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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-30-06 .'co . . . . 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) ofthe above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Vl UQ' ::l '" = ~ ~ Sworn to or affinnpd subscribed { Before me this . day of ...---"'~ rJ !-fJ. ' 20 (x..,. JgfRAriL.::i11lP)' iJ~ Regi9;:: pt ~f '--' . . __ 0 No. 01/" {)(p . ~ ~ Estate of OLIVIA H. GRIBB , Deceased DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW JUNE 30, 20~, 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 MAY 1, 2006 , described therein be admitted to probate filed of record as the last will of OLIVIA H. GRIBB ; and Letters are hereby granted to GEORGE P. ANDREWS, JR. and JEFFREY A. ANDREWS FEES Probate, Letters, Etc. ............. $ Will................................. $ Renunciation....................... $ Short Certificates (5) ............ $ JCP. ...... ... . . ..... . " . .. .. .. " ... .. $ Automation Fee................... $ Bond. ...... . .. " . ., . . . .,. .. . . . . ...... $ Total $ Filed (hi.,co _~ 2&. 7' ~<J. ,9 I5:CO ., !<-~ v~ ' l:i)s"7 ~-~ ._,;;b,c0 ~ 10 t:b 5.00 3HJoU 'S OZ 01 IU().." t~ S 1-. Address Uvv'f '/it JI , f r4- ({ 01/ -' 4 '2"2 ..., 7tl-737....0<i 0 Lt Phone - Register of Wills of Cwnberland County , Deceased. Register of Wills for the County of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Estate of OLIVIA H. GRIBB also known as PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS aJl /~<.e .- ..0t1) No. To: Social Security No. 199-09-2784 The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, and the execut OR~ named in the last will of the above decedent, dated MAY 1, ,20 06 and codicil( s) dated (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation, death of executor, etc.) Decedent was domiciled at death in CUMBERLAND Pennsylvania, with hE.Flast family or principal residence at 4 BRIDLE LANE, HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP County, (list street, number and municipality) Decedent, then~years of age, died JUNE 26 , 20~ at HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL 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 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: s: /)()(). - . $ $ $ $ /0 CJ I tlOo. - 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.) Residence( s) of Petitioner( s) RR#1, BOX 282(A), HARVEYS LAKE, PA 18618 3052 KERPER ROAD, LAFAYETTE HILL, PA 19444 ,~ ~ *a:l a:l .}~ . S :r: ~~ ~ 2:: ~a d/~ ()(" - 5>EO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF OLIVIA H. GRIBB I, OLIVIA H. GRIBB, of the Township of Hampden, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, de~lare thj~_'_) to be my Last Will and revoke any will or codicil previously made by me. ITEM 1: Upon my demise, I direct my body be laid to rest in my plot next to my late beloved husband, Leon A. Gribb, in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. ITEM2: I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon as practical after my death. ITEM 3: I direct that all taxes and interest and penalties thereon that may be assessed in consequence of my death, of whatever nature and by whatever jurisdiction imposed, shall be paid from my residuary estate as a part of the expense of the administration of my Estate. ITEM 4: I bequeath the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, 27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015 in memory of my late husband, Leon A. Gribb. ITEM 5: I bequeath the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, Moore Avenue, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837 in memory of my late husband, Leon A. Gribb. ITEM 6: I bequeath the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Page 1 of7 ,~ ~~ ,t ~ ~~ o ITEM 7: I bequeath the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to each of the following individuals provided that he or she survives my death by thirty (30) days: a. JEFFREY GRIBB, Esquire of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania; b. TED WOMPIERSKI, JR.; c. MICHAEL WOMPIERSKI ofMt. Holly, New Jersey; d. STAN WOMPIERSKI; e. CAROL HARRISON of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania; f. STEPHANIE GRIBB of Manhattan Beach, California; g. DAVID GRIBB; h. JAMES GRIBB of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; 1. GALE FREDERICKS of Tucson, Arizona; and J. LEE ANN MCCOY of Iowa City, Iowa ITEM 8: I give, devise and bequeath all my jewelry, silverware, and silver service to CAROL HARRISON provided that she survives my death by thirty (30) days. ITEM 9: I give, devise and bequeath all my Waterford crystal, my grandfather clock, my family room bar and contents, and my late husband's living room recliner to GEORGE ANDREWS, JR. ITEM 10: I give, devise, and bequeath my crystal punch bowl set, my Blue Delpht chIna. illY wicker rocker, and my living room etagere and its contents, to RENNIE ANDREWS. ITEM 11: I give, devise, and bequeath my Lo-boy table and lamp and china accessories located thereon to GALE FREDERICKS provided that she survives my death by thirty (30) days. ITEM 12: I give, devise, and bequeath my late husband's tool chest and contents to STAN WOMPIERSKI provided that he survives my death by thirty (30) days. Page 2 of7 -1 \l~ ~'~ ~ :~ ~ ~~ o ITEM 13: I give, devise, and bequeath the Gribb Crystal and Gribb gold watch to STEPHANIE GRIBB provided that she survives my death by thirty (30) days. ITEM 14: I give, devise, and bequeath the rest, residue and remainder of my entire estate together with insurance thereon, wheresoever situate, in equal shares, to my nephews GEORGE P. ANDREWS, JR. and JEFFREY A. ANDREWS, per stirpes. ITEM 15: I appoint my nephews GEORGE P. ANDREWS, JR. and JEFFREY A. ANDREWS co-Executors of this, my Last Will. ITEM 16: My executrix or her successors shall have the following powers in addition to those given by law to be exercised by her in her absolute discretion, which powers shall be applicable to all property held by her, effective without the order of any court and until the actual distribution of all such property: a. To retain any investments at discretion including stock of any corporate fiduciary hereunder or of a holding company controlling it; b. To invest and reinvest in the executor's discretion as permitted under Act 28 of 1999, as amended, the "Prudent Investor Act," with the specific right to invest in stocks, bonds and real estate, including non-income producing residential real estate for the occupancy of any present income beneficiary or beneficiaries, and in such diversified, proprietary money market and mutual funds, including such mutual funds of any corporate fiduciary hereunder or those of any successor or affiliated corporation or a holding company controlling it, as my executor and trustee deem appropriate; c. To sell, to grant options for the sale of, or otherwise convert any real or personal property or interest therein, at public or private sale, for such prices, at such time, in such manner and upon such terms as they may think proper, and to execute and deliver good and sufficient conveyances, assignments and transfers thereof without liability of any purchaser to see to the application of the purchase money; Page 3 of7 ~ ,),: ~ ~~ ~~ o d. To borrow money and to secure the repayment thereof by mortgage of real or personal property, pledge of investments or otherwise, without liability on the part of the lenders to see to the application thereof; e. To compromise claims by or against my estate or any trust created hereunder; f. To allocate and distribute different kinds or disproportionate shares of property or undivided interests in property among beneficiaries or trusts, in cash or in kind, or partly in each; g. To register investments in the name of a nominee or to hold the same unregistered in such form that they will pass by delivery; h. To join in any recapitalization, merger, reorganization or voting trust plan affecting investments; to deposit securities under agreement; to subscribe for stock and bond privileges; and generally to exercise all rights of security holders; 1. To manage, operate, repair, alter or improve real estate or other property, and to lease real estate and other property upon such terms and for such period as my executor and trustee deem advisable even for more than five (5) years and beyond the duration of any trust; J. To deduct administration expenses upon either the federal estate tax return or fiduciary income tax return with or without adjustment as between principal and income, as my corporate or disinterested executor shall determine; k. To associate with them in the absence of a corporate fiduciary, an accountant, custodian and investment advisor, and other agents and to compensate them from principal or income or both, as my executrix shall determine, such compensation to be a reduction ofthe compensation of my executrix; 1. To associate with them at any time, in their absolute discretion and of their choice, a corporate fiduciary which shall have the same powers as my executrix, such designation by my executrix and acceptance by a corporate fiduciary to be in writing; Page 4 of7 -~ 1~ -z~ J~ ~ ::c ~ ~ ~ o m. To combine, without prior court approval, any trust herein with any other trust with substantially similar provisions, although such other trust may have been created by separate instruments and by different persons, and, if necessary to protect different future interests, to value the assets at the time of such combination and to record the proportionate interest of each separate trust in the combined fund; provided however, that no such combination shall be permitted if the effect of such combination would be (1) to violate the applicable rule against perpetuities; (2) to disqualify any interest in one or more of such trusts for a deduction for federal estate tax purposes which would otherwise be allowable; or (3) to cause the loss of the exempt status of one or more of such trusts from the imposition of the generation-skipping tax; n. To exercise any stock options which they may receive; to borrow such funds from any source as my executrix may deem necessary for the exercise of such options; and to pledge assets as my executrix deems appropriate for this purpose; o. No trustee shall be required to qualify before, be appointed by, or, in the absence ofa breach of trust, account to any court (and failure to account alone shall not be considered such a breach); nor shall trustee be required to obtain the order or approval of any court in the exercise of any power or decision granted hereunder; p. To allocate any generation-skipping transfer tax exemption from the federal generation- skipping transfer tax to any property to which I am deemed the transferor under the provisions of Section 2652(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its successors, including any property transferred under my will and any property not in my probate estate and any property transferred by me during life as to which no allocation was made prior to my death, to the extent necessary to cause the inclusion ratios applicable to such transfers to be zero; q. To disclaim any interest in property without court approval; and Page 5 of7 r. To do all other acts and things necessary or appropriate in the management, administration and distribution of my estate or trust. ITEM 17: I direct that any cost associated with the storage, transportation or delivery of the items of personal property identified in Items 8 through and including Item 13 to the named beneficiary shall be the sole cost and expense of that named beneficiary and not my estate. Should the named beneficiary decline or refuse to bear the storage, transportation, or delivery cost associated with the delivery of the devised item, then it shall be deemed for purposes of this Last Will that the named beneficiary has predeceased me and the stated bequest shall lapse to my residual estate and beneficiaries. ITEM 18: I direct that my personal representatives or their successor shall not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, this / dayof 11? ,2006. a~) ~/f 4~ OLIVIA H. GRIBB 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. residing at 1/ /J" tAl. L, ~bv"~ R,{. IIle~i CS~C/? I I~ /70SS- 10 ( ~. ~Lu..c- St-. AA.Lc...~ 17055. ~/a C) <+/.3- C-f'esiding at Page 6 of7 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) We, OLNIA ~. GRIEB, L/SA A1~/€ ~.IU€ , and c r: .~ ~ Se~ -I , the Testatrix and the witnesses respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or 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 that she had signed willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purpose therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix, signed the will as witness and that to the best of his or her knowledge, the Testatrix was at the time eighteen (18) years of older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. tRh-t-I_~~ Jf~rr- .- (/. 'tu~ /~~,...A-==- Witness / Subscribed, sworn and acknowledged before m~ r"l J:": (\ 71t1E- by OLNIA H. GRIEB, the Testatrix and subscribed and sworn to before me bY/ LISA A1A-I'Z/E (}oYNE and ::r: /1(,. -flh~"" ~.e ttj (1'5 I- , the witnesses, this /!.r day of IlJ :J ' 2006. 2:i~J,~ m Of mlNWWMII 1I0T~RlAl SEAt tIfffR'r F. Coy!~~TARfMlIC IIAllPOEN lWP., WlIIBERWlD courm IV COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE If,2001 Page 7 of7