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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-24-06 BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WILLS, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of Fred Bittner also known as Frederick John Bittner PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS /11- 0 ~- 0;5'8 No. Fred Bittner , Deceased Social Security No. 189-18-5864 Kimberly A Casselberrv Petitioner(s). who Isfare 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:) G] 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 10/23/2003 and codicil(s) dated Kimberly A Casselberry and Carol M Lambert are named Executrices. Said Carol M Lambert has renounced in favor of Kimberly A Casselberrv. State relevant circumstances, e.g.. renunciation, death of executor, ete Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced and did not have a child bom or adopted after execution of the documents offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incapacitated: f'......' o B. Grant of Letters of Administration n (c.t.a., d.b.n.c.t.a.: pendente lite. durante absentia; durante minorttat6) " . " ..;~ '. ,,,.---, ... ,\,J ._ . .,': I, ..,_~" Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained the Decedent left no Will and was survived by t~ f1;ltlowiri9.~pous,,, (::'3 (if any) and heirs:; .r.:-, "- ',.::... 'j {'..,."", .~r' ..\ 'i .:::::~?~ I Name Relationship ResJdertCe ':7:::- -~~ .' .. ,'., .:::-\ ., .;.>(? ~.;:~ O? (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 5225 Wilson Lane. Apt 208. Lower Allen Township (list street. number and municipality) Decedent, then 87 years of age, died March 19 ,2006 ,at Holy Spirit Hospital (Location) 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 ........................................................................................ $ Total ...... .......... ......... ............. ......... ....................... ...................... ......................... $ 200.000.00 200.000.00 Real Estate situated as follows: 509 West Cumberland Street, Borough of Enola, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 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 Kimberl A Casselber 777 Glen Arden Drive Lewisber PA 17339 RW-7 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 est~~,ac<t,or ing 0 law. (!, I t? /~Ir J_. Sworn to and affirmed and subscribed ~ IJ ( ~ 8. /i -1'1-... Kimberly A sselberry before me this 7. day of ~ -~~ DECREE OF REGISTER CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of Fred Bittner also known as Frederick John Bittner Social Security No: 189-18-5864 Date of Death: 3/19/2006 AND NOW, March 2006 , in consideration of the Petition on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, Deceased No. a /-0 19 -()~ f' IT IS DECREED that Letters W Testamentary 0 of Administration (c.t.a.. d.b.n.c.t.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate) are hereby granted to Kimberlv A Casselberry in the above estate and that the instrument(s), if any, dated October 23.2003 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent. ~4 ~1lb0~}7l:;; (Jvt ~/Yl.~i3 - I Register af Wills , ? .:J~":). C.. g : -.... '\) '" ~ c.-".) ;....:; ~~~~~] r,) iT"1 .r:- C::J 'e:; , .':.'1 " --,", ~:.:,;:. ~~ FEES Letters .................................... . 5)(--4- Short Certlficate( s) ............... $ $ $ $ $ $ nventory & Tax Forms............. $ )ther Al,I.~9.m~~i9f.l. f.~.~........... . $ Renunciation ...... .... ......... ....... Affidavit ( ) ....................... Extra Pages ( ).............. Codicil NVi!L........................ JCP Fee ................................. TOTAL .............................$ W-7A $ 260.00 20.00 5.00 ~. ~ ~..~.....;:j r"; .,-, I Attorney ";,; " '. , co ~ r. ..' ':/) <:::) -,"I 15.00 10.00 Attorney: Jan L Brown 1.0. No: 67993 Address: 845 Sir Thomas Court Suite 12 Harrisburg Telephone: 717-541-5550 DATE FILED: 3/24/2006 PA 17109 5.00 315.00 This ;s '0 certiFy tJ1at the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me a~ Local Registrar. The oliginal certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Records Office for permanent filing. WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograp~. Fee for this certificate, $6.00 , ~~ P 12494528 (3 -<l/ -~6 Date ? No. ..0 1lIw. I_ ~. PEIIIIAl8f --- I. _....- _.... COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTIIENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH STATEFUIUolIIER S. ....~ 87 v.. .. c-...- I"J -4.::.... :r? ..,....;.:.i.. (~'? Q) White u. __......__ IS........ fI ...-.... __\IfIIolII : Wnber land II. _~ ..__ _.. ..... Car ~t~ Aut~b{J.e~ l&. ....-\SMII.~-..... 5225 Wilson Lane, Apt. 208 Mechanicsburg, PA 1'055 IN. 0 ..~u..._ _UolIlol ::.~ 11..11 v.._u.... lDwer Allen T~ CIIloIIIIt 11._ Pennsylvania m. ~ Cunberland l&. _110II IS. ....,._,.__...... Florence I. BcMuan ..----.....-\SMII.~-..... Jotm Geor e Getz ,,' ---~ "'" Kimberly A. Casselberry 2\0._" . ..... 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BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WillS, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA RENUNCIATION Estate of Fred Bittner also known as Frederick John Bittner Fred Bittner No. eX 1-0 (p --0;;J- r5 r , Deceased The undersigned, Carol M lambert. dauQhter. named Co-Executrix (Relationship) (Capacity) of the above Decedent, hereby renounce(s) the right to administer the estate and respectfully request(s) that letters Testamentary be issued to Kimberly A Casselberry Witness my hand this 24 day of March I 2006 . ~V.J '7 rlClMIld- (Signature) PO Box 396 Mavtown PA 17550 (Address) (Signature) (Address) ? i ."".") ,,'C."'-'\ ~"':'~)i .., ::::) -,.'.......1 (Signature) (Address) f:-::: ..'~... Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this ~J-I4--h day of rf)Qr~ Zooto evn..uJaJ[ ~. Notary Public My Commission Expires: -0 ...." '."~ N....:~;'" ) ':.:>< (:9 0:> ROTARtAI. $EM. MIA" WHm:.IIOTARf IWJC IllER PMI'ON 1WP., OAUPHIII eoutnY Iri mtlMISSlOff EXPIRES APRIL 5 2001 (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. RW-3 LAST WILL AND TEST AMENT OF FRED BITTNER I, FRED BITTNER, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Last Will and Testament. 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. B \ :':: c:ll.,/Jt. -tr~~ Article ill I give, devise and bequeath 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 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. Article IV All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate, I give, devise and bequeath IN EQUAL SHARES to my daughters, KIMBERLY A. CASSELBERRY, of York County, Pennsylvania and CAROL M. LAMBERT of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. However, if a beneficiary does not survive me by thirty (30) days, but leaves descendants who survive me by thirty (30) days, those descendants shall receive, per stirpes, the share the beneficiary would have received had he or she survived me by thirty (30) days. Article V I nominate, constitute, and appoint KIMBERLY A. CASSELBERRY and CAROL M. LAMBERT Executrices of my Last Will and Testament. I direct that my Executrices 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 ifliving. My Executrices shall receive reasonable compensation for services rendered to my estate. -2- Article VI In addition to the powers conferred by law, I authorize my Executrices, in her 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 confined to legal investments, and without regard to the principal of diversification, (d) to exercise any option or right arising from the ownership of investments, ( 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. priorto 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 Execut*; 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 time of my death, and (j) to receive reasonable compensation in accordance with their standard schedule offees in effect while their services are performed. -3- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, FRED BITTNER, hereby set my hand to this my Last Will and Testament, on /1/ 7-J! 0;3 , 2003, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ~~.--~./ FRED BITTNER \- In our presence, the above-named FRED BITTNER signed this and declared this to be his Last Will and Testament, and now at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, we sign as witnesses. Name Address fPo.uJoJl ~ 2b.eAs~ ~'5.51tr TJu.r'f"'<< <;. CI ~(;sb.r5 P4 (liO <<1 ,VaL4f- ~€f'f SIr- IntJ/Vvi<., CI. HCtrn -Jx,r8,Rt 17/tJ'j -4- I, FRED BITTNER, Testator, who signed the foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, acknowledge that I signed and executed this instrument as my Will, and that I signed it willingly as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. Sworn to or affirmed and acknowledged before me by FRED B7,TNE" the Testator, on I ~ J.. j 171 ,2003. ~~ ---No Public ~ ' ~~. .#}4'~ FRED BITTNER -- r ~UI .IAN L ... NOTAR't PUBlIC LOWER PAXTOIl!fa-DAUPHlN coum MY COMMISSION W'mt~ MARCH 29 2004 We, the undersigned witnesses who signed the foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, depose and say that we were present and saw the Testator sign and execute this instrument as his Will; that he signed and executed it willingly as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in his sight and hearing signed the Will as witnesses, and that to the best of our knowledge, that he was at that time eighteen (18) years or more of age, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed to before me --&~ Witness ,2003. ~YI- 2bu~ ~~ --Not Public JAM L BROWN NOTARY PUBlIC LOWER PmON TWP. DAUPHIN COUNTY MY COMMISSION EXPI~ES MARCH 29 2004 - 5- r'~'"""''' '-"l:;i~j~';';lAI():1 .'., . '\111'''1 "f)P''''~ '1<'0"" . 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