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Home My WebLink About11-28-06 PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS Estate of BEATRICE L. METZGER No. d\ --au - \ul..! 3> also known as To: Register of Wills for the . Deceased. County of Cumberland in the Social Security No. 187 -16-5826 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that: Your petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older and the execut rix named in the last will of the above decedent, dated October 17. 2000 and codicil(s) dated (state relevant circumstances, e.g. renunciation. death of executor. etco) Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with h er last family or principal residence at 4837 Trindle Road. Mechanicsubura. Hamoden Townshio Cumberland Countv. Pennsvlvania 17055 (list street. number and municipality) Decedent, then 84 years of age, died 11/23/2006 at Countrv Meadows 4837 E.Trindle Rd.. Mechanicsbura. HamDden Two. Cumberland Countv. 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: None Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in Pa.) All personal property (lfnot 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: $ $ $ $ 375.000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last will and codicil(s) presented herewith and the grant of letters T estamentarv thereon. (testamentary; administration cot.a.; administration d.b.noc.t.ao) 9750 Carlisle Road DiIIsbura III ll' v I: u :'5! III -... U III 0::1:' u 'Q I: I: 0 te.,:: -... 0_ ~~ ....... a 0 '" ~ tii PA 17019 (") Co ~ ":;0 ,..JJ ;.: ,-, :g (") 1:9:$ r- ;<~~~ '..~ (3r-, (),- -n OC ; ::0 ...o:...i );t. OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYL VANIA } 58 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 ofpe . . ner(s) and that as personal represen- tative(s) of the above decedent petitioner(s) will well an t y 'dminist;.4he esta, according to law. Sworn to or affil'l1}f~~n4 subscribed { ~ ~ before me this JA.~ day of ~ ~~~ ! "9"%. (L,..-+~~ r--..J c:::> c:::> en ""t7':" o -<: r<> CO " :::J:: ) . r"\ c:> No 021- 0\,0- (o~~ . - Estate of BEATRICE L. METZGER , Deceased DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS AND NOW N\:)"\Je.m~~ ~g ...J.c-ct.D , in consideration ofthe petition on the reverse side hereof, satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s) dated 10/17/2000 described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last will of Beatrice L. Metzaer and Letters T estamentarv are hereby granted to Laurie Ann Smith FEES Probate, Letters, Etc.. . . . . . . . $:"LO. bD Short Certificates ( )...... $ r..J<.I. cD o. ""'" .. I. ~ \'\. $ l~ cC::l ~~4I~. --'. . . . . . . . . -~ ~A ~~ .f.ee... $ IS"", 6C TOTAL _ $ Llp-'.OD Filed. . l\:~ -: OU? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #39785 ATTORNEY (Sup. Ct. 1.0. No.) 414 Bridge Street New Cumberland PA 17070 ADDRESS 717-774-7435 PHONE j I 05.805 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. t2.vn- /7; ~ Local Registrar Fee for this certificate, $6.00 Date p 12841632 NO~ 2 7 2006 No. o ~o u.-:D CD-o ~~~ -.-:"'JC)O ?-5 ~ Tl COMMONrEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA I DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH I VITAL AECOADS:- ~ CERTIFICATE OF DEATH C:?' -m..'(:H -:;g STATE FILE NlJIoIIIER ~ SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER € -I .2187 SEX 2. 2tt 5.. Yrs. RACE. Amlncan Indon. 81111:k. WIlkl. "'C. (Spay) white COUNTY OF OERH ... Cumberland Country Meadows \\1M DEceDENT EVER IN DECEDENT'S EOUC~ION U.S. ARMED FORceS? _0 NoIXJ MARITAL ST~US._ _MIITIed, _, DIYatcod (SpocJfyl widowed 15. Hatll.Pden 12. EI.......IaryISI<OfKlary n (11-12112 Pennsylvania 14. 17e.OO _, __ In 4837 Trindle Road 1" Mechanicsburg. PA 17055 F!lIlfER'S NAME (1'""1. Milldl. LUll 11. Ed ar Lesher INFORMANT'S NAME (T ypelPrinl' Laurie A. Smith Old - live In I Cumberland ~? 17d.O :i.:"-==oI MOTHER'S NAME (F.... ModdIo. M.1don Surname) 1~ Bessie ~onsall INFORMANT'S MAILING ADDRESS (Streol, CilyllOwn, SIoIe, 'Ill Code) , 9750 Carlisle Road. Dillsburg. PA 17019 PLACE OF DISPOSITION. N..... a, ClmelllY, Cremllary LOCATION. CilyIlOwn, Sill., ZIp CadI or 0Ih0r ~... .. 2\\~l1ing Gr~en Memorial Park 2Iri!wer NAME'ANf)~DRESS OF FACILITY Pa r t hemo r e 22c. 17b. Caun 200. METHOD OF DISPOSITION D~ OF DISPOSITION Burial 0 CII.....1lan 0 R_ fram SII'. 0 (Manlh. !lev. '!liar) 2~IanO OIhor(Spocily 0 21b. November 29. 2006 :NlJURE~E~~RSONACTINGASSiH ~:~NS;;MOi2 848 L CainpIote 11Mta..., an'lv When Clnllytna lodge, dellh occurred It IhlUm., d.le Ind pl... 11.I.d. p/lyIiclM Ie nallveilabllr 1\ lim. of dellh 10 ~_a1dellh. 23b. 23c, WAS CASE REFERRED TO MEDICAL EXAMINERICORONER? VelD 1_ 24-28 must be compleled by _whO _ncoedlllh. 21. I Appm_imell : ~1VII1n':::=~ 10. ,....., c::;::l c::::> CT" """P' C5 ..c: N a:> -0 :J: ) - o C> 23 2006 ~)o SURVIVING SPOUSE Ill..".. Il"'I me1Clln nomll lWp. c~. PA 17011 NajgJ _TECAUSE (1"- __ or candition 'eNling in _)- CL4L PART II: 0lIIM 'iOf\iftcllll condiIianI canlfibull"llla delth. but nalrwuftlng in IhI undl<lying.._ given in PART I. ~1'\J1/zJ.<fl SequonIIdy IlIl candillans II Mony.-..gto_. l _. EnNf UNDERLYING CAUSE (OiseIII or ....., c --........... d'. OUETO(OA/lSACONSEOljENCEOF): '-.g indeolh1 LAST I ~ AN AUloPSY WERE AUTOPSY FINDINGS MANNER OF DE:iil'H PEAFORMED7 AIoNLA8LE PRIOR TO COMP\.ETION OF CAUSE a1 OF OE.lD'H? Nllure' I6J I Accident o~ Suicld. :no YIo 0 NoD INJURY IJ WORK? DESCRIBE HOW INJURY OCCURRED. DATE OF INJURY (Month. DIV. llter) TIME OF INJURY o o o YIo D No 00 _0 NoD Homicide Plnding _stlglUan Could nul be del.rmlned _. 21... CERTIFlERIChocll only one) "canll'YllKl ~HYSIC1"'N (PhytlClln cerlt/ylng cau.... c1e1'" ""''''' anath.' "'" hI' pranouncod dellh IIlCl camplltod 110m 231 Ta 11Io _la' my knawleclae, d.llhoccurNd _to tho .IUII(I)lnd m MI, II ""Ied. ................................ . 'AONOUNCINO AND CERTIFYING PHYSICIAN (Physcaan both P'OnouOC'f death and certrfyvlO to cause 01 deal'" To lIMo _ 01 mv knowledge, dllth occurred 1111Io Oml, dl'., Ind pllc . Ind duo to Ihl .IU.ICI).nd mlnne' II 11.lod.. . . .. ................... "MEDICAL EXAMINER/CORONER On Ihe bellI oleumlnlllon Ind/or Invesllglllon,ln my opinion, ~Cllh occurred It Ihe lime, de'., Ind pll", Ind due to the cau.e(l) Ind 311~enn.. I. .tlled.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. r . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . .. REGISTRAA'S SIGNATURE AND NUMBER =--l- I~ 'I~ /i ~ I illAf ep\wills\metzger.bl\1-96 C) ~O ."'"- :::n ~~~ I, BEATRICE L. METZGER, of the Borough of New Cumbe~~~~ :~~~~:~ ' land County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be my last wi515Sand :D --~ )> LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF BEATRICE L. METZGER t-" C? = C-' -:F."" o eF>':':: f'.> ,..- I ffimberi~ ) .- -') -0 ,', 3: !:evoke: any will previously made by me. a o ITEM I: I direct that my Executrix hereinafter named shall pay all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon as conveniently may be done after my decease from the residue of my estate. ITEM II: I devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainde of my estate of every nature and wherever situate in equal shares to such of my children, JENNIFER LOUISE LEIGHTON, LAURIE ANN SMITH and W. JASON METZGER, as survive me. Should any of my children predecease me, I devise and bequeath the share of such child to his or her issue, per stirpes; and should any such child of mine leave no such issue living at the time of my death, I devise and bequeath the share of such child to my issue, per stirpes, living at the time of my death. ITEM III: I appoint my Executrix and her successors guardian of any property which passes, either under this will or otherwise, to a minor and with respect to which I am authorized to appoint a guardian Page 1 of 4 .. . and have not otherwise specifically done so, provided that this ap- pointment of a guardian shall not supersede the right of any fiduciary in its discretion to distribute a share where possible to the minor or to another for the minor's benefit. Such guardian shall have the power to use principal as well as income from time to time for the minor's support and education (including college education, both graduate and undergraduate) without regard to his or her parent's ability to provide for such support and education, or to make payment for these purposes, without further responsibility, to the minor or to the minor's parent or to any person taking care of the minor. ITEM IV: I appoint my daughter, LAURIE ANN SMITH, Executrix of this my last will. Should my daughter, LAURIE ANN SMITH, fail to qualify or cease to act as Executrix, I appoint my daughter, JENNIFER LOUISE LEIGHTON, and my son, W. JASON METZGER, Co-Executors of this my last will. ITEM V: No fiduciary acting hereunder shall be required to post bond or enter security for the faithful performance of his/her duties in any jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, BEATRICE L. METZGER, have hereunto set my hand and seal this ''1 day of (C';) ~ ~ , 2000. ~~~~ BEATRICE L. METZGER Page 2 of 4 .. . SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by BEATRICE L. METZGER, the Testatrix above named, as and for her Last Will and Testament, and in the presence of us, who at her request, in her presence and in the presence of ea h other, have subscribed our names as witnesses. IbPd(LV-=>~D( ~ 1:>, p-.,. Address w~/~ ~ {L~;41 Address COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: : SS : COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND I, BEATRICE L. METZGER, the Testatrix whose name is signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed this instru- ment as my last will; that I signed it willingly and that I signed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein contained. ~,~\~~~ BEATRICE L. METZGER ' Sworn to or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by BEATRICE L. METZGER, the Testatrix, this /7 t4 day of ~/ , 2000. ~1fd-/ ~ KQ!>~ · Notary Public Page 3 of 4 NOTARIAL SEAL CONSTANCE L KARLI. Notary Public New Cumberland. PA Cumberland Co. My Commission Expires April 13. 2003 I . .. . COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA :SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND We, ~~ru\ ~ ~ and I&/;'k~~ the witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being duly qualified according to law, depose and say that we were present and saw Testatrix sign and execute the instrument as her last will; that Testatrix signed willingly and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each of us in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the will as witnesses; that to the best of our knowledge, the Testatrix was at that time eighteen or more years of age, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue @~~ . Witness ~ ~L" ~. f~f VI witnesses, this /1 Sworn to or affirmed to and acknowledged before me by and ~~~ day of ~ , 2000. ~ ~f(~- Notary Public NOTARIAL SEAL CONSTANCE L. KARLI, Notary Public New Cumberland, PA Cumberland Co. My Commission Expires April 13, 2003 Page 4 of 4