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PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF Cumberland
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Estate of Karen Elissa Garman
also known as
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, 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.)
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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 ~
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Form RW-02 rev. 10.13.06
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Oath of Personal Representative
COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYL VANIA
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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
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Signature of Personal Representative
Signature of Personal Representative
Social Security Number: 195-42-7947
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having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters
are hereby granted to Katie Drexler
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, in consideration of the foregoing~tition, satMctory prfrt)f
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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) .......... $
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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
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CERTIFICATE OF DEATH STATEFILENUMBER~I- Ou - lO 0
2, Sex 3. Social Sec:urty Number 4. Oat. 01 Dealh (Mon\tI. dapea,)
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Karen Elissa Garman
7. lle1a 01 Birth lIonIh da . ea,
6-28-1951
Carlisle
13. Decedenl's Educalion
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Mary Kemble
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Ronald Garman
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1~ ~ine Road, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042
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Cremation So~ety of PA. Harrisburg, PA 17109
22t.NameandAddreoaOIFacIlyAu~.r Memorial Home & Cremation Svcs., Inc.
4100 Jonestown Roat Hatrisbur Penns lvania 17109
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31. Me...., of Death
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a Accident a Pending Invasligolion
[J SUicide [J Could Not Be D........ed
32a. Oate 01 Injury (Month. day. yea,)
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CarlIfytng phyIlclIft (PIlysicien cer1ifying cause 01 death"'" another physicien has plonounced dealh and COIl1JIaIed nom 23)
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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
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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:
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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.
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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
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KAREN ELISSA GARMAN, TESTATRIX
SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and
DECLARED in the presence of:
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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,
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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
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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.
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KAREN ELISSA GARMAN
Sworn or afflfll}.ed and ackn~edged before me by KAREN ELISSA GARMAN, the
Testatrix, this ~ day of ~0, 2005.
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