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Home My WebLink About06-13-06 PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of Harriet F. Gramm Also known as No.: 21 ',-:) 1".':) :;, ..;: !:) To: Register of Wills for the County of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , Deceased. Social Security No. 168-52-0038 The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older and the exector named in the last Will of the above decedent, dated October 14,2003 and codicil(s) dated None. (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with her last family or principal residence at 4909 Delbrook Road, Hampden Twp" Mechanicsburl!, P A. (list street, number and municipality) Decedent, then eil!hty eil!ht years of age, died June 6, 2006 at El!an Nursinl! Center. 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 P A) All personal property (If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania (If not domiciled in P A) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania Situated as follows: . $ 253,000.00 $ $ $ 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.) thereon. "'? ,I!./ P'-P1{. I. / r ~ ~~ . / I. K;';'--zvt",,_ -0 '- CC~ o:j~", ~~'i::' ~O; 0) 0) U C ... C C ::l Q'- ~ ~.~ OJ) 0; Co. [/jC<: Robert M. Keener 8321 San Simeon Circle Buena Park, California 90,6~0 .- (J :8 '~) . i ('] il '..J W - /'< , J -=-,;" "''-:: OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE \,_/ --,.. -"'::1 COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA } } ss ,'J --I ) , ) i (_-~'"1 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 above decedent peritioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. .1..,....( t";< ~ ;::~) p:f #.~.. " // f'c.,,'~/T;7;. Robert M. Keener ~;'//1..<'t...". No. .;U. C) It :::X::') -:.: '_ Estate of Harriet F. Gramm, Deceased DECREEE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW, June 13,2006, in consideration of the petition on the reverse side hereof, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated October 14,2003. Described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Harriet F. Gramm; and Letters Testamentarv are hereby granted to Robert M. Keener. FEES Probate, Letters, Etc. ..........$ ?I () 0: Short Certificates (-t-) ..........$ ~-' ReRl:lnciatioo vy.,.lI..............$ I~) L.. f'~dl.(rC $ I"';')L' TOTAL $ 3St ()' X. ~d-I il' I / y..{ L/ r, --1/, / </ 1,/';' /, .... ~...~\ /{.j.( '.,-;> / -' />. I '- ~~ t-r: '-L-L ~,,.. ".... . ..... (.\..-<~,c:~1- '" RegisterofWillsf.J/:/~ '7t';';/IJ"j'J\' ",. './.'.'H./' (' . ' .. '" '-", ~, [' ~~ 1':.' , #' Jt ~._../ . '" . es M. Bach 18727 ATTORNEY (Sup. Ct. I.D. No.) 352 S. Sporting Hill Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 ADDRESS i"-~ ""'1:' ,J 1. "I !"'. .">.. Filed ':;,:Y..I,-,h~~~..:,. :~.'. .<~:(.(:'.......... 717-737-2033 PHONE , hJ .. r~~O ,'~~ ~...... r., ',~: ;' . (' \\ ','<Ii\ 'j \; v " S"\ : \ \-to v ',,,) , -, THE LAW OFFICE of: JAMES M. BACH Attorney-At-Law 352 S. Sporting Hill Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 737 -2033 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT FOR HARRIET F. GRAMM C'h.l!" f . . i ;,,~!~l ("\ I t,' ,-. "" (\ '.,- ~- ~~',~ tJ ;-diJ )u'L:i, ~ ,-_:_'l,>......;_.: Last Will And Testament Of HARRIET F. GRAMM I, HARRIET F. GRAMM, of the TOWNSHIP OF HAMPDEN, COUN'IY OF CUMBERLAND, COMMONWEALTH of PENNSYLVANIA, being in good bodily health and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not acting under duress, menace, fraud, or undue influence of any person whomsoever, merely calling to mind the frailty of human life, and being desirous of disposing my worldly goods while I have the strength and capacity so to do, I do make, publish and declare this my LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. I hereby revoke, cancel and annul all my former Wills and Testaments, including codicils thereto, by me at any time made, and declare this alone to be my LAST WILL AND TEST AMENT. AS TO SUCH ESTATE AS IT HAS PLEASED GOD TO ENTRUST ME WITH IN THIS LIFETIME, I DISPOSE OF THE SAME AS FOLLOWS, VIZ: ITEM 1. ITEM 2. ITEM 3. ITEM 4. ITEM 5. ITEM 6. I direct that my Executors hereinafter named, pay and discharge all of my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses. I order and direct that I be buried in a lot which I own, situate at Rolling Green Cemetery, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. All the rest, residue and remainder of my entire estate, wheresoever situate, and whatsoever it may consist of, I give devise and bequeath, absolutely, and in fee, to my dearly beloved son-in-law, ROBERT M. KEENER, per stirpes. I nominate and appoint ROBERT M. KEENER as Executor of this my LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. I direct that my personal representatives, as well as their successors shall not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. I order and direct that my Personal Repre"entative(s) named herein use the legal services of James M. Bach, as Attorney for my Estate. -' X ,J " , .: ,//. /IL<<'~ ~'''v n ?c-Az.- z -<...:> <- " HARRIET F. GRAMM ITEM 7. ITErv! 8. I direct that all estate, succession, legacy, inheritance or other transfer taxes, however designated that shall become payable by reason of my death in respect of all property comprising my gross estate for tax purposes, whether or not such property passes under this LAST WILL, shall be paid by my Executor out of my residuary estate. I grant to my personal representatives herein named, in addition to, but not in limitation of those powers vested by law, to be exercised without prior application to or approval of any court, the power and authority to retain indefinitely any property, to invest and reinvest any assets or the proceeds derived from the sale of assets, although said investments may not be of the character prescribed by law, to sell, convey, assign, transfer and encumber any property, to pay, settle or compromise all claims, to make distribution or divisions in cash or in kind, and in general to exercise all powers in the management of any property hereunder which any individual could exercise in the management of similar property owned in her own right, and to execute and deliver any and all instruments and to do all acts, which may be deemed necessary and proper. ~. I /.. ./.I: 1.,- t:-tAL .1-<....~. - I ." HARRIET F. GRAMM ,i/. --d ;- )4- ;-vl. ,1/, ,~ ---------------------------------------------------~~][)--------------------------------------------------- 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ) ) ss COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, HARRIET F. GRAMM, the TESTATRIX, whose name is s1gned to the attached or foregoino- . . ~_ b 1nstrument, havmg been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my LAST WILL; that I signed it willingly; and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purpose therein expressed. Sworn to or affirmed and ackr:owledged bef~re me, bY:j the T~STATRIX this 14th day of October. 2003. X'" /. . ._-",',~ L' _ . 7'" ~"l/""v'<-<.,,:.t:.. .-;;11, ./ /,''i_'''-;:,-'11'''7'~''-'" i\CTA.;:AL.. SEAL . JAMES M. BACH, Notary Public ~ Hamoden Twp., Ci.lmberland Ccunty I ~1Y C~mrnlssi9n Expires May 13, 200Y L. (!t JAMES M. 'ACH, ESQUIR NOTARY BLIC Mechanic urg, P A 17050 My Commission Expires: 05/13/07 JL HARRIET F. GRAMM The preceding instrument consisting of this and two (2) other typewritten pages, identified by the signature of the TESTATRIX, was on the date thereof signed, published and declared by HARRIET F. GRAMM, the TESTATRIX therein named as and for her LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. '. (r.' -, fl" / ~ I--..~/~.-'k .' . "---....--' . FATI1\L\ A. SKIMIN c Residing at 352 S. Sporting Hill Road Mechanicsburg. Pi\. 17050 JjA1iM- W 'I! ~ TERESA H. L\UGHEAD Residing at 352 S. Sporting Hill Road Mechanicsburg. P A 17050 AFFIDAVIT COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) ) ) ss COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA We, FATIMA A. SKIMIN and TERESA H. LAUGHEAD, the 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 it willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purpose therein expressed; that each witness in the hearing and sight of the TESTATRIX signed the WILL as witnesses; and that, to the best of our knowledge, the TESTATRIX was, at the time, 18 or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. Sworn to or affirmed and acknowledged before me, by: FATIMA A. SKIMIN and TERESA H. LAUGHEAD, witnesses, this 14th day of October, 2003. ~ ) ( I I Hnt A sKI:rrL '., ~ \4/;t~ TERESA H. LAUGEHAD NOTAR1AL SEAl JAMES M. BACH; Notarf PubliQ Hampden Twp.; ClImbflr1aod County My Commission E;<plf~~ fV!8Y..~3-,..g9Q? ES M. BACH, TARY PUBLIC echanicsburg, PA 17050 My Commission Expires: 05/13/07 3