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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-16-06 _r: ..~ =- ~ , Register of Wills of Cumberland County Estate of Walter R Sliker also known as PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS No. ~ 1- ()tp. 4r11 To: , Deceased. Social Security No. 1 9 3 - 24 - 0 1 84 Register of Wills for the County of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 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 October 11 , 20 05 and codicil( s) dated (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland Pennsy Ivania, with h~ last family or principal residence at 122 Sholly Drive, Upper Allen Township County , (list street, number and municipality) Decedent,then~yearsofage,diedMay2 ,20~,at 1?? ~holly Or Upper. Allen Twp. 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 adj udicated 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: $ 115,000.- $ $ $ none 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 d.b.n.c.t.a.) x Residence( s) of Petitioner( s) 122 Sholly Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 . ) ; ',"<) .:'.J (' .:) :"-~;--, i j "; t. l {--. ) -1 \...) I 7'-1 , ; <"-:;1 C,,) (--.) ...; -.l Scott M. Dinner l\1torney at l.aw 3117 Chestnut Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 tel, (717) 761-:,800 fax; (717) 761-5008 al - ()LP - l-J 1.1 LAST WILL OF W ALTER R. SLIKER '. ,.... I, Walter R. Sliker, presently of 122 Sholly Drive, Upper Allen Township, j',; umberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Last Will hereby revoking all W~tmd , -. . 1 odicils previously made by me. I declare I have three children born to me: my daughter, Connie A. Heishman, resently of Mechanics burg, Pennsylvania, my daughter, Carol F. Pizzi, presently ofWesterville, Ohio and my son, Douglas W. Sliker, presently of Snow Hill, North Carolina. All references in his Will to 'my children' include only the above named individuals. ARTICLE I Payment of DebtslExpenses: I direct the payment of my legally enforceable debts, the expenses of my last illness and the final disposition of my remains (as hereinafter provided) from my estate as soon after my death as may be convenient. I also direct that my body be interred on my burial lot located in Westminster Memorial Gardens, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the funeral arrangements which I have made with the Hoffinan-Roth Funeral Home of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Scott M. Dinner A.iiornl'Y at lAliw ;) 117 {~jWSh1Ut Sirfi>i Cam]} HiB, PA 170U il'L {717} 761-5800 fax; (717) 761-GOOB -2- ARTICLE II Personal Property and Household Effects: I give certain items of my household rnishings and tangible personal property to my friends and family in accordance with the terms of written memorandum which I have prepared. Any such property not disposed of by such emorandum, or all of such property if the memorandum is not located or received by my ersonal Representative, shall be part of and pass with my residuary estate as provided for in RTICLE III. If the written memorandum referred to in this AR TI CLE II is not located or eceived by my Personal Representative within sixty (60) days after taking office as such, after and pon the conducting of a reasonable search for such memorandum, the Personal Representative shall be held harmless for distributing such property as hereinbefore provided. ARTICLE III Residuary Estate: I do give and bequeath the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real, personal and mixed, of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate as follows: 1. sixty-five (65%) percent of my residuary estate in equal shares to my children, per stirpes; 2. thirty (30%) percent of my residuary estate in equal shares to my children's children (my grandchildren), per stirpes; and, 3. five (5%) percent of my residuary estate in equal shares to my grandchildren's children (my great grandchildren), per stirpes. Scott M. Dinner ."\1.iornf'Y at Law ;; 117 (]wstnut Strt'{.t Cdmp BiB, PA 1701 Th tl'l, (7] 7> 761-GROO I'd": (717) 7()Th-GO08 -3- In the event that any such of my children, grandchildren or great grandchildren should redecease me without leaving issue who survive me, then his or her share shall pass to the urviving class members or their issue, per stirpes. The words "children", "grandchildren" and "great grandchildren" when used in this ill shall not include adopted persons and their descendants. Further, if any bequest or devise or portion of my residuary estate is to be received by beneficiary who has not attained age twenty-five (25), then my Personal Representative need not, . his or her or their discretion, require the appointment of a guardian but shall" be authorized to eliver such share to (i) the person having custody of such beneficiary; (ii) such beneficiary without he intervention of a guardian; (ill) a legal guardian for such beneficiary if one has already been appointed; or (iv) a suitable adult person as custodian under the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (or substantially similar laws of other states). ARTICLE IV Personal Representative: I nominate and appoint my daughter, Connie A. Heishman, to serve as my Personal Representative. In the event of her death, resignation, renunciation or inability to act, then I appoint my daughter, Carol F. Pizzi and my son, Douglas W. Sliker (or the survivor of them), to serve as my successor co-Personal Representative(s). Scott M. Dinner f\aornt"y at Law ;:) ]117 Clwstnut StN'f't Camp :r:rill, PA ][701]1 tel: (717) 761-G.800 fax; (717) 761-500B -4- ARTICLE IV Fiduciary's Performance and Powers: No fiduciary under this Will shall be equired to give bond or other security for the faithful performance of the fiduciary's duties. Any such fiduciary shall have the following powers, in addition to those given by law: 1. To retain any property, pending distribution hereunder, to invest in or purchase any property without restriction to legal investments for fiduciaries, to distribute property in kind, to disclaim any interest in property, and to sell any property at public or private sale; 2. To hold shares of stock or other securities in nominee registration form, including that ofa clearing corporation or depository, or in book entry form or unregistered or in such other form as will pass by delivery; 3. To engage in litigation and compromise, arbitrate or abandon claims; 4. To make distributions in cash, or in kind at current values, or partly in each, allocating specific assets to particular distributee on a non-prorata basis, and for such purposes to make reasonable determinations of current values; 5. To make elections, decisions, concessions and settlements in connection with all income, estate, inheritance, gift or other tax returns and the payment of such taxes, without obligation to adjust the distributive share of income or principal of any person affected thereby; 6. To borrow money from any person including any fiduciary acting hereunder, and to mortgage or pledge any real or personal property; 7. To manage, control, repair and improve all estate property; 8. To procure and carry at the expense of the Estate, insurance of the kinds, forms and amounts deemed advisable by the Personal Representatives to protect the Estate against any hazard; 9. To employ any attorney, investment adviser, accountant, broker, tax specialist or any other agent deemed necessary in the discretion of the Personal Representative and to pay from the Estate reasonable compensation for all services performed by any of them. Scott M. Dinner .:\11 0 1''1 (')' at Law :.;] ] 7 Ci1f'stnut 0trt"('1 Camp HiB, PA J 70]] 1(.1.: (717) 76J -;";800 fu: (717) 761-50011 -5- ARTICLE V Death Taxes: I direct that all inheritance, estate, transfer, succession and death axes, of any kind whatsoever, other than any generation skipping taxes, (including any interest and enalties thereon), which may be payable by reason of my death with respect to: (i) property assing under this Will or (ii) any of my non-probate property, shall be paid out of the property giving rise to such taxes on an incremental tax basis. ARTICLE VI Protection from Imorovidence: No interest of any beneficiary under this Will or any codicil hereto shall be subject to anticipation or voluntary or involuntary alienation. ARTICLE VII Invalidity: If any provision of this Will or of any codicil hereto is held to be inoperative, invalid or illegal, it is my intention that all of the remaining hereof shall continue to be fully operative and effective so far as it is possible and reasonable. "'end of page 5", Scott M. Dinner r\1iorm.)' at Law 31 :I 7 C ]wsbmt Otrf'(.t Camp Hill, PA 17iH 1 11'], i717} 761-:i>BOO fax; (717) 761-ii>OOH -6- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed hereunto and caused this my Last ill, consisting of seven (7) typewritten pages, including this attestation clause, to be executed, eclared and published this 11 1day of October, 2005, at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. d~ 1\ ~4~ W ALTER R. SLIKER itnesses: _-L Residing at 111 Sholly Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania l~~ ~/ Residing at 111 Sholl y Dr i ve Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Scott M. Dinner /\.iiorney at Law 3117 ("jws1nu1 S1N'et Camp 111il[, PA 1/011 1eL (717) 761-5800 l'uA,(717) 761-0008 -7- ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDAVIT OMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYL VANIA) OUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) We, Walter R. Sliker, Pamela J. Dinner and Scott M. Dinner, the Testator and the itnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being duly qualified ccording to law, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator signed and xecuted the instrument as his Last Will, that he had signed willingly, and that he executed it as his ee and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, that each of the witnesses, in the resence and hearing of the Testator signed the Will as witnesses and that to the best of the itnesses' knowledge, the Testator was at the time eighteen or more years of age, of sound mind d under no constraint or undue influence. ~~a/Jj& W ALTER R. SLIKER, Testator Witnesses: J On this, the ~ day of October, 2005, before me, Mary Anne E. Bayer, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Scott M. Dinner, Esquire, known to me to be a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and certified that he was personally present when the foregoing Acknowledgment and Affidavit was signed by the Testator and witnesses. .) tary Public Notarial Seal Mary Anne E. Bayer, Notary Public Hampden Twp., Cumber1and County My Coovnission Expires June 5, 2006 Member, Pennsyivania Association Of Notaries