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Estate of Anna A. Bower
also known as
PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
No. ~_l-Q~~5\
To:
__ _____ Register of Wills for the
__, Deceased. County of -----Cu.m.ber 1 and in the
Socia! Security No. 169 -14-18 41 Commonwealrh of Pennsylvania
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s), who is/ are 18 years of age or older an the exeClllD r named
in the last will of the above decedent, dared January 30, 2003
and codicil(s) dated
(srate relevanr circumstances, e.g. renunciarion, dearh of executor, etc.)
Decendent was domiciled at death in Cumberland Road ,CoW1otY'tP~n(lsYh:al1i'a..l.twoitnh
h er last family or principal residence at 35 Calvary NC r 11 M100 t::
_______ ~ownship
(lisr srreel, number dnd muncipaiiry.l
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ecen em, tllen years 0 age, lee
at Carlisle Regional Medical---.-C.enter
Except as follows, decedent did nor marry, was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted
aftc.~r execution of the will offered for probate; was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated
incompetent:
Decendem 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:
$ 235,000.00
$
$
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WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s)
prf'~ented herewith and the grant of letters Testamentary
(resramenrary; adminislrmion C.La.; administration d.b.n.c.La.)
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OATH OF' PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
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The petitionens) above-named swear(~) or affirmts) that the statements in the foregoing petition are
(rue and correct [0 the best of the Knowledge and belief of petitioner(s) and that as personal represen-
,a,'ve(,) of ,he above d",dm, pe,i,'oo,,(,) will well C,':IY adm'n'jt€i')the "tate accord'ng '0 law
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Estate of
ANNA A. BOWER
, Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW ~~;:24- 2006 ,in consideration of the petition on
the reverse side hereof,Qtisfactory proof having been presemed befon: me,
IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated January 30 ,~003________
described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of ANNA A. BOWER
and Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Owen O. Bower
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ADDRESS
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RENUNCIATION
IN RE: ESTATE OF ANNA A. BOWER deceased.
TO: THE REGISTER OF WILLS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
The undersigned, JOHN M. BOWER, of 115 Orchard Avenue, York
Haven, Pennsylvania, son of Anna A. Bower, decedent, hereby renounce my
right to serve as a Co-Executor in the Estate of Anna A. Bower in
accordance with the Last Will and Testament of Anna A. Bower dated
January 30, 2003, and I further respectfully ask that Letters Testamentary
be issued to Owen O. Bower, son of the decedent.
WITNESS my hand this 21st day of August, 2006.
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John M. Bower
1 1 5 Orchard Avenue
York Haven, PA 1 7370
State of Pennsylvania
County of Cumberland
Sworn and affirmed before me
this ::'.'day of August, 2006.
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RENUNCIATION
IN RE: ESTATE OF ANNA A. BOWER deceased.
TO: THE REGISTER OF WILLS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
The undersigned, Maryanne C. DeFrank, of 41 16 Lisa Drive,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, daughter of Anna A. Bower, decedent, hereby
renounce my right to serve as a Co-Executor in the Estate of Anna A. Bower
in accordance with the Last Will and Testament of Anna A. Bower dated
January 30, 2003, and I further respectfully ask that Letters Testamentary
be issued to Owen O. Bower, son of the decedent.
WITNESS my hand this 21st day of August, 2006.
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County of Cumberland
Sworn and affirmed before me
this "I--day of August, 2006.
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RENUNCIATION
IN RE: ESTATE OF ANNA A. BOWER deceased.
TO: THE REGISTER OF WILLS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
The undersigned, Larry O. Bower, of 911 Petersburg Road, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, son of Anna A. Bower, decedent, hereby renounce my right to
serve as a Co-Executor in the Estate of Anna A. Bower in accordance with
the Last Will and Testament of Anna A. Bower dated January 30, 2003, and I
further respectfully ask that Letters Testamentary be issued to Owen O.
Bower, son of the decedent.
WITNESS my hand this 21 st day of August, 2006.
Larry O. Bower
911 Petersburg Road
Carlisle, PA 17013
State of Pennsylvania
County of Cumberland
Sworn and affirmed before me
this ::/)day of August, 2006.
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NOTARIAl SEAL
BECKY w. KNISS. y. Notary PutJie
Mlchllliestug Boro. CmIbdnd Co.
My C,)n..Julon EllplNI Nov. 19. 2OQ6
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
OATH OF SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
M.aryanne DeFrank, a subscribing witness to the will presented herewith, being duly
qualified according to law, deposes and says that she was present and saw Anna A. Bower, the
testatrix, sign the same and that she signed as a witness at the request of testatrix in her
presence and in the presence of the other subscribing witness( es) .
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before
me this .~ l/l(\ day of August, 2006.
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REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
Owen O. Bower, a subscriber hereto, being duly qualified according to law, deposes and says
that he is familiar with the signature of Anna A. Bower, testatrix of the will presented
herewith and that he believes the signature on the will is in the handwriting of Anna A. Bowe r
to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before
me this]Lt~I----'day of August, 2006.
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TYPE I PRINT IN
PERMANENT
BLACK INK
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
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May 5, 1920
3 SocJalSecurityNurnber
1. Name ')1 Oeceoenl {FlrsL middle, last,suffix)
Anna A. Bower
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5. Age (Lasl Birtndayi
6 Date of Birth MOrlth,da'I, ear
86 '"
pottsville, PA
npatient OERIOutpabenl DooA o Nursing Home
g. Was Decedent 01 Hispanic Origin? Kl No 0 Yes
(II yes. Specify Cuban,
Mexican,Puerto Rican, etc.)
o Residence DOther-Spec,ty
1G, R~e AmenGalllndlan, Black, Whlte, ele
(Specify)
Widowed
White
8b, CourltyofDealh
3d Facility Name III not instllulion. give street and number)
Cumberland
Twp. Carlisle Regional Medical Center
. 16, Dece-jerll'S Mailing Address (Street city flown, slate. Zip code)
35 Calvary Rd.
Carlisle, PA 17013
12 Was Decedent e~er in the
ij S Armed Forces?
DYes IiJNO
Decedeflt's
ActualResidence 17a Slate
13. Der.edenl's Education (Specify only highest grade c.ompleled)
Elemenlary I Secondary (G-12) Coll~e(1.4or5~)
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14. Marilal Status: Married, Never Marr.ed
Widowed, Divorced (Specify)
17b County
PA
Cumberland
Did Decedent
Llveina
Townsnip?
17::. G Yes, Decedenl Livedir
17<1, 0 No, Decedent Lived within
ActualLlmllsot
North Middleton Twp
City/30m
18 Father's Name (Firsl,mfddle, lasl. suffix)
19 Mother's Name (First, middle, maiden surname)
Mary Evengelista
20b Informant's Mailing Address (Street, city flown, state, zio code)
21dLocationrCitylloWfl,slate.llpcode)
Annville, PA 17003
John Trabosh
2Oa. Informanl'sNarne (TypeIPnnt)
115 Orchard Ave., York Haven,
21b. Date of Disposilfon (Month, day, year) 21c Place of Disposition (Name of cemetery, crematory or other place)
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Indiantown Gap
22c Name and Address of Facility Ho
219 North Hanover St.,
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23b, license Numoer
/lAP 0-'/76 S- C
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26 Was Case Refe~ ~edlcal Examiner I Comrrer for, Reason Other 'hall Cremation Of Donation?
DYes ~o
: Approxlmaleinterval Partll'Enlerother~km[~!lLOOIJ!lli.~tr1~attL ?8. Did Tobacco 'Jse Conlribute to Death?
: Onset to Death but nol resultmg in the underlying cause given In Part I DYes 0 Probably
o No 0 Unknown
1911FP.Il1ale
DNolpregllantwlthlnpastyear
D Pregnant at lime of dealh
o Notpregnanl,bulpr-~nanlwilhm42days
of death
o Not pregnanl,but pregnanl43 days 10 1 yea'
ofdealh
o Unknownifpregnallt Within Ihe past year
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lIems 24-26 must be comoleled by person
who pronounces death
24 TimeofDealh
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CAUSE OF DEATH (See instructions and examples)
lIem 27, PART I. Enter the l;Djll!lol.eVefl.t~ - diseases, inluries, orcomplica!ions -lhat directly caused the death DO NOT enter terminal events such as cardiac arrest
respiratory arrest. orventricularfibr~lation wilt10ut showillg theetiofogy. Ust only one cause on each line
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Sequentia~y list conditions, If any.
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o Accide'1l DPendinglnvestigation
o Suicide 0 Could Not be Delemmed
32d Timeoflnlurv
32g. Localion of IntLKY IS\reel. city I 'own, st<lle)
30a. Was an ,A.utopsy
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
ANNA A. BOWER
I, ANNA A. BOWER, married woman, of North Middleton Township, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, (mailing address: 35 Cavalry Road, Carlisle, PA 17013), being of sound and
disposing mind, memory, and understanding, do hereby make, publish, and declare this as and for
my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all Wills by me at any time
heretofore made.
1. I direct my hereinafter named Executor to pay all of my debts to which I am bound and
the expenses of my funeraL last illness, and of the administration of my estate as soon after my
death as may be found convenient to do so.
2. I declare that I am married to ANNA A. BOWER and that I have 4 children, JOHN M.
BOWER, OWEN O. BOWER, MARYANNE C. DeFRANK and LARRY O. BOWER. I further
declare that I have no other children.
3. All the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, real, personal, or mixed, and
wheresoever the same may be situate, I give, devise, and bequeath to my husband DEWEY C.
BOWER, his heirs and assigns, to the exclusion of my said children, born or unborn, provided my
said husband shall survive me by a period of ninety (90) days. In the event that my said husband
should predecease me or fail to survive me by the aforesaid period of ninety (90) days, then in such
event all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, and wheresoever the
same may be situate, I give, devise and bequeath in equal shares to my four (4) children they being
John M. Bower, Owen O. Bower, Maryanne C. DeFrank and Larry O. Bower. Should any of the
said children predecease me of fail to survive me by a period of ninety (90) days, the share that
child would have otherwise received shall pass to his or her issue per stirpes, and if there be no such
issue said share shall lapse and be added to the remaining share or shares.
4. Should any person less than 21 years of age be entitled to distribution from my estate,
in such event the share that person would otherwise have received shall be paid to my hereinafter
named Executor or Executors in trust. I authorize the herein named trustee to receive and invest the
same, and to pay the income arising therefrom, together with so much of the principal thereof as in
his, her, or their opinion is necessary or desirable to be expended for the proper maintenance,
''';UppOi't, and education of such person, IO or for rhe benefit of such person, and upon such person
attaining 21 years of age to pay to him or her the then remaining principal together with any
undistributed income.
5. I hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint my husband, DEWEY C. BOWER. as
Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, but should he predecease me or fail to qualify, then in
such event I nominate, constitute, and appoint my children, JOHN M. BOWER, OWEN O.
BOWER, MARY ANNE C. DeFRANK and LARRY O. BOWER or any of them as Executors, and
I further direct that none of them shall be required to post any bond to secure the faithful
performance of his, her, or its duties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or in any other
jurisdiction.
6. In addition to the powers conferred by law, my herein named Executors and Trustees
are empowered:
a. To invest any part of the trust corpus in such securities, investments, or other
property as may be deemed advisable and proper, irrespective of whether the same are
authorized for the investment of trust funds under the laws of any governing jurisdiction.
b. With respect to any corporation, the stocks, bonds, or other securities of which
may be held, to vote in person or by proxy on any shares of stock; to consent to the rr:erger.
consolidation or reorganization of such corporations; to conse':!t In the le;lsillg. InOn'Iag:~ng.
Ui' Stile oj rhe property of any sLlch corporariuns; to maKe any serrender, C^ch~lllge 01
substitution of such stocks, bonds, or other securities as an incident to the merger,
consolidation or reorganization of such corporations; to pay all assessments, subscriptions
and other sums of money which may be deemed wise and expedient for the protection and
maintenance of the proportionate interest of the investment in such corporations; to exercise
any option or privilege which may be conferred upon the holders of such stocks, bonds, or
other securities of such corporations either for the conversion of the same into other
securities or for the purchase of additional securities, and to make any and all necessary
payments which may be required in connection therewith; and generally to have and
exercise as to all such stocks, bonds, and other securities, the powers of an individual owner
who is under trust obligation.
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c. To hold the trust corpus in one or more consolidated funds in which separate
shares shall have undivided interests.
d. To sell at public or private sale for cash or upon credit, or partly for cash and
partly on credit, and upon such terms and conditions as shall be deemed proper, any part or
parts of the trust estate, and no purchaser at any such sale shall be bound to inquire into the
expediency or propriety of any such sale or to see to the application of the purchase money
arising therefrom.
e. To keep on hand and uninvested such moneys as may be deemed proper and for
such period as may be found expedient.
f. To compromise, settle, or arbitrate any claim or demand in favor of or against the
trust estate.
g. And authorized in the discharge of fiduciary duties, to employ counsel and to
determine and to pay such counsel reasonable compensation which shall be charged against
the principal or income of the trust fund, and shall further be entitled to charge against the
principal or income such other reasonable expenses and charges as may be necessary and
proper to incur for the proper discharge of fiduciary duties and for the proper management
and administration of the trust estate.
h. In making any division of property into shares for the purpose of any distribution
thereof directed by the provisions of the trust, to make such division or distribution, either in
cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, as shall be deemed most expedient, and
in making any division or distribution in kind may allot any specific security or property or
any undivided interest therein to anyone or more of such shares, and to that end may
appraise any or all of the property so to be allotted and the judgment as to the propriety of
such allotment and as to the relative value for purposes of distribution of the securities or
property so allotted shall be final and conclusive upon all persons interested in the trust or
in the division or distribution thereof.
i. Authorized to register any shares of stock or other assets of any trust in their own
names or in the name of a nominee.
j. To retain and invest in si~ares of stock of my Trustee.
k. To retain any investments including mutual funds which I may own at the time
of my death and in addition to invest any part of the Trust corpus in such mutual fund or
mutual funds as may be deemed advisable or proper, irrespective of whether the same are
authorized for the investment of trust funds under the laws of any governing jurisdiction.
1. To determine from time to time whether all or some portion of realized capital
gains shall be treated as ordinary income for distributio~ to ~ beneficiary or treat.ed as
principal to be retained as part of the corpus, and such deSIgnatIon need not be consIstent
from one year to another.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and
Testament written on 2 pages, this 30th day of January, 2003.
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Signed, sealed, published and de~lared, by ANNA A. ~OWER, the Te~tatri~ abov~ n~me~L
as and for her Last Will and Testament, III our presence, who, ill her pre~ence,. at hel request, and ill
the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attestillg WItnesses.
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