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Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of Lawrence E. Summers, Sr. No. 21-06- (J \~~
also known as Larry E. Summers, Sr.
, Deceased Social Security No. 199-34-8171
Diana Lynn Summers
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:)
GJ A. Probate and Grant of Letters and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the execut rix named in the Last Will of the
Decedent, dated 09/27/1989 and codicil(s) dated
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:
0 B. Grant of Letters of Administration
(c.I.a., d.b.n.c.l.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:
I Name Relationship Residence I
(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 1204 Mallard Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011 (East Pennsboro Township)
(list street, number and municipality)
Decedent, then 60 years of age, died December 30 ,2005 ,at Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
(Location)
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(if domiciled in PA) All personal property......................................... $ 100.00
(if not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania .................... $
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County.............................. $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ........................................................................................ $
Total ..................................................................................................................... $ 100.00
Real Estate situated as follows:
Wherefore, Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the Last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the g~al1.t of letters in
the appropriate form to the undersigned: ,
Typed or printed:.lla~\8~d}esidence
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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 R?rding to law.
Sworn to and affirmed.and subscribed ''1-- fi/~ ~~ ~
:.,."'- Diana Lynn Summer
before me this , "?::. day of
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DECREE OF REGISTER CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Lawrence E. Summers. Sf.
also known as Larrv E. Summers. Sf.
Social Security No: 199-34-8171 Date of Death: 12/30/2005
AN D NOW, ~ ~ ~'(~ ~ '\ "\ ' S ,2006 , in consideration of the Petition
on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory pro~f having been presented before me,
Deceased
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IT IS DECREED that Letters ~ Testamentary 0 of Administration
(c.I.a.. d.b.n.c.l.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate)
are hereby granted to Diana Lynn Summers
in the above estate and that the instrument(s), if any, dated 09/27/1989
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent.
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Attorney
Codicil.................................
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Attorney: Craig A. Diehl, Esquire, CPA
I.D. No: 52801
Address: 3464 Trindle Road
Camp Hill
Telephone: 717-763-7613
DATE FILED:
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This is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied fro~ an original ce~~ific(:te of death dulr filed with me as
Local Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State VItal Records OffIce for permanent fIlmg.
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
Fee for this certificate, $6.00
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA' DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH' VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
STATE FILE NUMBER
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
3. 199 34
DATE OF DEATH (Month, Day, Year)
4. Decembe r 30, 2005
NAME OF DECEDENT (First. Middle, Last)
1. Larry E. Summers
AGE (L..t Blrthd.y)
Sr.
SEX
2.Male
BIRTHPLACE (City .nd F
Stale or Foreign Country) HOSPITAl
Enola, PA Inp.,,~
7. S..
FACILITY NAME (If not Institution, give street and number)
. 6. 60 Yr..
COUNTY OF DEATH
8c.Eas t Pennsboro
KIND OF BUSINESS I INDUSTRY
Sb. Cumberland
DECEDENT'S USUAL OCCUPATION
(~7:O~~:~~od,:,eU~~rir~ir~3)t
.11.. Bus Driver l1b.C.A.T.
DECEDENT'S MAILING ADDRESS (Slr..t. Cityrrown, Sial., Zip Code)
AS DECEDENT EVER IN
U.S. ARMED FORCES?
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DECEDENT'S
ACTUAL
RESIDENCE
(See Instructions
on other side)
17a. State
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RACE - American Indian, Black, While, el
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10. White
SURVIVING SPOUSE
(lfwife,glvemaidennllme)
MARITAL STATUS. Marri.d.
Ne~rv~~'1s~f';)ed,
14. Marr ied
i7e, Kl Yes, decedenlllved in
16Piana L. Schostarich
East Pennsboro
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MOTHER'S NAME \First, Middle, Maiden Sumame)
19. Geraldlne Pierce
cilylboro
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DATE OF DISPOSITION
(Mooth,Day,Yellr)
o January 4, 2006
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PLACE OF DISPOSITION- Name of Cemetery, Crematory LOCATION - Cityn-own, State, Zip Gode
or Other Place
~~Hollinger Crematory
N-W. A~D ADDflESS OF Ee<CIWTY
2~lcharason ~.H. Inc. 29 S.
LICENSE NUMBER
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CAUSE (DI..... or Injury
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OF DEATH?
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DATE OF INJURY
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TIME OF INJURY
INJURY AT WORK? DESCRIBE HOW INJURY OCCURRED.
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30a. 30b. M.
PLACE OF INJURY. At home, fann, street. factory, office
buildlng,et<:. (Specify)
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'PRONDUNCING AND CERTIFYING PHYSICIAN (Physician bolh pronouncing d.ath.nd certifying to cause of d..th)
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF LAWRENCE E. SUMMERS, SR.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, Lawrence E. Summers,
Sr. of the Township of East Pennsboro, County of Cumberland and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do make, publish, and declare this
instrument to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and
making void any and all former Wills by me at any time heretofore
made.
FIRST: I direct the Executrix hereof to pay all my just
debts, funeral expenses and costs of administration as soon as
conveniently may be done after my death. I further direct the
Executrix hereof to pay all inheritance, estate, transfer and
succession taxes which may be levied or assessed upon any pro-
perty which is included as part of my gross estate for the
purpose of any such tax.
SECOND: I give, devise and bequeath unto my sons Lawrence
E. Summers, Jr. and Gregory J. Summers, my two statutes of the
Infant of Prague with two sets of antique wooden rosaries. Each
son is to have one statute and one set of rosaries and are to
decide between themselves which statute and which set of ros-
aries each shall receive.
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THIRD: I give and bequeath unto my son, Lawrence E. Summers
Jr. any automobile that I may own on the date of my death.
FOURTH: I give, devise and bequeath unto my wife, Diana Lynn
Summers the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, realty and
personlty, howsoever designated wheresoever situate provided that
she is living on the thirtieth (30th) day after the date of my
dea th .
FIFTH: In the event that my wife, Diana Lynn Summers, does
not survive me or does not survive by the said period of thirty
(30) days, then in that event, I give, devise and bequeath unto
my sons Lawrence E. Summers, Jr. and Gregory J. Summers and unto
my said wife's sons Steven A. McKenney and John N. McKenney the
rest, residue and remainder of my estate in equal shares, share
and share alike, per stirpes. The gift, devise and bequest set
forth in this paragraph is subject to the following conditions:
(a) If Lawrence E. Summers, Jr. has attained his 25th
birthday, then in that event his share is to be given to him at
time of settlement of my estate. If he has not attained his
25th birthday at time of settlement then his share is to be
held in trust for him until he attains his 25th birthday, at
which time his share shall be distributed to him.
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If John N. McKenney has attained his 25th birthday,
then in that event his share is to be given to him at time of
settlement of my estate. If he has not attained his 25th birth-
day at time of settlement then his share is to be held in trust
for him until he attains his 25th birthday, at which time his
share shall be distributed to him.
(c) If Gregory J. Summers has attained his 30th birthday,
then in that event his share is to be given to him at time of
settlement of my estate. If he has not attained his 30th birth-
day at time of settlement then his share is to be held in trust
for him until he attains his 30th birthday, at which time his
share shall be distributed to him. If the guardian of his person
and the Executor agree that he is mature enough to handle his
share at anytime after his 25th birthday then in that event the
Trustee may distribute to him his share of my estate.
(d) If Steven A. McKenney bas attained his 30th birthday,
then in that event his share is given to him at time of settle-
ment of my estate. If he has not attained bis 30th birthday at
time of settlement then his share is to be held in trust for him
until he attains his 30th birthday, at which time his share shall
be distributed to him.
SIXTH: In the event that my wife, Diana Lynn Summers does
not survive me or does not survive me by the said period of
thirty (30) days and any of my beneficiaries set forth in para-
graph Fifth berein have not attained the requisite age for
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distribution of his share of my estate, then in that event, I
give, devise and bequeath in trust for the benefit of that
beneficiary or those beneficiaries as the case may be, his or
their share as the case may be unto Pennsylvania National Bank
for the benefit of that beneficiary or those beneficiaries as the
case may be. I further give the said trustee, Pennsylvania
National Bank the authority to invade each beneficiary's trust,
principal or income of the trust for the health, support,
maintenance and education of such beneficiary. Further, in the
event that Gregory J. Summers, is a minor on the date of
my death, then in that event I direct the said trustee,
Pennsylvania National Bank to honor the instructions of the
guardian of the person of Gregory J. Summers, as to when and as
to what amount the trustee shall invade the trust as hereinbefore
set forth and I release the said trustee, Pennsylvania National
Bank, from any claim or demand whatsoever as long as they follow
the instructions of the guardian of the person of Gregory J.
Summers.
SEVENTH: In the event that my wife, Diana Lynn Summers,
does not survive me or does not survive me by the said period of
thirty (30) days and my son Gregory J. Summers has not attained
his majority, then in that event, I appoint my brother Charles
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w. Summers the guardian of the person of my said son Gregory J.
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EIGHTH: The Trustee shall have the following powers:
(a) To exercise all powers granted to trustees by the
common law or any applicable statutes as they
exist at this date or are subsequently amended.
If there is any conflict between the common law
or statutes and this will with respect to the
duties, powers and liabilities of trustees, the
terms of this Will shall prevail;
(b) To retain any property becoming a part of the trust
estate, including non-productive property, without
having to account for the loss of income;
(c) To convey, sell, transfer, exchange, partition,
mortgage, pledge, lease, assign, or otherwise
dispose of, hypothecate, or deal with any and all
properties in the trust estate;
(d) To borrow or lend money for such purposes and on
such terms and conditions as the Trustees deem
appropriate;
(e)
To invest and reinvest any assets, funds, properties,
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or income of the trust estate in such properties or
investments (whether income-producing or not) as the
Trustees deem appropriate;
(f) To accept from any source any property acceptable
to the Trustees to be held as part of any trust
hereunder.
NINTH: No Trustee shall be responsible or liable for any
loss to the Trust estate that may occur by reason of depreciation
in value of the properties at any time belonging to the trust
estate nor for any other loss to the trust estate that may occur,
except that each Trustee shall be liable for his, hers or its own
negligence or willful misconduct.
TENTH: Any Trustee may resign by filing a written instru-
ment duly acknowledged of record in the Deed Records of
Cumberland County, which filing shall deprive immediately any
such resigning Trustee of all powers as Trustee hereunder except
those powers appropriate to the administration of the trust
during the time required for the transfer of the Trust assets;
provided, nevertheless, that at least thirty (30) days prior to
such filing, the resigning Trustee shall give written notice
thereof to those persons who could in the discretion of the
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Trustee receive income from the Trust estate and are at such time
sui juris. No purchaser from, or other person dealing with, any
Trustee is obligated to examine such Deed Records, and any such
person acting in good faith shall be protected in all transac-
tions with any Trustee, whether or not any such resignation has
taken place. If the original Trustees and all successor Trustees
named herein, or if any other successor Trustee shall resign, or
otherwise cease or fail to serve, the president judge of
Cumberland County, acting in his individual capacity and not his
judicial capacity, shall appoint as successor Trustee (a) any
individual who is not a beneficiary of the trusts, or (b) any
national or state bank, trust company or other financial institu-
tion in the United States having trust powers and a capital and
surplus of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) or more.
ELEVENTH: Upon the appointment and qualification of any
successor Trustee, the same duties shall devolve upon, and the
same rights, powers, authorities, privileges, and discretions
shall inure to him, her or it as to the Trustee originally
designated hereunder; and all rights, powers, authorities,
privileges, and discretions shall be exercised without the
supervision of any court.
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TWELFTH: I appoint my said wife, Diana Lynn Summers,
to be Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament. I do hereby
give to the Executrix hereof full power, discretion and authority
at any time or times to sell, at private or public sale, mort-
gage, lease, pledge, exchange or otherwise deal with or dispose
of the property comprising my estate as deemed best, to settle
and compound any and all claims in favor of or against my estate
as deemed best and, for any of the foregoing purposes, to make,
execute and deliver any and all deeds, mortgages, contracts,
leases, bills of sale or other instruments necessary or desirable
therefor.
THIRTEENTH: In the event my said wife, Diana Lynn Summers
fails or refuses for any reason to serve as executrix of this
my Last Will and Testament, then in that event I appoint David W.
Knauer as executor of this my Last Will and Testament.
FOURTEENTH: Lastly, I direct that no fiduciary appointed by
this, my Last Will and Testament, shall be required to give Bond
and that if, notwithstanding this direction, any Bond is required
by any law, statute or rule of court, no Surety shall be required
thereon.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this, my
Last Will and Testament, consisting of nine (9) typewritten
pages on the margin of which (except this page) I have affixed my
initials this 2-1/11 day of .5a?f e...""l t i?p!!- , A.D. 1989.
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by Lawrence E.
Summers, Sr. the above named Testator, as and for his Last Will
and Testament in the presence of us and each of us, who at his
request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other,
have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses.
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REGISTER OF WILLS - CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
Estate of Lawrence E. Summers, Sr.
also known as Larry E. Summers, Sr.
No. 21
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, Deceased
Amy Knauer
(-eaeA7 a subscribing witness to the 0 codicil(s) lID will(-s? presented herewith, (-eaeA1 duly qualified according to
law depose(s) and say(s) that she/ho/tl:1oy was/wef€ present and saw the above Testator(~) sign the same and
that she/ho/tl:1oy signed as a witness at the request of the Testator(~ in her/his/~ presence ancQ in the
presence of each other lID in the presence of the other subscribin witness(es).
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(Signature)
Amy Knauer
(Address)
(Signature)
(Address)
Sworn to or affirmed ~4?subscribed
before me this G day of
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires: COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notarial Seal
~eth Myers, Notary Public
Mechamcsburg Boro. Cumberland County
My Commlssloll Expires July 27, 2008
(Signature and seal of Notary or other Member, Pennsylvarn" I\sso I <:If ken by officer authorized to administer oaths. Please have
official qualified to administer oaths. Show p~eg~~t the original or copy of instrument(s) at time of notarization.
date of expiration of Notary's commission.)
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REGISTER OF WILLS - CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
Estate of Lawrence E. Summers, Sr.
also known as Larry E. Summers. Sr.
No. 21
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David W. Knauer, Esquire
(eeeIT) a subscribing witness to the 0 codicil(s) lID will(-s7 presented herewith, (ee:efl1 duly qualified according to
law depose(s) and say(s) that sfleIhe/tfley was/weFe present and saw the above Testator(~ sign the same and
that S'he/he/tfley signed as a witness at the request of the Testator(~ in Aer/his/~ presence ancQ in the
presence of each other lID in the presence of t ther subscribing witness(-es1.
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David W. Knauer, Esquire
411A East Main Street, MechancisburQ
(Address)
PA 17055
(Signature)
(Address)
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed
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Aotary PU~";' r COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
My Commission Expires: Notarial Seal .
Beth Myers, Notary Public
Mechanicsbur8 Boro, ~umberland County
My CommissIOn Expires July 27, 2008
Member, Pennsvlvanif46-"fig?iatip8 g~ ~~~~i~SbY officer authorized to administer oaths. Please have
present the original or copy of instrument(s) at time of notarization.
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(Signature and seal of Notary or other
official qualified to administer oaths. Show
date of expiration of Notary's commission.)
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