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Marjorie A. Wevodau
First Deputy
Kirk S. Sohonage, Esquire
Solicitor
One Courthouse Square
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
'"Glenda Farner Strasbaugh
Register of Wills &
Clerk of the Orphans' Court
(717) 240-6345
FAX (717) 240-7797
OFFICES OF
l\egister of MillS' anb (!Clerk of tfJe erpbanS" QCourt
<!Countp of <!Cumberlanb
May 25, 2006
PaUj '.l ('OIl1anS, Pricipal Clerk
Surrogates Court
31 Chambers St.
New York, NY 10007
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IN RE: Estate of Henry Grothe, deceased
Estate No. 21-06-0455
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Dear Ms. Comans:
Enclosed please find a Commission to Take Oath, Oath of Personal
Representative, and a Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters for the above estate.
If you would please advise Dierdre M. James when she can appear before the
Probate Court to execute the oath, it would be appreciated. Her telephone number is 212-
993-9317.
Enclosed please find an envelope for you to return the Petition for Probate and
Graat 0 f Letters along \vith the Oath of Pers0nal .Representative to thl s office.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call.
Respectfully.
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Glenda Famer Strasbaugh d~
Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans' Court
Enclosures
Register
One Courthouse Square
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
· Glenda Farner Strasbaugh
Register of Wills &
Clerk of the Orphans' Court
KirkS. Sohonage, Es
Solicitor
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OFFICES OF
l\egi~ter of .ill~ anb (lClerk of tfJe Q&rpban~' (lCourt
Qeount!' of Qeumberlanb
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State of Pennsylvania
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BE IT REMEMBERED, that I, Glenda Farner Strasbaugh, Register of Wills of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, do hereby commission you, Paula Comans, Principal
Clerk of Surrogates Court in New York, New' York or one of your Deputies, to
administer the Oath of Personal Representative in the Estate of Henry Grothe, late of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal
the 25th day of May, 2006.
Glenda Farner Strasbaugh
Register of "VilIs
Cumberland County
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Register of Wills of Cumberland County
Estate of Henry J. Grothe
also known as
PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
Q/. Ch .45'5
No.
To:
, Deceased.
Register of Wills for the
County of Cumberland in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Social Security No. 727-01-4181
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 May 5. 1999 , 20
and codicil(s) dated N/A
(state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor. etc.)
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland
Pennsylvania, with h~ last family or principal residence at
Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation, Claremont Road. Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
(list street, number and municipality)
County,
Decedent, then ~ years of age, died March 8 , 20~, at Claremont
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:
None.
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: 1096 Cocklin Street Mechanicsburg. Pennsvlvania
$ 200,000.00
$
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$ 139,740.00
17055
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.; adminl~ation d.b.n.ci~)
thereon.
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Dierdre M. James
Conway, Farrell, Curtin & Kelly, P.C.
48 Wall Street, 20th Floor
New York, New York 1 0005
Residence(s) of Petitioner(s) :
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
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The petitionet:M"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 ofpetitione~and that as personal representative~fthe above
decedent petitioner~ill well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
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AND NOW .... ~U--"'-" 9 20Jlli.... in consideration of the petition on the reverse side
hereof, satisfactory proof Ii mg been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the mstrument(s), dated
May 5, 1999 , described therein be admitted to probate filed of record as the last will of
Henry J. Grothe ; and Letters are hereby granted to
Oierdre M. James
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Robert L. O'Brien, Esquire, #28351
FEES
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Will ................................. $ IS' L)D
Renunciation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . $
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Attorney (Sup. Ct. J.D. No.)
19 West South Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
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LAST WILL
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HENRYJ.GROTHE
I, HENRY J. GROTHE of Mechanicsburg, County of Cumberland, Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Last Will and revoke any Will previously made by
me.
ITEM I
I direct that all my funeral expenses and all the expenses of my last illness be paid
from my residuary estate as soon as practicable after my death as part of the expense of the
administration of my estate.
ITEM II
I give, devise and bequeath my real estate, whatsoever the same may be and
wheresoever the same may be situate to my son, HENRY J. GROTHE, II, his heirs and
assIgns.
ITEM III
I give and bequeath the rest and remainder of my estate whatsoever the same may be
and wheresoever the same may be situate to my daughter, MARSHA A. GROTHE, her
heirs and assigns.
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ITEM IV
I direct that all estate, inheritance and succession taxes paid out of the residue of my
estate with the same effect as if taxes were expenses of administration, and all legacies,
devises and other gifts made by this, my Last Will, shall be clear and free thereof.
ITEM V
I hereby appoint DIERDRE M. JAMES, ESQUIRE of Glenrock, New Jersey, as the
Executrix of this, my Last Will. If DIERDRE M. JAMES, ESQUIRE, fails to qualify or
ceases to act as Executrix, I appoint my nephew, WAYNE GROTHE, of Southhampton,
New York, Executor of this, my Last Will.
ITEM VI
I direct that my Executor shall not be required to give bond for the faithful
performance of his or her duty in any jurisdiction.
ITEM VII
I purposely make no provisions in this my Last Will for my son, THEODORE
GROTHE, my daughter, SUSAN GROTHE, my son, PAUL GROTHE, and my daughter,
GINA HUNKING, for reasons that I deem just and proper.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
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day of May,
1999.
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Henry J~ -
This instrument, consisting of three pages, was, on the date thereof, signed, published
and declared by Henry J. Grothe, the testator therein named, as and for his Last Will in the
presence of us, who, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have
subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
Clw~.s~.
Charles M. Suhr
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN SSe
We, Henry J. Grothe
, Charles M. Suhr
, and Pa..+rl'r~ A .~~the
testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument,
being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the testator signed
and executed the instrument as his Last Will and that he had signed willingly, and that he
executed it as a free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of
the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the testator, signed the will as witness, and
that, to the best of the witnesses' knowledge, the testator was at the time eighteen (18) years
of age or older, of sound mind and under no constra~~ ?due influ~. ~
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Henry J. Gr e &J -
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Charles M. Suhr
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Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by Henry J. Grothe, the testator,
and subscribed and sworn to before my by Charles M. Suhr
witnesses, this ~X day of May, 1999.
and e..frt (A'().. A . Ge I htu...P, ,
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Notary Public ~
My Commission expires:
Notarial Seal
Irene M. Knapik, Notary Public
Harrisburg, Dauphin County
My Commission Expires Oct. 13, 2001