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PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
Estate of Merle N. Bish
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To: Register of Wills for the County of
Cumberland County in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
, deceased
Social Security No. 190-20-3707
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioners, who are 18 years of age or older an the executors named in the last Will of the
above decedent, dated June 12,2006 and codicil(s) dated n/a.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with his last family or principal
residence at 1822 Heishman Gardens, Carlisle, PA 17013.
Decedent, then 79 years of age, died September 23, 2006, at M.S. Hershey Medical 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: _no exceptions
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 PA) Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
Situate as follows:
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$_20,000
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WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented
~he. re ith and the ~antr/4oflett~ers testamentary thereon. /
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The petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) that the statements in the foregoing petitfci9re trueGlb.d
correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of petitioner( s) and that as personal represet!fative( s) o~e
above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law# /
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENT A TIVE
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Estate of Merle N. Bish, Deceased
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
AND NOW, t C\u\:j(X~ ~ ,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 June 12, 2006 described therein be admitted to probate and filed
of record as the last will of Merle N. Bish and Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Ignacia Moreno and
Terry R. Bish.
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Carlisle, PA 17013
717-243-0123
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WARNING: IT IS ILLEGAL TO ALTER THIS COpy OR
TO DUPLICATE BY PHOTOSTAT OR PHOTOGRAPH.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH VITAL RECORDS
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LOCAL REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATION OF DEATH
CERT. NO.
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Name of Decedent
Merle
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Bish
First
September 23,2006
Date of Death ________________
Sex
Social Security No. __
Dec.20,1927
Date of Birth ___
Male
190-20-3707
Birthplace
M. S. Hershey Medical Center
Place of Death_~
Chickasaw, Penna.
Dauphin Co.
Derry Twp. __ __________ Penn~yi~_?'lii!
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Race _____. Occupation
Divorced Decedent's
Marital Status _____ Mailing Address
Examiner Cutter
YES
Armed Forces? (Yes or No) ______.__~__
1822 Heishman Gardens, Carlisle, Pa. 17013
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Terry Bish
Informant __._
Name and Address of
Funeral Establishment
Nathan W. Buse
Funeral Director
Buse F.H., 9066 Jonestown Rd., Grantville, Pa. 17028
Part I:
Immediate Cause
Sepsis
Interval Between
Onset and Death
(a)
(b)
Respiratory Failure
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Pneurronia
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Part II: Other Significant Conditions
Renal Failure, Ischemic Bowel
Manner of Death
Describe how injury occurred:
Natural
Accident
Suicide
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Homicide
Pending Investigation
Could not be Determined
Ather Mansoor
Name and Title of Certifier
M. S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa. 17033
(M.D.. B.O., Co,olle" r....~.[.)
Address ____
ThiS is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an origina certificate
of death duly filed with me as Local Registra~ginal cer.tificate will be forwarded to the
State Vital Records Office for permanent filing\ ~ l...-r7 (\ ~L
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LAST WILL AND TEST AMENT
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I, MERLE N. BISH, of North Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvani~
declare this to be my Last Will and Testament and revoke any and all wills and codicils heretofore
made by me.
ITEM I:
My personal representative shall pay from the residue of my estate the
expenses of my last illness, funeral and burial debts duly allowed against my estate, and estate taxes
occasioned by my death and incurred with respect to property passing by this Will.
ITEM II.
I bequeath my automobiles, personal effects, household goods, and
other tangible personal property of like nature (not including cash or securities), together with any
existing insurance thereon, as set forth in a separate memorandum which I shall place with my Will
to the persons therein designated. If I shall leave no separate memorandum, or with regard to my
automobiles, personal effects, household goods, and other tangible personal property oflike nature
(not including cash or securities) not referenced by such memorandum, I bequeath such property to
my children, DAVID BISH, TERRY BISH, LINDA RICHARDSON, and CATHERINE
SHELLENBERGER, to be divided among them by my Co-Executors with due regard for their
nf~rs()nal nreferences in as nearly equal shares as practical.
ITEM III:
I devise and bequeath the residue of my estate, of every nature and
wherever situate, as follows:
A. One-quarter (114) thereof to my son, DAVID BISH. Should DAVID
BISH predecease me, I bequeath his share to his issue, per stirpes.
B. One-quarter (1/4) thereof to my son, TERRY BISH. Should TERRY
BISH predecease me, I bequeath his share to his issue, per stirpes.
C. One-quarter (1/4) thereof to my daughter, LINDA RICHARDSON. Should
LINDA RICHARDSON predecease me, I bequeath her share to her issue, per stirpes.
D. One-quarter (114) thereof to my daughter, CATHERINE
SHELLENBERGER. Should CATHERINE SHELLENBERGER predecease me, I
bequeath her share to her issue, per stirpes.
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ITEM IV:
I appoint my Daughter-in-Law, IGNACIA MORENO, of Arlington,
Virginia, and my son, TERRY R. BISH, as Co-Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. If
either fails to qualify or ceases to act as Co-Executor, then I appoint the other as sole Executor.
ITEM V:
I hereby appoint the surviving parent of ,my minor who shall be a
beneficiary under my will as guardian of the property passing to such minor.
ITEM VI:
I direct that my Co-Executors shall not be required to give bond for the
faithful performance of their duties in this or any other jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, MERLE N. BISH, have hereunto set my hand and seal to
this my Last Will and Testament, consisting of four (4) typewritten pages, each of which bears my
signature, this 1 th day of June 2006.
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Merle N. Bish, Testator
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above-named Testator, MERLE N. BISH, as
and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request, in his sight and
presence, and in the sight and presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as
witnesses.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND )
WE, MERLE N. BISH, TAYLOR P. ANDREWS, and RONALD E. JOHNSON, the Testator
and witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing or attached instrument, being
first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testator signed and executed
the instrument as and for his Last Will and Testament and that he signed willingly and that he
executed as his 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 witnesses and that to the
best of their knowledge the Testator was at the time eighteen (18) or more years of age, of sound
mind and under no constraint or undue influence.
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Merle N. Bish, Test
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by MERLE N. BISH, the Testator, and
subscribed to and sworn or affirmed to before me by TAYLOR P. ANDREWS and RONALD E.
JOHNSON, witnesses, this lih day of June 2006.
NOTARIAL SEAL
SHELLY SEXTON, Notary Public
Carlisle Bora, Cumberland County
My CommiSSion Expires April 26, 2007
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