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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-01-06 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF Cumberland COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of Karen Elissa Garman also known as File Number 'l \ -1fu - lOll D , Deceased Social Security Number 195-42-7947 Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE ~' or 'B' BELOW:) o A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner(s) is 1 are the person last Will of the Decedent dated November 2,2005 and codicil(s) dated N/A named in the (State relevant circumstances. e.g., renunciation, death of executor. etc.) Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the instrument(s) offered for probate, was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated an incapacitated person: o B. Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable. enter: c.t.a.; db.n.c.t.a.; pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate) Petitioner(s) after a proper search has 1 have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any) and heirs: (If Administration. c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a.. enter date of Will in Section A ab(}Ve and complete list of heirs.) Name Relationshi -n -11 __ -r1 '".,.. C") ~t11 f-- ,./) ~.~ (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets ifnecessary. 8~~ ~ Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his 1 her last principa~~ence at ~ 35 Cambrid2e Court. Carlisle Boroullh. Cumberland Countv. Pennsvlvania. 17013 )>- (List street address. town/city. township. county. state. zip code) Decedent, then 55 years of age, died on 11/18/2006 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Carlisle, P A 17013 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 $ I,S;OOO.~O $ b $ 0 $ (;) situated as follows: Wherefore, Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of Letters in the appropriate form to the undersigned: Katie Drexler '30 brtJ.u ~ k..A-fhLf.l.,J A.; D~~)(Lf.e... Nuv itlk. pft lid. I Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 1 of2 Oath of Personal Representative COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYL VANIA : 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 Decedent, Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed ST before me the I ~~ ~!~n~ day of O)(j.)lo ~~I~ ~.~Register Signature of Personal Representative Signature of Personal Representative Social Security Number: 195-42-7947 ANDNOW,~~ l ,t-OOO\.o having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters are hereby granted to Katie Drexler ,....., ~~ ~ ::o~ ~ . ~ ffio ~ .('") ("") ~- ::0 :0. r- ~O ,m , rT1 rn ,~~~Jld ::0 t:? o~o 1J ~~~ ('") -n :s: ~-.:; :n p N ~~~ - ~ .. ::-;:; --) , in consideration of the foregoing~tition, satMctory prfrt)f f\) Date of Death: 11/18/2006 File Number: rQ.l- nu - tQ\.j 0 Estate of Karen Elissa Garman in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated November 2,2005 described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent. FEES Letters ............... $ 135 .(X) Short Certificate(s) . . . . . . .. $ '2 ~CC> Renunciation(s) .......... $ \.,f,\\ ...$\h.OQ ... $ .,. $ .,. $ ... $ '" $ ... $ ... $ ... $ TOTAL .............. $ 0.00 ~M.,V~ Jacqueline M. Verney, Esquire Attorney Signature: Attorney Name: Supreme Court 1.0. No.: 23167 Address: 44 S. Hanover Street Carlisle, P A 17013 Telephone: 717-243-9190 Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06 Page 2 of2 105.805 REV 1/05 This is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original certificate of death duly filed with me as Local 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 p 12841408 No. /? ..,.~ ~ ~~~h1_ r,r./7~ Local Registrar wav 20 2006 Date 2 ~~ m~(") :0 r- r- rn "J> - :D ":'" (j) ^ ago r"") , '-n .. C ~.:) :0 :0-1 J> ......, c:;:) c::a c:r" o f'I'1 ("") I ::rJ :r.:J rn tTl C) QO,. .- ::0 ~o fTt fTl :.1:J 0 C)o. -n+f ~~ r ,'m (/) C~) .:.::r, -0 :x N .. N N .143 FIov. OM16 ~IN :RIIANENT 'LACK INK 1. Name 01 Doc_ (Fnl. middlt.last) COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECORDS 11 CERTIFICATE OF DEATH STATEFILENUMBER~I- Ou - lO 0 2, Sex 3. Social Sec:urty Number 4. Oat. 01 Dealh (Mon\tI. dapea,) 5. AGe lUst birttKlaYl 55 VIS. ; Ill. CounIy of DeaIl1 Cumberland Karen Elissa Garman 7. lle1a 01 Birth lIonIh da . ea, 6-28-1951 Carlisle 13. Decedenl's Educalion ~lIl)'lSecondal)' (ll-12) 17.. Slall Pennsylvania 17b. County Cumberland November 18, 2006 on 14. Merlal Slalus: Me,ried. Neva, married. Wodowed. OiWJrced ~ Single est ado ~!l-4 Of S+} Did Dacedent Llvoin. Township? 17c. [J V.s. Dec:edonl Uvtd in 17d:jp No. Docedent lived wilhin Car lis 1 e Actual LImIts of Gtf/Boro 18. Falher's Nama (Frs\, _.Iast) Paul A. Garman ,~ ..... 19. _efs Nama (First. _. maidan .."nama] _ Mary Kemble 15. SUlVivinQ SIlouse (n wile. give maidan nama) Twp. 201. In_. Nama (Typelprinl) Ronald Garman 2Ob. Informenr. Mellng Add,... (SIreeI. cty_. stala. ... coda) 1~ ~ine Road, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042 21c. Pleca 01 . (Nama of cemelel)'. cramaloly Of otlle, placa) 21d. Localion IGtftlown. slota. zip code) Cremation So~ety of PA. Harrisburg, PA 17109 22t.NameandAddreoaOIFacIlyAu~.r Memorial Home & Cremation Svcs., Inc. 4100 Jonestown Roat Hatrisbur Penns lvania 17109 ~. Lie.... Number 230. Doll Signed (Ilonlh. day. yea,) / ~tV5b ?5' ;;.. 3L t; tJ (p 26. Wu Cau A._loa Medical a Aamovallrom Slata a Donalion CAUSE Of DUTIl (SOt tns_ and ......1 I1tm 27. Part I: Enter tile liIlIil.ol.Iu!! - dioaase&. injuries. or colJ1llcaUona -Ihat diraclly caused lI1e death. DO NOT enler la...."'1 events such as caroiac a"asl: =::;Y==m_iTi~IIe~+:~l...'e'e;;on::;;~~e CCrvAt e V- condIlion rasuIIing in deall1) ~ a. l.) y-.;:.. Due 10 (Of as a consequenca o~: ~lyistcondilions.hny. b. teeding 10 "'" cause listed on Lina a . Enter "'" UNDERll'ING CAUSE . (_Otil;llylhatinliltadllla ...... ,eauIing in deall1) lAST. ~rinate interval: OI1IItlodeall1 Due 10 (Of as a consequonce oQ' Due 10 (0' a. a consequence o~' 300. Wu an Autopsy - d. 301>. W.. Autopsy Fondings Ava_ Prior 10 CofI1lIeIion 01 Causa of DeaIl1? OVasONo 32<1. lima 01 injul)' 3211. OescrlNt how InjuIy Occunecl: 31. Me...., of Death a Natural O_ida a Accident a Pending Invasligolion [J SUicide [J Could Not Be D........ed 32a. Oate 01 Injury (Month. day. yea,) OVesONo 320. Injuly at _? OVasONo M. 331. CarlIIIar (check only....) CarlIfytng phyIlclIft (PIlysicien cer1ifying cause 01 death"'" another physicien has plonounced dealh and COIl1JIaIed nom 23) To 11Io best 01 my tcnawIedge, _..._ due to 11Io talIII(l) and .........- _..........................................................................................................0 PnJnounc:tng and cer1IIytng phySIcian (Physician bolh pronouncing deall1 and cer1lfylng 10 ceusa 01 death) To 11Io best of my tcnawIedge, _ oct_ at 11Io Ilme, _. and place. and due 10 lho call1l(.) and..nner a. _..._........_..............._..................................". 1IIdlcal_ On UIe balll 01 __ a_ln~n. In my opinion. _ octllm!d a1 UIe Ilme, _. and place. and due to UIe call1l(a) and ..nnor u staled .._....0 sSigna\Ur.andOislricl~ _, ' 36. Da.eF-:CMo. /:~~::: .,- ~~, -+ II-tl/ II' I // v /orvv (,00 (See instructions and examples on reverse) a Yes J2' No Pan U: Enter other Aimlfit'.anl twVtitiMI tlIftbb.JliM 1ft dMth IHJ1 not ,esulling in Iha undOltyino couse given in Part I. 33b.~and \t? v,.. ~ ~~~f5l~/-(:- 304. Nama and Add.... of PaI1Ol1 Who Gqn"4>Ieted Calf!' e!.Death (IIam 27) TypelPml ~..- t.. "'<;. '-t lOV" . r V\m '2(.:0 uhho&..-. S +- (p\v-(lJ'le t31f /,?OLJ 28. Did Tobecco USa ContrIIutalo Dealh? a Yes [J Probobly ,la' No 0 U","-, 29. II Famala: ).Not pregnant wIIlin pasl yu, o Pragnant altima 01 dealh o Not plegnant. but pregnant w<<Ilin 42 days 01 death [J Not pregnant.1HJ1 pregnant 43 days 10 1 yaa, bable dealh a U","-, ij _t wilhin Ihe past yea, 320. Place ollnjuly: Home. Farm. St,.... FacIoly. 0lIIca 8uilding.afc.(~ 32g. location (Street. cIlytlown. stale) ~. i; (\"rro.t;"') T .- . LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF (') ~~p r-~m :J2: ..::0 ZCJ)=" o(")~ 88 : :D :o-t :l> ,....., .:::::> .:::::> c::r'" C f"'I"1 ('"') I KAREN ELISSA GARMAN -0 :x ~ IV N I, KAREN ELISSA GARMAN, of 35 Cambridge Court, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not acting under duress or undue influence of any person or persons whatever, do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all prior wills and codicils heretofore made by me. FIRST I direct that my memorial be conducted in accordance with the wishes I have made known to my Executrix, hereinafter named I direct that my body be cremated as soon as practicable after my death, and that said cremation should be conducted by the Cremation Society of Pennsylvania. I further direct that my remains be given to KATIE DREXLER, to be disposed of in a manner she deems suitable. I request that all friends and family be instructed to present any memorials by a cash donation to their local Humane Society. SECOND I direct the payment of my debts and funeral expenses from my estate as soon after my death as conveniently may be done. I direct that my Executrix shall pay all inheritance, estate, succession and legacy taxes to which my estate or the transfer of any property hereunder may ~ ~ PRe) 00 -' ::0 ~~ (,:) fT) n1 :'00 C>Q -n -n ___ -n so ;=m (/)0 -n be subject, and to charge such taxes as part of the expenses of administration, payable out of my estate. TIDRD I give and bequeath to my brother, RONALD J. GARMAN, of 13 Mine Road, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 17042, the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars FOURTH I give and bequeath the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars to my friend, KATHLEEN KOONS, of211 S. Second Street, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. FIFTH I give and bequeath the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars to TERESA FROHM. SIXTH I give and bequeath all of my personal and household effects of every kind including but not limited to furniture, appliances, furnishings, pictures, silverware, china, glassware, books, jewelry, and wearing apparel to KATIE DREXLER. SEVENTH I direct that the entire rest, residue and remainder of my estate, whether real, personal or otherwise, and wherever situated, which I may own or be entitled to at the time of my death, or in which I may have any interest whatsoever, vested or unvested, matured or not matured, including any property over which I may have power of appointment, be sold at either private or public sale and the proceeds of such sale, after payment of debts as outlines in paragraph SECOND of this my Last Will and Testament, is hereby bequeathed in equal shares to the following: tkY 1. HUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRISBURG AREA, WEST SHORE SHELTER, located at Sinclair and Eppley Roads, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. 2. HELEN o. KRAUSE ANIMAL FOUNDATION, P.O. Box 311, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. 3. KATIE DREXLER. 4. PAPS, Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. EIGHTH I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint KATIE DREXLER Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, to serve without bond or security of any type for any purpose whatsoever, and I hereby authorize, empower and direct her to sell and convey, by good and sufficient deed, in fee simple estate, any and all of my real estate, at public sale, for such price or prices, upon such terms and conditions, as in her judgment is best for my estate, ad to that end to sign, seal, execute, acknowledge and deliver all deeds or other instruments necessary therefore, as effectively as I could do if I were personally present. My Executrix shall have all of the power and authority granted a personal representative under presently existing Pennsylvania statutes, and such additional powers and authorities as may be granted under Pennsylvania statutes existing at the time of my death. I authorize my Executrix to pay such debts, cremation expenses, administration expenses, and taxes which may be chargeable against my estate from my estate prior to any distribution. In addition, my Executrix is authorized to make any election permitted by any tax law and no adjustment of any kind shall be made between or among beneficiaries because of the exercise of any powers granted herein. t1r - - --- --,- -- - -,-- ----- I direct that my estate be settled without the intervention of any court, except to the extent required by law; and that my Executrix shall settle my estate in such manner as shall seem best and most convenient to her, and I empower the same to mortgage, lease, sell, exchange and convey the real and personal property of my estate, without an order of court for that purpose, and without notice, approval or confirmation, and in all other respects to administer and settle my estate without intervention of any court. NINTH If a court of competent jurisdiction rules invalid or unenforceable any of the provisions in this Will, each such provision shall be disregarded, but the remainder of this instrument shall be given full force and effect. All questions pertaining to the interpretation, construction and administration of this instrument shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and Seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, consisting of six typewritten pages, the first three of which bear my signature in the margin for the purpose of identification, this .:J. ~ day of M j"f:-/J1 L, i.. It- , 2005 KOAPr, ~ JbJU'hLJM '- KAREN ELISSA GARMAN, TESTATRIX SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED in the presence of: ..- /" AFFIDA VIT We, KAREN ELISSA GARMAN, .JAL.4t(duJ C.fLVq.?N(/, ~ka\ K. ~vl~ 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 Testament and 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 Last Will and Testament as witness and that to the best of their knowledge the.Testatrix was at that time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence. TESTATRIX, K6iIzon:} /:fMrrn/J./h/ , residing WITNESS,~ MJxresi~ing at ~ H fA (74<-7, ~) fA- \10f..3 Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by Karen Elissa Garman, Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn to ~fore me by ::fl/-U,uJol,- A. V'i.rt-rJi and ~ ~ ,the witnesses, this J) day of ~~ , 2005. V&v- Notary Public ~ NOrARIAL SEAl. WERE F. 0El.L, =Ntc a.-.... an.. CcIdr My Can..J.JA. ExphI Oct. 8,_ - - -.- --~T- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I, KAREN ELISSA GARMAN, the Testatrix whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to the law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed the instrument as my Last Will and Testament; that I signed it willingly, and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. ~)YJ EgLJ))',y J/0l1frJ1.0n/ KAREN ELISSA GARMAN Sworn or afflfll}.ed and ackn~edged before me by KAREN ELISSA GARMAN, the Testatrix, this ~ day of ~0, 2005. {fUliAu Notary Public . ~ N01'ARW. SEAL . . WERE F. G8EU., =NIo ~... QIIlIIII CIIM My Cu.... I) IOH'" QII, 1,_ , I \