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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-01-06 " Register of Wills of Cumberland County PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of Mary E. Lerew also known as No. ~ \ -~~ -~, ~\-\ To: , Deceased. Social Security No. 179-12 - 5700 Register ofWiIls for the County of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, and the executor named in the last will of the above decedent, dated January 1. 200fi ,20 and codicil(s) dated None (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with tglast family or princinal residence at 331 Evergreen Street.N:wo..nt:ErlarrlB:lro.l. Cumher];:mn r.ollnty. New Cumberland, PA 17070 (list street, number and municipality) Decedent, then 82 years of age, died January 20 , 20~, at Thornwald Home, Carlisle. Borough 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: Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property $ /Z>a". cnro (Ifnot domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in Pennsylvania $ (If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County $ Value ofreal estate in Pennsylvania _ $ /()t) /)f5t) situated as follows: 331 Evergreen Street, New Cumberland .Borouqh, e<...nnberland ~ountv, New Cumberland, PA 17070 ' )( Residence(s) ofPetitioner(s) William K. Cowden 19 Log Cabin Road Newville. PA 17241 thereon. S' (" :.~ 1\,\ , j .<;.. \0 ,'..... ;,Ii 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 ofpetitioner(s) and that as personal representative(s) d"edent ""tltion",(,) will well ~d truly ,dmlnl~", the "t,te aoco~ding to j,w. 1/ {] Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed {'j, ,W ~ 1-=. Before me this '\ ~ day of W~ll~am K. Cowden <;;;,-~'(~<::,'(", , 20 '\::)1.:" . I:, r:/J 0<;' ::l ~ 2" ... ~ ~ ~~~~" ~~~ ~~\.~'\ Register ~ ~___ U\<- '''''''~..". ~,\>"i:) ~ ~~ \ No. ~\ -~~ -~'I\:J~ Estate of Mary E. Lerew , Deceased DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW \ ~~'\'^~~~ "I 20~~, in consideration of the petition on the reverse side hereof, satisfactory proofhaving~been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s), dated January 1, 2006 , described therein be admitted to probate filed of record as the last will of Mary E. Lerew ; and Letters are hereby granted to William K. Cowden FEES Probate, Letters, Etc. ............. Will ................................. $ $ Renunciation..... .................. $ Short Certificates o.~ ............ $ J CP.. ... . .. . . . . ... ... . . . ............. $ Automation Fee................... $ $ $ 20,\:)~ Bond.............................. ... Total Filed ~ - " - "d..~. \S. \;~ "'~ ~ ~ ~gi't'" ~ ~ \!-. . - \ "\-, ~ .~~ ~~. \<:':1. S. Attorney (Sup. Ct. I.D. No.) 25639 'Ih:nas M. 9urb, c/o stxx::k am Ie:der &Eq\..Eh:lrYa Cblll~ce O:nter Fest Address 221 W::st Itri..Ja:Elplla Si:r:ret, 9..ri.te 600 York, PA 17401-2994 ( 717) 846-9800 -~"~ .~~ Phone s S : Z ;::; !- j" '- -~- .""'.-' ,..- H'f1Qn' R'V IIP< J... \ ~ 'J~ _ ~ \ ~'-\ 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. Fee for this certificate. $6.00 No. ~ /1;~~~z. Local Registrar (/ P I 1202 "/1('0 . L ~ Ll..-~ 0 JAN 2 1 2006 Date '-,....'. ~ "> '. ~- ...... ReY 01106 lRINT IN ANENT :K INK 1 Name of Decedenl (First. rntddle, ~Sl) COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH " --1 STATE FILE NUMBER 0-~ Mary 5 ,~(l.aSlbirthdaYl E. 3. Social Securily Number Lerew 1 79 - 1 2 4, Date of Death (Month, day. yaar.! Jan. 20,2006 82 y" Bb. County of Dea\h P ERlOul Qlber: lienl 0 DOA rX Nursin Home 9. Was Decll(\enl of Hispanic Origin' ~ No 0 Yes .(I! yes. specify Cuban, MexICan, PuertoRlCan,elc.) o ResidencE: 0 Other. S ci: 10. Race: American Indian. Black, White,elc. ISpedfyJ White Cumberland Carlisle 13. Decedent's Educalion S ad ElemenlaryISecondary{o-12) 12 h" hasl radeco leled CoUege (1-04 or 5+) 14. Marnal Slatus: Married, Never married, 15. Surviving Spouse (If wile, give maiden name) Widowed, Divorced (SpeciM widowed 17b. Counly_ Cumberland Did Decedenl Liveina T ownshp? 17c.O Yes, Decedent Lived in Twp. 331 Evergreen St. New Cumberland, PA 17070 17a, Slate 17& No, Dec.,OII' L"'''' wffhi, Car lis 1 e AcluslUmitso! City/Boro 18. Falher's Name (First middle, last) Paul Camplese 19. Mother's Name (Firnt, rriddle, maiden surname) Perline Mundorf 2Oa. lnlormant's Name (Typelprinl) Dr. William K. Cowden 2Cb. lnlormanl's Ma~il';g Address (Street, cnyAown, stale, z~ code) 19 Log Cabin Rd.Newville, PA 17241 21c, Place of Disposrtion (Name ot c9melery, crematory Of olher place) 21d, Location (CityAown, slate, zip Code) Holy Cross Cemetery 22c. Name and Address of Facility Musselman FH&CS Inc.324 Hummel Ave. arrisburg, PA ~ 08" 10 ~D ~{}0 G o y" ..,. No Sequenlially Iislcondnions, if any, n leading to the cause lisle(! on Line a Enler the UNDERLYING CAUSE - (disease or injury lllal inttialed the events resuning in dealh) LAST. Due 10 {or as a consequence 00 c e-v{ : Approximale inlerval: Pan II: Enler olhel sianiflCanl conditions conlributino 10 dealh, 28. Did Tobacco Use Contrbute to Death? : onsel to death but nol resunJ1g in the underlying cause given in Part!. 0 Yes 0 Probably ~o Ollnknown IMMEDIATE CAUSE {Final disease or coodnion resuning in death} ---7 a. /lem 27. Pan!: Enter the ~ - diseases, injuries, or co~ficalions -Ihal directly caused Ihe death. DO NOT enler terminal events SUC~ as cardiac arrest, respiratory arresl, or ventricular fibrillalion without showing Ihe ehology DO NOT abbreviale, Enler only one cause en a line. V~{ c~~ 3Oa. Was an Aulopsy Performed? 32b. Describe how Injury Occurred 29 lf~emale: ..JI1fot pregnal'l within past year o Pregnanlaltimeoldealh o Nolpregnarl.butpregnanlwilhin42days otdealh o Not pregnant. but pregnanl43 days to 1 year belore death o Unknown ~ pregnant within lhe past year 32c Place of Injury: Home, Farm, Slreel, FactOf}', Office Building, elc, (Specifyj Dusto (oras a consequence oij: Due 10 (Of as a consequence 00 o Yes ~No , 3Ob. Were Autopsy Findings Available Prior 10 Co~lelion of Cause of Death? DYes 0 No 31 Manner of Dealh ~ Nalural 0 Homicide o Accidenl 0 Pending Investigalion o Suicide 0 Couk! Nol Be Determined 32a, Dete ot Injury [Month,day, year) (}_o- 32d. Time of Injury 32f. 32g. location (Slraet, cltylll)wn, slate) 33a. Certifier (check only one) Certifying physician (Physician cenitying cause ot death when anolher physician has pronounced death and co~leted Item 23) To the best ot my knowledge, death occurred due to me cause(s) and manner.as stated..........................................................._ .................0 Pronouncing and certifyIng phvSlclan (Physician bolh pronouncing death and canifying 10 cause of death) To the best of my knowledge, death occurred at the time, date, and place, and due to the cause{s) and mantler as staled....._" ..........0 Medical examlnerlcoroner On the basls of examination and/or investigation, In my opinion, dealh occurred al the time, date, and place, and due to the cause(s) and manner as stated .........0 1 J II I P-I /1 II D"'FiI"'(Mo"'h"Y';~ ~ (See instructions M. 33d, Dille Signed (Monlh. day, year) f I zo(06 34 Name and Address 01 Person Who CofTllleled Cause of Death (llem 27) TypelPrinl '1.-\ -" ~ - ~ \,) \.\ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT -;',.~"~, OF L,> ~ MARY E. LEREW ;"J ': "'.i I, MARY E. LEREW, now domiciled in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, -'-", ,~ ' declare this to be my Last Will. I revoke all other Wills and Codicils that I may have previously made. Article I My just debts and expenses of my last illness, funeral, and administration of my estate shall be paid by my Executor from the principal of my residuary estate as soon as practicable after my death. Article II All inheritance, estate, and succession taxes (including interest and penalties thereon, but not including any generation skipping tax) payable by reason of my death shall be paid out of and be charged generally against the principal of my residuary estate without reimbursement from any person. This provision is not a waiver of any right which my Executor has to claim reimbursement for any such taxes which become payable as the result of any property over which I have the power of appointment. Article III I give, devise and bequeath my tangible personal property in accordance with any memorandum which I have either handwritten or signed, located with my Will or with my valuable papers and found within 30 days of the probate of my Will. Gifts may only Page 2 of 4, Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Lerew Article III (continued) be to persons who survive me or to organizations which exist at my death, and if there is a conflict, the memorandum having the latest date shall govern. To the extent no such memorandum is found, or all of my tangible personal property is not disposed of pursuant thereto, my tangible personal property shall be distributed to my son, WILLIAM K. COWDEN. Article IV If at the time of my death I own that real property located at 331 Evergreen Street, New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, I give, devise and bequeath my interest in that property to my son, WILLIAM K. COWDEN. If WILLIAM K. COWDEN fails to survive my death by thirty (30) days, I give, devise and bequeath my real property to my daughter-in-law, JANE S. COWDEN, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Article V All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate, I give, devise and bequeath to my son, WILLIAM K. COWDEN, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, ifhe survives my death by thirty (30) days. Ifhe fails to so survive my death, I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate to my daughter- in-law, JANE S. COWDEN, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Page 3 of 4, Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Lerew Article VI I nominate, constitute, and appoint my son, WILLIAM K. COWDEN, Executor Of my Last Will and Testament. If WILLIAM K. COWDEN is unable or unwilling to serve as Executor, I nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter-in-law, JANE S. COWDEN, as successor Executrix. I direct that my Executor and/or my successor Executrix be permitted to serve without bond, and, in addition to those powers granted by law, I grant them power to distribute in cash or in kind, in like or in unlike shares, and to file any qualified disclaimer I could have filed if living. My Executor and/or my successor Executrix shall receive reasonable compensation for services rendered to my estate. Article VII In addition to the powers conferred by law, I authorize my Executor and/or my successor Executrix in hislher absolute discretion: (a) to retain in the form received and to sell, either at public or private sale, any real estate or personal property except that which I specifically bequeath herein, (b) to manage real estate, ( c) to invest and reinvest in all forms of property without being confmed to legal investments, and without regard to the principal of diversification, (d) to exercise any option or right arising from the ownership of investments, Page 4 of 4, Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Lerew Article VII (continued) (e) to compromise claims without court approval and without consent of any beneficiary, (f) to file any federal income tax return for any year for which I have not filed such return prior to my death, (g) to make distributions in cash or in kind, or in both, and to determine the value of any such property, (h) to employ any attorney, investment advisor, or other agent deemed necessary by my Executor or successor Executrix, and to pay from my estate reasonable compensation for all their services, (i) to conduct alone, or with others, any business in which I am engaged in, or have an interest in at the time of my death, and (j) to receive reasonable compensation in accordance with their standard schedule of fees in effect while their services are performed. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, MARY E. LEREW, hereby set my hand to this My Last Will and Testament, on January 1,2006, at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. k fL~ MAR~EREW In our presence, the above-named MARY E. LEREW signed this and declared this to be her Last Will and now at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, we sign as witnesses. Name Address ~d.~,r;I 6;:>2 S ~Yt; ~r.Lv'~ u/f ;L;;>3/~ "-fjLJV:t2il U) ~u JL /if) uJofln J Btf-!f~ Pel. /~ /r<?'le} P f7 /1 IJI/ / 2006/JAN/3C/MON 06:03 PM P. 007 ~.... '. " ~ . . of: . "'. '. .. :!: ~ : . . . . . :.. '"",::",,. Register of Wills of Cumberland COlUlty OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS Estate of Mary E. Lerew No. ~ \ - ~~- ~ ,~\", Also known as , Deceased Carol A. Bradford ~ a subscribing witness to the ~ presented herewith~) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that she was present and saw Mary E. Lerew , the testat r4. sign the same and that she signed as a witness at the request of the testat ri& in her_ presence and (in the presence of each other) (in the: presence of the other subscribing witness(es). Swom to Or affirmed and subscribed Before me this '~ r:--. day of . X:... 'C'-~ 'J ".20 0 6 ~~ Re~ter \...J~ "1 0.,,-'ccrc:.. Deputy ~ a, r~/I// (Name) Carol A. Bradford 622 South Royal Street (Address) AJ..mtandria, VA 22314 (Name) Rosa M. Verchot Notary Public. District of Columbia My Commission Expiru 02.14.2009 (Address) (..~...., . .:' t 1 . r; . ..::;, ~ t...' Register of Wills of Cumberland County OA TH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS Estate of Mary E. Lerew No. ":l. \ -~;'<;\ -'\) \~\..\. Also known as , Deceased Richard Wanner ~CJ:bQ a subscribing witness to the wil~~ presented herewith, (~being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that he was present and saw Mary E. Lerew , the testat r~ sign the same and that he signed as a witness at the request of the testat rix in her presence and (in the presence of each other) (in the presence of the other subscribing witness( es). Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Before me this ,,~ day of ~.~,~<::>""\ ,20 ~~ _ -(k ciJt>>1'!/)a4ZftJ?4 ame) Richard Wanner 442 Walnut Bottan Road Carlisle, PA 17013 (Address) ~~ ~.~~ ~"-~~'-''"~ Register ----=-..:....::~~"""'~ ' ~---- '-\<-. ,\(~, ~'"''"' ~,,~ Deputy \ \ (Name) (Address) .1 h~) S'.~~; ;i~ I I I . , :~.' j -- (j'=" ~.../ ~ i..