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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-11-07 PETITION FOR PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA File Number 21-07- cP3Q Social Security Number 242-32-0793 Estate of Helen S. Castelli, Deceased Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for: (COMPLETE 'A' or 'B' BELOW:) 81 A. Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary and aver that Petitioner is the Executor named in the last Will of the Decedent dated April 18, 2006. 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. (COMPLETE IN ALL CASES:) Attach additional sheets if necessary. Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his/her last principal residence at 101 Ege Drive, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013. Decedent, then 86 years of age, died on January 1,2007, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013. Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows: (If domiciled in P A) All personal property (Ifnot domiciled in PA) Personal property in Pennsylvania (Ifnot domiciled in PA) Personal property in County Value of real estate in Pennsylvania situated as follows: $200.000.00 $ $ $ Wherefore, Petitioner respectfully requests the probate of the last Will presented with this Petition and the grant of letters in the appropriate form to the undersigned: Signature /{/~ E~ Typed or printed name and residence Wayne F. Shade, Esquire 53 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, P A 17013 ('") ;:~ "i420 ~;{~~ "l :..'()Q :':C)'-n ,--"c '-'::0 "'(J-i J> ~ C=> c:::::t -..a <- J> Z -"'Yl rn C) (-) a d c) -" ,., ,:"5 I - ;-;, U)~? -0 :x N c..,) ... OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMONWEALTHOFPENNSYLVANIA) ) SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) The Petitioner above-named swears or affinns that the statements in the foregoing petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief of petitioner and that, as personal representative of the above Decedent, Petitioner will well and truly administer the estate according to law. Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed b fore me this , [+L> wa~~~~ File Number 21-07- Cb~9 Estate of Helen S. Castelli, Deceased Social Security Number: 242-32-0793 Date of Death: January 1,2007 AND NOW 2007, in consideration of the foregoing Petition, satisfactory proofhavl been present before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary are hereby granted to Wayne F. Shade, Esquire, in the above estate and that the instrument dated April 18, 2006, described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent. ~ TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . $~. dD $Jlo " 6\J $ $ Ib> 6D $10. au $ ~~dl) $ $ $ $ $ $ $~ .trU Attorney Signature: Attorney Name: Supreme Court ID No.: Address: FEES Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Certificate(s) . . . . . . . . Renunciation(s) . . . . . . . . . . . U.:h'\\ ... ~~p ~~ Telephone: 53 West Pomftet Street Carlisle, P A 17013 717-243-0220 ("') 5=0 ,:n. :u ,',~ -0 ("') ,!J ~ r- ~, <S- rn ;.)j~ (--) ",: c.::> ~ ~-~) 3s ~TJ --I J> '" c:::;::) t::::l -../ <- ::J::looo :z:: ::r l~~r~ [1 Gye (~?) ~ ~-,j C ;":'''1 r- .-r-, r- ............ "- ("'J C -'n - -0 3: ~ W .. C r"" I C./") ( 105.805 REV 1105 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. ~04689 No. ~P?~ Local Registrar Fee for this certificate, $6.00 JAN 0 9 2007 Date ("") c::o ::"'.~:o .:7-0 ~'lIO _) '"!->- r-- -$m ".:;: ::0 w^ C) C) .~) (J " /j~ :;;.:z--l ~ ~ c:;:) -...I <- > z REV 1112llO8 . PIW'IT II oWIENT CKINK COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · VITAL RECORDS CERTlFtCATE OF DEATH (See lnatructlont .ncIexamptea on ....,.....) -u :x ~ (...) .::- 1..NMlt atOlcollonl (IW......1Iot. ....) 2007 5... (\Mllllrtldty) 86 8b. Cou1Iy at DeiIIt 170. D Yoo, DecadInlI.ivellIn 17d.1l1 ~o.::rwllhln Carlisle Twp. Clly/llolll Sims' I ~ illIMt "'" II: 8llIf _ -...- _Ill...... I!I.lllIITobIoca UlIe CInIIUa 10 DedI? OnoollOtlooIl IU not ~ In llellldldyklg -tMn In Port I; D Yoo D PnlbobIy DNo ~ ~-==l-:;' a. UkSUSi ~ V,4I.J1l1>.A1.. +k~ . D'~Ase. R'f.NAl. !NS...4,,,Iol(."t -21. 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UcIIlII_ 33ll Date SIgned ~, cloy, veorl . ::"~=,__."-'-'ondpllce,lIld""'''CMIeI(IIIIld_''___n______________ (YJ~~ /7700 ;JAl'lu~e..,. i. Z.C07 On" -.. _1Ild I.. ~ In IllY oplnIoII, - --... -. -,1Ild pIIce, IIld _10" ClllM(I) ond -.. -- D 34. Nomeond _.. PorIon Who ~.c.- of DedI (In 21) TJIlI I PrInt vJ'\".l..I.q,.., VC'I"IAM. Mb 35. . SipUeIlldIMlcl~ -'J / 1 / / 311. *ll-l '%~c:? WH.SO,,", ~ . 7.4A~ 10'\1 I~ I I I /, 'J'. /'.. c;.A.t..... ~.s,,~ PA I 70J~ DIsposiIIon Permit No. ()\ \., 0 2(" q M. C5 ~ ~ WAYNE F. SHADE Attorney at Law 53 West PomlTet Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, HELEN S. CASTELLI, of the Township of South Middleton, County of Cumberland, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills and codicils by me at anytime heretofore made. FIRST. I order and direct that all my just debts, funeral expenses and expenses in connection with administration of my Estate be paid by my personal representative or representatives, hereinafter named, as soon as conveniently may be done after my decease. I further authorize my personal representative to expend funds from my Estate in such amounts as my personal representative shall consider appropriate, for the disposition and memorial of my remains. SECOND. I give and bequeath any motor vehicle that I may own at my date of death unto the KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYL VANIA, its successors or assigns. THIRD. I give and bequeath the sum of Five Hundred and No/tOO ($500.00) Dollars to the WEST SHORE SHELTER OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRISBURG AREA, INC., its successors or assigns. N <:::::;) <:::::l ..... <- :!:a :z o ;B:~ ""') -;>,0 (>.:J ~~ ~Tl , :::;::; -0 --1 > -0 ::i:: ~ W +- WAYNE F. SHADE Attorney at Law 53 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 FOURTH. I give and bequeath the sum of Five Hundred and Noll 00 ($500.00) Dollars to UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF THE CAPITAL AREA, its successors or assi FIFTH. I give and bequeath the sum of Five Hundred and Noll 00 ($500.00) Dollars to REHABIT AT with offices at 1815 Pennsylvania Avenue, Dillsburg, - Pennsylvania 17019, its successors or assigns. SIXTH. I direct that my Executor sell all of my personal property and household goods and remit the proceeds therefrom to a person or organization identified on a sheet of paper attached hereto, which may be dated on or after the date of this my Last Will and Testament. In the event that such a sheet of paper is not attached hereto, then the value of said personal property and household goods shall be distributed as part of my residuary estate. SEVENTH. All the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate, real, personal and mixed, whatsoever and wheresoever situate, I give, devise and bequeath unto the following, in equal shares: (a) DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS (MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES), 6 East 39th Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10016, its successors or assigns; (b) CARE, 151 Ellis Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303- 2440, its successors or assigns; -2- \j ~ ~ WAYNE F. SHADE Attorney at Law 53 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 (c) PROJECT HOPE, 255 Carter Hall Lane, Millwood, Virginia 22646-0255, its successors or assigns; and (d) AMERICARES, 161 Cherry Street, New Canaan, Connecticut 06840-9975, its successors or assigns. In the event that any of the foregoing organizations should cease to exist without designation of successors or assigns, I order and direct that the said residue of my Estate be divided among my remaining residuary beneficiaries, their successors or assigns, in equal shares. EIGHTH. I order and direct that any estate, inheritance or similar tax due as a result of my death with respect to any property passing as a result of my death, shall be paid from the residue of my Estate before its division into shares and prior to distribution as an expense of administration and that no part of the taxes should be prorated or apportioned among the persons or beneficiaries receiving the taxable property. It is my express intention that an inheritance taxes imposed as a result of my death be paid from the residue of my Estate whether or not the property passes under my Last Will and Testament. My personal representative shall have full power and authority to pay, compromise or settle any such taxes at anytime whether with respect to present or future interests. -3- l ~ WAYNEF. SHADE Attorney at Law 53 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 NINTH. I order and direct that any liens against any personal property which passes to a designated person either under this my Last Will and Testament or otherwise shall be paid from the residue of my Estate prior to distribution as an expense of administration and that such specific bequests of personal property not pass subject to any liens thereon. TENTH. Any and all decisions, determinations or actions made or taken by a personal representative hereunder, ifmade in good faith, shall be final and conclusive on all persons who are or may become interested in my Estate. No fiduciary acting under this my Last Will and Testament shall be liable for any error in judgment or for any depreciation or reduction in value of any Estate assets at anytime, in the absence of willful default. ELEVENTH. I order and direct that, upon my death, my body be cremated in lieu of burial and that disposition of my ashes be in accordance with my direction or, in lieu thereof, at the discretion of my personal representative. LASTLY. I nominate, constitute and appoint my legal counsel, WAYNE F. SHADE, ESQUIRE, to be the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, but if, for any reason, he should filii to qualify as such Executor or decline or cease so to serve, I nominate, constitute and appoint CONNIE J. TRITT to be the Executrix hereof, each to serve without bond. -4- WAYNE F. SHADE Attorney at Law S3 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 IN WITNESS "HEREOF, I, HELEN S. CASTELLI, have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will and Testament which consists of seven (7) typewritten pages to each of which I have affixed my signature, this 18th day of April , A.D. Two Thousand Six (2006). 0t#~ .d (lz;~ Helen S. <Thstelli (SEAL) The preceding instrument, consisting of this and six (6) other typewritten pages, each identified by the signature of the Testatrix, was on the date thereof signed, sealed, published and declared by HELEN S. CASTELLI, the Testatrix therein named, as her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who, at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto. Q(~/f(, ~ ~~~~, -5- Acknowledgment COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYL VANIA ) ) SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) I, HELEN S. CASTELLI, the person whose name is signed to the foregoing instrument, having been duly qualified according to law, do hereby acknowledge that I signed and executed tht: instrument as my Last Will and Testament and that I signed it willingly and as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed. On this the 1St..!!.. day of April , 2006, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared WAYNE F. SHADE, ESQUIRE, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be a member of the Bar of the highest court of said Commonwealth and celtified that he was personally present when HELEN S. CASTELLI, whose nanle is subscribed to the within instrument, executed the same, and that she executed the same for the purposes therein contained. IN WITNESS "HEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal. ~~iG;~a/ NOTARIAL SEAL ROBERT G. FREY. NOTARY PU8UC BOROUGH OF CARUSLE. euM8ERlMDCO.. PA MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 'ZI. 2D08 ~j. Notary Public Affidavit COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYL VANIA ) ) SS: COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND ) WAYNE F. SHADE Attorney at Law 53 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 We, Dor aM. Addams and J . R. Snaman , the witnesses whose names are signed hereto, being duly qualified according to law, do depose and say that we were present and saw the Testatrix sign and execute the -6- ~ ~ WAYNE F. SHADE Attorney at Law 53 West Pomfret Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 instrument as her Last Will and Testament; that the Testatrix signed willingly and executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing witness in the hearing and sight of the Testatrix signed the Will as a witness; and that, to the best of our knowledge, the Testatrix was at that time eighteen or more years of age, of sound nlind and under no constraint or undue influence. On this the 1 Rt'h day of April ,2006, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared WAYNE F. SHADE, ESQUIRE, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be a member of the Bar of the highest court of said Commonwealth and cel1ified that he was personally present when Dor aM. Addams and J . R. Snaman , witnesses as aforesaid, witnessed th(~ same. W~'11t,~ ~ NOTARIAL SEAL ROBERT G. FREY. NOTARY PU8UC BOROUGH OF CARUSLE, CUMBERlAND co PA MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 'D. 2008' -7-