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PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of Arthur Goodhart
Also known as Arthur H. Goodhart
, deceased
Social Security No. 177-16-0070
No. ';-000' 0270
To: Register of Wills for the County of
Cumberland County in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioners, who is/are 18 years of age or older an the executors named in the last Will of the
above decedent, dated July 1,1998 and codicil(s) dated N/A
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his last family or
principal residence at 2829 Ritner Highway, Carlisle, West Pennsboro Township.
Decedent, then 91 years of age, died February 19, 2006, at Sarah Todd Memorial Home.
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: No Exceptions
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in P A) All personal property
(If not domiciled in P A) Personal property in Pennsylvania
(If not domiciled in P A) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
Situate as follows:
$60.000.00
$
$
$
WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented
herewith and the grant of letters testamentary thereon.
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Violet Newc mer
861 E Louther St. Carlisle. PA 17013
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Jo Sh m~n
~;:;A 17013
Gerald Goodhart
419 W Penn St. Carlisle. PAl 7013
OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENT A TIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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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.
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Violet New orner
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Joy S erm /
Sworn to or affinned and subscribed
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Before me this _ day of March 2006
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Caro I Kerr
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Gerald Goodhart
No. 2.00(o-027Q
Estate of Arthur Goodhart, Deceased
DEGREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW, March 30th , 2006, in consideration of the petition on the reverse side hereof,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me,
IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated July 1, 1998 described therein be admitted to probate and filed of
record as the last will of Arthur Goodhart and Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Violet Newcomer,
Carol Kerr, Joy Sherman, Arthur Goodhart, Jr. and Gerald Goodhart.
FEES
P b L E $ 135.00
ro ate, etters, tc. .. .. . .. . . .. . _
Short Certificates (f). . . . . . . . . . . . $ 32. ,oD
n Wi II. . $ J~.o6
f\.enUnelatIOft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -:J
TCpv()U)-O $ \5,00
TOTAL $ ,C/'7.00
Filed. .f!J.q.r~f:I.. .~9. :~J. ;?{.:?(~~...............
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TL:, : s : 0 certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original ce~ificate of death dulr filed with me
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.
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Fee for this certificate, $6.00
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12269878
FES 2 2 2006
Date
Hl05.U3 Rev. 01AJ6
TYPEIPflINT IN
PERMANENT
BLACK INK
1 Name 01 Decedenl (Firsl. nwldle.last)
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH STATE FILE NUMBER
7. Dale 01 Birth Month. de , ear
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3. Social Security Nurmer 4. Dale 0/ Death (Monlh. day, year)
Arthur Goodhart
5 Age (Lasl birthday)
91 YIS
Bb County 01 Dealh
177 _16
February 19, 2006
Cumberland
Carlisle
Olher:
o ERlOut lien! 0 OOA NUt' Home 0 Residence 0 Other - S
9. Was Decedenl or Hispanic Origin? 10. Race: American Indiln. Black. While. 8lc.
:lfl No 0 =:~~~~.) [S~ite
11 Decedent's Usual Occ lion Kind 01 work done durin mosl 01 WOIkin kre; do nol slale retired
Operaerri~~tEnginee c~~a;t~~iion
16. Decedenl's Mailing Address (Slreel. cilyAown, slate, zip code)
2829 Ritner Highway
Carlisle PA 17013
Yes 0 No
Decedent's
Aclual Residence 17a. Stale
13. Decedenl's Education oc'
ElementlrylS~ary (O.12)
h' esl rade Ieled
College (H or 5+)
14. Marital Slatus: Married, Never married,
Widowed. Divorced (SpecKy)
Married
15. Surviving Spouse (It wile. gWe ll&ideIl name)
lib. Counly
PA
CUmberland
Did Decedent
Live in a
TownSh,,?
17c. XIX Yes, Decadenl lived in
Marie Chamberlain
W. Pennsboro Twp. Twp.
17d. 0 No, Decedent lived within
AcIuall.imils of
Clyltloro
18. Falhe(s Name (FII3I, nwldle.last)
Hugh F. Goodhart
208. Inlor~~i; (T&;6dhart
19. Mothe(s Name (FKst. middle, maiden surname)
May Fickes
2Ob. Informanfs Mai~ng Address (Street. citynown, slale, zip code)
2829 Ritner Highway, Carlisle PA 17013
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CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instructions and examples)
hem 27. Part I: Enter Ille ~ - diseases, injuries, or colllllicalions - that directly caused Ihe death. DO NOT enler lerminal evenls such as cardiac arrest,
respiratory a"ast. or venlri;ular fibrillation mhout showilg Ihe etiology DO NOT abbreviate. Emer only one cause on a koe.
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Due to (or as a consequence of):
21c. Place of OisposKion (Nama 01 camelal)'. crematory or other place) 21d. location (City.1own, sCala. zip code)
iCkinson presbyteC~~t~ urch Carlisle PA
22c. Name and hldress of Facnity Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home
219 N. Hanover St, Carlisle PA 17013
23b. li;ensa Nurrber 23c. Dale Signed (Month. day. year)
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26. Was Case Rererred 10 a Medical ExaminerlCoronet?
o Yes 7(No
Part II: Enler other sionificant condnions conlmulina to dealh.
but no! resuling in tha underlying caUSe given in ?all I:
: Approximate inteNal:
: onselto death
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309. Was an Autopsy
Performed?
32b. Descrile how In;ul)' OccUlTed'
28. Did Tobacco Use Conlrilule 10 0eaIb?
o Yes 0 Probabtj
~No 0 Unl<noWn
29. If FIlll'GIIe:
o Not pregnant wiIIIin past year
o Pregnan\ at time ot deaJh
o Not pregnant. but pregnanl wilIUn.c2 days
01 dealh
o Not pregnanl. btJt pregnanl43 days ID 1 year
before death
o Unknown ~ pregnant wiIIIin the past year
32c. PIaca of Injury: Home. Fann. Slreet FacloIy, Oftice
Building, etc. (~
Sequentially list condttions. if any,
. leeding 10 .Ihe cause isled on line a.
- Enler the UNDERLYING CAUSE
- (disease or injury that inftialed Ihe
evenls resuKing in dealh) LAST.
Due 10 (or as a consequence of):
Due 10 (or as a consequence of)'
o Yes ~ No
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JOb. Were Aulopsy FIndings
Available Prior 10 Collllletion
01 Cause of Dealh?
DYes 0 No
31. Manner o(Qealh
fp. Natural 0 Homicide
... Ct- Accidenl 0 Pending Investigation
o Suicide 0 Couk! NoI Be Deleriii'ned
32.1. Dale of Injury (Monlh, day. year)
321. If Transpotlation Injury (~
o Driver/Ope<ator 0 Passenger
o Pedestrian 0 Olhar- Specify:
33b. S~ndnlalo~
33c. license Nurmer
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34. N~~Address:'Person;,~~r~~~~~~ ~
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32g. location (Skeel. caynown, slate)
32d. TlITIe of Injury
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339. Certifier (check only one)
Certllylng physician (Physician certilying cause 01 daalh when another physician has pronounced dealh and oompteted hem 23)
To lhe best of my lrnowIedge, death occurred due 10 the cause(s) and manner as slated .._......_.__.._._.............._........_._............_......_.__........_._.__..........._~
Pronouncing and certifying physician (Physician both pronouncing death and certifying to cause 01 death)
To \he best of my knowledge, dealh occurred lit the lime, date. and plaee, and due to the cause{s) and manner a slaled.....___._.__......___..____..__...._._O
Medical examlnerlcolllner
On lhe basis 01 axarnllullon and/or Invesllgatlon, In my opinion, death occurred at !he time, dale, and place, and due to the c.use(s) and manner as slated ._.__0
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33d. Dale Signed (MotI1h. day. )'8lIr)
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(See instructions and examples on reverse)
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
ARTHUR H. GOODHART
I, ARTHUR H. GOODHART, of West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make,
publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills
and codicils heretofore made by me.
FIRST: I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses (not previously
paid for by me prior to my death), including ray grave rnarker, if any, shall be paid from the
assets of my estate as soon as practicable after my decease.
SECOND: I give and bequeath the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
to the Dickinson Presbyterian Church of Cummingstown, Pennsylvania, said sum to be restricted
and used for maintenance of the cemetary.
THIRD: Should my Wife, MARIE C. GOODHART, survive me, she will
receive by operation of law our jointly-owned home at 2829 Ritner Highway, Carlisle,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. I direct that one-half of the value of this home should be
included as an asset distributed to my Wife, MARIE C. GOODHART, in determining any share
of my estate to which she might otherwise be entitled by law.
FOURTH;: Should my Wife, MARIE C. GOODHART, predecease me, I
direct my hereinafter named Executors to sell my home at 2829 Ritner Highway, Carlisle,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, either at public or private sale as they deem appropriate. I
give~ devise and bequeath one-half of the l1et proceeds from the sale afmy home at 2829 PJtner
Highway, equally, to my children, who survive me, namely, WAYNE JACKSON and LARRY
JACKSON, and one-half of the net proceeds from the sale of my home as aforesaid, equally to
the children of my Husband, ARTHUR H. GOODHART, who survive me, namely, VIOLET
NEWCOMER, CAROL KERR, JOY SHERMAN, ARTHUR GOODHART, JR.,
GERALD GOODHART and PATRICIA 'y)'IIALEN.
FIFTH: Should my Wife, MARIE C. GOODHART, survive me, I give
and bequeath to her all furnishings and household effects in my home at 2829 Ritner Highway,
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and my 1994 Mercury Villager, or any other
automobile which may replace that vehicle or which she may then be using, together with any
policies of insurance thereon. Should my Wife, MARIE C. GOODHART, predecease me,
then the items specifically bequeathed to her in this Item Fifth of my Last Will and Testament
shall be sold and the proceeds thereof distributed in accordance with the residuary clause of this
my Last Will and Testament.
SIXTH: I direct that any and all other vehicles which I may own at the time
of my death not specifically provided for in Item Fifth above, including any automobiles or
trucks, and all tools and saws, shall be sold by my hereinafter named Executors, either at public
or private sale as they deem appropriate. I give and bequeath the net proceeds from the sale of
all of these items to the following named beneficiaries who survive me: MARIE C.
GOODHART, VIOLET NEWCOMER, CAROL KERR, JOY SHERMAN, ARTHUR
GOODHART, JR., GERALD GOODHART, and PATRICIA WHALEN.
SEVENTH: I give, devise and bequeath the residue of my estate, of every
nature and wherever situate, to my Children, equally, namely, VIOLET NEWCOMER,
CAROL KERR, JOY SHERMAN, ARTHUR GOODHART, JR., GERALD GOODHART,
and P1\TRI(;IA\'lHA~N. Should any of my children named above, except Patricia Whalen,
predecease their share shall be distributed to their issue, per stir'pes, living at the time of my
death, and in default of such then-living issue, such share shall be added to the share or shares for
my other children. Should PATRICIA WHALEN predecease me, her share shall lapse and
such share shall be added to the share or shares for my other children.
EIGHTH: I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence of my
death, of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed, shall be paid from my residuary
estate as a part of the expense of the administration of my estate.
NINTH: I nominate, constitute and appoint my Children, VIOLET
NEWCOMER, CAROL KERR, JOY SHERMAN, ARTHUR GOODHART, JR., and
GERALD GOODHART, or the survivors of them, Executors of this my Last Will and
Testament.
TENTH: I direct my Executors and their successors shall not be required to
give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in this or any other jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will
and J~tament, consisting of two (2) typewritten pages, each identified by my signature, this
/ -- day ofJuly, 1998. ~
A EAL)
Arthur H. Goodhart
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator, ARTHUR H.
GOODHART, as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request,
in his sight and presence, and in the sight and presence of each oth have hereunto subscribed
our names as witnesses.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA )
: SS.
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
I, ARTHUR H. GOODHART, Testator, whose name is signed to the attached or
foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I
signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will and Testament; that I signed it willingly; and
that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.
Sworn o~ affirmed to and acknowledged before me by ARTHUR H. GOODHART, the
Testator, this ----1- day of July, 1998.
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A..rthur H. Goodhart, Testat
NfjfAfUAL SEAL
SHEli.V D. SEXTON. NOTARY PUBLIC
CARLISLE BORO. CUMBERLAND COUNTY
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES APRIL 26, 1999 $
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AFFIDA VIT
COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
: SS.
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
We, RONALD E. JOHNSON and ----rA-'l L,~~ ? ANDC?E.WS , the witnesses
whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according
to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw Testator sign and execute the instrument
as his Last Will and Testament; that ARTHUR H. GOODHART signed willingly and that he
executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purpose therein expressed; that each of us in the
hearing and sight of the Testator signed the Will as witnesses; and that to the best of our
knowledge the Testator was at that time 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no
constraint or undue influence.
Sworn or affirmed tlj1 and subscribed to before me by RONALD E. JOHNSON and
CfA\.f La R ?& ~~ witnesses, this \ day of July, 1998.
NOTf\R;,~.l
SHEllY O. sen i;~{ ~~:n ABY PUBliC
CARLISLE BCIRO, U..I~,'lL~tHL^ND COUNTY
MY COMMISSmiJ L<P,1;F8 APBlt 26.1999
Member, Pf;nnsy!val';!a lssociatlon 01 ~otafjes
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