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PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
Deceased.
NO. aJ ~DLo -OO~ I
TO:
Register of Wills for the County
of Cumberland in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
Estate of MARTIN F. MEN DOCK
also known as
Social Security No.
Og3-22-1~5
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your Petitioner is 18 years of age or older and the executrix named in the last will of the above
decedent, dated 9 December 2005 and codicil(s) dated n/a.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his last family or
principal residence at 908 Sheffield Avenue, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Decedent, then 77 years of age, died on 14 December. 2005 at \-\ 0'1 'Sf: ~ f-/v~~.
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: n/a
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(if domiciled in Pa.) All personal property
(if not domiciled in Pa.) All personal property in Pennsylvania
(If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
Situated as follows: 908 Sheffield Avenue. Mechanicsburq, PA
$ 3c..O. UD(j. crJ
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$130.000.00
WHEREFORE, Petitioner(s) respectfully request the probate of the last will and codicil(s)
presented herewith and the grant of letters testamentary.
Stg'nature, and residences of Petitioner(s):
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Barbara A. Kennedy .
284 Dogwood Drive .
Hummelstown, PA 17036
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) 55.
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The petitioner above-named swears or 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 above decedent petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to
law.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
before me this ct day of
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Register of Wins of Cumberland Ccunr.i
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IHiBseribUl1S w itl1"'~~c'~ t6) tR@ eedieillwill presented herewith and that believe/believes the signature
on the codicil/will is in the handwriting of . to the best of
A~ V knowledge and belief.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
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Estate of Martin F. Mendock, Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW, \JA1\1 UJ'<1Z'i q , 2006, in consideration of the Petition for Probate
and Grant of Letters, satisfactory proof having been presented to me, IT IS DECREED that the
instrument dated 9 December 2005 described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the
last will of Martin F. Mendock and Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Barbara A. Kennedy.
Samuel L. Andes
Attorney-at-Law (I.D. No. 1722
525 North 12th Street
Lemoyne, PA 17043
(717) 761-5361
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Register of Wills / 'f-1' ~ryn
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WILL
OF
MARTIN F. MENDOCK
I, MARTIN F. MEN DOCK, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
declare this to be my last will and revoke any will previously made by me.
ITEM I. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses, including my
gravemarker and all expenses of my last illness, and any and all taxes and assessments
imposed by any governmental body as a result of my death, whether on property passing
under this will or otherwise, shall be paid from my residuary estate as soon as practicable
after my decease as a part of the expense of the administration of my estate.
ITEM II. I give, devise, and bequeath all of my possessions and estate of every
nature and wherever situate to such of my issue, per stirpes, as survive my death by sixty
(60) days.
ITEM III. I appoint my daughter, BARBARA ANN KENNEDY, executrix of this my last
will. Should my said wife predecease me or otherwise fail to qualify or cease to serve as
executrix of this my last will, I appoint my son, MARTIN A. MENDOCK, executor of this my
last will.
ITEM IV. In addition to the other powers and authorities granted to my personal
representative by Pennsylvania Law and by the other terms and provisions of this will, I
hereby give to my personal representative the following powers and authorities effective
without court approval and until actual distribution of all property: to compromise any claim
or controversy; to make distribution in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind,
and in such manner as my personal representative may determine and at valuations finally
to be fixed by them; to invest in all forms of property, including any stock or other
securities in any corporate fiduciary or its successor without restriction to investments
authorized for Pennsylvania fiduciaries, as my personal representative deems proper,
without regard to any principle of risk or diversification; to retain any or all assets of my
estate, real or personal, without regard to any principle of risk or diversification; to sell at
public or private sale, to exchange, or to lease for any period of time, any real or personal
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property and to give options for sales, exchanges, or leases, for such prices and upon such
terms or conditions as my personal representative deems proper; and to allocate receipts
and expenses to principal or income or partly to each as my personal representatives deem
proper in their sole discretion.
ITEM V. All of the interests of the beneficiaries hereunder shall not be subject to
anticipation or to voluntary or involuntary alienation nor shall they be subject to any
execution or attachment.
ITEM VI. I direct that my personal representatives and fiduciaries shall not be
required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this Cj day of
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MA TIN F. EN OCK
The preceding instrument, consisting of this and ONE other typewritten pages, each
identified by the signature of the testator was on the date thereof signed, published, and
declared by MARTIN F. MEN DOCK, the testator therein named, as and for his last will, in
the presence of us, who at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other,
have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
Samuel L. Andes
Amy Harkins
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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( 55.:
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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The undersigned, being the testator whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing
instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, does hereby acknowledge that I signed
and executed the foregoing instrument as my last will, 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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MARTIN F. MEN OCK
Sworn or affirmed to and acknowledged
before me by the testator named above
this day of , 2005.
Notary Public
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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( 55.:
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
WE, SAMUEL L. ANDES and AMY HARKINS, the witnesses whose names are signed to the
attached or 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 his last will; that he
signed it 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 knowledge, the testator was at that time 18 or more years of age, of
sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
Samuel L. Andes
Sworn or affirmed to and
acknowledged before me this
day of , 2005.
Amy Harkins
Notary Public
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