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(state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death ofeltec:utor. etc.)
Decendent was domiciled at death in C u~..... ~ ~ (c:J n / County, Pennsylvania, with
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(list street, number and munc:ipality)
Decendent, then ~.3 y~s of age, died N01t" 1M~.y-- .:) 9 ,i9 ~ oo~-:-
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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:
Decendent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property $ ~ 8 ~~. oc.>
(If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in Pennsylvania S
(If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County S
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania J S-J.
situated as follows: 13;1..~ Ou>:. (Q"P'\.L,II<..aJl.J. Cv_~.J,..J"..n; ~AfJJ/~V. DC>
WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully requ (s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s)
presented herewith and the grant ofletters 1e~ ~.,,-f "'-;-A.....
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OAm OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } 55
COUNTY OF ~"'~Q~'--~"".l'I
The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affmn(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 represen-
tative(s) of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
Sworn to or affirm~ and subscribed {'~ ~ A-L~ L- ~
before me this ~-)(jc -.-/ day of / ,.7 ~.
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DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETI'ERS
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-t1~;:; rCYi;rSe side hereof, satisfactory proof navmg oeen presented before me,
IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated' i - , - c;;2.~
described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of
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This is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as
Local 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.
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Fee for this certificate, $6.00
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. OEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
,. Mary
AGE (La~1 Birthday)
Elizabeth Souders
UNDER 1 YEAR I UNDER 1 DAY
Months Days Hours Minutes
SEX
2. female
STATE FILE NUMBER
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH (MoI,th, 0,.))1 'feat)
NI\ME OF DECEDENT (First. lViddli3, Last)
3. 204 - 05
-2959
4. November 28, 2005
5 83
COUNTY OF DEAtH
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BIRTHPLACE (City and PLACE OF DEATH {Ched on\y one- see inslruct:Q/'1S on other s!de)
Slate or Fo:eign CounlfY) HOSPITAL'
Gettysburg, PA Inpa<i60te] ERlOUlp.,..nt 0 DOAO
7. 8e.
FACILITY NAME (II 1"01 institlJ!lcn give slreet and number)
g~:ify)D
Cumberland New Cumberland
8b. 8c.
WAS DECEDENT EVER IN
U.S. ARMED FORCES?
Cosmetology vos 0 No IXI
!2.
DECEDENT'S Pennsylvania
ACTUAL 178. Slate Did
1328 Oak Lane RESIDENCE decedent
(See Instructions li"'eina
New Cumberland, PA 17070 on other side) Cumberland towr'lShip?
17b. Coun
RACE. American Indian, Black, White, ele
(Specity)
white
10.
14.
MARITAL STATUS. Married
Never Married, Widowed,
D;...orced (SpecIfy)
divorced
SURVIVING SPOUSE
(If wile. give maiden name)
17C.0 Yes, decedent iived \1'1
Iwp
New Cumberland
citylboro.
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1, 2005
19. unknown
INFORMANT'S MAILING ADDRESS (Stfeet. CityTrown, Slale, Zip Code)
20b. 1328 Oak Lane, New Cumberland, PA 17070
PLACE OF DISPOSITION. Name of Cemetery, Crematory lOCATION. CityfTown, Slate, ZiP Code
or Other Place
Rolling Green Memorial Park
21c.
NAME AND ADDRESS OF FACILITY art
22c. P.O. Box 431, New
UCENSE NUMBER
200s
PA 17011
SEE OR PERSON ACTING AS SUCH
LICENSE NUMBER
22.. FD 012 848 L
To Ihe best of my knowledge, death occurred at the time, date ano::' place slated
(SignB\ufe ano Tille)
Ilems 24-26 must be completed by
person who pronounces death.
tory atrest, shock or heart failure.
26.
I Approl(imat~
: interval between
I onset and death
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PAPTI\:
Other signifICant conditions con rlbuting to death, but
not resuhing in the underlying cause given in PART I.
IMMEDIATE CAUSE (Fmal
disease or condilion
resulling in aealt1)-......
WAS AN AUTOPSY
:- PERFORMED?
WERE AUTOPSY FINDINGS
AVAILA8LE PRIOR TO
COMPLETION OF CAUSE
OF DEATH?
MANNER OF DEATH
DATE OF INJURY
(Month, Day, Year)
TtME OF INJURY
DESCRIBE HOW INJURY OCCURRED,
..
Sequentially list conditions b.
if any, leading to immediatB
cause. Enter UNDERLYING
CAUSE (Disease or injury
that initiated events
resulting in death) LAST
INJURY AT WOAK?
Natural
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Homicide
o
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o ~~CE OF INJURY _ At home, lan:,D~;eet, lactory, office M.
building, elc. (Specify)
30e.
Ve, 0 NoD
Accident
Pending Investigation
Ve, 0
NO~
ve,O
No 0
SUicide
Could not be determined
3Dc.
,28&. 28b.
CERTIFIER (Check only one)
'CERTIFYING PHYSICIAN (PhYSIC\ancertil)l.ing cause 01 death when another phYSician has pronounced dealh and completed Iterr; 23)
To the beNt of my knowtedge, death occurred due to the cause(s) l!lnd manner a. stated.
29.
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.PRONOONCING AND CERTIFYING PHYSICIAN (Pnysician both pronouncinQ death and cerlitying to cause of death)
To the belt of my know~, death occuned at the time, date, and piece, and due to the cauae(s} and manner as stated
.MEOICAL EXAMINER/CORONER
On the bash, ot exarntnation andlor Investigation, In my opinion, death occurred at the time, date, and place. and due to the cause(s) and
manner as stated., , . , . . ,
318.
REGISTRAR'S SIGN,.eifUAE AND NUM~R/
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32:
DATE FILED (Month, Day, Year)
34.
I, Mary E. Souders, of New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being
of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare
this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all previous Wills
and Codicils or writings in the nature thereof by me at any time heretofore made.
ITEM I. I direct that the payment of my debts and expenses of my last illness
and funeral shall be paid from my estate as an administrative expense as soon after my
death as conveniently may be done.
ITEM II. I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequencebfmy L.l
death, of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed, shall be paid as parrof
the expenses of the administration of my estate.
ITEM III. I specifically give, devise and bequeath the following:
(a)
(b)
(c)
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MARY E. SOUDERS
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To my grandchildren Erica Dawn Hodges and Heather Nichole CJ
Hodges and Steven Hodges, Jr. and my great-grandchild Jocelynn
Alexis Hessler and my grandson Timothy Ladika and my friend Angie
Rhoads I give one thousand dollars each per capita.
To Arnold and Linda Cushner, husband and wife, I give my black and
white house cat Joey; Winding Hill Veterinarians for Animals is the
caregiver for Joey.
To my great-granddaughter, Ivy Ruda, I give all of the 1328 Oak Lane,
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania household contents and personal
property located within the residence and any other building or shed
located within the property's metes and bounds.
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Mary E. S6uders
ITEM IV. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my
estate, real, personal and mixed, of whatever nature and wheresoever situate of which I
shall die seized, or to which I may be entitled, or over which I shall possess any power of
appointment by will at the time of my decease, whether acquired before or after the
execution of this, my Will in the following manner: To my granddaughter, Tanya Ruda, to
my great granddaughter, Hope Ruda, to my great granddaughter, Ivy Ruda and to my
grandson, James Ladika to share equally and evenly per capita.
ITEM V. I appoint my grandson, James Ladika , guardian of the estate of any
minor children beneficiaries herein with power (1) to hold for minor all property payable by
law to a guardian appointed by my will; (2) after considering the minor's wishes, to retain
tangible property or deliver it to the person standing in the place of the minor's parent,
without bond; (3) to invest the balance of the minor's property and all accumulated income
without the restriction to investments authorized for fiduciaries; and (4) to use income and
principal for minor's maintenance and education, either directly or by payment to any
person selected to disburse it whose receipt shall be a complete acquittance, therefore.
For purposes of this Will, majority shall be the age of twenty-one (21) and any monies that
remain within the control of the guardian herein shall be disbursed to the "minor"
beneficiary when they attain the age of majority.
ITEM VI. I appoint my grandson, James Ladika, Executor of this my Last Will
and Testament. In the event of the incapacity of my said grandson, or his refusal to act as
my Executor, or should my said grandson resign as my said Executor, then I appoint my
neighbor and friend, Angie Rhoads, Alternate Executrix of this my Last Will and
Testament.
ITEM VII. I hereby give full power and authority to my Executor or Alternate
Executrix to compound, compromise, settle and adjust all claims and demands in favor of
or against my estate; to sell and dispose of any or all my estate, real or personal or both,
for such prices and upon such terms of credit or otherwise, and in such manner as my said
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Mary E. Souders
Executor or Alternate Executrix, deems best, without an Order of Court, at private if he/she
sees fit, and to furnish and deliver to the purchaser(s) all necessary to proper deeds and
other instruments of conveyance and transfer thereof.
ITEM VIII. I request that no bond or other security shall be required of any
Executor or Alternate Executrix acting hereunder for the faithful performance of his/her
duties, any law of any state or jurisdiction to the contrary notwithstanding.
ITEM IX. After extensive and deliberate consideration, my daughters, Debra
Goodrich and Terry Hodges have been willfully and deliberately excluded from this my
Last Will and Testament for they have been adequately provided for during my lifetime
and therefore I bequeath nothing to my issue.
ITEM X. I hereby declare it to be my expressed desire that my personal
representative employ Galen R. Waltz, Esquire, Turo Law Offices of Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, for legal advice and assistance regarding this my Last Will and Testament,
he having considerable knowledge of my affairs, views and wishes respecting any matters
that may arise at the probate of this instrument, the administration of my estate, and the
execution of the powers herein mentioned.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand to this my Last Will and
Testament this d~iu--J _ ,2005.
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Mary . Souders
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
: SS
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
I, Mary E. Souders, the Testatrix whose name is signed to the attached or
foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to the law, do hereby
acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will and Testament;
that I signed it willingly, and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes
therein expressed.
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Mary E. Souders
Sworn or affirmed and acknowledged before me by Mary E. Souders, the Testatrix,
this l.sf day of M~ ~.- , 2005.
EALTH OF PENI";:lYLVANIA
Notarial Seal
James M. Robinson, Notary Public
CarllsIe 80m, Ct.mberIand County
My CorrvnIssion ExpiI9S June 6, 2009
Member, Pennsylvania Association of Notaries
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Ma E. Souders
AFFIDAVIT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
:SS
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
We, :&<';1'('0 A -I+O(t~YYllfh and tf!~>-, ?.M/;L ,the witnesses whose
names are attached to the foregoing document, being duly qualified according to the law,
do depose and say that we were present and saw Testatrix sign and execute the
instrument as her Last Will and Testament; that she signed willingly and that she executed
it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing
witness in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the Last Will and Testament as
witnesses and that to the best of our knowledge the Testatrix was at the time 18 or more
years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
Sworn or affirmed and subscribed before me by ~<jjcC{ r-t .HeJC k'()(;jtliJ(nd
~,4~ 'it:),./q )Ie.. this 1sT day of r(O'f'-'~'c-, 2005.
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