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PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
No. c21 -OS- -/ () Lf I
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To:
Estate of
also known as
MABEL M. VOGELSONG
Register of Wills for the
Deceased. County of Cumberland in the
Social Security No. 162- 2 2 - 4 202 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older cN1 the execut r; ("'P~
in the last will of the above decedent, dated September 22, 2003
and codicil(s) dated None
named
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(state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.)
Decendent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with
h er last family or principal residence at r.1essiah Villaae. Uoper Allen
Township CMechanicsburq 17055)
(list street, number and muncipality)
. Decendent, then 97 years of age, died November 22, 2005 ,x~
atMessiah Villaqe, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, 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: None
Decendent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property
(If not 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:
$7 5 . 0 0 0 . 0 0
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WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last wi1l:aJld codict1(s)
presented herewith and the grant of letters testamentary f~J
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA l ss
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND J
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 of petitioner(s) and that as personal represen-
tative(s) of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly ~dminister ?:) estate according to law.
S w.om.. to. or affir.m" ed.sfnd sub scribed { Q..Q..~ v:- (R..0-4...l' - ~
before me this \ day of Clalre V. Pease ~
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Estate of
~~BEL M. VOGELSONG
, . Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW Dee ember 2005 XOO , 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 Seoterober 22, 2003
described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of
Mabel M. Vogelsong
and Letters Test:arnpntary
are hereby granted to Claire V. Pease and Beatri ce Boss] er
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA' DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH' VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
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DECEDENT'S USUAL OCCUPATION
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WAS DECEDENT EVER IN
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STATE FILE NUMBER
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PERMANENT
BLACK INK
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COUNTY OF DEATH
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SEX SOCIAL SECURITY NUMB'f'
2. Female .. 162 - 22 - 4202
PLACE OF DEAtH Check one . see' struetions on
HOSPITAl
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FACILITY NAME (II nollnslltulion, give street and number)
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RACE - American Indiarl, BAack. WhIle. etc
(Specify)
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AGE (last Birthday)
NAME OF DECEDENT (FirSt, Middle. lasl)
Mabel Margretta Vogelsong
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Cumberland
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White
171. Slale
Pa.
MARITAL STATUS. Married,
Never Married. Widowed,
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FATHER'S NAME (First. Middle, last)
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INFORMANT'S NAME (Type/Prtrll)
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METHOD OF DISPOSITION
Dooauon 0 8unal 00 Cremation 0 Removal from Stale 0
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Cumberland
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Claire V. Pease
MOTHER'S NAME lFirst, ,,~, Maiden Sumame)
11. Rebecca Beistline
INFORMANT'S MAILING ADDRESS @treet, Cilr.fTown, Stale, Zip Code)
2... 15120 Elmore Road Anchorage, Alaska 99516
PLACE OF DISPOSITION. Name of Cemetery, Crematory lOCATION. CityfTown, Slale, Zip Code
or Olher Place
"e. St. John's Cemetery
21d,
Camp Hill, Pa. 17011
Benjamin E. Vogelsong
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Tot 51 01 my knowledge, death occurred ill the lime, dale and place stateet
( nalUl"8 and Titlel
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TIME OF DEATH
11:30 AM M. 26.
DATE PRONOUNCED OEAOlMonth, Day, Year)
November 22, 2005
NAME AND ADORESS OF FACILITY
22e. Myers Funeral HomB, Inc. 37 East Main Street Mechanicsburg, Pa 17055
LICENSE NUMBER DATE SIGNED
tMonth. Day. Year)
23b. 23c.
WAS CASE REFERRED TO A MEDICAL EXAMINER /CORQNER?
2.. Ve. 0 No 00
; Approximale PART II: OthM siglificant condiUofll contnbutlllg 10 dealh. but
, merval belween nol relltJlUng in &he undeltrng caus. gN8n in PART I
: onset and oeath
21. PART I: Entat tw ....,." ~l.lo" ~~atMtn. whkh UII'.' h .... D. fll" .me,'" made of d,-in" ,yUl.. ~.,dia~ 01 ,..,k.lo" ."..t, shCl'COk .. h..rt fnul..
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DUE TO (OR AS A CONSEQUENCE OF):
DUE TO (OR AS A cONseauENcE OF}:
WERE AUTOPSY FINDINGS MANNER OF DEATH
AVAILABLE PRIOR TO 00 0
COMPLETION OF CAUSE Natural Homicide
OF DEATH? 0 0
Accident Pending InVe$tlgalion
vo'O No 00 v.. 0 NoIKJ Suicide 0 Could not be determined 0
DATE OF INJURY
(Monll.D.w. V"l)
TIME OF INJURY
INJURY AT WORK? DESCRIBE HOW INJURY OCCURRED
21a. 21D.
CERTIFIER (Check only one)
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.PRONOUNCING AND CERTIFYING PHYSICIAN (Phy"ician both pf"OnouocinlJ death and certifyin<;l to cause 0( death~
To the be" 0' my knowl~8., d.ath oC:Q.urred at the time, date, &..4 place, an4 due to the cau.ea(s. and manner a. .tated,
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LICENSE NUMBER DATE SIGNED lMonth, Day, Y....I _
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON WHO COMPLETED CAUSE OF OEATH l'J
(lIem27) Type Of Pml /4r1"'+--~'" &. c:.../,-{".e.-~
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DATE FILED (Month, Day, v."j
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&MEDICAL EXAMlNERlCORONER
On tho ba.la 0' e.an1lnaUon and/or Inve.tiaatlon, in my opinion, death oc;c:urrod at the Urne, date, and plac.. and due to the caun,(.) and
manner a. .tated..
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I, MABEL M. VOGELSONG, of the Township of Upper Allen, County of Cumberland,
and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and
understanding, do make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking and making void all former wills and codicils by me at anytime heretofore made.
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FIRST. I order and direct that my bodily remains be interred in the grave site reserved for
me on the David and Dorothy Vogelsong side ofthe Vogelsong-Messinger lot in Saint John's
Cemetery in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. I request that the funeral
arrangements be directed by Myers Funeral Home in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and that my
casket and exterior metal cover be the same as that used to inter my friend, Marguerite Bare. I
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wish to be interred with my wedding ring placed around my neck as a neclda~ I order; and ,i. :
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SECOND. I order and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid.by my:)
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direct that I not be cremated.
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Executrices, Executrix or Executor, hereinafter named, as soon as convemently-may b~_:.?one
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after my det:ease.
THIRD. I give, devise and bequeath all of my jewelry, personal effects, household goods
and other tangible personal property unto my niece, namely, CLAIRE V. PEASE, absolutely.
Should my said niece desire not to retain any of said items in kind, I request that she engage
Auctioneer Charles ("Chuck") Bricker to sell such items, the net proceeds of which shall belong
to said niece.
FOURTH. I give and bequeath the following amounts of money to the entities indicated,
said bequests to be preferred in priority over those in Item Fifth in the event that my net
distributable assets are insufficient to pay all of my bequests:
A. One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars unto MECHANICSBURG AREA
LAW OFFICES
SNELBAKER.
BRENNEMAN
& SPARE
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND in memory of my
brothers, namely, Guy L. Vogelsong (former mathematics teacher at said High School)
and David C. Vogelsong (a 1918 graduate of said High School).
B. One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars unto ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE
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to be added to and administered as part of its general scholarship fund in memory of my
parents, namely, Benjamin E. and Rebecca J. Vogelsong. (My ancestors were of the
Gibbel family who contributed to the consideration of the Gibbel Science Building at said
College.
C. One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars unto FIRST CHURCH OF GOD, of
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in memory of my mother, namely, Rebecca J. Vogelsong.
D. One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars unto H. J. HEINZ SENIOR CENTER
at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
E. One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars unto MECHANICSBURG MEALS-
ON - WHEELS, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
F. One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars unto MESSIAH VILLAGE of Upper
Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to be added to its Endowment Fund.
G. One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars unto CAMP HILL FIRE
DEPARTMENT, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
FIFTH. I give and bequeath the following amounts of money to the individuals indicated,
it being my intention that said bequests be paid in full in the order listed without proration or
apportionment if my net distributable assets are insufficient to satisfy all bequests:
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A.
Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars unto BEATRICE BOSSLER, if
she survives me.
B. One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars unto BRICY WENDELL, if she
survIves me.
C. One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars unto my great-nephew, DA vrD
PEASE, if he survives me.
D. One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars unto my great-niece, NANCY PEASE
HULL if she survives me.
LAW OFFICES
SNELBAKER.
BRENNEMAN
& SPARE
E.
One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars unto my great-nephew, THOMAS
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PEASE, if he survives me.
F. One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars unto VIOLET (Mrs. Parker) EURICH,
if she survives me.
SIXTH. I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, real,
personal and mixed, whatsoever and wheresoever situated, unto my niece, namely, CLAIRE V.
PEASE, absolutely and in fee simple.
If my said niece should predecease me, I order and direct that said residuary estate shall
be distributed unto her issue per stirpes by representation and not per capita.
SEVENTH. I order and direct that the Executrices, Executrix or Executor, as the case
may be, hereinafter named, shall engage the services of RICHARD C. SNELBAKER, Esquire,
of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to render legal services to and to represent my Estate, said
Attorney having intimate knowledge of my intentions and desires in the interpretation of the
provisions of this, my Last Will and Testament, and the administration of my Estate.
LASTL Y. I nominate, constitute and appoint my niece, namely, CLAIRE V. PEASE,
and my friend, namely , BEATRICE BOSSLER, to be the Executrices of this, my Last Will and
Testament, but if for any reason my said niece should fail to qualify as my personal
representative hereunder or cease so to serve, I nominate, constitute and appoint her husband,
namely, THEODORE M. PEASE, JR., to serve in her stead, each and all of said persons to serve
without bond or other security as a condition of qualification hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, MABEL M. VOGELSONG, have hereunto set my hand
and seal to this my Last Will and Testament, which consists ofthree (3) typewritten pages to
each of which I have affixed my signature this 22nd day of September, A.D. Two Thousand
Three (2003).
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~... MABEL)"'f. VO . SONG
LAW OFFICES
SNELBAKER.
BRENNEMAN
& SPARE
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The preceding instrument, consisting of this and three (3) other typewritten pages, each
identified by the signature of the Testatrix, was on the date thereof signed, sealed, published and
declared by MABEL M. VOGELSONG, the Testatrix therein named, as and for her Last Will
and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of
each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)
SS.
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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We, MABEL M. VOGELSONG, RICHARD C. SNELBAKER and JANE J. COONEY,
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 Testament and that she had
signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed, and that each ofthe witnesses, in the presence and hearing ofthe Testatrix, signed the
Will as a witness and that to the best of his or her knowledge, the Testatrix was at that time
eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
Is v~ ~
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LAW OFFICES
SNELBAKER.
BRENNEMAN
& SPARE
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by MABEL M. VOGELSONG, the
Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to hefore me bv RICHARD C. SNELBAKER and JANE J.
COONEY, the witnesses, this 22nd day of Septemb~r, 2003.
"v.,anal Seal
Sdnora K. Showers, Notary PubtIc
i\Aec:I'lanICSb BolO. Cumbet1and
My CommisSiOl'l ~res Nov. 22,
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