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Home My WebLink About05-12-06 Register of Wills of Cumberland County PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS Estateoj/fl'1.1efrcr- G' ~ also known as No. ,)(:;<00(", . o'fi3 To: Register of Wills for the . ) County of Cumberland in the:) COInmonwealth of Pennsylvania , Deceased. Social Security No. /-'JY-O..r- / ;:t..'f( The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: lV r~.-j Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, and the execut~named in the lastwi}l oftll~ above decedent, dated J ctNc ~ ,. /79/. =-: and codicil(s) dated . ,.,) Ul (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decedent was domiciled at death in c.a a d6/PL./hff # County, Pennsylvania, with ~..iast family or principal residence at .;Ztrr /U~r- t$~..aNp J'~~ ~~{St-? (list street, number and municipality) I. Decedent, then ~ years of age, died l( -:zs , 20&, at C47e?-lSLE ~5,e'/7ifZ-. 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: 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: ~ $ '7~OCO".- $ $ $ WHEREFORE, petitioner( s) respectfully request( s) the probate of the last will and codicil( s) presented herewith and the grant ofletters administration c.t.a.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.) thereon. Signature( s) of Petitioner( s) Residence( s) ofPetitioner( s) b;~~~ ~(fm-c2/,-d..~ ~jCi>O 8a..t/~~ s"/ Yo @ e ! ,,-, "cI..ofrA sgr:- r;~t-i.sJ-C: .p)? (?CJO C/jr!, 'S/<J j1a. /70./ ~ Register of Wills of Cumberland County " OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA } ss: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND 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 ;;;;;;:~ ;:;::::d~Y ::~crili{e e'mre~~ _ -rlfl OAf ' 20 0 r, v{M~ '-I~t~~~ rilpI~ No.~/'O(P, tj/3 Estate of i/r; ry,'tl f;. F Ik / CI.l ~. a ...., A (IJ '-" , Deceased DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS ""- 20~, in consideration of the petition on the reverse side been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s), dated , described therein be admitted to prollate filed of record as th~ last will of ; and Letters are hereby granted to E leks rrlt dt FEES Probate, Letters, Etc. ............. Will.............................. ... -1 1 , ,I I' ~'1tAdt -IaJII~(j~ . /. 'IN>>/!';,dd '- Register ofW' s /. /<.{ft;jU'l:.;./ IY1!j 0' ~ $ $ Renunciation... . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . $ Short Certificates ( ). .. .. . . .... . $ JCP.................................. $ Automation Fee................... $ $ $ 20~ 90,':<:'- /5c" Attorney (Sup. Ct. LD. No.) / (,; 00 Ie), vQ 5 ~oJ Address Bond............................. .... Total Filed -trl ~.. ,;; 1..5(, ~ Phone i .. ~ ~ ~ .~ ~ ~ . J ' , "(." - ( Il"': '../400' 1 ~_.1 r- LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, HARRIET G. ETTER, of Lower Mifflin Township, Cumberland County, i I Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Last Will and Testament and revoke any Will or Codicil previously made by me. ITEM I: I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses, including my gravemarker and all expenses of my last illness, shall be paid from my residuary estate as soon as practicable after my decease as a part of the administration of my estate. ITEM II: I bequeath those articles of my household furniture and furnishings and those articles of my personal effects and personal property as set forth in a separate memorandum, which I shall place with my Will or deposit with my attorney, to the persons therein designated. ITEM III: I devise and bequeath the residue of my estate of every nature and wherever situate to MARY ETTA FICKES and her husband, RONALD E. FICKES, or the survivor of them, providing they or the survivor of them shall survive me by 30 days. ITEM IV: Should both MARY ETTA FICKES and RONALD E. FICKES predecease me or the survivor of them die on or before the thirtieth day following my death, then, in that event, I devise and bequeath all of the residue of my estate of every nature and whenever situate in equal shares to the children of MARY ETTA FICKES and RONALD E. FICKES, SUSAN FICKES JUMPER and SCOTT FICKES. L- ITEM V: I remind MARY ETTA FICKES and RONALD E. FICKES, (and his or her personal representative, guardian, agent acting under a power of attorney or 0J o:ther representative) that he or she may disclaim any part or all of any gift ,passing to him or her hereunder or otherwise by virtue of my death. In , " (-; , c ~ ~ ~ . J tt . particular it may be desirable for him or her to disclaim a portion of my residuary estate (or of other property passing otherwise by reason of my death), and if he or she does so (either personally or by his or her personal representative, guardian or agent acting under a power of attorney) the disclaimed portion shall pass as provided for in ITEM VI below. ITEM VI: DISCLAIMED PORTIONS - Predeceased Spouse. That portion of my estate (or of any other property which would pass to either MARY ETTA FICKES and RONALD E. FICKES by reason of my death) which is disclaimed by either MARY ETTA FICKES and/or RONALD E. FICKES, shall pass to the children of MARY ETTA FICKES and RONALD E. FICKES, SUSAN FICKES JUMPER and SCOTT FICKES, in equal shares per stirpes. ITEM VII: I appoint HAMILTON C. DAVIS, guardian of any property which passes outright either under this Will or otherwise to a minor and with respect to which I am authorized to appoint a guardian and have not otherwise specifically done so, provided that this appointment of a guardian shall not supersede the right of any fiduciary in its discretion to distribute a share where possible to the minor or to another for the minor's benefit. Such guardian shall have the power to use principal as well as income from time to time for the minor's support and education (including secondary, college education, both graduate and undergraduate, professional and other education) without regard to his or her parent's ability to provide for such support and education, or to make payment for these purposes, without further responsibility to the minor or to the minor's parent or to any person taking care of the minor. ITEM VIII: I direct that all taxes that may be assessed in consequence of my death, of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed, shall 2 , \ be paid from my residuary estate as part of the expenses of the administration of my estate. I I ITEM IX: I appoint MARY ETTA FICKES and RONALD E. FICKES, executors of this my Last Will. Should both of my said executors fail to qualify or cease to act as executors, I appoint my attorney, HAMILTON C. DAVIS, executor of this my Last Will. ITEM X: My individual fiduciary shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for his or her services rendered from time to time unless different compensation has been provided for in a separate letter of agreement. ITEM XI: I direct that my executors or guardian or their successors shall not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will . ~ and Testament, written on four (4) sheets of paper, dated thlS L' day of ~{ , 1991. ~It/ ~ HARRIET . ETTER (SEAL) The preceding instrument, consisting of this and three (3) other typewritten pages, each identified by the signature of the testatrix, was on the day and date thereof signed, published and declared by the testatrix therein named, as and for her Last Will, in the presence of us, who at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. _1i-Jt,r J~ r-- ~~~~ residing at #-c:wv: ~, A. / ~/)~ . residing at 3 ,- I . . , ~ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ss. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, HARRIET G. ETTER, the testatrix 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 that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. ~~IlILk~ ARRIET G. ET ER (SEAL) Sworn to or affirmed and acknowledged before me by HARRIET G. ETTER, the testatrix, this .;J.{P+/... day of J~ ,1991. V~12r-~ Notary Public .i:e,'.A "\~;;:,J~~i:~~~~~:'~~~~~'9::' \ My CommisSion ~.le::.~.:E_.--___- COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ss. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, H~:l;"""'r,. PA...h3 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 the testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her Last Will; that the testatrix signed willingly and executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing witness in the hearing and sight of the testatrix signed the Will as a witness; and that to the best of our knowledge the testatrix was at that time eighteen (18) or more years of age and of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. and i)Q./.'t; elt i 5-))<"-5 the ,~zL/:~~ ~~?~ Sworn to or affirmed ~nd subscribed me AY jjlM,l i 'f: jI{ C. ()..JV i J ~~It(L ..tp~ , this ~ ~ f-"- day of J u-....Jl-- JJdA/)-~ to before and witnesses, , 1991. Notary Public )D~'C-- .---.--. 't' Public , " , C~".!~' ) \':':.,:"j ; t j 9':"-:'...... .~ 4