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PETITION FOR PROBATE & GRANT OF LETTERS
, deceased.
No. 21-06- OS41
To: Register of Wills for the
County of Cumberland
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Estate of BETTY LOU CHRISTAKOS
also known as
Social Security No.
216-28-4515
The Petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your Petitioners, who are 18 years of age or older and the Co-Executors named in the Last Will of the
above decedent dated June 1. 2006 , and codicils dated none . The Executor
named none died . Renunciations for none attached hereto.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his last family or principal
residence at 620 North Bedford Street. Carlisle. Pennsvlvania.
Decedent, then .2L years of age, died
Services. Carlisle. Pennsvlvania.
June 4
, 2006, at
Manor Care Health
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: N/A
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 PA
(If not domiciled in PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania, situated as follows:
620 North Bedford Street. Carlisle. Pennsvlvania
$20.000.00
$
$
$75.000.00
WHEREFORE, Petitioners respectfully requests the probate of the Last Will and Codicil(s) presented
herewith and the grant of letters testamentary thereon.
Signature(s) and Residence(s) of Petitioner(s):
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Roger B. liin:) Esquire
" OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SS
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
Sworn to or aff7ted and subscribed
before me this '^"day of
June, 2006.
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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 of
the above decedent, petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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Thi' is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as
I _uC".t1 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
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TVPElPflINT IN
PERMANENT
BLACK INK
, Name 01 Decedent (First. middle. last)
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7 2006
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH STATE FILE NUMBER
4. Date of Death (Month, day, year)
5 Age (Last birthday)
75 Vrs
Btl. County of Death
BETTY CHRISTAKOS
7. Dale of Sinh Monlh, da , ear
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Cumberland
South Middleton Twp.
11. Decedent's Usual Occu lion Kind 01 work Done durin most of workin ~'e: do not stale relired
Kind of Work Kind of Businessllndustry
12. Was Decadenl ever in the US 13. Decedent's Educalion 9C1
Armed Forces? El8menlBry/SflOOndary (o-12)
o Yes ~ No Unknown
~~~';;'~:idenc. 17a Slate Pennsylvania
16. ~ec20nf''N~ng ~ed t~~ ~YMSi: s;~:: ~e)
Carli~le PA 11013
Cumberland
19 Mother's Name (First, middle, maiden surname)
Marian Bubb
17b, County
18. Father's Name (First, rriddle, last)
Joseph Tagg
208. Inlormanl's Name (TypeJprinl)
Stephen Tagg
June 4, 2006
10. Race: American Indian. Black, White, etc,
(Specify)
White
h" hesl rade co leled
Colleg. (1-4 or 5+)
14. Marital Status: Married, Never married,
W~owed, Divorced (Specify)
Widowed
15. Survlviny Spouse (II wire, give maiden name)
D~ De<edent
Live ina
Township?
17c. 0 Yes, Decedent lived in
Twp,
17d,lEl No, De<edent Lived wilhin
ktual Limits 01
CiIy<lloro
Carlisle
2Ob. Inlormanl's Maitino Address (Stree!, cityllown, slale. zip code)
1210 McCormick, Mechanicsburg, Pa 17055
21d. Location (CityItOWfl, state, ~ code)
Mt. Holly Springs, Pa 17065
21c, Place 01 Disposition (Name of cemetery, crematory or olher place)
Hollinger Funeral Hare & Crematory
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22c. Name and Address 01 FaciJily
.Ronan Funeral aome, 255 Yokk Rd. Carlisle, Pa 17013
. "ems 24-26 most be co"llleled by person
who pronounces death
CAUSE OF DEATH (See Instructlons,and examples)
Item 27, Pan!; Enter the ~ - cjiseasss. injuries, or col1l)lications -Ihat dir8C11y caused the death. DO NOT enter lerminal events such as cardiac arrest.
resPira. .,ory arre.sl, o.r ventrbJ~r fibnl~ton wihoul showilg the .tology, DO NOT abbrevial.. Enl.r on~ one cause on a lin., . t_
IMIIEDIATE CAUSE (Fmal disease or C Ov [~ r b b~ lov CI.,/...S
caMlllon resuRltIg., dealh) ----;:. a,. Y\. ;t) f1,
Due 10 (or as a consequence 00:
SeQuentially kst conditions, H any,
leading 10 !he cause listed on UM iI
- Enler the UNDERL VING CAUSE
. (disease or injury thai in~iated the
even~ resuftilg ~ death) LAGT,
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3Ob. Were Aulopsy FlOdin~
Available Prior 10 Co"1>lelion
01 Cause 01 Death?
o Yes O"No
32d. Time of Injury
3Oa, Was an Aulopsy
Performed?
o Yes C/ No
31 Manner 01 Death
.2fN'~tural 0 Homicide
o Accident 0 Penalng Inveslioation
o Suicide 0 Could Not Be Determined
32a, Dale 01 Injury (Month, day, year)
338. CQrtifier (check only OfIe)
Certtfylng physician (Physician eenifying cause Of death when another physi:ian has pronounced death and COfll)leled lIem 23)
To the best or my knowledoe. death occurred due to the cause(sl and manner as staled ..........._..............................m...................
Pronouncing and cll11tytng physM:lan (Physician bolh pronouocing death and certifying to cause of dealh)
To the best of my knowledge, death occurred ~t the time. d~te, and place, and due to the cause(sl and manner as s~ted ..................".h'" ,U. n ,h'n...m,'.m..._ ........0
Medial examlner~ronet'
On the basis of examination andlor investigation, in my opinion, death occurred al the time, date, and place, and due to the cause{s) and manner as staled ........0
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: onsello death bul not resuning in the undertying cause given in Part t
26, D~ Tobacco Use Contrbutelo Death?
o Ves 0 Probab~
o No 0 Unknown
32b. Descrbe how InjUf)' Occurred
29, II Fe""'~;
o Not pregnant wilhin pasl yea'
o Pregnant at time of death
o Not pregnant, but pregnanl wilhin 42 days
ofdealh
o Nol pregnant, but pregnant 43 days to 1 year
belore death
o Unknown if pregnant within Ihe past year
32c. Place of Injury: Home, Farm, Street, FactoI}', Office
Building, etc. (Specify)
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33d. Dale Signed (Monlh. day, year)
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320, Location (Street. c~yllown. stale)
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34 Na~nd Mdress of Person Who Cof1l)leted Cause 9r Death {Item 27) '[[PelPrinl
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
of
Betty Lou Christakos
I, BETTY LOU CHRISTAKOS, of Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby expressly revoking all Wills
and Codicils heretofore made by me.
1. I direct my Executor to pay all of my debts, funeral and administrative expenses as
soon as may be done conveniently after my decease.
2. I authorize and empower my Executor to sell any realty owned by me at my death, at
either public or private sale, and to give good and sufficient deeds therefor, in fee simple, as I
could do if living.
3. I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate of every nature and wherever situate as
follows:
(a) My three-carat emerald diamond to Joanne Clark, according to my mother's
instructions;
(b) My diamond wedding band to Kelly Ryan Christakos;
(c) $2,500.00 to each of my three (3) step-grandchildren;
(d) $2,000.00 to my friend, Janice Huns;
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(e) My five nieces and nephews are to take any personal items and furniture
which they want, including the oil painting of my mother which is to be kept
in the family; and
(f) All the rest, residue and remainder is to be divided equally between the
Humane Society of Harrisburg Area, Inc., Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and
The Helen Krause Animal Hospital of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.
4. I nominate and appoint ROGER B. IRWIN to be the Executor of this my Last Will and
Testament; he is to serve as such without bond. Should he die before my death, renounce or
refuse to serve for any reason, or die leaving any of my estate unadministered, I nominate and
appoint MARCUS A. McKNIGHT, III, and DOUGLAS G. MILLER as substitute executors, also
to serve as such without bond, with the same powers as are given herein to my executor.
5. I hereby suggest that my personal representatives retain the serVIces of Irwin &
McKnight as attorneys in the settlement of my estate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
,t-1
day of
June _., 2006
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BETTY LO CHRISTAKOS
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Signed, sealed, published and declared by BETTY LOU CHRISTAKOS, the Testatrix
above-named, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request,
in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AFFIDA VIT
WE, BETTY LOU CHRISTAKOS, MARTHA L. NOEL and SHARON L.
SCHWALM, the Testatrix and witnesses respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing
instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the
Testatrix signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and Testament, that she had signed
willingly, that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purpose herein expressed, and
that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the Will as a
witness and that to the best of their knowledge the Testatrix was, at that time, eighteen years of
age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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BET~Y ~RISTAKOS
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SHARON L. SCHWALM
COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYL VANIA
SS:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by BETTY LOU CHRISTAKOS,
the Testatrix herein, and subscribed and sworn to before me by MARTHA L. NOEL and
SHARON L. SCHWALM, witnesses, this ,J( day of June, 2006.
No.,tary ublic
COMM !NWE TH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Notarial Seal
Roger B. Irwin. Notary Public
Carlisle Bora. Cumberland County
My Commission Expires Oct. 3. 2008
Member. Pennsylvania Association Of Notaries
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