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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-30-06 . Register of Wills of Cumberland County Estate of Anna Kathryn Armstrong a/so known as Kathryn Reiber Armstrong PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS No. c2, -'Olt - qt/9 To: , Deceased. Register of Wills for the County of Cumberland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Social Security No. 174-12-4668 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 July 20, , 20 1995 and codicil(s) dated (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 5525 Wilson Lane, Bethany Village, Mechanicsburg, PA (list street, number and municipality) County, Decedent, then ~ years of age, died October 21 , 20 006 , at Bethany Village. Mechanicsburg, PA 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: $ 500.00 $ $ $ WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented herewi th and the grant of letters testamentary (testamentary; administration c.t.a.; administration d.b.n.c.t.a.) thereon. .' .' Sif"1;i~OfPetitiOner(s) c:}vhAh . ..' . }Vl.flf Residence(s) of Petitioner(s) 514 Orchard Drive, Lemoyne, PA 17043 -6\~ , \1 ,. (Y) C\Nv \~j ~O v tl1()~ ~~f1 l'~ O~ t:10 qUOl L \ ~9 ,,1 t,:nl(;' ,\('\ 'tDi~'f~H~ . ?'j\\jl';\\ I~;~ (qnBO~}JH ',t \ ' -''"'\IJ "-l........ J\) ~.J- . Register of Wills of Cumberland County OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA } SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND 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 ofpetitioner(s) and that as personal representative(s) of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. ,. Sworn to or affillT!ed l!l}d subscribed {rf.?/t< N J ;J ~ jJu'l "- Before me thIs ?o~ day of, ( CJcXC~E.R. ,20 Ol-o '~R~~ No. ~-a.o-G y~ Anna Kathryn Armstrong, alkla Estate of Kathryn Reiber Armstrong , Deceased (/) a'(i' ::l ~ ~ rtl ~ DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW &t- c>~€:lL 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 July 20, 1995 , described therein be admitted to probate filed of record as the last will of Anna Kathryn Armstrong, alkJa ; and Letters are hereby granted to P~tri('i~ Arm':drnng Mnro~n Kathryn Reiber Armstrong \.JJ~1ab'---~~~~ FEES ~J' ~ Probate, Letters, Etc. ,,'.......... $ ~ . dO Patricia Armstrong, PA Attorney 10 No, 23725 Will ................................. $ (S-. (X) Attorney (Sup. Ct. J.D. No.) Renunciation.... .. .. .. ... .... .. .. .. $ 212 Locust Street, Suite 500 Short Certificates (5) ............ $ ~C) .lJD Harrisburg, PA 17101 JCP.................................. $ 10' c..b Address Automation Fee................... $ S-" on Bond................................. $ Total $ I () . 11O Filed~ ~ - 20~ 717-255-7627 Phone , . ""O""V'U':(I ~dOJ (jiqv \ "';U .,) ltln08 S,N'v'HdtlO :10 )18:318 L' :8 \-IV O~ 130900l ~*\. ~ \ \ ~ ("\ ~ )-., t (" ~~-.- :n-.~ (', I ,,^'i '^"J' ,'! -11 \,~ t '" J . lil'l\... .......1.... ,..Jr-, :10 38!:1:jO 0308CU3U ~'f .IIi. WARNING: IT IS ILLEGAL TO ALTER THIS COPY OR TO DUPLICATE BY PHOTOSTAT OR PHOTOGRAPH. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VA,.,.IA .. ... ..P&ARTMENT OF HEALTH VITAL RECORDS State , , T. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF KATHRYN REIBER ARMSTRONG (') Co ~.:o f:1J -0 rn :c (") :::0')>. Lr> ~ 93 :z: en ^ 0(")0 C) O-n C-) c :.- :D :-0-1 )> I, KATHRYN REIBER ARMSTRONG, of Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 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 any and all prior wills, and any and all codicils thereto, by me at any time heretofore made. FIRST: I direct the payment of my just debts and the expenses of my last illness and funeral from my estate as soon after my death as conveniently may be done. I request my personal representative to see to my internment at my cemetery lot in Rolling Green Cemetery. SECOND: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, my daughter, PATRICIA ARMSTRONG MORGAN, per stirpes. THIRD: If my daughter fails to survive me and leaves no issue, then I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate in equal pro rata shares to the following: Carol Reiber Schon rock, Debbie Reiber Rakowski, Cindy Reiber Bohr, David A. Gentzler, Pamela Reiber Farmer, Leslie A. Morgan, Kathryn M. Morgan and James Gregory Morgan. Should any of the aforementioned individuals fail to survive me for a period of 30 days, his/her share shall pass per stirpes. If he/she leaves no issue, then his/her share ;lP;r4-;-L d:.-7 -1- July 2J>, 1995 ......, c;:::.l t:::) cr" o n ..... tAl o :n :r.l. f,JI.., rn 1... G) .::J ~~~g [::1 r "1 _.i,J C.J ,-) ('") :~-f'i~t -n c"S fTl :Po :x \..0 . . .....J , . shall be allocated proportionately among the individuals who do survive me or their then living issue (per stirpes). FOURTH: I direct that no Trustee, executor, or other fiduciary named, nominated, or appointed in this, my last will and testament, shall be required to post any bond or give any security of any type for any purpose whatsoever, any law or rule of court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any other jurisdiction to the contrary notwithstanding. FIFTH: My executor or other fiduciary named, nominated or appointed in this my last will and testament and their successors shall have the following powers, in addition to those vested in them by law or by other provisions of this will, to be exercised by them in their absolute discretion, which powers shall be applicable to all property held by them, effective without the order of any court and until the actual distribution of all such property: A. To retain, as investments of my estate or trust, any or all assets of my estate, real, personal, or mixed, without regard to any principal of diversification, and to purchase and acquire real or personal property, and to hold any or all of such real and personal property retained or acquired without making the same productive of income; B. To permit any beneficiary to occupy any real estate retained or acquired upon such terms and conditions as my trustee shall deem proper; c. To invest and reinvest at discretion without restriction to so called "legal investments," with the specific right to invest in common and preferred stocks, and in such common trust, diversified, money market and mutual funds as they deem appropriate; ~r/C<b tL~ -2- July 'OJ , 1995 , . D. 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; E. To borrow money and to secure its repayment by mortgage or real or personal property, pledge of investments or otherwise, without liability on the part of the lenders to see to the application thereof; F. To compromise and arbitrate claims by or against my estate; G. To make distributions in cash or kind or partly in each at valuations fixed by my executor or trustee at the time of distribution; H . To register investments in the name of a nominee or to hold the same unregistered in such form that they will pass by delivery; I. 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; J. 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 or trustee may deem advisable even for more than five years and beyond the duration of any trust; ~~~~7 -3- July ~ , 1995 K. To deduct administration expenses upon either the federal estate tax return or fiduciary income tax return, with or without adjustment between principal and income, as my executor or trustee shall determine; L. To exercise all rights as the owner of corporate securities, including among others the right to vote by proxy, participate in reorganizations and voting trusts, and hold shares in their own names, jointly or severally, or in the name of a nominee, with or without disclosing the fiduciary relationship; M. To carry out the terms of any agreement that I may have entered into to sell all or any part of any property or any interest that I may own in any business at the time of my death; N. To execute and deliver any written instruments that he/she may deem advisable to carry out any power, duty, or discretion granted to him/her, and all persons shall be fully protected in relying upon his/her power to execute every such instrument and no one shall be obligated to see to the application by them of any money or property received by them pursuant to the execution and delivery of any such instrument; o . To do all other acts and things necessary or appropriate in the management, administration and distribution of my estate; P. To exercise any options available in determining, minimizing and paying taxes in my estate as my executor may at his sole discretion deem appropriate, including inter A<h~-[d--r(J -4- July 2.l), 1995 alia the right to disclaim or release any interest or power to which I or my estate might be entitled. SIXTH: Any and all payment or payments of any sum or sums, whether in cash or in kind and whether of principal or income, payable to any beneficiary, shall be free from anticipation, alienation, assignment, attachment, and pledge, and free from control by the creditors of any such beneficiary. SEVENTH: I nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, PATRICIA ARMSTRONG MORGAN, Executrix of my estate. Should she for any reason fail to qualify as such Executrix, or having qualified choose not to serve or fail to serve as such, then I nominate, constitute and appoint JAMES G. MORGAN, JR. my surviving Executor of my estate. EIGHTH: I direct my executor to pay from my estate, other than property specifically devised and property that in the judgment of my executor should not be sold, all federal and other estate and inheritance taxes with respect to property included in my Estate for estate and inheritance tax purposes, whether disposed of by this Will or not. These taxes shall be an expense of administration without apportionment to anyone. I authorize my executor, in her sole and absolute discretion, to claim any expenses of administration of my estate as an income or estate tax deduction, and I direct that no compensating adjustments between income and principal shall be required as a result of such action. frr/l~d,,7 -5- July vJ, 1995 NINTH: Where appropriate, the masculine as used in this Will shall include the feminine, the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my last will and testament, consisting of six (6) typewritten pages, the first five (5) of which bear my signature in the margin for the purpose of identification, this ~ day of July, 1995. hadL~[SEAL] Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the above named Testatrix, KATHRYN REIBER ARMSTRONG, and for her last will and testament, in the sight and presence of us, who, at her request, in her sight and presence, and in the sight and presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. 1&f1 )J1{~ Address ~1 d ~~-= Address kJ?f<!i lki-Il~ 4) ~.4 f 7(10 /Bfj) &.6..rrlAJOOf ~. I 1Yl'1J1L€'To.-v,.J I'A. l1os7 -6- July to , 1995 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS COUNTY OF DAUPHIN We, KATHRYN REIBER ARMSTRONG, the Testatrix and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the Last Will and Testament, 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, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes 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 that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. ~~ )f~ 4h.~ ~d.+k~ Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by KATHRYN REIBER ARMSTRONG, Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to before me by Vickie M. Joseph and Pamela A. Millman , witnesses, thiSl.O..t.bday of July, 1995. oLWttll, q, ~ Notary Public 1:\CLlENTS\MISC\ARMSTRON\Wlll\OO1. DOC My Commission Expires: Notarial Seal VIctoria R. Moore, Notary Public Harrisburg, Dauphin couf!.ty My Commission Expire. S.pt. 3, 1998 f..4efri6er. PemsyfvMI8 -. Register of Wills of Cumberland County INVENTORY Estale of Anna Kathryn Armstrong Also known as Kathryn Reiber ArmstronQ Estate No.02/-(){, '- qL./q Date of Death 10-21-2006 Social Security No. 174-12-4668 , Deceased Patricia Armstrong Morgan . Personal Representative(s) of the above Estate, deceased, verify that the items appearing on the following inventory include all of the personal assets wherever situate and all of tht: real estate in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of said Decedent, lhal tht: valuation placed opposite each item of said inventory represents its fair value as of tile date ofthe Decedent's death, and that Decedent owned no real estate outside the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania except that whieh appears in a memorandum at the end of this inventory (PEF ~ 3301). I/We verify that the statements made in this inventory are true and com:ct. liWe understand that false statements herein made are subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.e.S. Section 4904 relating to unsworn falsifica/ion to authorities. Name of Attorney: Patricia Armstrong Personal Representative: Patricia Armstrong Morgan I.D. No.: 23725 Address: 212 Locust Street, Suite 500 P.O. Box 9500 Address: 514 Orchard Drive Lemoyne, PA 17043 Signature: Telephone: 717-255-7627 Date: 717-761-4765 Description Value Miscellaneous personal property $500.00 (") Co S:::IJ CD:E ~~~ 1;: . -:::0 ,,;::...(f)^ C.J C) 0 (") 0 "'T1 QC : :0 ':0-4 )> (Attach Additional Sheets if necessary) Total $500.00 NOTE: The Memorandum of real estate outside the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may, at the election of the personal representative, include Ihe value of eaeh Item, but such figures should not be extended into the total of the Inventory. RW-4 f'-..) c:::3 ~ c:::r" o ('"") -4 W o ::0 :::I,1rrl 1"1") C'J (7) C'J ....... ::0 ~ c:.:J rr1 no :-;::J CJ C~O "'1-" ::,~;;. :-D ;oc?:? C) /_rTl ':/) ,::,:) ,., > ::J: C?:' -.J