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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-31-06 ",J .... Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of Laura A. Johnson No. 21-- (1; - L.j ~ also known as , Deceased Social Security No. 200-09-1396 Howard R. Greenawalt CPA Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, appl(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW) IRJ A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is/are the the Decedent, dated 03/27/2002 and codicils dated Executor named in the last Will of State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc. Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the documents offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: D B. Grant of Letters of Administration (c.t.a; d.b.n.c.t.a; pedente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate) Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and heirs: Name Relationship Residence (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his/her family or principal residence at 325 Wesley Drive, 0 (list street, number, and municipality) Decedent, then 91 years of age, died 05/14/2006 at 325 Wesley Drive, Mechanicsbur , PA 17055 (Location) 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 $ $ $ $ 651,500.00 situated as follows: 240 Reeser Road, Camp HiI, Pennsylvania 17011 185,400.00 Wherefore, Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of letters in the appropnate form to the underSigned: Signature Typed or printed name and residence Howard R. Greenawalt CPA 400 West Main Street Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 ( Prepared by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Copyright (c) 2004lorm software only The Lackner Group. Inc. Form RW-1 (1991) ,J 11 Oath of Personal Representative Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Cumberland 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 Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed s~ before me thiS~_ day of , cYOu\.p 21-- f)~ -- 4UJ <( Estate of Laura A. Johnson , Deceased also known as Social Security No: 200-09-1396 Date of Death: 05/14/2006 AND NOW, ~ ~l of the Petition on the reverse side hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters [&J Testamentary D of Administration , ~o D\..o , in consideration (c.t.a.; d.b.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate) are hereby granted to Howard R. Greenawalt CPA Executor in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated 3/27/2002 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filled of record as the last Will of Decedent. FEES ~ LD 1D . OD Letters.........................................$ lGo. 00 Short Certificate(s) ................. ..... $ lto . 00 Renunciation............ ................... $ Affidavits ( ).......................... $ ~I'a rages ( )~.!.H..........$ --.J S . on 1.0. No: 19475 Bogar & Hipp Law Offices Address: One West Main Street Codicil......................................... $ Shiremanstown, PA 17011 JCP Fee......................................$ _, () , 0 U Telephone: 717-737-8761 Inventory..............................n..... $ E-Mail: Other........................................... $ p) . <)~ TOTAL............................ $ Lo~ (J\) Prepared by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Copyright (c) 2004 form software only The Lackner Group. Inc. Form RW-1 (1991) -~ { c ~ ", -...\ ...... LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF LAURA A. JOHNSON I, LAURA A. JOHNSON, of Hampden Township, Cumberlan~ County, Pennsylvania, make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other Wills aR~ C) Codicils heretofore made by me. FIRST: I give and bequeath my dining room table to FRANK H. LILLIE, of 10939 Putnam Road, Englewood, Ohio. SECOND: I give and bequeath my armoire to my friend, ANNICK BARNINGER, of 2401 Cope Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylva- nia. THIRD: I bequeath such of my tangible personal prop- erty as is set forth in a separate dated and signed Memorandum, which dated and signed Memorandum shall be placed with or at- tached to this, my Last Will and Testament, to the individuals designated therein. It is my intent that the last dated and signed Memorandum shall control. If there is no Memorandum, it is my intent that all of my tangible personal property shall be and become a part of my residuary estate. FOURTH: I give and bequeath the sum of Fifty Thousand and NO/lOO ($50,000.00) Dollars, to my friend, RICHARD K. HOUSEHOLDER, of 2151 Yale Avenue, Camp hill, Pennsylvania. FIFTH: I give and bequeath the sum of Twenty-Five "' ....~ousand and NO/lOO ($25,000.00) Dollars, to my friend, RUTH ~,~ KALEY, of 322 North Second Street, Presbyterian Apartments, '. .} ~ \. " Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. SIXTH: I give and bequeath the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand and NO/lOO ($25,000.00) Dollars, to my niece, EDITH " ,.. .' "oj JANET LILLIE LITTLE, of 212 Church Street, Corry, Pennsylvania. -~'""'"-" "'-/ ---" ~ ~, SEVENTH: I give and bequeath the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand and NO/100 ($25,000.00) Dollars, to my cousin, REBECCA MEAD GUETHER, of R. D. 1, Box 1396, Waymart, Pennsylvania. EIGHTH: I give and bequeath the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand and NO/100 ($25,000.00) Dollars, to my nephew, EUGENE M. LILLIE, of 212 Church Street, Corry, Pennsylvania. NINTH: I give and bequeath the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand and NO/100 ($25,000.00) Dollars, to my nephew, FRANK H. LILLIE, of 10939 Putnam Road, Englewood, Ohio. TENTH: I give and bequeath the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand and NO/100 ($25,000.00) Dollars, to my nephew, BRIAN LILLIE, of 2889 Fiesta Drive, York, Pennsylvania. ELEVENTH: Should any of the individuals named in Clauses FIRST through and including TENTH, including those individuals named in the Memorandum attached hereto, predecease me, I direct that their share or shares under this, my Last Will and Testament, be and become a part of my residuary estate to be distributed as set forth hereinbelow. TWELFTH: I devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate of whatever nature and wherever situate, including any property over which I hold power of appointment and together with any insurance policies thereon, as follows: \- , (A) One-Third (1/3) thereof to the FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CENTER, Boston, Massa- chusetts, to be used for general purposes as that organiza- tion deems appropriate. (B) One-Third (1/3) thereof to the FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, 2147 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to be used for general purposes as that orga- nization deems appropriate. (C) One-Third (1/3) thereof to the PRINCIPIA COLLEGE, f' 2 Elsah, Illinois, to be used for general purposes as that organization deems appropriate. THIRTEENTH: In addition to all powers granted to them by law and by other provisions of this Will, I give the fiduciaries acting hereunder the following powers, applicable to all property, exercisable without court approval and effective until actual distribution of all property: (A) To sell at public or private sale, or to lease, for any period of time, any real or personal property and to give options for sales, exchanges or leases, for such prices and upon such terms (including credit, with or without security) or conditions as are deemed proper. This includes the power to give legally sufficient instruments for transfer of the property and to receive the proceeds of any disposition of it. (B) To partition, subdivide, or improve real estate and to enter into agreements concerning the partition, subdivi- sion, improvement, zoning or management of real estate and to impose or extinguish restrictions on real estate. (C) To compromise any claim or controversy and to abandon any property which is of little or no value. (D) To invest in all forms of property, including stocks, common trust funds and mortgage investment funds, without ..,- , , restriction to investments authorized for Pennsylvania fiduci- " ) aries, as are deemed proper, without regard to any principle of " ~ diversification, risk or productivity. ~ (E) To exercise any option, right or privilege granted is insurance policies or in other investments. ,,~ (F) To exercise any election or privilege given by the Federal and other tax laws, including, but not necessarily being limited to, personal income, gift and estate or inheritance tax laws. (8) To make distributions to my herein named benefici- \\ ~ '..~ 3 aries in cash or in kind or partly in each. (H) To borrow money from themselves or others in order to pay debts, taxes, or estate or trust administration expenses, to protect or improve any property held under my will, and for investment purposes. (I) To select a mode of payment under any qualified retirement plan (pension plan, profit sharing plan, employee stock ownership plan, or any other type of qualified plan) to the extent the plan or the law permits them to do so, and to exercise any other rights which they may have under the plan, in whatever manner they consider advisable. FOURTEENTH: I direct that all inheritance, estate, transfer, succession and death taxes, of any kind whatsoever, which may be payable by reason of my death, whether or not with respect to property passing under this Will, shall be paid out of the principal of my residuary estate. FIFTEENTH: All interests hereunder, whether principal or income, which are undistributed and in the possession of the fiduciaries acting hereunder, even though vested or distribut- able, shall not be subject to attachment, execution or sequestra- tion for any debt, contract, obligation or liability of any , beneficiary, and furthermore, shall not be subject to pledge, assignment, conveyance or anticipation. SIXTEENTH: I nominate and appoint HOWARD R. GREENAWALT, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, as Executor of this, "'tn~ Last Will and Testament. In the event of the death, resigna- tion or inability to serve for any reason whatsoever of the said HOWARD R. GREENAWALT, I nominate and appoint FULTON FINANCIAL of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Executor of this, my Last Will and Testament. I direct that my Executor, and their succes- sors, shall not be required to post security or a bond for the performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. ,.~ 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, this ,~~,. day of IJ~/~ ' 2002. ~q,~'-~I t{<t: .fkrd~~~ RA A. JOHNSO /~ ;/' Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above- named Testatrix as and for her Last Will and Testament in our presence, who, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses. ..........- Address ~1. Address 5 MEMORANDUM In accordance with the provisions of Clause THIRD of my Last Will and Testament, dated March 27, 2002, I direct that the following described personal property be given outright to those individuals so designated: To REBECCA MEAD GUETHER, all of my clothing and all of my jewelry. ..1 ~ '---/? ~ // Date: flU7. ^ 7, ~6 d~ ,/.'-.,L1A.,/'/'V7.AJ t7 #' (~ i,L-tAw! ~-~1-' ,LAURA A. JOHNS'ON , ( SEAL) I _ J Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS Estate of Laura A. Johnson No. 21-- 010 - Y-11 <( also known as , Deceased James D. Bogar, Esquire (each) a subscribing witness to the D codicil(s) ~ will(s) presented herewith, (each) being duly qualified according to law depose(s) and say(s) that she/he/they was/were present and saw the above Testator(rix) sign the same and that she/he/they signed as a witness at the request of Testator(rix) in his/her/their presence and D in the presence of each other ~ in the presence of the ot~r subscribir&}iitness( es). One West Main Street Shiremanstown, PA 17011 (Address) (Signature) Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed (Address) before me this 31~ day (Signature) of rVtG\ Y ZOO ~ J3c;nn ~ d L~Qrn\;O Notary Public My Commission Expires: (Signature and seal of Notary or other official qualified to administer oaths. Show date of expiration of Notary's commission.) (Address) NOTE: To be taken by officer authorized to administer oaths. Please have present the original or copy of instrument(s) at time of notarization. Prepared by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Copyright (c) 2004 form software only The MONWEAlTH OF PENNSYlVANIA NOTARIAL SEAL BONNIE L. WILLIAMS, NOTARY PUBUC SHIREMANSTOWN BMO., CUMBERLAND CO. MY COMMISSION EXPIRES APRIL 18, 2009 Form #RW-2 (1991) Register of Wills of Cumberland County OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS Estate of Laura A. Johnson No. ,rQl-()1D~%( Also known as , Deceased Howard R. Greenawalt, CPA ~) a subscriber hereto, (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that he familiar with the signature of Laura A. Johnson , testat-.rixof(o~ e ~l/will presented herewith and that he believelbelieves the signature on the codicil/will is in the handwriting of Laura A. Johnson to the best of his knowledge and belief. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed Before me this 3 j Sf day of ~ ,20~ ~~&Q~ Register \'t ~ ~ ~ (Name) Howard R. Greenawa1 400 West Main Street Mechanicsburq, PA 17055 (Address) (Name) (Address) C) C)