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Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of HARPSTER, Sara Elizabeth a/k/a Betty Glenn Harpster
also known as
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, Deceased
Social Security No. 162121102
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:)
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A. Probate and Grant of Letters and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the execut or
Decedent, dated -:S0,,,, ~ \. \ ",C\\ and codicil(s) dated ?-.......
Also filinQ renunciation of Karen E Miles, dauQhter of decedent in favor of Dr GeorQeWHarpster, Jr
named in the Last Will of the
State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc
Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the documents offered
for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incapacitated:
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B. Grant of Letters of Administration
(c.I.a., d.b.n.c.t.a.: pendente lite, durante absentia; durante minoritate)
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained the Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse
(if any) and heirs:
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Name
Relationship
Residence
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(COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his/her last family or principal
residence at 700 Walnut Bottom Road, Carlisle PA
Decedent, then 86
(list street, number and municipality)
years of age, died December 24 ,2005, at Forest Park Health Center
(Location)
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(if domiciled in PAl All personal property......................................... $
(if not domiciled in PAl Personal property in Pennsylvania .................... $
(If not domiciled in PAl Personal property in County.............................. $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ........................................................................................ $
Total ..................................................................................................................... $
30,000.00
Real Estate situated as follows:
30,000.00
Wherefore, Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the Last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant,of letters in
the appropriate form to the undersigned: ,
Typed or printed name and residence
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Oath of Personal Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County of Cumberland
The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) and 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 representative( s) of the Decedent,
Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate a~r. ding to t~. : a ~ /l
Sworn to and affirmed and subscribed j< v--------:" - -~ (T'
-\\ Georg arps er, Jr
before me this 'J.. '" day of ~ ~
Januarv. 2006
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DECREE OF REGISTER
Estate of HARPSTER. Sara Elizabeth a/k1a Betty Glenn Hamster
also known as
Deceased
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Social Security No: 162121102 Date of Death: 12/24/2005
AND NOW, January '")..,~~" 2006 , in consideration of the Petition
on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,
IT IS DECREED that Letters ~ Testamentary 0 of Administration
(c.I.a., d.b.n.c.l.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate)
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are hereby granted to GeorQe WHarpster, Jr
in the above estate and that the instrument(s), if any, dated :s~\ '\ ~ \. \ '\~'\
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent.
FEES
Letters .................................... $
Short Certificate(s) ....)........ $
Renunciation .......................... $
Mieh/it ( ) ....~.\\':-:......... $
Extra Pages { ).............. $
Codicil................................. $
JCP Fee ................................. $
Inventory & Tax Forms............. $
Other ......~~.';l..;S\~............ $
TOTAL .............................$
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REGISTER OF WILLS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
RENUNCIATION
Estate of Sara Elizabeth Harpster
also known as Betty Glenn Harpster
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, Deceased
The undersigned,Karen E Miles
DauQhter
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Co-Executor
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the above Decedent, hereby renounce(s) the right to administer the estate and respectfully request(s) that
Letters Testamentary be issued to GeorQe F Harpster, Jr
hand this 29 ~ day of December , 2005
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(Signature and seal of Notary or other
official qualified to administer oaths. Show
date of expiration of Notary's commission.)
NOTE: Renunciations executed outside the Office of Register of Wills are
required in some counties to be notarized.
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This is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate (It death duly filed with
Local Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent filing.
me as
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
Fee for this certificate, $6.00
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
of
Sara Elizabeth Harpster
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I, SARA ELIZABETH HARPSTER, of 1946 Bellemeade Drive, Altoona,
Blair County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my will. I revoke
all former wills and Codicils.
ITEM I
I authorize my Co-Executors to pay all the expenses of (1) a
funeral or memorial service; (2) the interment of my remains,
including the costs of a gravesite, if necessary; and (3) the
installation and inscription of a suitable marker at, and perpetual
care of, the gravesite. I further direct my Co-Executors to pay
all of my debts that my Co-Executors in their sole discretion may
allow as claims against my estate.
ITEM II
I give and bequeath my personal effects, including my jewelry,
wedding rings and personal clothing, to my daughter, KAREN E.
MILES, if she survives me.
If my daughter, KAREN E. MILES, predeceases me, then this gift
shall lapse and become part of the residue of my estate.
ITEM III
I give and bequeath my set of ceramic figurines to my
granddaughter, JENNIFER E. CAPORELLA, if she survives me.
I;E my granddaughter, JENNIFER E. CAPORELLA, predeceases me,
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then this gift shall lapse and become part of the residue of my
estate.
ITEM IV
I give and bequeath my red living room rug to my son, GEORGE
F. HARPSTER, JR., if he survives me.
If my son, GEORGE F. HARPSTER, JR., predeceases me, then this
gift shall lapse and become part of the residue of my estate.
ITEM V
I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest, residue and
remainder of my estate, of whatever kind and wherever situate, in
equal shares, to my children, KAREN E. MILES and GEORGE F.
HARPSTER, JR., if they survive me.
If either of my children predecease me, then I give, devise
and bequeath his or her share of the rest, residue and remainder of
my estate, in equal shares, to his or her issue per stirpes who
survive me.
"Issue" shall include children adopted by my above-named
children, or their issue.
ITEM VI
I appoint my children, KAREN E. MILES and GEORGE F. HARPSTER,
JR., as Co-Executors of this Will. If either Co-Executor is unable
or unwilling to act or continue as Executor, for any reason
whatsoever and whether before or after my death, I direct that the
vacancy not be filled and that the then serving Executor serve as
the sole Executor.
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ITEM VII
No fiduciary under this Will shall be required to give bond or
other security for the faithful performance of the fiduciary's
duties.
Any such fiduciary shall have the following powers, in
addition to those given by law:
To invest in, accept and retain any real or personal
property, including stock of a corporate fiduciary or its
holding company, without restriction to legal investments;
To sell, exchange, partition or lease for any period of
time any real or personal property and to give options
therefor for cash or credit, with or without security;
To borrow money from any person including any fiduciary
acting hereunder, and to mortgage or pledge any real or
personal property;
To hold shares of stock or other securities in nominee
registration form, including that of a clearing corporation
or depository, or in book entry form or unregistered or in
such other form as will pass by delivery;
To engage in litigation and compromise, arbitrate or
abandon claims;
To make distributions in cash, or in kind at current
values, or partly in each, allocating specific assets to
particular distributees on a non-pro rata basis, and for
such purposes to make reasonable determinations of current
values;
To make elections, decisions, concessions and settle-
ments in connection with all income, estate, inheritance,
gift or other tax returns and the payment of such taxes,
without obligation to adjust the distributive share of income
or principal of any person affected thereby; and
To payoff any loans I may have taken against any life
insurance policies owned by me that remain unpaid at the
time of my death.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to
this my Last Will and Testament, this 3J..jJ-day Of~, 1997.
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and Declared by the Testatrix above
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, all being present at the same time, have hereunto subscribed
our names as attesting witnesses.
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AFFIDAVIT OF TESTATRIX AND WITNESSES
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF BLAIR
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We, Sara Elizabeth Harpster,
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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
that she signed willingly and that she executed it as her free and
voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed and that each of
the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix signed
the Will as witnesses and that to the best of their knowledge the
Testatrix was at that time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of
sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by Sara
Elizabeth Harpster, the Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to
before me by
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witnesses, this 315+ day
and L 6 r I ' fJ. fr-i s .ref
of :Tu.ly ,1997.
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Notarial Seal
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Clearfield Boro, Clearfield County
My- Commission Ex ires Jan. 3.0,1999