be determined 0 --. DA TE O~~ INJURY (Month. Day. Year) riME OF INJURY INJURY AT WORK? DESCRIBE HOW INJUR OCCURRED. I I I I 28a. 28b, CERTIFIER (Check only one) .CERTlFYlNG PHYSICIAN (Physician c~ttitying -::ause of d~ath when anothdr physician has pronounced death and completed itel"l23\ To the best of my knowleoge, death occurred due to the eauses(s) and manner as stated............,.................."........... ,. :.."............,~..:.- .PRONOUNCING AND CERTIFYING PHYSICIAN (Physician both pronouncing death anc certifying to GaU'ie uf death) To the best of my knowledge, death occurred at the time, date, and place and due to the causes(s} and manner itS stated, 29. 30.. 30b. M PLACE OF INJURY. At home. farm, street, factory, offic-e building, etc_ (SpeCify) JOe. Yes 0 No 0 JOe. .MEDICAL EXAMINERlCORONER ~~~~:rb::I:t;:e~~~~i.~~.t.l~n. .~~.~~~~ .I~~~~~~~.~~~~~: .I~.~~ ~:.I.~~~.~: ,~~~~~ ,~~~~~~~.~ .~.t. ~~.~ ~l.~~.'. ~.~~~.'. ~~~ .~~~.~~:.~~~,~,~~. ~~ .t,~~. ~~~~~~.(.~~ .~~~.. 0 ~"\a, --- REGISTRAR'S SI UR~ AND ~~ 0Vn.-- ,,(:' :1~~ ~-----_._---- , b1!J~ 34..~~ F . doc;,.,[,- I . J - ----1- -', - - r.::oJ- , ---C ':,;" - ,--" x;~ I, DORIS JEAN BLESSING, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Will and revoke all prior Wills, First: Tangible Personal Property: I give all of my tangible persona property, including any automobiles, together with all insurance on such property, to my so , RICHARD R_ BLESSING, if my son survives me by sixty days; otherwise I direct that suc property be sold and the proceeds added to the residue of my estate, for distribution as part thereof. My Executor shall pay, as an expense of settling my estate, the costs of packing, storage, shipping and insurance incurred in connection with the distribution of the gifts of tangible personal property made above. Second: Cash Legacy: I give the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to the ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE PINE STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HARRISBURG with the use of the income to be designated by the Mission Committee. Third: Residue: I give, devise and bequeath all of the residue of my estate, of whatever nature and wherever situated, to my son, RICHARD R. BLESSING, if Y son survives me by sixty days; otherwise my Executor shall divide the same into as many equal shares as there shall be children of my son living at my death and children of my son deceased represented by issue then living and shall distribute one such share to each child of my son then living and one such share, per stirpes, to the issue then living of each such chil of my son then deceased. In the event that my son should not survive me by sixty, days an4., - -, \. ..,'; leave no surviving issue, I give the residue of my estate to the Trustee herein named; a;nd th.: Trustee shall hold for the benefit of my grandnieces and grandnephews living at the tiItle ofry , ;J death as follows: 1 .. )1 .. 1 f',.,)! --I i I I 7-t')l)\), 1 1/2/01 , j -) ; . I .; {-. .') a. Funds may be borrowed interest free by a beneficiary from the trust for post high school education. In such event, no repayment shall be required until two years after leaving the institution of higher education; b. Any beneficiary who does not proceed to higher education may borrow interest free from the fund for such purposes as making a down payment on home, beginning a business, etc., and shall be required to begin to make repayment such loan two years from date of such loan; c. The legitimacy, appropriateness and approval of all applicatio s for participation in this fund shall be subject to the sole discretion of the Trustee wh se decision in all cases shall be final. It is anticipated that different members of the cia s may be treated differently due to individual needs and requests, and changing econo ic conditions. Participants shall comply with requirements of security, method of repayment, rates of interest and all other conditions imposed from time to time by th Trustee; d. Strict compliance with terms of repayment of one-half of the t tal amount borrowed shall result in forgiveness of the other half. The Trustee, upon go d cause shown, (For example: unemployment, extended illness or return to school), my, at his discretion, suspend, postpone or otherwise alter the repayment schedule in individual cases; such forbearance will not act to disqualify borrowers from the bene it of this provision; e. Entitlement to participate in this program shall terminate as to each applicant upon his or her attaining the age of twenty-five (25) years. At the ti e the last surviving potential applicant shall have reached the age of twenty-five years, this trust shall terminate and any remaining principal, accrued interest and unpaid repayment obligation(s) shall be given, setover and assigned to the PINE STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HARRISBURG ENDOWMENT FUND. In addition, any obligation assigned to the PINE STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURC OF HARRISBURG ENDOWMENT FUND will be subject to the provisions in subparagraph d. above. Upon the transfer, the PINE STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HARRISBURG will be responsible for the decisions regarding outstanding loans. Fourth: Minority Provision: Any income or principal which becomes distributable to a minor (and for purposes of this Will, the term "minor" shall refer to a pel's n under age twenty -one) shall be held in a trust fund by the Trustee during minority. The I I I I Trustee shall apply such amounts of income and principal as the Trustee, in the Trustee's so1e i discretion, deems proper for the support, health, education and welfare of such minor and I I shall accumulate any unexpended balance of income. Such amounts may be applied directly or 74l)')O, I L2,'O! -2- may be paid to the person with whom such minor resides or who has the care or control of such minor, without the intervention of a guardian. The Trustee shall not be obliged to supervise or inquire into the application of such amounts by such person, and the receipt of such person shall be a complete release of the Trustee. Should any such fund, in the sole opinion of my Executor or Trustee, be or become too small to warrant continuing such fund in trust, or should its administration be or become impractical for any other reason, my Execu or or Trustee, in the Executor or Trustee's sole discretion, may pay such fund, absolutely, to t e parent or other person maintaining said minor or may deposit such fund in the minor's nam ill an interest-bearing account in a financial institution of the Executor or Trustee's choosing, payable to the minor at majority. If such minor dies before attaining age twenty-one, such fund shall be distributed to such minor's estate. Fifth: Disability Provision: If any beneficiary shall, in the sole opinion f the Trustee, become mentally or physically incapacitated, the Trustee may apply the share t which such beneficiary is otherwise entitled hereunder for such beneficiary's support, health and welfare, directly, without the intervention of a guardian. Sixth: Protective Provision: All principal and income shall, until act al distribution to the beneficiary, be free of the debts, contracts, alienations and anticipations 0 any beneficiary, and shall not be liable to any levy, attachment, execution or sequestration while in the hands of my Executor. Seventh: Tax Clause: All estate, inheritance, succession and other taxes, I I I imposed or payable by reason of my death, and interest and penalties thereon, with respect to I , I I all property owned by me at the time of my death and passing under this Will or under any : Codicil herelo, shall be paid out of the principal of my residuary estate, without apPorlionm1m 74990.11/2/01 -3- or right of reimbursement. Such taxes shall be paid at such time or times as may be deemed advisable. Eighth: I I I Powers of Fiduciaries: In addition to the powers given by law:, my Executor or Trustee, and any successors, without any order of court and in their sole discretion, may: a. Retain any real or personal property, as long as deemed advisable. b. Invest in any real or personal property in accordance with the prudent investor rule. c. Subscribe for stocks, bonds or other investments; join in any pan of lease, mortgage, merger, consolidation, exchange, reorganization, foreclosure or voting trust and deposit securities thereunder; and generally exercise all the rights of security holders or employees of any corporation. d. Register securities in the name of a nominee or in such manner that title will pass by delivery. e. V ote securities in person or by proxy, and in such connection delegate discretionary powers. f. Repair, alter, improve or lease, for any period of time, any rea or personal property, and give options for leases. g. Sell at public or private sale, for cash or credit, with or withou security, exchange or partition any real or personal property, and give options for sa es or exchanges. h. Borrow money from any person, including any fiduciary, and mortgage or pledge any real or personal property. i. Disclaim any interest or power granted to me under any instrument or by operation of law. j. Employ investment and legal counsel, accountants, brokers an other specialists, and, whenever there shall be no corporate fiduciary in office, a I corporate custodian, and compensate them and reimburse their expenses out of inco~e or principal or both (in addition to fiduciary commissions), and delegate to investme~t counsel (including an account executive at a securities firm) discretion with respect td the investment and reinvestment of any or all of the assets held hereunder. I 749lJn.1 li2/01 -4- k. Use administration expenses as deductions for federal estate tax purposes or fiduciary income tax purposes or partly for each, without making adjustments between principal and income in consequence of the exercise of such discretionary power. I. Conduct any business in which I am engaged or in which I ha e an interest at the time of my death, for such periods as may be deemed advisable an with power to borrow money and pledge the assets of the business and do all other a ts which I, in my lifetime, could have done, without liability for any loss occurring thereby; provided, however, that no asset of my estate which I have not devoted ther to in my lifetime shall be liable for the debts and contracts of such business. m. Organize a corporation, without leave of court, to carryon an such business, alone or with others, and contribute all or part of the assets of such business as capital to such corporation and accept stock in the corporation in exchan e therefor. n. Delegate authority in the conduct of any such business to any I director, stockholder, manager, agent, partner or employee, and approve payment frrm the business of adequate compensation to any such person. o. Accept as correct, in the absence of actual notice to the contrar , financial and other statements rendered from time to time by the managers of any su h business or the surviving partners of any partnership as to its conditions and operations. p. Execute partnership agreements and amendments thereto. q. Modify and renegotiate any agreements for the sale of any real or personal property, including partnership interests, or waive the provisions of any suc agreements if it is beneficial to do so. r. Compromise claims. s. Make distribution in cash or in kind or partly in each. t. Exercise all power, authority and discretion given hereby after the termination of any trust created herein until the same is fully distributed. Ninth: Release of Trustee; Court Accountings: I a. Upon the resignation, removal, death or incapacity of any Trustee,i the adult income beneficiary or beneficiaries of the trust, if then sui juris, shall have! the power to release the former Trustee and the Trustee's estate and the remaining I Trustee from all liability to every present or future beneficiary with respect to the I administration of the trust during the period that the former Trustee acted. I direct t9at 7..j()l)O I 1 ;2,'() I _ 5- r ,. .~_~""""~",~"""",_~j......._"..,,_,,,-,"..,._......_...~,,~ such release shall be binding on all present and future parties in interest without the necessity of a court accounting. b. In the event that a court accounting of the administration of any trust hereunder ever becomes necessary, I request that the Court dispense, to the maximum extent permitted by law (whether under the doctrine of virtual representation or I otherwise), with the necessity of the appointment of any guardian or trustee ad litemj I Tenth: Appointment of Fiduciaries: I appoint my son, RICHARD R.I I BLESSING, Executor of this Will. Should my son, for any reason, fail to qualify or cease 0 act as such during the administration of my estate, I appoint DONN L. SNYDER, Executo of this Will. I appoint DONN L. SNYDER, Trustee under this Will. Should DONN L. SNYDER, for any reason, fail to qualify or cease to act as such during the administration any trust under this Will, I appoint MARONETT A MILLER, Trustee. Each successor Executor or Trustee named herein shall serve with the same duties, powers and discretion as if originally appointed and any Trustee may resign without court approval. No Executor oamed herein shall he required to give bond or furnish suretie! in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ~I'(J day Of~ , 2001. 19. ~ DO~~LESSING 3 (SEAL) 749{}().! 1/2/01 -6- SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by the above named I I DORIS JEAN BLESSING as and for her last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, whp, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed qur U'.I ; '\ /'./\ ~\ ./' I .. /~~~~s (vA · (i '0 74l)(){), I Ji2/01 -7- COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ss COUNTY OF DAUPHIN We DORIS JEAN BLESSING the testator and DONN L. SNYDER , " MARONETTA F. MILLER . h . d h' , and , the witnesses, w ose names are signe to t e foregomg instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the testator signed and executed the instrument as her last Will and that she signed willingly, an that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and tha each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the testator, signed the Will as a witne s and that to the best of the witnesses' knowledge the testator was at that time over eighteen years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. ~~~t DOR JEf\N BLESSI IJ \ \ i . 'i i Iv (!/JJ \Witness i . \ ) ~i~,":i:n'L 1 Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by DORIS JEAN BLESSING, the testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by DONN L. SNYDER and MARONETTA F. HILLER , the witnesses, this day of J C"V\ -J C\. v ~r , 2001. --JJWLl .1,. i}L-e"t ~ Notary Public { ~-- NOTARIAL SEAL TERRI L METIL. Notary Public Harrisburg. Dauphin County, I'A M Commission Ex ires Juf 28,_~~. 74990. I j..'2/01 -8-