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Home My WebLink About06-02-06 (I) Register of Wills of Cumberland County Estate of MARGARET M. MASSARO also known as PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS No. J I - DLD . 4' 5 To: , Deceased. Register of Wills for the County of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Social Security No. 218-07-9601 The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Yourpetitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, and the execut RIX named in the last will of the above decedent, dated MARCH 3, .20 1997 and codicil(s) dated (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND Pennsylvania, with hgFlast family or principal residence at 22 Victoria Way, East Pennsboro, County, (list street, number and municipality) Decedent, then ~ years of age, died May 6 , 20~ at Manor Care 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: (lf domiciled in Pa.) All personal property (If not domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in Pennsylvania (lfnot domiciled in Pa.) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania situated as follows: $ 100,000.00 $ $ $ WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codici1(s) presented herewith and the grant oflettersTESTAMENTARY (testamentary; administration c.t.a.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.) ,...."., e.:::> = ~ Residence(s) OfPetitio~ ':'j:D I --;cl 0 ; J y..."". ":7 rn i: c:n ~ :::'~)O .J......3 II ):G -',.)-1 ~> L- (;;;:;; ::;;- JJ 11 j ; I ,0"1<;:3 ~:j~ :=~. E9 -:: c,:) 1 "rl ,; ::p .....-:' h-~ ,.".;~ thereon. ~"~)_~~A- 20 Victoria Way, Camp Hill, PA 17011 I N ~ co \.0 . Register of Wills of Cumberland County OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } ss: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affinn(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) will well and truly administer the estate acco~ to law. . Sworn to or affirmed ~d stf'scribed {~ _/JL~ Before 21 ~i~ " A n day of ~ ,206lD ~.~~~b(JL No.~ \ -No -1-l]5 Estate of MARGARET M. MASSARO en ~. III C ri - ~ , Deceased DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW hereo~ satisfact MARL;H 3. 1997 MARGARET M. MASSARO LUCILLE KLINGLER 2006 . in consideration of the petition on the reverse side proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s), dated , described therein be admitted to probate filed of record as the last will of : and Letters are hereby granted to FEES clku&a~~blU~~~ Probate, Letters, Etc. ............. $ ~ 10 . 00 ~yne, Esq. 9- Supreme ct. No. 53 7ll' S ~ Will................................. $ 'S .(X) Attorney (Sup. Ct. I.D. No.) Renunciation.......... .. ... ... .... . $ 3901 Market Street Short Certificates (5) ............ $ dO. C"D Camp Hill, PA 17011-4227 JCP.. .. ... .... .. .. .......... . .. ... . .. $ to. ()O Address Automation Fee................... $ 5 . oCJ Bond... ............. ... ......... ..... $ Total_ $ &loO-OD Filed Co - ~ 200lo 717-737-0464 Phone 'n.;;; ~('I';;; ?:\' Thi' is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as 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. Fee for this certificate, $6.00 J?1.e;~ C. ~'C. ~~ ~ Local Registrar ~. D~ MAY 12 2006 p 12732781 o ~O ~o8 ;g U ;:r: P ; - 1::: rn -~ ::0 en :;::;;:;: _,~)O :: ,Oil :~)~ -i jJ ~a \ - Oli-!:IJ5 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF DEATH STATE ALE NUMBER 3. Social Socurily Nu_ ,...., <=:'I (=:l Q"\ '-- c: Z I N ~;CJ i~'j.~ '. ;~ C'j I'T1 C':::'J J:Ja :Jt ':J :::1"1 .~,= ?s . :-Tl co \.0 ;)00<- Homo 0 Retidence 0 OIlIer. 10. Raco:~_n,~.WhiIe,01l:. ( SpocifYI :A 17b. County e cJIYI6W-A#-Jf) DO! lltcedent LNeina T""",",,,,? 17e. 0 Yes. Decedent LIved in 17dJ ~=o~edwl'"l!A()'I' HIU- Cityllloro c c UJ '" ::> ~ ~ 21b. Date 01 Disposiion (Monltl. day, yea~ . 2:Jo.<OIlly physician is l101a.._ allina of _ 10 corIiIy co... oIdealtl . Items 24-261T1JSl be ~ed by tJOlSOII _pIllllOCJI1C8Sdeath. M. OY.. ONo Pa~ II: Entar _ siII'llliconl cond_ ....riM_1O dealtl but not rasullino in tho underlying couso givan in Pa~ I. CAUSEOFDEATHCSoo_...nd... , Item 27. Pa~ 1: Ente< tho ~ - __ in;Jrios, or COfTIlbllons - thai o.tcIIy _Ihe death. DO NOT onter lominaloyonls such as cardiac arresl, mpiaIory a_. or vontri:ular IIbriIation _ s/'DWilg the oIioIOgy. 00 NOT .bbreviate. Enter only one ca... OIl alne. IItIBIlATECAUSE(FNldiseastor r ~ H 1.-' \ .,.. ~~=hny~ :. 0~i'~~~~no~7~~ r~"~w- . == ==Cc;:'u'; a 0..10 (or .s.consoquence01): . (diseastoriljurylhet_the 8Y8l1lsresullinoln_llAST. ~intorvat onstllo death 0..10 (or as "_eo1): 301. We..n "*'PsY PerlJrmod? o Yes .,t.No d. 301>. Wer. Aulopsy F01dlngs A.._ Prior 10 Con1JIelion 01 Cause 01 0eaUI? OVes ONo 32<1. Time of Injury 32e. Injury al Worl<? OvesONo 32t IfTrenspoNtion Injury (SpocifYI o Driv...l\lparator 0 Passenger o Pedeslritn 0 Other.. 5peci/y: 3311. Signeturoand TIle 01 CertIIief 321. Olle oflnjUfy (Month, day, yoor) 32b. Oeocribe _Injury 0cc\lIT0d: 31. ~OIOeath ~Iural 0 Honicide o Accident 0 Pending Irwesligalion o SuIcida 0 CouldNotBeOaleminod M. ~ UJ C ~ u- o ~ z 331. CeI1Ifter(checkOlllyone) CeItIIyIng plIySlcIa. (Pllysician co<\ilying cause 01 death wilen _hef physlc'en has pronounced death and ~ed "om 23) To the _ oImr ~ death occumld dllt to the cause{s) and mo."'" as ...1tCI....._..__._..___.....___.......___..__......._.____..........._____........-P" l'nInoUneIng and tertllylng ph'fsltta. (Pllysician both PfOIlOlIllCinil dea1h.nd cerlilying to causa of death) To the _ of mr _go, _ octu_lIthe Umo, dtla, and place. and dUe to the couse{s) and mo..... It staltd_.._..._.........._..........._.__................O lIedIca'...-......... . On the basis of namlnation .nd/or InwslIgatlon. In mr opinion, dollh oceUfltClII the U.... date. and platt, and due to lhe elUse(I,.nd ...nnor It alatlcl_......D 35. Registrar'S Signature and Dislrd Nurrber 36. Date Filed (Month, day, year) 4I.J,J S&Yb pt1 330. L~en.. Null'llor os- OO(.#.O'iN- L Q5-0f'~O~ 34. Namo and Addr... 01 Parson Who ~Iolod Causo of Dealh (It.m 27) TypelPrint l?!./cl.,,~el Si:tm-" 0.0. . '3S'N N pro~...a~ A 1Ft: A..,."" s ~l.L,Yl ~ J 7 liO pies on reverse) 15. SulViving SllOuse (Ilwife. givl molden nomo) T..". 28. Old Tobecco Uso ConIriIuIe to Ileath? OYos OProbebIy JlfNo O~ 29. ff Fe..le: o Nolpltgllllntwlhinpastyaor o Pregnant at line 01 death o Not pregnant. but pregnant wIlhIn 42 days of dBlth o Not pregnant, bu1 pregnant 43 days 10 1 year before _ o U_" plegnen\ within thePlstyaor 320. Placo of Injury: Homo, FInn. Stroet, F_ry, Ollieo Buildilg, elc. (SpedIyj 320. Loco1ion (Street, cl;yllown, slale) 33d. OliO Signod (Month, day, year) . ' " . . ' LAST WILL OF MARGARET M. MASSARO I, Margaret M. Massaro of Narberth, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my will, hereby revoking any and all former wills and codicils. I. Soecific Beauest: I give One Thousand ($1000.00) Dollars to each of my grandchildren who survives me by sixty (60) days. II. Personal and Household Effects: I give all of my articles of personal or household use, including automobiles, to those of my children who survive me by sixty (60) days, to be divided among them as they may agree. If they cannot agree to such a division within four (4) months after my death the division shall be made as my executor may think appropriate. My executor may make whatever arrangements my executor deems appropriate for storing and delivering such articles of personal or household use to the beneficiaries and may pay the cost thereof and any related expenses, including insurance, as an expense of administration. I request that my executor and my children follow the instructions in any memorandum made by me directing the disposition of all or any part of my articles of personal or household use. III. ""0 Residuary Estate: I give the residue of my estate, real an@?F5rsona~ in =0 >- -'J ='.'J nl shares to those of my children who survive me by sixty (60) da~~\_pr ~the:,3 ~3 .:: 2~ fJ? Z {~~~; tJ 0::0:. r, -r-; 33 C'--) '. ~. .--T; ',."f _J co equal \.0 . ' ~ . , ' case of a child who does not so survive me, I give his or her share to his or her issue ~ stines. In default of issue by my son, Richard J. Massaro, his share shall pass to his wife, Mary Massaro; provided she survives me by sixty (60) days. In default of issue by my daughter, Lucille Klingler, her share shall pass to her husband, Kenneth O. Klingler, provided he survives me by sixty (60) days. IV. Death Taxes: All federal, state, and other death taxes payable because of my death on any property passing under this will shall be paid out of my estate as an administration expense. All such taxes on any property not passing under this will shall be paid by each person receiving such property. V. Protective provision: To the greatest extent permitted by law, before actual payment to a beneficiary, no interest in income or principal shall be (i) assignable by a beneficiary or (ii) available to anyone having a claim against a beneficiary. VI. Manaaement provisions: I authorize my executor: A. Retain/Invest: To retain and to invest in any form of real or personal property anywhere which, in my executor's opinion, is appropriate for my estate or trust, without being required to diversify; B. Comnromise: To compromise claims and to abandon any property which, in my executor's opinion, is of little or no value; C. Borrow: To borrow from anyone and to pledge property as security for repayment of any funds borrowed; D. Sell/Lease: To sell at public or private sale, to exchange or to lease, for any period of time, any real or personal property, and to give options for sales or leases; E. Real Estate: To partition, subdivide, or improve real estate and to 2 . . enter into agreements concerning the partition, subdivision, improvement, zoning, or management of any real estate, and to impose or extinguish restrictions on any such real estate; F. Caoital Chancres: To join in any merger, reorganization, voting-trust plan, or other concerted action of security holders and to delegate discretionary duties with respect to those powers; G. Allocate: To allocate any property received or charge incurred to principal or income or partly to each, as my executor may think appropriate, without regard to any law defining principal and income; H. Distribute: To distribute in cash or in kind, and to allocate specific assets among the beneficiaries in such proportions as my executor may think best, so long as the total market value of any beneficiary's share is not affected by such allocation; and I. Professional Advice: To retain and pay any agents, employees, accountants, counsel (including but not limited to legal and investment counsel) for advice and other professional services, provided, however, no fiduciary acting hereunder shall be obligated to follow such advice. These provisions shall continue in full force until the actual distribution of the property. The investment provisions and all other provisions, authorities, and discretion given under my will shall be in addition to those granted by law, shall continue until the distribution of the property, shall be exercisable without court authorization and, unless exercised in bad faith, shall be conclusive upon all the beneficiaries. VII. Executor and Trustee: I appoint my daughter, Lucille Klingler, as executrix under this will. In the event that she should for any reason fail or cease to act or be unable to serve, I appoint my son, Richard J. Massaro, in her place. I direct that: 3 , . '. . A. Any executor may resign at any time without court approval; and B. No executor shall be required to give bond or security. Executed ~3 , 1997. ~~~ ~Ad~ . MAR ARET M. MASSARO (SEAL) In our presence the above-named testatrix signed this and declared it to be her will, and now at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, we sign as witnesses: Witnesses: I~ /)('~-ef J fJ& Address ( J~ ~I ~/I / Addres ! 4 .. . COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ss. COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY I, Margaret M. Massaro, 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 Willi that I signed it willinglYi and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed to before me by the undersigned testatrix this J~ day of ~ 1997. NOTARIAL SEAL GRACE M. LITE, Notary Public Lower Merion Twp., County My Commission Expires June ?~, 1999 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ss: COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY We, the undersigned 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 Margaret M. Massaro, the testatrix, sign and execute the instrument as her last Willi that she signed willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressedi that each of us in the hearing and sight of the testatrix signed the Will as witnessesi and that to the best of our knowledge the testatrix was at that time eighteen or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Sworn or affirmed to and subscribed to before me by the undersigned witnesses, this ~ day Of~ Notary Public NOTARIAL SEAL GRACE M. LITE, Notary Public Lower Marion Twp., County My Commission Expires June 21, 1999