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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-29-06 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. ~L4-~J<~~_/ Violet Newc mer 861 E Louther St. Carlisle. PA 17013 ~~ 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 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. y~ ~i~"""".e1.-. Violet New orner ~~~ Joy S erm / Sworn to or affinned and subscribed 1" qilt Before me this _ day of March 2006 ~ ':kwui .J;tA~ ~~J~ Register-- c~~~ Caro I Kerr ~4A4r ~ff~ 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. ;?{.:?(~~............... ~ 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. No. ~C:o~~~ Fee for this certificate, $6.00 p 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 4, 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 o UJ en :::> en <( ::i <( / ... 0 {~. 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. =~~;~~~~J;:~:dis~ a. ~~~ '.) 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) (CV\ 9-\ D~ --0/ \q 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 i VY\l",- :-1 309. 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 d 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 ~ t)\\"'2..'1( t:' tV& ~ ~~'" 34. N~~Address:'Person;,~~r~~~~~~ ~ ~ 'J"1 "^' ~ ~ ,~"" t...1) t.'trU.\\. -~"\ 32g. location (Skeel. caynown, slate) 32d. TlITIe of Injury M. I- Z UJ o w (,) UJ o lL. o ~ z 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 35:n:=tU~~D~;: ~~ '"' 33d. Dale Signed (MotI1h. day. )'8lIr) I ~ I l I ~I \ I () I , . a. (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. ~~~AL) A..rthur H. Goodhart, Testat NfjfAfUAL SEAL SHEli.V D. SEXTON. NOTARY PUBLIC CARLISLE BORO. CUMBERLAND COUNTY MY COMMISSION EXPIRES APRIL 26, 1999 $ I Memtwr ~erm~y~ani~_~~!:~~~~~~"3,!~~n~~~.!~~.J 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 _,_.,.......,_._..._..~._,...,..,....J>..Il~J,....,....<,~"..~'"'~.-::.I':i~.n~,~I'l."II"..~.P'll/l.}..I.~...~ ~~ Notary Pu~