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Register of Wills of Cumberland County
Estate of Paul E. Minner
also known as
PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
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To:
, Deceased.
Register of Wills for the
County of Cumberland in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Social Security No. 182-14-7921
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, and the execut~ named in the last will of the
above decedent, dated September 7 , 20 04
and codicil(s) dated N/A
(state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.)
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland
Pennsylvania, with h~ last family or principal residence at
549 South Third Street Lemoyne, PA 17043
(list street, number and municipality)
County,
Decedent, then ~ years of age, died March 28 , 20~, at Holy Sprit Hospital
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 ofa killing and was never adjudicated incompetent:
N/A
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
situated as follows: 549 South Third Street Lemovne PA 17043
400,000.00
$
$
$
$
170.000.00
Total
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WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented
herewith and the grant of letters Testamentary
(testamentary; administration c.t.a.; administration db.n.c.t.a.)
thereon.
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Residence(s) ofPetitioner(s)
558 Race Street Harrisburg, PA 17104
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affrrm(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) of the above
decedent petitioner(s) wilt welt and truly administer the estate aC~ing to ~. 4- c-
Sworn to or ~ffrrmed ,~d~bscribed {3~--"" L ~ Ir -
Before me Uris L0.. 7l day of _ ~
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Estate of PAUL E. MINNER
, Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
20~, in consideration of the petition on the reverse side
oofhaving been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s), dated
, described therein be admitted to probate f1led of record as the last will of
; and Letters are hereby granted to
AND NOW
hereof, satisfactory
September 7, 2004
Paul E. Minner
Jon E. Minner
FEES
Probate, Letters, Etc. ............. $
Will ................................. $
Renunciation.. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . $
Short Certificates QD) ............ $
JCP... . ... . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Automation Fee................... $
Bond.. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . .... $
:rotM~'OU $
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Kristine L. Waltz, Esq. 37647 ~j H-, tJ 0 t- P r l Sf. t1 l-
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Attorney (Sup. Ct. I.D. No.)
125 East Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
Address
(570) 326-2443
Phone
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'lJ' i~; to certify that the information here given is conectly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as
L,)( ,}I 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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ITEM # I '1
SHdUtDlffiAD'AS'FOLLOWS:
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1 Name of DecedMt (Frst. niddle,lasl)
Paul E.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA' DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH STATE FILE NUMBER
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3, Social Socully Nul!t>oJ
Minner
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4, 0.\. olllealh (1oIon\h, day, YIII)
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5 Aoe (list bit1hday)
Cumberland
East Pennsboro Twp.
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white
. 11. Decedent's Usual Occ lion Kind of woril: clone durin masl 01 wakin Ife; do not ttale retifed
Kind or Work KInd 0( 6usinesSI1ndustry
Insurance De t. State Government
16 Oecedenfs Mailing _... (Street, cityAoWO, $\ale, zip code)
n h. est rade c Itted
CoRego (H or 5+)
14. Maml Status: Married, NIVer married.
_, C"'r<:ed (Spi>cj~
widowed
'5, SUrvMnQ S9<>",e (~wife, oNe maiden nome)
17a. S!ale
Penn!'lylvRnia
Did Decedenl
Livei"a
T own.hip?
17c. 0 Yes, Decedenl Lived in
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549 South Third Street
Lemoyne, PA 17043
'lb. CounlY
Cumberland
17d. PO
No, Oeeedool Lived wlhin
Ac\\la\Limi\sef
Lemoyne
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18. Father's Name (First. middle.lasI)
19. Mother's Name (FbI, rTiddle. maiden surname)
L. Minner
Cotie (unknown)
201>. InklrmBnl's Malina Address (Street. cityllown. stall, z~ code)
558 Race Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104
Minner
21b. 00le oIlmposhion IlIonll1, day, Yllr)
21c. Place of Dispodion (Nan-. of cemelsry, crem&toIy or other place)
21d. Localion (CilyAown, .lale, zip code)
o Removal from Stale
o Ocnalion
2006
Evans Cremator Sehaefferstown, PA 17088
22'. Name and Addr... 01 Fa,iity Parthemore PH & CS. Ine.
P.O. Box 1 New Cumberland PA 170 -04 1
23b. L~ense NUllllel 23<. Oal. SiQnOd (Month, day, Yllr)
(01' person acmg as such)
. h -corOf_<ertity1nQ
~ phyU:ian is not availabJe at lime of death to
!! certify cause 01 death
! lIems 2~.26 must be COf11)Ieled by person
i who pronounces dealtl
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23&. To \he best 01111)' knowledge, death occoo-ed at the time. dale and pile. staled. (Signa lure and tlIe)
FD 013 340 L
24. Time of Ollth , 00 A M 25. Oirl~~h,:aY'8) MO
CAUSE OF DEATH lsee Instruetlono and ...mpIH)
hllTl27. Part t Enslr the ~ - diseases, injuries, Of co~lior1s - thai directly caused lhe dealh. 00 NOT enter leminal eve.,!s such as cardiac 3rrest,
l"t$Pit.J~ 6n8$" 01' Ven\rcuBf IbriIation wil.hou1 showflg 1he el.aogy. DO NOT abbreviate. Enler only one Cll.I$8 on a line.
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_resutlinQindoall1) -". .. "'-' - ~
Due 10 (or ts. a ~5,Wijllnce o~:
:: Soquontietj is! conditions. hny, b. L. .tH:~_
= =: UU;:~YI~edc~': a. Due 10 (or as a consequence oij:
= (disease or injury \hel inilillled \he
: 8\IeI1b resuRI1il in dulh) LAST
Approxlmalelnlervel'
onset kl death
26. Was C~"'ned 10 a Medical Exa....erlCorone<7
Jt~'i 0 No
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Part II: emit' other ~lbnl conditions lWllributina In dAath, 29. Did Tobacco Use Contrbllte 10 Death?
but not resufting h the underlying cause given in Pari!. '~8S 0 Ptababty
D No 0 Unknown
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300. W.r. Autopsy Find;ngs
....0Ie _ to Corrp\e1ion
of Cause of Death?
o Yes 0 No
31. Minner 0' Death
II( Nelu,.1 0 Homicide
D Acck1ent 0 Pending InvestiQatkm
o Suicide 0 Could Nol Be Deterrnned
328. Dale 01 Injury (Month, day, year)
32b. _how Injury Occuned:
321.
Due 10 (or as a consequence o~:
301. Was an Autopsy
Perbrmad1
32d. Time of Injury
328. Injury at Work?
o Yes D No
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330. Cortlfler (c_on!y on.)
Cet111y1nQ phyatclan (Phy.~ian cet1ifyinQ causo 01 death"".n .nolhet phys~ian has pronounc:od dealh and COfT'llleled hem 23)
To lhe besl of my tnowtIdoe. dulh occurred due 10 lhe caUS8(l) and manner al ,lated ...._....H.M...H.._.H....._..."..._...._._~~..___.._.....__._......... ..............................0
Pronouncing and certtfying physk:lan (Physician bolh pronouncing death and C8Itl1yIng 10 cause 01 death)
To tho best Of my knowledge, dlllt1 occurlOd at tho time. dale, and pIaco, and duo 10 tho caUSe('}lnd IIIInner as .lalecL",,,,,,,...."''''............,,..,,,'''....,,..,,.''',,....,D
MedicJl eUmNrkoroner
On ~Sis of examination and/or InvesUgatlon, In my optnlon, dellh occurred al the lime. date, and pta<<, and due to the eause(s) and maM9f as statIcS .........0
35 r" lure and 0 '... 36. Date Filed (Monlh, day, year)
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34. Name ami AddreM oj P.i!so:' Who CofTllle\ed Caus. of Deafn litem 27)
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(See instructions and examples on reverse)
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
PAUL EDISON MINNER
I, PAUL EDISON MILLER, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of
sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and
declare this for and as my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking any and
all Wills or Codicils by me at any time heretofore made.
FIRST:
I declare that I am married to EILEEN BELLE MINNER and
that all references in this Will to "my wife" are references to her. I have one
(1) son, now living, whose name is JON E. MINNER. I have two (2)
grandchildren whose names are as follows: BRIAN SLATER MINNER and
ELIZABETH ANN MINNER.
SECOND: It is my intention by this Will to dispose of all property
which I may own, however, I hereby elect not to exercise any power of
appointment exercisable by a Will which I now have or which may hereafter
be conferred on me; no provisions of this Will shall be construed as an
exercise in whole or in part of any such power.
THIRD: I direct my Executor, hereinafter named, to pay all my iust
and lawful debts and funeral expenses out of my persQnal estate as soon
after my decease as is convenient.
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FOURTH: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and
remainder of my Estate, real, personal and mixed, of whatever nature and
wheresoever situate, to my wife, EILlEEN BELLE MINNER.
FIFTH: If my wife predeceases me, then I make a specific gift of
the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000) to my granddaughter,
ELIZABETH ANN MINNER.
SIXTH: If my wife predeceases me, then I make a specific gift of the
sum of Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000) to my grandson, BRIAN SLATER
MINNER.
SEVENTH: If my wife predeceases me, then I give, devise and
bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, real, personal
and mixed, wheresoever situate, to my son, JON E. MINNER.
It is my preference that my son, JON, keep our inheritance
invested in his name alone.
EIGHTH: If my wife predeceases me and my son, JON, also
predeceases me, then I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest, residue
and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, wheresoever
situated, as follows:
One-third (1/3) to my granddaughter, ELIZABETH ANN
MINNER, per stirpes
One-third (1/3) to my grandson, BRIAN SLATER MINNER,
per stirpes
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One-third (1/3) to my daughter-in-law, SANDRA MINNER,
per stirpes, on the condition that SANDRA was married to
JON at the time of his death and was not separated from
JON at the time of his death.
NINTH: If any of the named beneficiaries in Item EIGHTH should
predecease me without children, then the survivors of the above-named
persons In this Item shall share equally with the deceased beneficiary's
share under this provision.
TENTH: My Executrix or any successor Executor shall receive
reasonable compensation for services rendered to my estate during
administration as determined by the Court in which this Will is admitted to
probate.
ELEVENTH: My Executrix or any successor Executor shall have, in
extension and not in limitation of the powers given by law or by other
provisions of this Will, the following powers with respect to the settlement
and administration of my estate:
A. To exercise with regard to the probate estate all of the
powers and authority conferred by this Will.
B. To employee any attorney, investments advisor,
accountant, broker, tax specialist, or any other agent
deemed necessary by my Executor; and to pay from my
estate reasonable compensation for all services performed
by any of them.
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c. To conduct alone or with others any business in which I am
engaged or in which I have an interest at my death, with
all the powers of any owner with respect thereto, including
the power to delegate discretionary duties to others, to
invest other property held hereunder in such business and
to organize a partnership or corporation to carry on such
business.
D. When paying legacies or dividing or distributing my estate,
to make such payments, division, or distribution wholly or
partly in kind by allotting and transferring specific
securities or other personal or real properties or undivided
interests therein as a part of the whole of anyone or more
payments or shares at current values in the manner
deemed advisable by my Executor.
All of the above powers may be exercised, except as otherwise
provided by law, from time to time in the discretion of my Executrix or any
successor Executor without further Court Order or license.
TWELFTH: If any beneficiary under this Will in any manner, directly
or indirectly, contests or attacks this Will or any of its provisions, any share or
interest in my estate given to that contesting beneficiary had predeceased
me without issue.
THIRTEENTH: My wife and I are executing Wills at approximately the
same time in which each of us is the primary beneficiary of the Will of the
other. These Wills are not executed because f any agreement between my
wife and myself. Either Will may be revoked t any time at the sole .
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FOURTEENTH: If any provision of th s Will or of any Codicil thereto is
held to be inoperative, invalid or illegal, it is my intention that all of the
remaining provisions thereof shall continue 0 be fully operative and
effective so far as is possible and reasonabl .
FlnEENTH: All estate, inheritance succession and other death
taxes imposed or payable by reason of my d ath and interest and penalties
thereon with respect to all property comprisi g my gross estate for death tax
purposes, whether or not such property pass s under this Will, shall be paid
out of the residue of my estate, as if such tax,s were expenses of
administration, without apportionment or ri ht of reimbursement.
authorize my Executrix to pay all such taxes t such time or times as deemed
advisable.
SIXTEENTH: I name as my Executrix m wife, EILEEN BELLE MINNER.
In the event my wife, EILEEN, is unable to se e as Executrix, I nominate and
appoint my son, JON E. MINNER, to be the s ccessor-Executor of this, my Last
Will and Testament. If my son, JON, is unabl to serve as my successor-
Executor, then I nominate and appoint my gr ndson, BRIAN SLATER MINNER,
to be the successor-Executor of this, my Last ill and Testament.
SEVENTEENTH: I direct that my Execu,rix or any successor Executor
serve without bond in any iurisdiction in which called upon to act.
EIGHTEENTH: I direct my Executrix
engage the services of the law firm of Rupp
available, with respect to the administration
nd any successor Executor to
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nd Meikle, if its services are
f my estate.
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NINETEENTH. Wherever the contex\t requires, singular and plural.
and masculine, feminine and neuter, shall b interchangeable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunt set my hand and seal this
/ day of ~~ ,2004.
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the TESTATOR and
WITNESSES have signed to the attached or f regoing instrument, being first
duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersi ned authority that the Testator
signed and executed the instrument as his L st Will and Testament and that
he had signed willingly (or willingly directed another to sign for him), and
that he executed it as her free and voluntary! act for the purposes therein
expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of
the Testator, signed the Will as witness and t the best of his or her
knowledge the Testator was at that time eig teen (18) years of age or older,
of sound mind, and under no constraint or u due influence.
Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledg
MJ~NER, the Testator, and subscribed and
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7J4. day of ~ ~k.4-. 2004.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVA IA
NOTARIAL SEAL
LINDSAY I NAIL Notary Public
Camp Hill Bore. Cumberland County
M Commission Expires March 18,200
d before me by PAUL EDISON
orn to before me by
witnesses, this
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