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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-31-06 Register of Wills of Cumberland County PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of MADELINE R. OSMUN also known as No. To: ~1~O(b-Cq" ':.j\ , Deceased Register of Wills for the County of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of Pennsy lvania () Social Security No. 183-12-3178 The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, and the execut~ named in the last will ofthe:.- above decedent, dated January 31, 1997 , 20 -- and codicil(s) dated f'f"" IV ~ t!/ Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland Pennsylvania, with h~last family or principal residence at 1700 Market Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011 County, (list street, number and municipality) Decedent, then ~ years of age, died January 11 , 20~, at ManorCare Camp Hill Except as follows, decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after execution ofthe will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: Decedent 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: NONE $ 1,000.00 $ $ $ WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented herewith and the grant of letters testamentary (testamentary; administration c.t.a.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.) ,- Residence(s) of Petitioner( s) Community Trust Company 3907 Market Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 Register of Wills of Cumberland County OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS: 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 representative(s of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. ._ Sworn to or affirnled an1J subscribed { '\ .. ;/:!/cJ- a Before me this .3 ( day of .:1'Prt-J . ,20 Oll ,~ 1, ",I,rf/V;JA ({~ ~~ Rglster ~ ~{;t o. Estate of MADELINE R. OSMUN DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW 0 A1-J . \31 20~, in consideration of the petition on tile reverse~lde hereof, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s), dated January 31,1997 , described therein be admitted to probate filed of record as the last will of Madeline R. Osmun ; and Letters are hereby granted to Community Trust Company } en riQ' ;:l ~ ... ~ ~ , Deceased 20 ( CD 15,00 i.oo 10.Ob 5.00 5~,OO FEES Probate, Letters, Etc. ............. $ Will ................................. $ Renunciation....................... $ Short Certificates (LJ ............ $ JCP... .. .. ... . .. . . . . ... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. $ Automation Fee................... $ Bond................................. $ Total $ Filed~ ..-(31 - 2r1JfJ2 Attorney (Sup. Ct. I.D. No.) Address Phone H j(1)),O) REV I/(}) 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. No. t2wn- -t'""., c:::t-:' /// />'A.A~ (.. I c,.V" bfa.' Local Registrar ! Fee for this certificate, $6.00 p 12224054 JAN 1 2 2006 Date Rev. 01106 'RINTIN ANENT ;KINK 1 Name 01 Decedent (First. middle. last) Madeline R. Osmun COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA' DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH STATE fiLE NUMBER 22 1918 3. Social Secur~y Nurrber 183- 12 4. Dale 01 Dealh (Month. day, year) January 11,2006 87 v" Bb. County 01 Death 7. Dale 01 Birth Month,da ear e. Birth lace C" andstaleorfol"e 5 Age {Laslbirtllday) Cumberland Camp Hill Other: CI ERIOut lienl a DOA :Hi Nursin Home 0 Residence a Other - S i 9. ~N~ec~en~~~ ~I~::s~~p~~;buban, 10. \~=:.erican Indian. Black, Whrte, elc. Care Health Services Mexk:an. Pu.rto Rk:ao,,'c.1 White 16. 12 13, Decedent's Education S eci on hi hest rade co leted ElementarylSecondary (0-12) College (1-4 or 5+) 12 14. Mar~al Status: Married, Ne\ler married. 15. Surviving Spouse (II wife, give maiden name) Widowed. DrmTced (Specif}1 Widowed 1 11. Decedent's Usual Gec alion Kind of work done durin Kind 01 Work 17a. Slate Pa Cumberland Did Decedent liveina Townsh,,? 17c.O 17d.~ Yes, Decedent lived in T"'Il. 1700 Market Street 16. 17b. County No, DecedenlUved w~hin Actuallimilsol Camp Hill Cily/8oro 19. Mother', Na....i1~'r'1~.1it~Uyir\ski 20a. Informant's Name (Typelprinl) Neil C. Osmun 2Ob. Informant's Mailing Address (Street, CityIlOWTl. slate, zip code) 170 Fickes Road Dillsburg,Pa 17019 21c Place of Dispos~ion (Name 01 cemetery, crematory or other place) 21 d. location (Cityllown. stale. zip code) o Removal from State a Donation Complel e 23a-c only when certilying physi:ian is nol available at time of dealh to certily cause 01 death. Items 24-26 must be compleled by person 2-4. . who pronounces death. emorial Park Cam Hill Pa 1903 Market Street Funeral Home rnc Cam Hill, Pa 17011 23c. Dale Signed (Month. day. year) >",\ct "L II .2 C ( t Approximate interval: onset to death o Yes I( No Part II: Enter other sioniflcant conddions contributina 10 death, but not resuKing in the underlying cause given in Part I 28. Did Tobacco Use Contrcute to Death? aYes a~1y o No~Unknown 29. 11 Female' o Not pregnant within past year a Pregnant at time of death o Not pregl\ant, but pregnant within 42 days of death a Not pregnant. but pregnant 43 days to 1 year before death a Unknown if pregnanl w~hin the past year 32c. Place of Injury: Home, Farm, Street, Factory, Office Building, etc. (Specit'yl IMMEDlATE CAUSE (Final disease or condition resulting in death) -7 a. Due to {or as a consequence o~: Sequentially list conditions, if any, leading 10 the cause listed on line a - Enter the UNDERl YmG CAUSE . (disease or injury that initialed the events resulting in death) LAST. b. Due 10 (or as a consequence o~: c. Due to (or as a consequence o~: 3Oa. Was an Aulopsy Perlormed? / aYe~o d. 3Ob. Were Au10psy Findings Available Prior 10 C~letion 0'Causeo~7 a Yes YNo 32d. Time of Injury 32e. Injury atWor1<:? aYesONo 321. II Transportation Injury (Specif}1 a Driver!Clperator 0 Passenger o Pedestrian 0 Other - Specify: 33b. Signatur of ~-'-~4t o Suicide eath o Homicid& a Pending In\lestigation a Could Not Be Determined 32a. Dale 01 Iniury (Month, day, year) 32b. Oescribe how Injury Occurred: M. I~I / 10<' 1/ y' I / (See instructions and examples on reverse) ~~"Perroa~~:Deat (II. 33a. Certjflef (check only one) ~~~:f:i~~~~~:n~~~~~~~= ~~~~~t~h':C~nU:~~~~~h:n~rh:: ~::~~.~~.l,~..~.~.~.~~~~:~,~~~:,~:!..,.....,...,...."...,.......".,...,.,...,...".,.,...,......./ Pronouncing and certifying physician (Physic~n both pronouncing death and certilying 10 cause 01 death) To the besl of my knowledge, death occurred at the time. dale. and place, and due to the cause(s) and manner as stated,., Medkal examinerlcoroner On the basis of examination and/or Invest! tlon, In my opinion, death occurred at the time, date, and place, and due to the cause{s) and manner as stated .........0 ..........................0 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT " OF MADELINE R. OSMUN r ..) I, MADELINE R. OSMUN, now of 203 Pennsylvania Avenue, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17011, do publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other prior wills and codicils made by me. FIRST: Family Backqround and Appointment of Executor. (A) Family and Backqround Information. I am not married. My children are E. RICHARD OSMUN and NEIL C. OSMUN. Throughout this Will, E. RICHARD OSMUN and NEIL C. OSMUN will be referred to as "my children". The word "issue" will include my children as well as my other descendants (excluding adopted issue) . (B) Appointment of Executor. I appoint as my Executor and successor Executor (all hereinafter referred to as Executor or Executor (s) under this Will, the following named persons or corporations to serve without bond and without being required to account to any Court: Executor: PENNSYLVANIA FIDUCIARY AND ESTATE SERVICES, INC., now of 1013 Mumma Road, Suite 202, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043. (C) Inter Vivos Trust. The inter vivos trust agreement referred to in this Will is entitled "THE OSMUN FAMILY TRUST", by and between myself as Settlor and PENNSYLVANIA FIDUCIARY AND ESTATE SERVICES, INC., now of 1013 Mumma Road, Suite 202, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043 as Trustee, as now in effect or as may hereafter be amended. SECOND: Funeral and Last Illness Expenses~ Taxes. (A) Expenses of Funeral and Last Illness. I direct Executor to pay my funeral expenses and the expenses of my I illness from my estate. (B) Taxes. I direct my Executor to pay any and all e inheritance, succession, legacy, transfer and other death t duties, by whatever name called, including any and all inte c) /J /;7, IJ1 rl( - L1:! , LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MADELINE R. OSMUN PAGE 2 penalties thereon, imposed under the laws of any jurisdiction by reason of my death upon or with respect to any and all property included in my gross estate for the purpose of such taxes, whether such property passes under or outside of this Will. Without any apportionment otherwise required by law and without being prorated or apportioned among or charged against the respective devises, legatees, beneficiaries, transferees, or other recipients of any such property or charged against any property passing or which may have passed to any of them, I direct that any taxes so paid shall be charged against my residuary estate. My Executor shall not be entitled to reimbursement for any portion of any such taxes from any such person. The foregoing provisions of this Article SECOND shall not apply to such portion or portions of said taxes, interest and penalties which may be required to be paid, or are actually paid or reimbursed, by the Trustee of the Trust described in Paragraph FIRST (C), above. THIRD: Tanqible Personal Property. Except for those items excluded below and those items enumerated in the Letter of Instruction, I bequeath all my tangible personal property, including but not limited to clothing, jewelry, heirlooms, furniture, household furnishings, personal effects, motor vehicles, and all other similar articles, which I own, and the insurance thereon, to my children, living at the time of my death, to be divided between them as they may select in as nearly equal shares as is practical. Tangible personal property shall not include: (1) any and all property used by me in any business, (2) cash on hand or on deposit in banks, (3) stock or securities, (4) any type of evidence of indebtedness, and (5) any life, health or accident insurance policies. If my children do not survive me, I leave such tangible personal property to the issue of my children per stirpes. If there is any disagreement as to distribution, I direct my Executor to make such distribution. The decision of my Executor shall be final and binding. Any items not selected or any items which my Executor considers unsuitable for my children may be distributed or sold in the sole discretion of my Executor and, if sold, the et proceeds therefrom shall be added to the residue of my estate. y such article allocated to a minor may, as my Executor e ms advisable, either be delivered to the minor or to any pe to (7N ,R. (tJ r LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MADELINE R. OSMUN PAGE 4 that, in lieu of any binding shareholder agreement or buy/sell agreement to the contrary, the Executor shall not be permitted to sell the stock or any other ownership interest in any business owned by me, or held in trust, at my death, without first offering the same for sale to my children, or without next offering the same to the corporation or business represented by such ownership interest for redemption. (2) To invest all monies in such stocks, bonds, securities, mortgages, notes, choses in action, real estate or improvements thereon, and any other property as the Executor may deem best, without regard to any law now or hereafter enforced limiting investments of fiduciaries, except that the Executor may not invest in any securities issued by the corporate Executor, or issued by a parent or affiliate company of such Executor, or any stock in a company which the corporate Executor or their parent or affiliate holds as an asset, either individually or in a fiduciary capacity. (3) To retain for investment any property deposited with the Executor hereunder; except that the Executor may not retain for investment any stock in the corporate Executor, or in a parent or affiliate company of such Executor, or any stock in a company which the corporate Executor or their parent or affiliate holds as an asset, either individually or in a fiduciary capacity. (4) To vote in person or by proxy any corporate stock or other security and to agree to or take any other action in regard to any reorganization, merger, consolidation, liquidation, bankruptcy or other procedure or proceedings affecting any stock, bond, note or other security. (5) To use attorneys, real estate brokers, accountants and other agents, if such employment is deemed necessary or desirable, and to pay reasonable compensation for their services. (6) To compromise, settle or adjust any claim or by or against the Estate and to agree to any resciss modification of any contract or agreement a~ct' ~~f:i (-~ /1 /-"-, /)1 ,/i. ('(> r LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MADELINE R. OSMUN PAGE 5 Estate. (7) To renew any indebtedness, as well as to borrow money, and to secure the same by mortgaging, pledging or conveying any property of the Estate. (8) To retain and carryon any business in which the Estate may acquire an interest, to acquire additional interest in any such business, to agree to the liquidation in kind of any corporation in which the Estate may have an interest and to carryon the business thereof, to join with other owners in adopting any form of management for any business or property in which the Estate may have an interest, to become or remain a partner, general or limited, in regard to any such business or property and to hold the stock or other securities as an investment, and to employ agents and confer on them authority to manage and operate the business, property or corporation, without liability for the acts of such agent or for any loss, liability or indebtedness of such business if the management is selected or retained with reasonable care. (9) To register any stock, bond or other security in the name of a nominee, without the addition of words indicating that such security is held in a fiduciary capacity, but accurate records shall be maintained showing that such security is a Estate asset and the Executor shall be responsible for the acts of such nominee. (B) Whenever the Executor is directed to distribute any Estate assets in fee simple to a person who is then under twenty- one (21) years of age, the Executor shall be authorized to hold such property in Trust for such person until he/she becomes twenty- one (21) years of age, and in the meantime shall use such part of the income and the principal of the Estate as the Executor may deem necessary to provide for the proper support and education of such person. If such person should die before becoming twenty-one (21) years of age, the property then remaining in trust shall be distributed to the personal representative of such person's estate. (C) In making distributions from the Estate to or r! the benefit of any minor or other person under a legal disabil't~;:t~e ~ 1.1/71, ')/~I , /y: U', LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MADELINE R. OSMUN PAGE 6 Executor need not require the appointment of a guardian, but shall be authorized to payor deliver the same to the custodian of such person, to payor deliver the same to such person without the intervention of a guardian, to payor deliver the same to a legal guardian of such person if one has already been appointed, or to use the same for the benefit of such person. (D) In the disbursement of the Estate and any division into separate trusts or shares, the Executor shall be authorized to make the distribution and division in money or in kind, or both, regardless of the basis for income tax purposes of any property distributed or divided in kind, and the distribution and division made and the values established by the Executor shall be binding and conclusive on all persons taking hereunder. The Executor may in making such distribution or division allot undivided interests in the same property to several trusts or shares. (E) The Executor shall be authorized to lend or borrow, including the right to lend to or borrow from any trusts which I may have established during life or by will at an adequate rate of interest and with adequate security, and upon such terms and conditions as the Executor shall deem fair and equitable. (F) The Executor shall be authorized to sell or purchase at the fair market value as determined by the Executor, any property to or from any trust created by me during life or by Will, even though the same person or corporation may be acting as Executor of my estate or as Trustee of any of my other trusts. (G) The Executor shall have discretion to determine whether items should be charged or credited to income or principal or allocated between income and principal as the Executor may deem equitable and fair under all the circumstances, including the power to amortize or fail to amortize any part or all of any premium or discount, to treat any part or all of the profit resulting from the maturity or sale of any asset, whether purchased at a premium or at a discount, as income or principal or apportion the same between income and principal, to apportion the sales price of any set between income and principal, to treat any dividend or 0 her distribution of any investment as income or principal, or a 0 tion the same between income and principal, to charge any ense c}~ J /:/1 d~ ' /1:. u/ ~ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MADELINE R. OSMUN PAGE 8 Executor. (B) This instrument always shall be construed in favor of the validity of any act or omission by any Executor, and any Executor shall not be liable for any act or omission except in the case of gross negligence, bad faith or fraud. Specifically, in assessing the propriety of any investment, the overall performance of the entire Estate shall be taken into account. (C) Each Executor shall be entitled to receive reasonable compensation for services actually rendered to my estate, in an amount the Executor normally and customarily charges for performing similar services during the time which he/she performs the services. SEVENTH: Tax Elections. (A) In determining the estate, inheritance and income tax liability relating to my Estate, the Executor's decision as to all available tax elections shall be conclusive on all concerned. If the Executor joins with my spouse in filing income tax returns, or consenting for gift tax purposes to having gifts made by either of us during my life considered as having been made one-half by each of us, any resulting liability shall be borne by my Estate and my spouse in such proportions as they may agree. In accordance with IRe Section 2632(a) and without regard to whether a Federal estate tax return is actually filed, my Executor shall allocate so much of the Federal Generation Skipping Transfer (GST) exemption amount as will fully exempt any generation skipping transfer which may occur under this Will. (B) The Executor may, in its discretion, determine the date as of which my gross estate shall be valued for the purpose of determining the applicable tax payable by reason of my death. (C) The Executor may, in its discretion, decide whether all or any part of certain deductions shall be taken as income tax deductions (even though they may equal or exceed the taxable income of my estate and whether or not claimed or of benefit my estate's income tax return) or as estate tax deductions a choice is available; and in the event that all or any part uch C c, J ~/ /J1. /~ , cf/ ~