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Home My WebLink AboutOC1968-1601 - ESTATE OF STYCHEIn t4~ QLnurt nf QLnmmnu Jlrns nf llns4iugtnu <trnuuty. Jruusylnauia. ®rp4nus' QLnurt llittisinu ESTATE OF N 63-68-1601 Q, __ ..=..,.,_:._.:::..::........=.::..=:._ ______ _ Florence B. Styche, In the matter of the First and Final deceased. Account of EJ 1 en M, StJche Executrix ADJUDICATION AND DECREE And now . November 2( , 19.ft, this matter came on for hearing, audit and distribution at this session and testimony taken; and thereupon, upon due consideration thereof the balance for distribution in the hands of the Accountant is determined to be $ . .Q8 11091 5H:-and the account is accordingly conf.irmed; and it is o~dered, adjudged and decreed tnatihe said balance be paid out by the Accountant m accordance wath the schedule of distribution hereto attached and made a part hereof, unless exceptions hereto be filed sec. reg. or an appeal be taken herefrom sec. leg. -~ // I SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION Balance per account ________________ _ Additional credit asked at audit Balonce'--------------------- Deduct Clerk's Costs & Receip+c':::~-------------- Attorney ____ ..:.:W""'o~o..:.:d..uw-=a~r.:.=d~&:.-.=Bo.::::a..:.:s..~:o:s..:.i--. _______ _ Washington County, Division of Personal Propert~ Tax, tax per praecipe filed, credit to be ta.ke :1 by the accountants for funds in the amount of $275.48 advanced prior to distribution by the Court, Russell Marino, Clerk o. c., costs in certifyin~ real estate to Recorder, $ 98,) 31 .04 21.50 $ 98,109.54 79.50 275.48 $ 97,754.56 1u2Q $ 97,750.06 John D. Woodward, Recorder, costs recording cer~ }? tification of real estate, and costs registeri[Jg l(tci/.1-1[ Jy.-J-~1\h~-d same, ~ 1~ . I $ 97 I 742.31 R':lssell Marino, Agent, transf~r inheri~ance tax iJ..;.:UJ.oS"'-/.:2.-1-t..? 1ncluding balance due on ind1vidual 11ability, 1261.05 ~~~~~ 96,481.26 Florence Burke Conrad, granddaughter, legacy, 5000.00 L $ 91,481.26 Ellen M. Styche, daughter, 1/2 residue, j5740.63 F.velyn Styche Burke, daughter, 1/2 residue, 7 0.6 NOTE: Included in the above residue, for distr assets, held in kind and distributed as uch at and in the proportionate shares as set f rth the Real estate as hereinbelow described 100 shares Montgomery Ward & Co. 80 shares Great Northern Railway 140 shares Bethlehem Steel Corporation 50 shares Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 70 shares Squibb Beech-nut 5000.00 5675.00 I 4730.00 4392.50 3675.00 3640.00 No balance re the following he appraised value ein:- .. ,\ .· ... ' . t. . I 10 . --- . . ,( I \ • r 0 .... it ·0 g a 0 .... ... :i) .• z p 6 shares Lerner Stores 60 shares McGrory-McLellan .. ' ... 55 shares Mobil Oil Corporation 157 shares Olin Mathieson Chemical 90 shares General Electric 55 shares Socony Mobile Co. (now Mobil Oil) 2,240 shares Valley Camp Coal Co. 160.50 1027.50 2894.38 4830.00 8865.00 2894.38 448oo.oo REAL ESTATE TO BE CERTIFIED TO THE RECORDER C F WASHIN JTON COUNTY BY THE CLERK OF THE ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION Florence B •. Styche, .devisor, to Ellen M. St~che, dev see of an un- divided 1/2 interest; to Evelyn Styche Burke, devisee oF' an undivided 1/2 interest; each undivided interest being in ~.nd to a 1 the right, .title and interest of the devisor in parcel of real est~te described ·as, VIZ: .· · ALL that certain lot or parc'el of land situate in th ~ Third Ward of Monongahela City, Washington County, Pennsylvania, know~ and designated as Lot Number Sixty-three (63} in the Plan of Lpts in s id City, a's laid out by Andrew B. Chess and wife, which said Pla~ is of ~ecord in the Re- corder's Office of Washington County, Pennsylvania, in >lan Book Vol. ____ , page , and which said lot Number Sixty-thre~ in sai< Plan is bounded and described as follows, to wit: ,(Located at 4S5 West 1ain Street and 454-6 Railroad Street) BEGINNING at a point in the Southern line of Union S reet, which said point of beginning is also at the Northwest cor~er of 1• t now of formerly of Elizabeth I. Wilson; thence extending, from ~he poin of beginning a- foresaid, South 30!0 West, along the Western li~e of lo aforesaid, now or formerly of Elizabeth I. Wilson, and the Wester~ line o lot now or form- erly of James A. Austin, 200 feet to a point in the Nor hern line of Main I Street; thence North 59~0 West, along the Northbrn line of said Main Street 50 feet to lot of Porter M. Wall, formerly of C ~arles G.J Mcilvaine; thence I I North 30~0 East, along the Eastern line of lot foresaic of Porter M. Wall,: and the Eastern line of land now or formerly of Charles G. Mcilvaine, 200 feet to a point in the Southern line of Union SJJreet afcresaid; and thence / South 59!0 East, along the Southern line 'or saic Union ~ treet, 50 feet to a point at the place of beginning. UPON which lot or parcel of land herein9·bove described is erected a two-story brick dwelling house of twelve rooms, and a t~o-story frame (double) dwelling house of six rooms each. · CERTIFIED TO RECORDE : DECEMI ER 1, 1969 ,. 0 ~ ~ .... z ~ :J n ..,. !' 0 :T c CD i iti a 3 0 0 0 .... .... i ..... .. ~ i 0 .... ..,. . :T CD = ~ & ' ti tl) tl) ..,., . .::r 0 (/} c:t .d a.. = ..J • ~ """ """ 6 I ~ ~ :s:: .c:'. Q ,,... l..k ~ -t!~ -.. 0 -0 ., 0 ...) a:; l-"" -~.t uJ {.:) w C'-1 w 1-' :z ~,J ~· t./') if) ...... ~l' :::::;.li U) b :J.:: c::J '3: :;!") (J) fY. w ..0: -en c:. ~ U-u;:) '"' ' . ' PETITION SUR AUDIT Testate ForJ IN THE ORPHANS' COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY Estate of ................. f.~.9.~-~f-~.-~.e .... $.~.¥.G~------------------No ..... -----------~~-:--~~-::!.~_QJ ........................... A A Fiduciary ...... ~-~J.~P.-... ~.!---~-~y_c;_h~-'---~-e~-~~-~~Jx Deceased ~~cl ~~cl Decedent's death .......... D.~.c-~.mP.~.J.: ... 6.., .. .1.9..68 ................ Grant of Letters ........... P..e.~~-ml?.~;~; ... 23.,. .. .l9.6.8 _____________ _ This is the ..................... JJ.J;.~t .. 9.-.Q.g ___ f~_mtl. ................. account filed in this estate If there have been former accounts filed in this estate, list file number or number and term .......... N.9.~~---··········---- Election to take Date Election Place of; Under oc~klxt wilL (cross out one) Filed ··········-----------············· Record ------------------------------ Name of surviving spouse ........................... N9.n~--------------··························----·------------··---------------------------··-------------------· List issue, where material: Ellen M. Styche, daughter Evelyn Burke'; ='daughter Did decedent marry after execution of will? (indicate) ~-No. Any children born after execution of will? (indicate) ~!It No. If answer yes, name them ................................................ ----·········-----------------------------------··-------·----------------------·· Leg.atees Florence Burke Conrad Ellen M. Styche Evelyn Styche Burke List, if exceptions to above: None If partial intestacy, give facts: None Relationship Granddaughter Daughter Daughter Adeemed: Revoked: Interest Fiduciary, if deceased or not sui juris $5,000.00 One-half residue One-half residue Lapsed: Abated: Sui juris Sui juris Sui juris Give Cause: Notice to interested parties. Hove all parties, having either vested or contingent interests and all crediors entitled to notice (Court Rule No. 9 paragraph C: Section 6: Subdivision c) received written notice of the filing of the account and of call of audit? Yes. KIMx If t. -· None any excep 1on g1ve cause .............................................. . File copy of Notice and date of mailing .............. ~J-!&Y.S.t .. 2.7.., ... 19.6.9 ................................................................. , .... , .. , .... , .. .,,,, ........... ,. .. ., ,_ Is estate subject to the filing of a Federal Estate Tax Return? ...................... .¥.~.$ ................................................... "'·•-- Actual payment made on Pennsylvania Transfer Inheritance Tax. Amount $ . ..2.,_7._0.Q.t_QQ .........................•............. If the Will makes any portion of estate subject to a life-estate, give name and birth date of life tenant...N.9.n~---------- Give Names and addresses of all unpaid creditors who are legally entitled to notice, together with the amounts of such claims; state whether they are admitted to be correct; and whether the claim is denied. None Give reference to such parts of the will as require interpretation by the Court; a reference to all questions re- quiring adjudication, and a statement of any other facts deemed necessary for the preparation of the adjudication: None Balance for distribution per account, Itemize any additional debits not shown by account: Total additional debits (Add) Jte111ize anydadditional -'=~epits not shown by account: BaLance ue on t111ng account Regis~er of Wills (3 short certificates and certified copy of will) Notary Public (Additional notarizations on stock transfers) Total additional credits (Subtract) Balance for distribution $ None ··----------------------·----------- % $ 2.00 8.50 11.00 $ ........ 2.l,_~.O ................ . $ ........ ~.?..1.1~1!.9.4 ...... . $ .......... ~-~-~-~~-~-~-~-~---- If balance for distribution is not in cash, list each item held in kind, giving appraised Value (or distribution Value); Election to take in kind attached .... .. If F ·1 E · 1 · d b P t't' · 1 f R d· See account am1 y xempt1on c a1me y e 1 1on, g1ve pace o ecor ·--------------------------------·· ... '-------------------------------------------- If Family Exemption is claimed at audit, give name, rel~tion · ip and basis for Claim: .. Ell~.n,_M ...... S.t.y.che., _______ _ daughter "*' ~t '-"" List any advancement or distribution on account that has been made, and nature and amount of same: None Suggested distribution of balance shown, both as to principal and income, attaching signed and itemized elections to take in kind if balance is not in cosh: residuary shares being stated in proportions: Florence Burke Conrad Ellen M. Styche Evelyn Styche Burke $5,000.00 One-half residue One-half residue Note: There has been a stock split in the Olin Mathieson Chemical stock; there is now 157 shares instead of 105. COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, ,SS: COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. The above named Fiduciary or representative thereof, being duly ______________ J?~QXJL ......... doth depose and say that the facts set forth in the foregoing petition are true And your petitioner will ever pray, etc. to the best oL ........ her---------------knowledge and belief. -S'wor.n ... ________________________________ to and subscribed before me this.~-~ay ~~--~------.19-~.Z' Signature of Ollie~:~~ Title of Officer ................... N.9.!;~-~y ___ ~_g"R_+J~ ............. . Office ex pi res ..... -IV11NDA" 7:. .......••••••• _ ••••.•..••..•••••••••••.••. _ .• _ •.••• CHARLERat e~::~~~o: ~~~4,~-y PUBLIC MY COMMISSION fXPI .t""'Gi0/1 CIJUNTT RES AUGIJST 19, 1912 I -. .. No. ---------~-~-::§.~::-~~-~~-------------------------AA Estate of ..... E.lor.en.ce ... B .•... S.t.y.c.h.e _________ _ Deceased Fiduciary ... ~JJ:~-~--~!'----~:!;.Y.~.l?:~-2---------··------ Executrix PETITION SUR AUDIT FROM WHERE DECEDENT LEFT A WILL Counsel of Fiduciary will submit herewith the following, in conformity with Court Rules adopted effective December 3, 1951, being rule No. 9: paragraph b-e; and divisions thereof: shown on pages 23-24. 1. Written praecipes of all Counsel in the case. 2. Copy of order appointing Guardian ad litem, if pertinent. 3. Copy of Order appointing Trustee ad litem, if pertinent. 4. Proof of service of above. 5. Letters Testamentary or Administration C. T. A or an attest copy of Will. 6. Copy of inventory and appraisement. 7. Proof of advertisement of grant of letters if not filed with account. ·vd •. 0 8. Certificate of liens in case any of the ~ fi{l\l~NIHSV/A funds for distribution are from judicial S11DM .::10 ~li.Sij53~ sale of real estate. ONU:J'~·1 ll3SSRH 9. Signed and itemized elections if any distribution in kind. 10. Copy of Federal Estate Tax return if esS~ tate is subject thereto. Woodward and Bassi Attorney ~2 z ~d 12 noH 69, ·a 31 1 :1 ·-. , ·~ IN THE ORPHANS' COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA . IN RE: ESTATE OF FLORENCE B. STYCHE, deceased 63-68-1601 NO. of 19_§2 A.A. NOTICE You are hereby notified that the First and . . Final Account of the above-named decedent has been filed in the Register of ~·Jills' Office in and for the County of Washington, Pennsylvania, on July 22, 1969. You are further notified that final audit of said account will be made on Monday September 8 _, 19 69 at _, 1:30 o'clock P .M. in the Orphans' Cou~t-. room on the third floor of the Washington County Courthouse. washington, Pennsylvania, at which time you are entitled to appear and be heard if you so desire .. August 27, 1969 WOODWARD AND BASSI by /s/ Melvin B. Bassi Attorneys for Estate ~- ' "·· "' ... / <!tnmmnnnttttlt4 nf Jennsyluuniu,} llaa~ingtnn C!tnuntg, !1!1. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: Whereas, at Washington, m the County aforesaid on the 23rd. day of December A. D. 19 68 , before me, Russell .Marino , Register for the Probate of Wills and Granting Letters of Administration in and ,for the County of Washington, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the last Will and Testament of .B'lorence B. Styche late of City of Monongahela · in the County aforesaid, deceased, (a true copy whereof is to these presents annexed), was duly admitted to probate; and Ellen M. Styche trix the ExecuOOX m said Will and Testament named, having appeared before me and taken and subscribed . the oath of office prescribed by law; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Russell Marino , Register as aforesaid, do grant these LETTERS TESTAMENTARY, unto the said Ellen M. Styche committing unto Her the administration of all and singuiar the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of said deceased, and requiring Her to exhibit a true and perfect inventory thereof into the Register's Office, at Washington, within ninety days from the date hereof, and to render a just and true account of said administration at the expiration of six months from the date hereof, and to regard and comply with the provisions of the laws of this Commonwealth relating to inheritance taxes. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Office at Washington, this 23rd. day of December m the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and Sixty Eight • •m !?~ =»:.~~<:_'Q Register ! i ! ~ G) I ;.... ~ ~ -...... C)! = Pi Cot +'i a IL fllj ~ 0 ~ ...... IIJ ~i N t:t 1-t Cot <( Q)i a 1-oi en S::i IIJ t:t CDi ;.... Mi Cot Oi ...... r-li ...... ~I Cot ~ ··-~-~ . ./. . -~':~"-;·:~-r---. • ~ • ~ ··-r ·-I . I I \ ....... ·:~--"---.-. .._- I. ' ;. • ~~ .. % ... , ... \ ~ ··~ --., ..... WILL OF FLORENCE B. STYCHE ~ .. :•.i:--=:: .. ;;:;:,.·, .. t ,~ ...... ~"!'~ ..,.,·, •. I, Florence Bo Styche, of the ~ity of Monongahela, " ·.: ... -:·: ~ I \\ Wa~hington County, Pennsylvani_a ~ having full. _legal capacity in I the premises' do' hereby make this my Last Will and Testament, ,. I . 0 • • • • • ' ,. 1 hereby revoking and making void any and all Wills by me at any · .11 time heretofore made, in manner and form as follows: • ---~ ..1-i. : ... , 1·~ I dire~t my Executrices, hereinafter named, to pay all my just debts, funeral expenses,· .and· the costs of the adminis- tration of my estate as soon after my decease as may be proper ; ... I and exp3dient. :: ·: · ·:~ -. · ' -~.-. ; ;>:ii:,';.:.:: ~:::~~'./;;~<:' · · · · ·.· · · .... :,,. <r :}~~-·: · .. . . . · · ·· 2 /'''{'All the rest and res"'idufi''of 'mY ·esta to' . ; :; e:' ;·,,;:.;:;f:~~~:;.,t~~-1~~%"~::_;!{ • .. both real .· > !: and personal, and wh~reso@ver situite . . . ... : .. '"'. ·t -~ . . . ·-.... ">·~~~'Yi~ · · or found, of which I may die seized or possessed, or to whi~h:):f.:~~Y --~-;,:~~ti tlcd at .the . . .. -. ' :~;;:·,:~>~~:ri~i~S);~·lt~l;~t~~;;::~t::i;~·: ·· . time of my decease, and remaining after the p~yment of th~ several. ' . ; • • • -:·. ,: -~:~~-~ .. :: •·.. ·:. • ··-: •: ·: .: • . I • :.~,·~·w.;-:;;i 11 items set forth in the preceding paragraph hereof, I will, devise 11 and b0queath unto my husband, Thomas Styche, ·in fee simpl~ and I absolutely;. provided, however'· that he shall survive me in life. I In the event that my said husband should predecease !lie, or in tho I 1 event that we should mo®t simul tan~ous deaths, then, and in ei th~r I ! . . . . . I ~of said events, I will, devise and bequeath such residuum estate j lias follows: \ 11 I !I . . . a. I will and bequeath the sum of Five Thousand 1 li ($5 ,000, 00) Dollars to my granddaughter, Florence Burke Conrad, I II of Xenia, Ohio, absolutely. b. I will, devise and bequeath the. remainder of I I jl ·I !1 liMY estate to my daughters, Evelyn Stych0 Burke and Ellen M. Stycbe,· I li iiin fee simple and nbsolutely, share and share alike. !' .I II I, I 3o I htlreby appoint my daughters, Evelyn Stych~ Burke ll Hand Ellen M. Styehe, to be the Executrices· of this my Last Will " ' ' ·H li d 1;an Testament. . ll . lo II I' ,, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Flotence B. Styche, the Tgst~trlx, !I :I lt H ~ ,., ..; --~ .....__,.~ .. ------..-......... _. '? have hereunto set my band and seal to this my Last Will and ·Testamen~. this~ day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five. The foregoing instrument was signed, sealed, publish®d, acknowledged and declared by Florenc·ta B. Styche, the Testatrix above named, as and ·for her Last Will and Testament, in tbe presence of us, vho, at her request, and in he~pres®nce~ and<in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names I as vitn~sses hereto. . -::~:. ::. '.J-~r--;lao! Affi~auit ®f ifxrrutnr ®r A~ministratnr t;tat.r nf Jrtttt5yluauia. t 99: QJ.nuuty nf lla9~iugtnu \ P 11 b f h d · d h · Notarv·Public · df 'd ersona y e ore me, t e un ers1gne aut or1ty, a ............................... J ................................................... m an or s~ County and State, appeared ......... ~J.!~~.J1.t ..... ~.!:.Y.£.h~ ........................................................................... who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the executor or administrator of the estate of f.JS?.?:.~~£.~ .... ~.~ ..... ~.!.Y..~.~-~ .............................................................. deceased, that the foregoing schedules constitute a complete inventory and appraisement of the real and personal estate of ........... .f.JQf~.!!£.~ .. .Jt, ..... ~.£Y.£.h~ .. , deceased, except real estate outside the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; that the figures opposite each item of real and personal estate in the foregoing schedules are determined and stated by the undersigned to be the fair value of said items as of the date of the decedent's death, based upon a just appraisement of each item made by the above named Executor ~~ Sworn and subscribed before me this ..... ~J.~.!:...... l 'l ~ d~y of T"'f':T-"'"····l:!!\Y7 ....... )........ ~~. _..(: ~ · G.~..llf., .. _E~~ ...... .. ~-···· ..... :.~v. .... :;,r."ff···· .. ······~ ADDITrONAL INSTRUCTIONS 1. An inventory must be filed within three months after appointment of personal representative. 2. A supplemental inventory must be filed within thirty days of discovery of additional assets. . 3. 1 Original and 2 Copies and 2 RCRI-34, Under $10,000; 1 Original and 2 Copies and 2 RCRI-33, Over $10,000, including Copy of Will; 1 Original and 3 Copies and 2 RCRI-33, Over $50,000, in- cluding Copy of Will and copy of Federal Estate Tax Return. REFERENCE FOR ADDITIONAL COPY Act of 1947 P. L. 513 Sec. 5.2, 72 P. S. 4844.2 lluntutnrg nub 1\pprnisrmeut of the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were of ...... f.lQ~.§D.~.§ .... B.A ..... S..t.Y..C.h§ .............................. Jate of ................ C..i.t.Y. .... Q.f. ... MQD:QP.:&{!h~J~ ................. . Washington County, Pa., taken and made in conformity with the above affidavit. DOLLARS CENTS REAtTY ALL that certain lot or parcel of land situate in the Third $15,000.00 Ward of Monongahela City, Washington County, Pennsylvania, known and designated as Lot Number Sixty-three (63) in the Plan of Lots in said City, as laid out by Andrew B. Chess and wife, which said Plan is of record in the Recorder's Office of Washington County, Pennsylvania, in Plan Book Vol. , page , and which said Lot Number Sixty-three in said Plan is bounded and described as follows, to wit: (Located at 455 West Main Street and 454-6 Railroad Street) BEGINNING at a point in the Southern line of Union Street, which said point of beginning is also at the Northwest corner of lot now or formerly of Elizabeth I. Wilson; thence extending, from the point of beginning aforesaid, South 30~~ West, along the Western line of lot aforesaid, now or formerly of Elizabeth I. Wilson, and the Western line of lot now or formerly of James A. Austin, 200 feet to a point in the Northern line of Main Street; thence North 59~0 West, along the Northern line of said Main Street, 50 feet to lot of Porter M. Wall, formerly of Charles G. Mcilvaine; thence North 30~0 East, along the Eastern line of lot aforesaid of Porter M. Wall, and the Eastern line of land now or formerl) of Charles G. Mcilvaine, 200 feet to a point in the Southerr line of Union Street aforesaid; and thence South 59~0 East, along the Southern line of said Union Street, 50 feet to a point at the place of beginning. UPON which lot or parcel of land hereinabove described is erected a two-story brick dwelling house of twelve rooms, and a two-story frame (double) dwelling house of six rooms each. l •.-;" ·' ... .. . ~ . · "~·. ~ ~ ~ · . Inventory and Appraisement IN THE ESTATE OF ···················:.f.!9..!-:~.~-~-~ .... ~.! ....• §.r:Y.~.~-~ ................ . Filed ....... _ ......................................................... , 19 .......... . Woodward and Bassi ~9 . • ' ~-• ' if_ ..... - I i I PERSONALTY 1. Prudential Insurance Company of America $ 589.33 (Insurance) 2. 100 shares Montgomery Ward & Co. common 5,675.00 stock @ 56 3/4 3. 80 shares Great Northern Railway common 4,730.00 stock @ 59 1/8 4. 140 shares Bethlehem Steel Corporation 4,392.50 common stock @ 31 3/8 s. 50 shares Chesapeake & Ohio Railway common 3,675.00 stock @ 73~ 6. 70 shares Squibb Beech-nut comm.on stock @ 52 3,640.00 7. 6 shares Lerner Stores common stock @ 26 3/4 160.50 8. 60 shares McCrary-McLellan common stock @ 17 1/8 1,027.50 9. 55 shares Mobil Oil Corporation common stock 2,894.38 @ 52 5/8 10. 105 shares Olin Mathieson Chemical common stock 4,830.00 @ 46 11. 90 shares General Electric common stock @ 98~ 8,865.00 12. 55 shares Socony Mobil Oil Co. (now Mobil Oil 2,894.38 Co.) @52 5/8 13. 2,240 shares Valley Camp Coal Co. common stock 442800.00 @ 20 TOTAL PERSONALTY $ 88,173.59 TOTAL INVENTORY $ 1032173.59 _# ' t ' ... I I -- NO. :;_ b gg ~0-'g-;d::,oj \1-\' '' , .. ,. ~--\\... .~ i' :: .• · ~J'' } I t;...• ~... ~~. ' :r . . . '6g JUl 'l Z PI\. S. \l.Sl · I'' \'1'0 o. 1 • S S F \c L M {\ .. i\ I\. ; l\'.:.1 ' ·-.• s (.)_G..\ S Tf,.H. oF. ~H_lLt ·cr. r.·,.t. . . ,., A· n 11. • • '\.. -J~•:O,.-""''T',f\. v-"...t····· bl:\.-~ .·;:r .. \~A.S. Hi-'~"""~ vH. v. • INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT IN THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE B. STYCHE~ DECEASED. INV. 'DKT. 80 page e{.;)o( '.~ v (?):>. / ,yV ~ ·~-l)/tJ'; ID~\ ' ' THE FIRST AND FINAL ACCOUNT OF. ELLEN M. 'STYCHE, EXECUTRIX OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF FLORENCE B. STYCHE, DECEASED, LATE OF THE CITY OF MONONGAHElA, WASH- INGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Principal Personalty Income Personalty Principal Realty Income Realty Total Assets of Estate · Less Credits Claimed Net Amount for Distribution $88,173.59 3,030.00 15,000.00 614. so $106,818.09 8,687.05 $ 98,131.04 -------.-.---------------------------------- PRINCIPAL PERSONALTY The Accountant charges herself with Principal Personalty received out of said Estate as follows: Per Inventory and Appraisement $ 88,173.59 INCOME PERSONALTY The Accountant charges herself with Income Personalty as follows: Stock dividends Bethlehem Steel Chesapeake & Ohio Railway General Elect,ric Great Northern Railway Lerner Stores McCrory Stores - Montgomery Ward Mobil Oil (Socony) Olin Mathieson Chemical Valley Camp. Coal"co. Squibb Beech-Nut ';. $ 112.00 100.00 117.00 120.00 1.50 36.00 121.00 66.15 80.57 2,240.00 52.50 $3,030.00 The Accountant credits herself with the following out of the assets of said Estate: Register of Wills Guy Rogers Washington County Reports Bebout & Yohe Dr. Underwood Kurtz Monument Internal Revenue Service Monongahela Publishing Co. H. J. Levin, M. D. Internal Revenue Service Helen Marie Doty Woodward and Bassi Probate of will Witness trip Advertising estate Funeral expenses Medical expenses Marker 4th quarter on estimated income tax Legal advertisement Medical services Balance due on 1968 return 1969 city taxes Attorney's fee $ 34.50 15.00 14.00 1,664.00 85.00 110.00 139.00 12.50 63.00 12.21 92.62 5,410.22 Wanda Carrington Register of Wills Ellen M. Styche ,. ' ' .. Notarizations 10.00 Filing inventory, first 25.00 and final account, etc. Family exemption 1,000.00 Total $8,687.05 PRINCIPAL REALTY The Accountant charges herself with Principal Realty received out of said Estate as follows: Per Inventory and Appraisement $15,000.00 INCOME REALTY The Accountant charges herself with Income,: Realty as follows: Rent collected to date $ 586.50 Refund on insurance 28.00 $ 614.50 THE DAILY REPUBLICAN MONONGAHELA, PA. • PROOF OF PUBLICATION In compliance with the Newspaper Advertising Act of May 16, 1929 P.L. 1784, Sec. 3, paragraphs (3) and (25). County of Washington ~ ss: State of Pennsylvania f Perso!fllThappeared before me, a Notary Public in and for said county and state, ~-~-~l{k_e_e;~~~-~~--, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says: thaL ______ ~.tJ:~ _ is the ------------------------------------------------of The Monongahela Publishing Co., a Pennsylvania corpora- tion, and its agent in this behalf: that the said company is the publisher of The Daily Republican, published daily except Saturday and Sunday, having its place of business at Monongahela, Washington County, Pennsylvania; that the said Daily Republican was established in the year of 1846; that the printed notice or advertisement, attached hereto is a copy of a notice or advertisement, exactly as printed or published, which appeared in the said newspaper in its regular issues on. the following dates: ______ !~gE~-~-~-~---~-!_§~~<?-~~---~!~~-13-~-~------------------------------------------------------------------------------- that the affiant or the corporati~n in behalf of which _______ -~h_t?______ is acting is not inter-est~d in the subject matter of said notice or a~~ng and that of the allegations of this affidavit as to the time, place and char a~ f the. pu · · n are true. _________ : _____________________ ,_;!~ --------------------- 196 2 C REID "OU"''-nTY ~ -~-1----:-::'::-:· _ .._ uo~~11 · , ,~:Jt:ry Pt:'.,!:c MONONGAHELA, WASH:N2TCN C::J., PA. blic l My Commission expir:s Ju:y .i9, 1972 '' I ESTATE NOTIC-E-'·< · . Letters .. testamentary. on 'the.·estate ) tf Florence B. Styche late 'of:•Moi:t6ri-gahela, washington C:ounty'; ·deceas• ed, 'having·· been'. granted by· the :Register.· of Washington ... County;· notice. is .hereby·. given:cto·.all.per-lons :indebted •to •. said :. estate ·to make immediate ·.payment; . and ·to those having claims . against" the \:~e to: present the~ wi~ctut ~elay Executrix' · · Ellen M. Styche, 1010 Try street Monongahela, Pa. ' Woodward and Bassi . \ · Attorney '101 McKean Avenue Charleroi, Pa. Dec. 31, 1968; Jan. 9, 16, 1969. Washington County Reports 63 SOUTH MAIN STREET Washington, Pennsylvania (PUBLISHED BY WASHINGTON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION) PROOF OF PUBLICATION In compliance with the Newspaper Advertising Act of May 16, 1929, P. L. 1784 Sec. 3, paragraphs (3) and (25). CoUNTY OF WASHINGTON t STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA f SS. Personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and Commonwealth, CHARLES C. KELLER, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says: that he is the Editor of the WASHINGTON COUNTY REPORTS, the official legal periodical for said Washington County, publis'hed weekly having its place of business at Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and is act- ing as its agent in this behalf; that the said WASHINGTON COL'NTY REPORTS was established on March 31, 1920, and was designated as the official legal publication for Washington County, Pennsylvania, by order of the several courts of said County, dated November 11, 1920; that the printed notice or adver- tisement attached hereto is a copy of a notice or advertisement, exactly as printed or published, which appeared in the said legal periodical in its regular issues on the following dates: ...... .J.an.u.at".y. ... z., .... f)., .... J,{l.,. ... l96.9 ................ . that the affiant or the corporation in behalf of which he is acting is not interested in the subject matter of said notice or advertising and that all of the allegations of 'hi"'""'"'''"" '?]t;;ld_::~~-:~ ditor Sworn to and subscri td_:b~e~fo~r~e~m~e~t~h~is~--"~------- ::::::~::::::&:::::::::··:····::··> 1-~~~-· otary Public KATHERINE C. YARD, Not Public · ~ashlngton; Washington o., Pa. · lVI¥ Expires Estate Notices The Register of Wills has granted letters. testamentary or of administration, in the following estates. Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted thereto to make payment without delay and to those hav- ing claims or demands to present them for settlement to the Executors or Admin- istrators or their Attorneys . • • • • • • • • • 0 ••••••• STYCHE, FLORENCE B., Dec'd. Late of City of Monongahela, Wash-ington County, Penna. · · · · Executrix: Ellen M. Styche, 1010 Try St., Monongahela, Pa. Attorneys: Woodward and Bassi, 701 McKean Ave., Chaderoi, Pa. · \,; STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, The within named Accountant being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that the above account as stated is true· and correct as .............. ~h.-~--------------------·verily believe. s. Sworn and subscribed before me this ........ ~-~~-~---·· ¢/.~ __ ltz_! ... ~-~------------ Warshington County, ss: ... ~ 0 •..-1 ....., s-1 .: ~ ;:j ~ (I)! 0 ~ t) Q t) ~: .C! < (I) o: ~ ~! ~! ~ .j.J; ""'-! Ul! .. a) r:.. \ i 0 •' ..c: ~ ~1 C) P:"l E-< ~ ~ < (1)1 ~ E-< o: ~ \ l rn c:: P:"l (I); ' ")\ 1-1! 4 .. ~ o: i r-1! ~ -~! r-1 r-1 , 0 z Ellen M. Sty~h~·Executrix I do certify that I have given leg'al notice to all persons concerned of the filing of the within account in the manner prescribed by Statute and Rule of Court, as evidenced by proofs thereof filed to No ... b.3 .. ~.b .. Y.-::.~_Q_(?. __________ , Witness my hand and official ·seal this .... 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'. r·-;_, ' .. f' •' '• ~ ., The Court is respectfully requested to determine proper distribution in this estate. ~~~~ • Counsel for Accountant .-" • ,• ~ • • r" .,.~ 1~. · •. ~ ...... .r .• ; .. i.~': :~ .. ::_·~~;·: lJn of . IDasl]ittgtnu ffiouuty ·In the matter or the Audit o! Account in Estate or ' FLORENCE B. 1 STYCHE No. __ ._6~-68-1601 19_··_, A.A. . TO THE AUDITING JUDGE: ... Enter ____ o_·u_r ____ ,appearance ror _ __::E:;o_:::;:l..:::l:..::~:..::·n.::__:M:.=: c:.•__,S:<..;t:::..y~' ·,c'"'h.,e=-·,-E......,x..,e.,_,~...:u......,t_.r ..... i .... x,._· _. ______ _ 8th · day or . September · , 19~ N. B.-..:.counsel. shall, by separate p<:tper, present a concise statement or each claim, with supporting calculation of any interest claimed. Objections to an account as filed, shall be concisely stated in a sep:trate paper. Council suggesting proper distribution shall file a ·separate concise state· ment in that regard. .•1.' • .. 5~ 2 ~d 12 ftOH 69, ~a 31 ',~ IN THE ORPHANS" COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: ESTATE OF FLORENCE B. NO. 63-68-1601 STYCHE, deceased . . ' ELECTION TO TAKE•IN KIND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the under- signed, do hereby elect to take the following assets of the Estate of Florence B. Styche, deceased, in kind: ' :; . _ Real estate , '_ ~ ~ _ ., · ALL that certain lot or parcel of la-nd situate in the Third Ward of Monongahela City, Washington County, Pennsylvania, known and designated as \ Lot Number Sixty-three(63) in the Plan of Lots \ in said City, as laid out by Andrew B. Chess \ , (See description attached hereto) -:::.J., Common stock 100 shares Montgomery ward & Co. 80 shares Great Northern Railway 140 shares Bethlehem Steel Corporation 50 shares Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 70 shares Squibb Beech-nut 6 shares Lerner Stores 60 shares McGrory-McLellan 55 shares Mobil Oil Corporation t~1~~shares Olin Mathieson Chemical ~ 90 shares General Electric 55 shares Socony Mobil Co. (now Mobil Oil) 2,240 shares Valley Camp Coal Co. $.15 ,000. 0 5,675.0 4,730.0 4,392.5 3,675.0 3,640.0 160.5 1,027.5 2,894.3 4',830.0 .. 8 ,~65. 0 2,894.3' 44,800.0 tJ ' 0'.-'\PJ,., ~J. ... ~·l ~~ /,li.'*' .1!-' _ v _ I\_ t..:-v· ~\.-.. '- WITNESS our hands and seals this 28th day of May, 1969. w ~- ta£ . :I ~ ALL that certain lot or parcel of land situate in the Third J ward of Monongahela City, Washington County, Pennsylvania, I known and design?-ted as Lot Number:Sixty-three (63) in the Plan of Lots in said City, as laid·· out by Andrew B. Chess J and wife, which said Plan is of record in the Recorder's Office of Washington County, Pennsylvania, in Plan Book 1 Vol. · , page , and which said Lot Number Sixty-three in said Plan is bounded and described as follows, to wit: (Located at 455 West Main Street and 454-6 Railroad Street) i BEGINNING at a point in the Southern line of Union Street, which said point of beginning'is also at·the Northwest corner of lot now or formerly of Elizabeth I. Wilson; thenc extending, ftom the point of beginning aforesaid, South 30~~ West,' along the Western line bf lot aforesaid, now or formerly of Elizabeth I. Wilson, and the Western line of lo now or formerly of· James A. Austin', 200 feet to a point in the Northern line of Main Street; thence North 59~0 West, along the Northern line of said Main Street, 50 feet to lot of Porter M. Wall, formerly of Charles G. Mcilvaine; thence North 30~0 East, along the Eastern line 9f lot aforesaid of Porter M. Wall, and the Eastern line of land now or formerl of Charles G. Mcilvaine, 200 feet to a point in the Souther line of Union Street)aforesaid; and thence South 59~0 East, along the Southern line of said Union Street, 50 feet to a point at the place of beginning. UPON which lot or parcel of land hereinabove described is erected a two-story brick dwelling house of twelve rooms, and a two-story frame (double) dwelling house of ·~ ..,;: ( . -----_) each. "' ~-:·· ,:·;·, .~ , l '~' "· .. ,"':,- :l ·.•-'_ '· ·r ,.... -..... j IN THE ORPHANS' COURT OF ·,, WASH~~~TON 6?3<:~rv~Y1,6~E1NNSYLV~N,t IN RE: ESTATE OF FLORENCE ·.:.;: II B. STYCHE, deceased I> ELECTION. TO TAKE IN KIND ""'ld ~ •• :1:1 " • ... " !&fi} ~ttl''·'' .. ., ,. ' ~~~®:~·· ' ", " 1 ~~$~8., 2~.. 1 ' . .::i:;· :'· " ;J:• ( ' 'lit".,_.;;. .... WdoowAR6 ~N.o<BAs~r ?f.~~ '/ffJH 694 "ATTDRNEYSATL~W ./1.· ~..:.: 701 MCKEAN AVENUE "" " CHARL~R.DI~._ ~~~ .• ~.~~.~y~~~~15,~.2;'P;~ l _I ;/, ~0/ (~-~-f.;_:~}~:-,~_::: _;;t_:t;·_ ~-: .• ;::;~~; :·:~>~ .;:'.~: :,U/[~ifi~~;;;·:: .. _ ·.;~~~S.~~~:}~{;:~~t:~>i\}~~~~~~k::~i~~~~~f~ ·-"•"-' •• ""<c "" -'~ ~.· . .e.~·r • '-""'~-•··"'"',.·•-·-•· ._,, -·~·~·-"~~ ; -~~ ' ... ~ ...... .. ; _ ... ~ ... f; . ..... ... .•' .. .. ~-· '-. ' ,. •' . ~ •. , .. . . •·. '•<r' ' t ·~ •· . . . ' . ' . -~-~-' , ~~.. ~ .... ~ :l'' lN nm· ~6tiRi .~or' COMMON .PWS OF ·w.i\.silmGro~ coym; . PENNSYLVANIA .. . ·.·· ' . -.. ' '' . ' . .. l • 1't ~" ' .. · ; oRPHANs• · coua'.C DIVISXON • ·, "'! -~ -· -_.. • . • • • : • • .. ,--,; .. : "'~· ,. ! ·. ~- ~-"-~ -::t; ~ ::;~ ·.-'"-. ;;:;: i; ... ~ i' • ~ '6i> ' 1 ...... '·$" •. ,..•·t ., : k;:'" \ _·:... ~ ,<! ,·"1: >-·:-;. ~ . .. lN : RE.: ESTATE OF FLORENCE · ·s~ stt-ou!, de.ceas~d . ~ . . ~ -~ •· . ' ..... .' .?lore~~~-·B'!i'. Stychei. dec.eased, in. tQ$ amount ;s~t. for~~ -~pt.)O~ite· her· ;(. ' ' .... . .. . . natne · pu~suant e~. decree of O'tphana ~ eourt ·at 1~e above ~umbe,; ·and -~J.. '!' ~-~ • t -~"' ,.._ ;--• '· ~;. ' ~"'~ ,. : .:; ~-~ • ..--" .. '..-~-: -_.~v: ~ t!. ,j:;:;• .. -.. 1 -~ . " .,. . '!-.:..-.i-:• - ·tex'Dl •. · .... .. ' .. . , 1! ~-~ ~ .. "'"'' .-• • ~ ·· i'l The unders'igned, by eliocut!.o~·-hereof. does herewith· ~~ ~-~ ... -~ ', ui-;;_, :"' "!!!~~ d -~ • f l ... : . ·•, .,. ..... .. ' ~. -~- _, .. · ... . ' ....., . ~-.. r . . . -, .. k I :; I. ,. ! ·J . ' l I l 1 F ··A . I ,. 1;'". !·- .' l ,. • ~ ·'' '. j •• . , '. '~ \-. . , £·' .... \ ' ' ' '"·'f· • \ i '.... • ,f· . ' 'f· I ...., '""f • « •• • -... ;: ... • ·. , ....... ... ·. 1-•.·· . i<. ·>"~'· .. •. ·' ""'"( ... t·'·.< .~ .. ~.t··! _;· \J .. . ·) ...... ...;,~. .. '· .... ., ~· r ~-•• '' ~l'"''·l \... ~ '.J \t..l:h .l' .. ~ t· .. . I~.-'·~-· ,: c~ ~ • ·' ., '' ' . . ' .. , '!I '1, ~.· ~ ,..· .. .• .. ~· ':.-·.~ . .· '\IN THE COURT OF COMMON ?LEAS OF' \4.,(\.SHINGTON COUNTY 11 PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COUR'r DIVISION ,~: ESTATE OF FLORENCE B. S'n'CH!, deceased .. • l~O.. 63-68-1601 The undersigned does herewith acknowledge the receipt funds from Ellen M.1:~i~~·~~:~(lxecutrix of the Estate of Florence B .. Styche, deceased, :tn the amount set forth opposite her by ex~'cut.ton hete·o:f, does hth:ewith , .~~i~~ ~~ve ~r~e from sutt, claim or >ityetie~>·Execu't~i~··of tne·Est:ate ··of··Floren<:.e Bit : . .1';} .· . . ' =~i: . .. . .... . . .. res~ect. teiL~11. acts3<ion~·<!l'nd cdmmitt;ed in connection .. :~t~r IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF FLORENCE STYCHE, deceased NO. 63-68-1601 RECEIPT AND RELEASE The undersigned does herewith acknowledge the receipt of all funds from Ellen M. Styche, Executrix of the Estate of Florence B. Styche, deceased, in the amount set forth opposite her name pursuant to decree of Orphans' Court at the above number and term. The undersigned, by execution hereof,does herewith release, exonerate and otherwise save free from suit, claim or demand Ellen M. Styche, Executrix of the Estate of Florence B. Styche, with respect to all acts done and committed in connectio1 therewith. Ellen M. St he $ 45,740.63 (including stock, real estate and cash) I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION IN RE : ESTATE OF FLORENCE B. STYCHE, deceased . • NO. 63-68-1601 RECEIPT AND RELEASE The undersigned,does herewith acknowledge the receipt of all funds from Ellen M. Styche, Executrix of the Estate of Florence B. Styche, deceased, in the amount set forth opposite her name pursuant to decree of Orphans' Court at the above number and term. The undersigned, by execution hereof, does herewith release, exonerate and otherwise save free from suit, claim or demand Ellen M. Styche, Executrix of the Estate of Florence B. Styche, with respect to all acts done and committed in connection therewith. ~1/i/!;;~;&k-= $ 45,740.63 (including stock, real estate and cash) •' IN THE ORPHANS' COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: ESTATE OF FLORENCE B. STYCHE, deceased • . . NO. RECEIPT AND RELEASE The undersigned does herewith acknowledge the receipt of all ~unds from Ellen M. Styche, Executrix of the Estate '. .. ' of Florence B. Styche, 'deceased, in··the amount set forth opposite her name, pursuant to decree of Orphans' Court at the above number and term. The undersigned, by execution hereof, does herewith release, exonerate and otherwise save free from suit, claim or demand Ellen M. Styche, Executrix of the Estate of Florence B. Styche, with respect to all acts done and committed in connection therewith. $5,000.00 Florence Burke Conrad •, '!-· I ~ I J I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNA. ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION NO. 63 -68 -1601 IN RE: ESTATE OF FLORENCE B. STYCHE RECEIPT AND RELEASE -. i<~~ \". .f ,j) r·-...... ··:··-.. --. l .. : : r-c:J <./J .... ,~~ ' ~ r"; ~,..··; ! ·1 __ , ::-'. •.J v, 1 ' -~ ..... WOODWARD AND BASSI ATTORNEYS AT LAW 701 ~ * ~ "--' CHARLEROI, PENNSY 15022 4\1' bWt W fi· tt ~.i....:i!.id::._,..,w:>, .tt~ ib~~t:~ii~; .~:_,;.t.~~._-,h-~~~-~.:t._ ,;.">_· .. N···.,;..,a, ... ~ .. ~-1. t i-:.~_.1• ·~ ~-"i~~,;:..,;;~:.:;t.t~ . ..t.ii,il.:~<t·~~-;th. ·''>'· • .<!:.::.i·!.·1-:·N"'&f#ffl(''f.d,.·:z.·':;edi»tbt+' rtl 5 .. ~, gzn MbiZ¥* 5 trsr ~ .. ;_ . .;·~~~J.hlt~~i._,_. i' ft;,;..£./?#W~~.d.£-~~~..t~~:.. ..... :~.;...;a,~.6 .. .., ,.~..c~i:t'Alitft-@~f:'· ·u*l:l~:-- -l . --<"'""' -·-~~ Form RCC-33 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE BUREAU OF· COUNTY COLLECTIONS J RESIDENT DECEDENT COUNTY OF ........ WASHINGTON ........................... . J IMPORTANT: This return must be completed in detail and filed in duplicate, with will attached, with the Register of Wills of the County where decedent resided; Return is due within one year after date of death, unless an extension is granted by the Secretary of Revenue, (Section 703 of _the_ Inheritance __ an!f Estate Tax Act of 1961.) h ,1 ..... ~.:_;~: .. ::.:.:.~ .. ;: ___ ;~;:.~:~E ~F······ .... C. 0 ···un·······t···y···} :A:DEM,~IDUNIATVS0T1:RAOTFOR '\\J (State full name of decedent) Late of ..................................... _ W(l_shingtc;m . . .................. . County of ............................. . Penn.s.ylva.n.i.a. ............... } w~-~h!:r:~g_!:;.9.~.............. ss: . State of ..... . ············-·· ~-~l.~~J1..~ .. $!::Y~h.~.......................................... ............................. .. . . . . . .... .. Executor of the estate of the above-named decedent being duly sworn, depose and say Decedent died December 6 (Month) ............ , 19 ......... §.§ .. ,J testate .leaving a last will, copy of which is hereto attached. } (llay) (Y~ar) l ~ Name and address of attorney or} Woodward and. BassL ......... ................... ················ . ... ... .... ... ......... ... . .. other authorized representative to .... · whom au correspondence should be . .701 McKean Avenue, Charleroi .. ,. Pennsylvania ............ . mailed. That as such ........ ~~.~-~~-"!::?..~ ............... deponent is familiar with the affairs of said estate and the property con- < Ex.,cu tor-Administrator) stituting the assets thereof and their fair market value. That at the time of death there was no safe deposit box registered in decedent's individual name, or jointly with, or as agent or deputy of another, or in decedent's individual name, with right of access by another as agent or deputy, with the exception of the following:- . . . NAME AND ADDRESS OF BANK OR OTHER INSTITUTION THIS SAFE DEPOSIT BOX RENTED RELATIONSHIP OF JOINT IN WHICH DECEDENT RENTED A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX IN NAME OR NAMES OF HOLDERS TO DECEDENT Western Pennsylvania National Florence B. Stvche Dausrhter Monongahela, Penns~lvania and Ellen M S_t_'lche That the contents of said safe deposit box or boxes are itemized under Schedules A & Bof this return, with the exception of the following, for the reasons hereinafter set forth: That Schedule A attached hereto and made part hereof sets forth full v and in· detail all the real property in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of which decedent died having an interest therein. It also sets forth the mortgage encumbrances upon each parcel of real property at the date of death, giving the amount still due at death, name of mortgagee, date, rate of interest, and book and page of record thereof, It also sets forth in the columns provided therefore the assessed valuation of each of said parcels, the estimated market value thereof as of date of death of decedent. That Schedule 8 attached hereto and made part hereof sets forth fully and in detail all personal property wheresover situated owned by the decedent at the time of death; all moneys left by the decedent at the time of death, whether in decedent's immediate possession, standing to decedent's credit in banks of deposit, savings banks, trust companies, or other institutions, whether individually, or in trust for any other person or persons giving also separately the accrued interest thereon, if any, down to the last interest day prior to decedent's death in the case of savings banks, and to the date of decedent's death in all other cases; all bonds, postal savings, treasury certificates or notes and other evidence of in- debtedness of the United States to the decedent; all obligations, whether by statute or agreement they a\re design~ ted as tax free, of the United States, or any state, or political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign country, which are owned at the time of death; all wearing apparel, jewelry, silverware, pic- tures, books, works of art, household furniture, horses, carriages, automobiles, boats, and any and all other personal chattels of whatsoever kind or nature, left by decedent, together with the fairly estimated ·market value thereof; all bonds and mortgae;es held by decedent and of all claims due and owing decedent ,at the time of death, and all promissory notes or other instruments in writing for the payment of money of· which decedent died possessed, of whatsoever nature, with interest thereon, if ·any, giving the face va·i~e and estimated fair market value thereof, and if such estimated fair market value be less than the face value, it sets forth briefly the reasons for such depreciation·as to each item; all moneys payable to the estate from life insurance polici-es carried by decedent; all annuity and endowment contracts the proceeds of which were payable upon the death of the decedent; and all the corporate stocks and dividends due thereon and unpaid as of the date of death, bonds and accrued interest thereon to the date of dece- dent's death and other investment securities owned by the decedent at the time of death, with the market value thereof at such time. In the case of securities of close or family corporations, the values reported are as far as possible substantiated by financial statements of the corporations, showing the assets and liabilities thereof as of the'date of death. The schedule also sets forth the interest of decedent at the time of death in any co-partnership or business, and in support of the value of such interest there is annexed to said schedule, financial statements showing the assets and liabilities of said co-partnership or business. A copy of the co-partnership agreement, (if oral, a statement setting forth the nature of the agreement) together with a statement setting forth the character of the business, its location, and such other facts pertaining to the business as may be pertinent to a fair and just appraisal of the decedent's interest therein must be submitted. It should also set forth in itemized form, together with the fair market value thereof, any other property owned or bequeathed by the decedent at the time ~f death. The Schedule C attached hereto and made part hereof sets forth a true answer to each inquiry contained therein and in the case of transfers ofproperty, real or personal, within two years of decedent's death, in contemplation of decedent's death, or intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after death, said schedule sets forth the nature and value of such property, to whom transferred, the relationship of the transferees to the decedent, the proportionate share received by each transferee and all other facts of a pertinent nature regarding said transfers. In the case of transfers intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after death, there is also attached to the schedule a cony of the deed, trust agreement or other instrument creating the trust. Ther•~ is also set forth in said schedule a list of all property, real and personal, with its value, which passes at decedent's death by virtue of the exercise by decedent, either individually, or jointly with another, or any power of appoint- ment vested in decedent, either individually or jointly, by the will, deed, or other instrument of another, with a copy of the instrument creating such power attached to the schedule. That Schedule D attached hereto and made part hereof sets forth the names and addresses of all persons beneficially interested in this estate at the time of decedent's death, the nature of their res- pective interests, their relationship, if any, to the decedent, together with the ages at the time of decedent's death of all minors, annuitants and beneficiaries for life under decedent's Will. It also contains a statement showing which of the beneficiaries named in the decedent's will, if any, died prior to decedent, the dates of their death, their issue, andthe relationship of such issue to the beneficiary. That Schedule E attached hereto and made a part hereof sets forth all property, real and per- sonal, owned by the decedent jointly with another or others, including intangible, standing in the name of the decedent and others, plus the date and place of record of instruments effecting the vestiture of real estate and the date of acquisition of-personalty, plus the name, address and relationship, if any, of co-owners to the decedent. That Schedule F attached hereto and made a part hereof sets forth fully and in detail all debts and deductions claimed for and on behalf of this decedent's estate, including funeral expenses paid; family exemption, where applicable; costs of administration of this estate; counsel fees and fudiciary's commissions paid or to be paid; cost expended for burial trusts, tombstones or gravemarkers, and reli- gious services, in consequence of the death of the decedent; debts and claims owing and tmpaid at time of .. . death; taxes accrued charge.able for period prior to decedent's death (except. those_ allowed under Section 651 of the Inheritance and Estate Tax Act); together with a statement of collateral pledged for obliga- tions, if any. It is agreed that the fiduciary will present proof of said claimed obligations upon re- quest, that if the amount actually paid in settlement of any fee, commission or debt is less than the estimated amount claiming and allowed, that the same will be reported to the Register of Wills, and that the amount of tax assessed can be reassessed in accordance therewith. That the totals of the appropriate columns in Schedules "A", "B", "C", "E", and "F" as directed therein,- have been carried forward and properly registered in the Summary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this ................................ . c£.~~~4~·------ l..A . ./'.FCJC ....... o£1 .... :1.:9.J9. .... T~Y. .... ~.~}~~~-~-~ ................................................................. . "::~~:1 c::~:!~~~:~~:::u~0;~:N~ .. !.follC>ll&~~:;;;. ,~)>~~sx!Y"ll~"················· ................. ~.!.!?..~ ..................... day of ~•c··"""'"='-" ~~ CU!All\\~~\Ul\ l'1.P\R£S ~U&USl 19, 19 · (City or Town and State) NOTE: Before signing affidavit make sure all blank spaces in the affidavit and schedules annexed are filled in with details or the word "None", and in case the assets include rare and unlisted securities, securities of close or family corporations or an interest in any co-partnership or business, that the data and statements required under the paragraph above relating to Schedule "B" are attached. Also make certain that column #1 in the "Summary" has been properly completed as above-directed. RCC-34 (1-64) CO~MONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE BUREAU OF COUNTY COLLECTIONS TRANSFER INHERITANCE TAX RESIDENT DECEQENT SCHEDULE "A" -iEAL PROPERTY Real property in Pennsylvania, with statement of mortgage encumbrances upon each parcel at death of dece- dent. Where property heid as joint tenarit or tenancy by entireties, report on Schedule "E". Property held by the de.cedent as tenant in common with another or others, should be identified as to quantum of interest and the estimated value should be that of the decedent's interest only. The real property located In the Commo['lwealth of Pennsylvania should be described by I at and block number, street and street number, together wl th a general description of the property, with a reference to the record of the conveyance by which the decedent took title; If a farm· state number of a- cres; also statement of mortgage encumbrances upon each parcel at death of decedent. Taxes, assessments, accrued Interest on mortgages, etc.,are to be listed on Schedule "F" and must not be deducted. from this schedule. ALL that certain lot or parcel of land situ- ate in the Third ward of Monongahela City, Washington County, Pennsylvania,known and designated as Lot Number Sixty-three (63) in the Plan of Lots in said City, as laid out b, Andrew B. Chess and wife, which said Plan is of record in the Recorder's Office of Wash- ington County, Pennsylvania, in Plan Book Vol. , page , and which said Lot Number Sixty-three in said Plan is bounded and described as follows, to wit: (Located at 455 West Main Street and 454g6 Railroad Street) (See Deed Book Vol. 651, page 569, for more specific ~esp~i~o.n) ~~'f(rsooo (1) ASSESSED VALUE FOR YEAR OF DECEDENT'S DEATH Insert this total opposite "real property", Schedule ••A" in the X X X X X "As Reported" column on the last page of this return. (2) (3) DEPARTMENT VALUATION ESTIMATED CAUTION MARKET VALUE (Do not write .~r~L// In this space) -[%c·~J -$15, o. 00 $15,000.00 I RCC-35 \ ' COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL~~NIA TRANSFER INHERITANCE TAX RESIDENT DECEDENT SCHEDULE "B" PERSONAL PROPERTY INSTRUCTIONS: This Schedule must disclose all tangible and intangible personal property owned individually by the decedent, at the time of his death. Property owned by the decedent jointly with another or others must be listed under Schedule "E", Intangible personal property, titled in the name of the decedent, but payable at death to another or others, including but not limited to P.O.D. u. S. Savings Bonds and tenta- tive trust accounts, must be listed, despite the fact that they are not of the administered estate. Tangible personal property should be listed first (e.g. jewelry, wearing apparel, household goods, and furnishings, books, paintings, automobiles, boats, etc.) Intangible personal property, such as bonds, treasury certificates, cash on hand and in bank, • stocks, ·mortgages, notes, together with accrued interest or dividends, salaries or wages, insurance pay- able to the estate or fiduciary in said capacity, partnership interests, interest in anyundistributed estate of or income from any property held in trust under the will or agreement of another, even though located outside of the State, at the time of death, should be listed in this schedule. Item NO· ITEM List and describe fully 1 100 shares Montgomery Ward & Co. common stock @ 56 3/4 2 80 shares Great Northern Railway common stock @ 59 1/8 3 140 shares Bethlehem Steel Corporation @ 31 3/8 4 SO shares Chesapeake & Ohio Railway common stock@ 73~ 5 70 shares Squibb Beech-nut common stock @ 52 6 6 shares Lerner Stores common stock @ 26 3/4 7 60 shares McGrory-McLellan common stock @ 17 1/8 8 . 105 shares Olin Mathieson Chemical common stock @ 46 9 55 shares Mobil Oil Corporation common stock @ 52 5/8 10 90 shares General Electric common stock 98~ 11 55 shares Socony Mobil Oil Co. (now Mobil il Co.) @ 52 5/8 12 ,240 shares Valley Camp Coal Co. common tock @ 20 Insert this total opposite "Personal Property", Schedule "B" in the "As Reported" column on the last page of this return. UNIT ESTIMATED DEPARTMENT VALUATION (Do not write in this space) 4' 392.50 ~f:., 3,675.00 3 640 00 ./of<.· ' . ' 160.50 ,)( 1,027.50 4,830.00_ 8,865.00 .. 2,894.38. 44,800.00 X X $87,584.26 cmmON1\'EALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TRANSFER INHERITANCE TAX ~~SIDENT DECEDENT SCHEDULE "C" TRA.NSFERS (1) Did decedent, within two years of death, make any transfer of any material part of his estate, without receiving a valuable and adequate consideration therefor? (Answer yes or no) ~0 (2) Did decedent, within two years of death, transfer property from himself to himself and another or others (including a spouse) in joint ownership? (Answer yes or no) No (3) If the answer to (1) or (2) above is in the affirmative state: (a) Age of decedent at time of transfer ------ (b) State of decedent's health at time of making the transfer. (Note 1). (c) Cause of decedent's death. (Note 1). (4) Did decedent, in his lifetime, make any transfer of property without receiving a valuable or adequate consideration therefor which was to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after his death? (Answer yes or no) No (a) Was there any possibility that the property transferred might return to transferer or his estate or be subject to his power of disposition? (Answer yes or no) _______ _ (b) What was the transferee's age at time of decedent's death? (5) Did decedent in his lifetime make any transfer without receiving a val_u_a_b_l_e-an-d--adequate consideration therefor under which transferor expressly or impliedly reserves for his life or any period which does not in fact end before his death: (a) The possession or enjoyment of or the right to income from tht• property transferred? (Answer yes or no) -~~~0~--- (b) The right to designate the persons who shall possess or enjoy the property transferred or income therefrom? (Answer yes or no) No (6) If the answer to (5) (b) above is in the affirmative, state whether the right was reserved in decedent alone or others ___________________________________________________________________ ~------- (7) Did decedent in his lifetime make a transfer, the consideration for which was t.tansferee' s promise to pay income to or for the benefit of care of transferor? (Answer yes or no) NO (8) Did decedent, at any time, transfer property, the beneficial enjoyment of which was subject to change, because of a reserved power to alter, amend, or revoke, or which could revert to decedent under terms of transfer or by operation of law? (Answer yes or no) No (9) If the answer to (8) above is in the affirmative, was the power to alter, amend, or revoke the inter- est of the beneficiary reserved in the decedent alone or the decedent and others? (Answer yes or no)~--------- NOTE 1: The answers to these questions should be supported by affidavit by the attending physician as well as a copy of the death certificate. NOTE 2: If answer to any of the above questions is yes, set forth below a descrip_tion of the property transferred, it's fair market value at date of death, dates of transfers and to whom transferred, with relationship of transferees to decedent, if any. Submit copy of any trust deed or instrument, if trans- fers are claimed to be non-taxable, also submit detailed statement of facts on which said claim is based. NOTE 3: List applicable property below in manner in which provided in Schedules A, B, or E. ITEM DESCRIPTION None Insert this total opposite "Transfers", Schedule "C" in the "As Reported" column on the last page of this return. MARKET VALUE (Estimated) None DEPT. VALUATION (Dept. Only) CCM\h)~WFt\LTH OF l'ENNSYLV/(NIA " 'f1\ \~~r'FH fi\Hl·~ltl TANCE TAX llF~InEN"T nECEDENT SCHEDULE "E" JOINTLY OWNED PROPERTY I:\STRl'CTIO~S: This schertule must disclose all property, real and personal, owned by the decedent jointly with another or others, including intangibles, standing in the name of the decedent and others. List real estate first, as entireties, or joint tenants, giving brief description, as indicated tmder Schedule "A", plus the date and place of record of instrument effecting vestiture, but do not include entireties or out of state real estate value in estate valuation column. Personal property shoulrt be listed as in Schedule "B", plus date of acquisition, and the name, address and relationship (if any) of co-o-wners to the decedent. Description of Property, Date ofAcquisition, Nam;-l-Unit -r-perc;nt~g-;;1-E;tate I Address and Relationship of Co-Owners, and Place 1 Value Share Valuation 1 of Record of Instrument, where _Rea! ~state. t ._L_ _ X 0 I Joint savings account #29678, Western! ~ Pennsylvania National Bank, Mononga-j j ~ hela office, in names of Florence B. I &V.:1-j. Styche or Ellen M. Styche, establish,d ~-.I~ u/flf,t, October, 1967 . '~""-'(_ · 16,648.0D. Joint savings account #S-201029 at 1st Federal Savings and Loan Associa- tion of Monessen, Monongahela office, in names of Florence B. Styche ·or tJK/,_:1. Ellen M. Styche, established April -:j-. 1)/J l 26, 1967 ... ~ ---9,483.15. Joint checking account #042-403-816 at Western Pennsylvania National Bank, Monongahela office, in names of Florence B. Styche or Ellen M. StychE , ~rJ- DEPART~JENT VALUATION CAUTION-Do not Write In This Space. Value of Value of hntire Decedent's property Interest established January 14, 1964 ~~ $2,463.08 ----(J.. 7 -..~ ''· r 1 , 2 31. sf+ ..... I I Insert this total opposite "Jointly Owned Property", Schedule "E" 1 in the "As Reported" colWlBl on the last page of this return. $27 '362 • 69 L...~~-----JJ ( h ' ROC\..37 ·~(12-63) C'Ol\11\IONWEALTH OF PENNSYYLANIA TRANSFER INHERITANCE TAX . RESIDENT DECEDENT SCHEDULE "D" BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARIES AND ADDRESSES RELATIONSHIP SURVIVED (If step-children or DATE INTEREST OF State full names and addresses of all who illegitimate children DECEDENT OF BENEFICIARY ave an interest, vested, contingent or other-are involved, set STATE YES IN ESTATE wise, in estate) forth this fact.) OR NO BIRTH Florence Burke Conrad Granddaughter Yes $5.000.00 Xenia Ohio Ellen M. Styche Daughter Yes One-half residue J.r91Q .... T~¥ ... ~~re~~ -o ·-· ' -'. Evelvn Burke Daughter Yes One-half residue 2149 N. E. 6lst Court Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Deponent further says that all the above-named beneficiaries are living at this time except below: NAME DATE OF DEATH RESIDENCE Will Administration ! No. Year ........... . r.-1 THE ~lATTER OF THE APPRAISEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF Fl.9r~~¢C2 -~~ $tychC2 .. Deceased Late of City of .. Monong~helCl. County of .w~shillgt9I1 ... Commonwealth of Pennsylvania REPORT AND APPRAISAL •, -r.vcJ·'·oo -N'Ol~HII H9V~N. .--. . :t•· S lll 1.\ .:I J tFH S I~ 3 ~ ~ · ONicJ'/I.l lT:JSSrH:l 90 8 ~~d i 2 1111' 69, , _,., ..., .. -~ I j ' I -·l ~. ''-J -w -~ (Executor-Administrator must complete "As Reported" column #1.) CJ .., 0 til til ...., "' X "' o"' ~ trl til ...... "' ...... ('!) f '"0 !:C ~ ('!) til "' 0 -::I '"0 e. .., 0 ~. ~ "g 0 .., : "0 ~ • ('!) ~· ::+ : ~"< : ~ . ~ ~: ~.: (/) c ~ ~ > ~~ ~ (/) (/) ~ n n ?'" ?'" ~ > ... : :: -oo-oo~-oo-oo-oo '~--' :N :1..0 ... :1..0 :+:'- :0'\ :• :1..0 :VI :N :oo :1-'--. :'-! :'-! :VI ~ v v w :w :Vl 0 ~--:0'\ ;00 0 -o ..':::: :N :+:'-:0 o . . . ""1 . . . ~ ;0'\ N 0 ~ \00'\0..::; '*'*~'*'*'* > ;r. tJ rt_ 2" l.J §.~ ::I r. c... . . • ~ Form RC C-10 3-t Y-I lc 61 / (, ~ D a 7-I 7 I !--i O<DUC"D" mowm " t • OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF WILLS STATEME~T OF DEBTS THE SUM OF ............ $.?a ~ft? ""' ~1L:l't:~.r -lnaJutw AND DEDUCTIONS OF _ ___:W~a=S.::h~i:::..:n:.cgL:t:...:O::.=n=---COUNTY AND AGENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH Register of Wills, Agent ESTATE oF --=F:....:l=-o=-r=-e=-n=c..:::e--=B:....:·~S:...::t=-yc....;c=..:h:..:.e=---LATE oF _ __!C~i::...:t~y,__o=f_M~o:::..:n~o~n:.::g)..!a::.:h::.:e:::.:l:::.:a=------ December 6, 1968 DATE OF FILING APPRAISEMENT ---------DATS: OF DEATH _____ ____,::...__ ______ _ DATE NO. OF NAME OF PAYEE REMARKS AMOUNT l9b8 Dec. 1969 .Tan March April May VOUCHIOit 23 Register of Wills Probate of will 34 27 Guy Rogers Witness trip 15 27 Washington County Re_Eorts Advertisi~ estate 14 Bebout & Yohe Funeral expenses • 1.664 Dr Underwood Medical ex__Ilenses Rr:; Kurtz Monument Marker 110 Internal Revenue Service 4th quarter on estimated income tax due 139 24 Monongahela Publishing Co. I egal a<:hl_ertisement 1? H. J. Levin, M. D. Medical services 63 6 Internal Revenue Service Balance due onl968 return 12 14 .. ., . , 1'\£ 1'\ . --9'2: 11.C..L-.. .. • ._ ........ .._ ..LC l.JVL.Y _,~, .._. __ - 21 Woodward and Bassi Attorneys' fee ' 5,410 Wanda Carrington Notarizations 10 Filing inventory, first 25 Register of Wills ::~nrl -Fin::~1 tll"l"nttnt-t:>t-...c._ . Ellen M. Stvche Family exemption 1.000 'a/4_'{1J\t\~Qcd ;,.. ~~~7~ 'fl ~ QAU ~ 'p:f~~.it .. l~ II ~~n,. .AJicAtlJ I: f.vv z,z,{ ~~.A~.~aAil.jl ., lf --v'f':.# .................. t!IJ1.JJ 'A J -1 ~ (~ t::._ ('!., IAAA 'f. ('f/ J-7 j -v tv v .. -v T,.,~/7 TOTAL ~'6, l':_n-. "'"'V ' COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA } Washington sa: COUNTY OF-----::-::--~---~- 1, Ellen M. Styche HEREBY CERTIFY, THAT. TO THE BEaT OF '-IV KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, THE FOREGOING IS A JUST AND TRUE STATEMENT OF DEBTS, FUNERAL EXPENSES AND EXPENSES OP' ADMINISTRATION suBMITTED To THE ESTATE oF Florence B. Stye be .oEcu.eeo. As oEcucTioN& FoR INHERITANCE TAX PURPOSES. (! ~ 1f 21 -~ tJj_, ~ CL.S.) SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME THIS S t DAY Of' . ~:d&J ~~44~ WANDA CARRINGTON, NOTARY PUBliC CHARLEROI BOROUGH. \'lf..~U:moN COUNTY MY COMMISSION EXPIRES AUGUST 19, 191! 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 r:;o 00 21 OL. 22 00 00 00 ~ 5CJ ri-d 93 5C1 Cl6 /.., ~ "\J:J ·~ ·. '\ '·' , ·~ ·. 1' \' '; r -, • ··' co c c.n ....... t R C C-81 (2-64) COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ·BUREAU OF COUNTY COLLECTIONS INHERITANCE TAX DIVISION IN YOUR REPLY PLEA8E REFER TO 37-171-4 NOTICE OF FILING OF APPRAISEMENT ELLEN M. STYCHE (Executor~~ In Re : Estate of ______ F,;_LO_iR_EN_C_E___.:...B_._ST.:_Y:....C:...:HE.:_. _· ---- ------~!!:~A2!SH~I=!.!N~G..:!::TO~N~---County -File No. 63-68-1601 Dear Mrs. Styche: You are hereby notified that the ormgj,nal appraisement in the estate of Elorence B. Styche has been filed in the office of the Register of Wills qf Washington County on August 4 , 19_22. Said appraisement reflects the following valuations: Real Est ate _____ .1"'"5 ,J,..lOcO::..::Ou·~O~O __ _ Personal Property ____ ~8±7~1 ~5¥8~~.2~6~-----Jt. H e1d X'X'»'XOOt'!ED _____ --=:2..L.7.1... 3"-l:6!!::2...s.o~69"'----- Total ______ ~l~2~94,~9~4~6~.9~5~--- As to such tax that is paid within three months from date of death, a five (5%) percent discount is allowable. As to any tax that remains unpaid after one year from date of death, interest at the rate of six (6%) percent per annum is charged. Any party in interest who is aggrieved by an appraisement may appeal therefrom as provided by law. Date ____ _!!A~ugu~s~t:!..-..!l4t:J.•--=.1.L96~9'--·--Slgne~/,f :?:£: (2_ ~)k Title W .R. CHANEY, QH E APPRAISER DATE OF DEATH: December 6, 1968 Note: This is not a bill. RC C•39 (!1-68) COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TRANSFER INHERITANCE TAX RESIDENT DECEDENT SUMMARY Estate of STYCHE' (Last Name) FLORENCE (First Name) B. (lni tial) DATE OF DEATH 12-6-68 FILE NO. 63-68-1601 REPORT OF INHERITANCE TAX APPRAISER I, the undersigned duly appointed Inheritance Tax Appraiser in and for the County of Washington Pennsylvania, do respectfully report that I have appraised the real and personal property as reported in the foregoing return at the values set forth opposite each item in the last column to the right in Schedules "A", "B", "C", and "E". Dated: ----::-0--=8--0=-4.;.....-..,6..;.9 ___ _ 12-06-68 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF WILLS I, the undersigned duly elected Register of Wills in and for County, Pennsylvania, do respect- fully report that I have allowed deductions in the amounts claimed by deponent, except as to those items where a greater or lesser amount is set forth in the last column to the right in Schedule "F", which greater or lesser amount represents the sum allowed as a deduction. Dated: _______________________ _ REGISTER OF WILLS INVENTORY Real Property (Schedule A) Personal Property (Schedule B) Transfers (Schedule C) Joint-Held Property (Schedule E) TOTAL GROSS ASSETS Less Debts and Deductions (SCHEDULE F) CLEAR VALUE OF ESTATE Valuation of life estates or 129,946 95 129 946 95 annuities................... $---------4--- ESTATE TAX ASSESSMENTS $ ________ .J..__ FOR USE OF REGISTER ONLY COMPUTATION OF TAX Tax on$ 2% Tax on $ ------------+--(6%\ 0 · Taxon$----------------~----~ Tu~$ W% Tax on$ 15% $ _______ -4---- $ _________ -4---- $----------4--- $ __________ -4---- $ ____________ -4---- VALUE AS REAPPRAISED $ ____________ ~--- ~~pti~s * Total Estate __________ __._ __ _ TOTAL TAX $----------~---- (*) As evidenced by Charitable Exemption Certificates issued by the Secretary of Revenue. Less tax previously paid BALANCE Less 5% of tax if paid within 3 months after death BALANCE OF INHERITANCE TAX DUE Add interest at rate of 6% from --------to ------ $======+== $ _______ -+-- $======== AMOUNT OF ESTATE TAX ASSESSED $-------+-- Estate tax paid $--------'-- BALANCE DUE Add interest at rate of 6% from $--------~---- ----------~10---------$-----------4---- TOTAL TAX BALANCE $ -------+--- PAID $ ----------L--- FOR USE OF REGISTER ONLY ADJUSTMENTS NOTE: Where subsequent adjustments are made to the above computation of tax by the Register of Wills, for proper reason, same should be noted below, with short explanation. l I Will Administration ( No. IN THE ... Year ..... MATTER OF THE APPRAISEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF .. FLORENCE.B •.. STYCHE .. Deceased Late of. ... :MONON.G..JU:IE.4A. . County of . vlASHINGTON Commonwealth of Pennsylvania REPORT AND APPRAISAL \ . ./ :; : ,·_._·;>· . . DATE ..................... A'ggY.§.:t. ..... 4..t ...... J...9..Q9 ...................... . DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE BtfREAU ~F COUNTY COLLECTION~ HARRISBURG, PENNA. 1 712 7 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT INHERITANCE TAX COUNTY ................ :W!3.:.~.h.¥.!gt,gn .................................... . ' •· APPRAISEMENT FILE NO ....................... ?.?..:: .. ~.:~.?.9..~ ............................... .. .; . Whereas, ........................... f.l9.r..~.m .. ~.~ .... B ........ S.tyc.he ........................................................... late of ................................... Monongahela ................................... . in the County of ........................................ ~~.~~.~.~.~~.?.~ ........................................................ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, having died on the ........................................... 9. .... t..h ..................................... day of ......................... D.e.c.e.mber ......................... 19 .. 68 ... , seized and possessed of an estate subject to Inheritance Tax under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Therefore I W R Chaney an appraiser duly appointed according to law , , ...................................................... ............................................................. , , having been designated to make a fair and conscionable appraisement of the said estate, and to assess and fix the cash value of all annuities and life estates growing out of said estate, hereby file the following appraisement: In the event that any future interest in this estate is transferred in possession or enjoyment to collateral heirs of the decedent after the expiration of any estate for life or for years, the Commonwealth hereby expressly reserves the right to appraise and assess transfer inheritance taxes at the lawful collateral rate on any such future interest. Unit Appraisement Description of Asset Values Made for Inheritance Tax Purposes $ REALTY: All t. h~t. r!P.l"t.~ in t:r::tr>t. nl" n:::tl"r-"'1 rd' 1 nnM situ-. j ate in tee Third Ward of Nonongahela City, Washington County. Pa •• known and designates as T.n+ 1\Tn k< ; ,.., +J...o P1 .,,.., ,...f.' T n.+"' in !';;:~; ti r.; t.v. as Laoid out by Andrew Chess and wife 1 ~ ()()() ()() PERSONALTY: Stocks ( held in various company's) 87,584 26 JT. HELD: Jt. Savings Acct. held in the Western Penn·· National Bank, in the names of Florence B.· I SilYceh or Ellen M. Stvche Onened 10-Jq(.,? 16.648.00 Jt. Savine:s Acct held in the lRt. FetiP.,..~.l S::t"lrina!'l. 8.t T.n.:.n ""'"'"' of MonP.RRen Monona::~h P.l ::~ . ....., Office, in the names of Florence B. Sytche or Ellen M. Stycae. Opened 4-26-67 9,483.15 Jt. Checkine Acct held in the WeRt.ern Penn National Bank. Monongahela Office. in the name_s_ of Florence B. Styche or Ellen M. Styche. Opened. l-14-M. _l 231 LSI.. 27,362.69 27,362 69 Total 129.946 95 form::~ ~a~ ~:~:.w<>l"Jl~C<>O~~~·:· ~:; o~~~~~:i~ .. ~~~?- Appraiser r ~~ .... ~ ... ~ .. =~ ... ~~.~~~~.> .................................. , Penna. (Post Oftlee) ' .... WASHING'ID.N.............................. County RESIDENT INHERITANCE TAX APPRAISEMENT Estate of ..................... .F.'~.c:I( . .J!~N.Q:I!; ... J?..~ ..... $.'J.:X<::H,~ .......................................... . Deceased. Late of· lvfONONGAHELA . ······················ Date of Death, ......... P..~.g.~~.~t. ..... 9..L.:1.9.9.$. ................. . Appraisemel!t Docket Vol., ................. .':?..7 ............................ . Page, ............ l...?l.::-4 ................. No .... 9~.~$.~.lQQl ........ . ~ . Filed in Registe(s Office, ...... A:ugus.t ... .4., ... J9 .. 69 .. . Amcunt of tax due, $ ................. ~ ................................................. . DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Received, Examined and Approved, Wrote abO.Jtt Appraisement, . . Appeal j1'om Appraisement, Enter:ed and charged, .... ~ •' > "'!'>~ ... ..... ~:: ... :'_,;: '"-5"f.·1 -.~i ?:: -~j ... '· llu tbr ®rpqaus' C!tnurt nf llasqiugtnu <nnuuty IN THE MATTER OF THE AUDIT OF ACCOUNT . Styche, Florence B• 63-68 ... 1601 3rd qtr 69 In re Estate of ........................................................................ No ..................... , ......... · ................ Term, 19 ............ , AA ~~-~~-~--~~---~-~I~~~-~---~~~~~---···········································!!.~~-~~-f!:~.<?: .. ~--~-~~-~-~-~---~-~~1~.! ....................... . ~ltit Date of deathP.~.G .•.... 9...,___J9.9..§ .......... .Date of filing Inventory Appraisement ... cJ.'~JY. ... ?.f.I ... J-.9?.2 ......................... . ~m:t TO THE AUDITING JUDGE: Enter my appearance for ~ersonaf Pro~e_rty Tax Due Washington County, viz: ITEM Valuation 1969 80 sh Great Nurthern R.R. 4900.00 70 sh 6 sh Lerner Stores @ 27at;O 16'2.00 1968 80 sh Great Norther R,R, @ 56.00 4480.00 so sh Chesaneake & Ohio R./r @ 6i1.62t; '3081.2t; 70 sh Sau ibb Beenhnut (@ 117 f..:::>~ ~1~~ 7C. . 6 sh Lerner Stoi"es (at 1.8 . 00 JOB.QQ 1967 80 sh Great Northern R.R. @ 52.00 4160.00 50 sh ChesaQeake & Ohio R.R. @ 61.,125 3056.25 70 sh Squibb Beechnut not listed 6 sh Lerner Stores @ 6,625 39.75 1966 80 sh Gr•ee.t Northern R.R •. @' 62.00 4960,00 ~0 sh Chesa:Qea.ke & Ohio R.R. @ 7.7.875 3893.75 /\ ( con 1t () ,--·. ~"J ~ ---· 1/ v ~ Tax at Inventory Assessment Valuation 12% Asse·ssment 10% Collection l~nterest Total Claim Year Appraisement Returned Penalty 4 Mills Penalty 19 69 12170 None 12170 --48.68 4.87 ---·· 53.55 19 68 1100_5 None 11002 LlL. 02 4~~0 2.64-5l.06 .. - 19 67 7255 None 7255 --29.02 2.90 3.LL8 35.LL0 19 66 8925 None 8222 '3S.?o '3. t;? 6.Lt.2 45.62 --· 19 65 8360 None 8360 --33.4L~ 3~4 8.04 44.82 19 64 80l.Lt) None 8oL. r:; '32. 18 1.22 9.~6 Lili .. 96 -- Please make check payable to Washington County Personal Property Dept. TOTAL CLAIM ~ 275.y.8 The foregoing is a statement of all items taxable as they appear in the Inventory Appraisement, Affi- davit or Assessment filed for the purpose of determining the Personal Property Tax on said Estate . ....... )~1.~h ..... day of ............. A..'':~&'IJ~~---······ 19 ... 9.9 .... . A. V. CAPANO, Solicitor ·' No. ~ '-' ' '-.. __________ , ________ Term, 19------------, AA In re Audit of Account in Estate of AUDIT . Jrarripr fnr i\ppraranrr FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ~ . " ._ • A. v. CAPANO, Solicitor ~9 ,, cont. 1Jn t11r ®rpqans' Qtnurt nf llasqingtnn Qtnunty IN THE MATTER OF THE AUDIT OF ACCOUNT In re Estate of·--------~~Y..~~-~-'----~~~:t:'-~-~-<?.~---~-! __________________ No ..................... , ________________________ Term, 19------------, AA Affidavit Date of death ________________________________________ Date of fi I ing Inventory Appro isemenL .. -------------------------------------------------------. Assessment TO THE AUDITING JUDGE: Enter my appearance for Personal Property Tax Due Washington County, viz: ITEM Valuation J 966 -conta 70 sh Squibb Beechnut not listed 6 sh Lerner Stores @ 12.00 72.00 1965 80 sh Great Northern R.R, @ .58.2.5 4660.00 -.50 sb Chesapeake & Ohio R.R. @ 71.00 35.50.00 10 sb SqP jbb Beechnut l)Qt listed 6 sh Lerner Stores @ 2.5.00 1_50,00 196L. 80 sh Great Northern RGIR. @ 57.375 4590,00 so sh Chesapeake & Qbio R.R., @ 69 .. 12'5 3'-~56.25 70 sh Squibb not listed 6 sb Lerner Stores -no guot 11 . . ~ ' Tax at ... Year Inventory Assessment Valuation 12% Assessment 10% Collection 6% Interest Total Claim Appraisement Returned Penalty 4 Mills Penalty 19 ----- 19 19 19 19 19 Please make check payable to Washington County Personal Property Dept. TOTAL CLAIM The foregoing is a statement of all items taxable as they appear in the Inventory Appraisement, Affi- davit or Assessment filed for the purpose of determining the Personal Property Tax on said Estate. ________________________ day of ____________________________________ 19 __________ __ A. V. CAPANO, Solicitor .J ~ \. .. , ..... , ' ... i!£d<Pt %r No.f?J.~?J?~.l~Q_l _____ _Jr_d __ qta?m, 19 ... 6.9-----, AA ln_re Audit of Account in Estate of STYCHE FLORENCE B --------------------------------A----------------------------•------------------ AUDIT Jrarripr fnr i\ppraranrr FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ~9 A. v. CAPANO, Solicitor I .f "Yd •·,au ;r-J0lt)NH11SVM SllM\ .:W U3lSW3H ONnr~w TBssnu s~ --z Ud r z_ noH 69, 'I' ' ·o 31 r ;~ • • 1 • J. ·'· ' . ·-. . ' .. .. ~ ' .. '·· .. • j_• I IN THE C0URT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON· CO.UNTY, PENNA IN RE: ESTATE OF , MARY MADLIAK, No'. 1602 of 1968 .. . an alleged incompetent. :: ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) z o( > .J > (II z z Ill II. HEARING ON PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN . ' i g BEFORE: THE HONORABLE P. VINCENT MARINO, · , President Judge of the said Court. 0 z :r Ul o( ~ ..: ·APPEARANCES: CHARLES. C .. KELLER, ESQ., of Washington, Penna., representing the Petitioner. u ·a: ... 'VI i5 .J :: ~TIME: ::> .., :t I-,.. N ui II: Monday; Janu~ry 2 7·, 196 9, at 11:00 o'clock A.M., EST. Ill ... II: THE COURT: Mr. Keller, are you ready with the Madlia:k 0 II. Ill II: .... incom-petency please? II: ::> 0 u .J MR. KELLER: Yes, Your Honor. This is the time set by :tour o( u ii: II. Honor for the hearing in the rna tter dn re: ·Estate of Mary Madliak, 0 an alleged incompetent, at Number 1602 of 1968. The Petition in . this case is submitted by Mr._ Andrew P. Madliak, Jr., who is the only son of the alleged incompetent. I have in Court with me here this. morning Mr. Madliak and his wife, who_ are both prepared to testify to the ~acts surrounding this petition. And I have made arra1 ge- ments for Dr. Joseph Kli'mosky, who is presently the attending • ·, ~---------------~~----------------------------------------------------------------------~----- • • 2 physician of the alleged incompetent to appear and testify if it meets with the Court's approval, at 1:15 today or 1:30, whichever is convenient. THE COURT: We would prefer 1:15. We have a proceeding set for 1:30. I think we could concludeih'd:s testimony in about 15 minut::.s. ~ MR. KELLER: I would think so, yes. z o( > g THE COURT: What service has been made in accordance with tl e z z Ill fl. i 0 Court 1 s Interlocutory Onde.:r? ,... ~ MR. KELLER: All right, Your Honor. We have here an Affidavit t-= u a: ~ Q .J o( ~ of Service wh~reby service was made by Mr. Madliak on his mother personally in the 'Browns:i!i;He Golden Age Nursing_ Home on Tuesday, December 31, 1968 at 11:00 o'clock A.M . The serv,±ce was persona . g THE COURT: Is there any other service required by the Order': .., :t 1-~ MR. KELLER: There was no other service required by the Deer "e, ui 11: Ill ,... 11: 0 fl. Your Honor. And I am aware of no other service requirement. ~ THE COURT: The 'court will receive. in evi~ence and make par ,... a:: :J 0 u .J < of the record the Affidavit of Ser:i!ice offered. It having complied ~ with statutory requirements, with the rules of this Court and with II. 0 the Interlocutory Order made by the Court. You may call your witnesses. MR. KELLER: Your Honor, may.the record also show that Mr. Madliak is the only next of kin and the requirement of your order was that service be made upon the alleged incompetent and upon the next of kin who are sui juris; .And this is the reason there was no ' ·' ' . r-------------~.-------------~----------------~----------------~----------------------- • • ii • ' • .. ' · .... i. further s er:V;ice,, ~Mr.. Madliak being here in Court. .THE COURT: He can testify to that and then it. will become· a matter of record . ~ANDREW P. MADLIAK, JR. IS CALLED AND SWORN. z ~ ~DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. KELLER: Ill z z. Ill Q II. ' i 0 Will you please state your· full name? ... C) A Andrew Madliak. z J: Ill ~ ~ Q Are you the Andrew P. Madliak, Jr .. who 'is the petitioner in this .,: u ii: proceeding? .. Ill Ci ..1 A· Yes . ~ ~ c :I Q -Where doyou live, Mr. Madliak? ""I :t .. ,.. Ill A ui II: Q Ill ... II:' 0 IL A Ill' a: ... rr: :I Q 0 ·U .J <( u A. ii: ... 0 .Q A Q A Q 205 Level Street, Bentleyville .. ,When and where we:r:e you born? I was bo,rn April 19: 1914 in Czechoslovakia. When did you 'come to this country? In 1920·. ·Are you a naturalized Citizen? Yes. when did that occur? Around 1922. . Were you naturalized in your own right or: was this through the naturalization of your paredts? · --. ,. t ~. • ' . ' 3 I .. • • A· Q A Q A ~ Q z o( :i A >-Ill z z ~ Q' i 0 ~A ; :z: Ill o( Q ~ IIi ·ffi A li: 0 ~ Q ... 0:: :I 0 u .J < u A ii: ... 0 Q A . Through _my parents. What is your relationship to Mary Madliak? Mary Madliak is rr;y mother. Is your father~ living? No, sir. My father died a year ago .. Doyou remember th~ date? It was January ~ 1. Would that be 196.8? Yes: Do you have any other brothers and sisters? No, sir. Have you ev~.r .had any.brothers and sisters? Yes, I had two brothers, but they died years ago. Did they have any children? No. They died quite young. ·D-oes this mean, Mr. Madiiak, thatyou ar:.~ the only child and next of kin of Mary Madliak? . ' Yes. How old isyour mother? My mother is 7-2 years old. . ' ,, : . . . Q When and where was she born? ·A She was born in Czechoslovakia, December 28, 1886. Q Would that be !96'? A I mean '96, beg your pardon. 4 ( . • ------------------------:;---;------------,-------,----,----~-- '~..: I ' ' . . . " ' . -, 'l . . . ' . ) .. _, • j . . : . . Q When did she COil}€ t'o this country? . A 1920. My mother and I both came here. ' . Q Is t:s;lo.e ~_naturalized citizen? Q Now prior .to .September of this· year, where did yo~r mother live? ~ z A ~ > .J ~ Q z Ill II. z:A 0 ... CJ' z Q :r Cll ~ :t A ..: u ~ Q Cll i5 ~ A u i5 She lived in Benti~yville, . Dallas Street. Do I· understand that you also live in Bentleyville? . Yes.' About how many blocks away from her home do you live? About eight blocks away . Mr. Madliak, do you drive an automobile? No, I don't; -.. ~ Q % .... ,_ , Ifd you have o_ccasion to visit your mother. regularly prior to September N ui lr Ill li: A 0 Q. Ill : Q lr :J 0 o A. .J < 0 E Q 0 A of this year?· Yes. At least once a w·eek. Did she and you:r;-father own their own home? Yes . This was pri9r-to his "death; . . .. That's right. Q Title to the home then goes into your mother. A Yes. where Q Since September of thi~ year,/had your moth-er been residing? A At the nursing J:lome in Browns ville. 5 • • • Q What is the name of that home? Is it the Golden Age Home? A Yes. Q What was the reason for her going to the nursing home originally? ~ z -< > .J )o Ill z z Ill II. i 0 I-C) z X Ill -< A 3 Q ...: u a: I-III Q A ui a: Ill ~ Q 0. 1&1 a: ... A a: :I 0 0 .J o( u ~ Q 0 Well. t~e way she was living down at her own home. she didn't like the life she was living dow~ there ?ecause she had these people ' . down there taking care of her and she wasn't exact~y satisfied, so she .said, "I'll either go to your home and live with you~ or else put me into a nurs.ing ·home." So instead of .coming to my home, she changed her mind and went to the riursing home. What was her physical condition at the time she went to the nursing home? Right at that t_ime ·she had this ·sickness. ,. Would it be Parkinson's Di~ease? ... Yes. What ~as the condition of her vision:? ' " ... • ,I Well, she lost one eye and the -other eye, it w.'asnit exa~tly 20/20 -, ~ +- vis ion either . She'd just barely see. to' get around. ' And did these physical disabilities have anything to do with_ her wanting to go to the nursing home? No, I ~on it imagine. --Well. in a way it did, yes.· because,· she WJasri't getting the right kind of'care. Q Did she need care? A Yes. she did, in her condition she needed it. 6 ----------------..-----:------------------------------------- 7 Q Mr. Madliak. did she have any further physical or mental difficulty after she went to the . · nursing horne? A Yes, she did, sir. When she---wen, not at that time, no. ,. Q After she werit to th.e. nursing home? ,·· A Yes. ~Q What happened? o( > .J > A VI z Well, when she· went to the nursing home she was just lik~ when she z 1&1 a. i left home. There was nothi11g wrong with her until she had to go 0 1- C) z to the hospital for: a checl~ -up. to get into the nursing home; first she X Ul o( 3: was at the boarding home. ,.: 0 a: Q ... So we can straighten this out for the record, are there two different VI 0 .J ~ 0 • buildings there at the Golden. Age establishment? 0 . :J A ., Yes. One is a boarding home and one a. nursing home. :t ... ,... (II Q First of all she went.to the boarding home? . ~ . ~ ui 0: Ill A ... 0: Ye:s . 0 a. Ill a: Q 1-Did she undergo a; change from the boarding home to the nursing hon e? 0: :J 0 A u .J .. Yes. Before she did go to the nursing home shehad to go to the < u ii: ... hospital, but she had a little foot trouble, a few other minor things, 0 . and she took a stroke while ·she was there. Q That's what. I want to ask you ?-bout. While she was in the hospital. did anything further ha.ppen to her? A She took that stroke. Q When did this occur? A I'd say thai-would be around October of last year. • . •• Q Of L~.968'? A ·Yes.· ' Q And how did the stroke affect her? .A Well_. it affected her mind; her mind would wander off. Then she wouldn't know whether she was at the nursing home or at her own ' . ~ z home .. -< > .J )o Ill z Q Now did you visit her in the hos p'ital and haveyou visited her in the z 1&1 II. i nursing home since· then? 0 ... Cl z A Yes, I did. X Ill -< ~ Q Does she usually recognize you?. ..:· u it A Iii a ~ Q u a ::l .., :t 1-" w A IIi a: 1&1' ... a: 0 II. 1&1 a: ... a: ::l 0 u .J < u ii: "' 0 Q A Q A She always does so far as I know. · Your testimony so far has been that her m :ind wanders off. Would· you describe for ·us how this oc~u_rs? Well, when I came to se.e her s,he'a~recognize me and we'd talk and· then the patients that are in;'the S?-me room with he~,. her mind WOUl< ' go away and she'd say, "What,are these people doing at my house?" She'd say; "Ch~se them ol).t of 'my house." And she'd tell me, "Now dad was here yesterday visiting. me. " My dad died a year ago.' . Then her mind would' come back again . How long was she in the hospita.l following her stroke? \' ·~ ·' " ...... : She spent about two :week~ 'th~re~ ·, · . . \ Then where did they move her? · · To the nursing l).ome. J ' ' . ; ' .. -· ... Q That is the Golden Age Nursing Home in Brownsville? --. \ ' ' 8 ' • . . I 9 A That's right. I ',• .. -· ' Q Is she there at the present time? •, A ·Yes. . . . ' . Q Who is her attending' physician? • A Dr. Joseph Klimosky. I . < z Q o( Have you continued to visit her in the nursing home? > • .J >-A Ill z Yes. z Ill . II. i Q What financial arrangements have been made in the past to "cover her 0 ~ 0 ~ :r Ill expenses in the re~thome, in the hospital and in t~e nursing home'! '' o( ~ ~ A ·.Well, when she first went in the first month in the boarding home .: , . u it ... Ul was paid by her. And then when sh~ went to the nursing home and tq • 0 .... ~ u the hospital, well, the hos pitar then to the_ nursing home, why, the ; 0 :I -, Medicare took care of that for three months. :r .... "" N Q Does 'she have any regular ·income of her own? lfi 0: Ill ~ A 0: 0 -She gets $175.00 a month income. II. Ill 0: Q ~ Where dOes that come from? 0: :I 0 "' u A .... $75.00 from the United Mine_ Workers. and Social Security $100.00. < u ii: Q II. What is the expense in keepi:gg her _in the nursing home? . 0 . • -' ct • e A Q The expense there is.,$400. 00 .a :qwnth. ! .~ • t . ~· "" 'f, • ' -. --• r • , :'-· , -.... ,, ~ ~ Is she now going to be require'd to pay a"'portion·of ·that herself'over. and above her $175.00 a month? ·'. A Yes. . , -. .. Q Do I understand that her Medicare allotment has run out? A It will run out this month, yes. • - . . . . Q Mr. Madliak, do y9u .];lave any reason to believe that she is unable to manage her own property and that she has been or is now lia?le to become the victim of designing or scheming persons? ' A She can't handle her .business affairs oF property or anything at an in the condition-she is in :dght ·now. :5 Q z Is there any person or persons thatyou believe may have some o( > .J )o VI z z Ill II. i 0 1-~ ~ :X: Ul o( 3: .: u a: 1-' Ill i5 .J o( 0 i5 :J .., :t 1-,... N ui II: Ill 1-' II: 0 II. lol II: 1-a: :J 0 u .J o( u ii: 1&. 0 A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q influence or control over-her assets at the present time other than . ' your mother· at;.d yourself? Yes, that's the· people that W_f!re taking care of her. What are th~ir names i. Michael Hudock. Whe·re· do they live? • ~. t 'i 1· t· f -" The.y; ar~ my•:mother' s neighbor down there in Bentl'eyville. · ~ • ~ m You testified that your mother and father o~hed their own home. -. Is that correct? Yes. Does your mother still own that home? ' .. ' . . . Yes. ·She still owns it but she had ·a ·deed made, had the house deeded to these P.eople after her death. Hp.ve you discussed this with your mother? I did, yes. And how did this come about? A Well, after my dad left, after he died, ·these people went and talked my mother and dad into leaving everything to them be~ause they 10 -----~--------------------------------------------------__L _____ • ------------------------------------------------- 11 was taking care of them yet. These people, every move they made they got paid for it. Q Going back a period of several years, do you know whether your parents had a ·bank account? • A Yes. ~Q z Where was that account? < > .J ii;A Charleroi Mellon Bank. z z Ill ~Q z Were ;_yo:w. by chance named on that account? 0 1-~A At one time, yes, I was. X Ul < ~Q How much was in that account? ~ ~A ... At that time they had, well, I'd say at that time they had around Ul 0 .J < u • $25,000 . 0 :: Q That was in a savings account in the Mellon Bank in Charleroi. :t 1-"' N A Yes.· ui 0: Ill Q ... 0: How long ago was this? 0 0. Ill a: A ... When my name was on it I'd say that was about six years ago. 0: :I 0 Q u Do you know whether. there is still a .bank account? .J < u A ii: There'sstill a bank account but there's no $25,000 in there. II. 0 Q Whose names are on the account at the present time ? A Q That's the people that are taking care of her, their. names is OI1' ther ". • • rr 4 • t l ..,. ;, ~ .t j .·· ~ f .. • • '""• ." Are their names on there ·with. your ;Tio'ther? · A Yes. Q What bank is· it in?· \ l ' ... A Charleroi Mellon Bank. . ~----~------~~--------------------------------~------------------------------------- • Q Do you know how much money is in that account?- A According to my mother, when my dad died there was a little better :5 z o( > .J )o Ill z z 1&1 II. i 0 I-C) z X Ill o( ~ ...: u a: I-III Ci ~ Q 0 Ci ~ A :t 1-,... N Q ui 0: 1&1 ~ A 0 II. 1&1 0: 1-0: :l 0 ~ Q o( 0 ~ A 0 Q thatn $25,000. But his funeral was paid ~or,_ that was $1400~ Then her funeral was already--it's paid for in~ case she die.s, that's ahothe~ · $1400. And then she gave these r:eople, they asked her !or_ some mor ey, she gave them $4, 000. Then themselves, .they went down Charleroi Mellon Bank and drew ·another $4, 000 and she asked them why is_ that $4, 000 draw·n out. They was telling her it wa$ .something about she owes the Government. And finally, -they admitted that my dad· promised them that $4, 000 .. Now my dad would never give ·a penny:; . - -out, only after they both died. · Are you saying that the bank account ~as been substantially reduced? Yes. :qi.d your mother k_ee'p any cash in t~e P,ouse? Yes. These people haye a strorig box which should be close to $2, OOC in cash. .... ·. Are you ref~rring to the Hudock's? Yes. How much money is in that box? 'A · There_ should be close to $2,000. Q Bave;,you asked-the Hudock's for that box? A Yes, I did; in the presence of my mother and my mother told them to hand the strong box over to me1 the key to· the house and all her important papers. And they sa~d they woul~n't hand anything over 12 ,--------..---------------------------------~-~ ~----~-~---, • i .o ... Cl z l: Q A Q A to me without a Court order. Where did this occur? At the nursing home. Where? This occurred, l'd say, about a m~nfh ago. As I understand· it, Mr. Madliak, it is n:ow going to be necessary for someone to pay-on behalf of your mother about $2~5. 00 a mon.th in addition to the ,$17 ~. 00 montly income she has in order to· take care . 1 • ~ of her at the Golden· Age Nursing Home, is that cor:rect? Ul ~ ~ A Yes. And. it will have to be drawn out of her account at the bank· ...: u a: l-UI c ..I ~ u c ::: Q :t 1-,.. N A ui 0: 5 Q 0 D. Ill o: A ... 0: ::l 0 u ..J o( u ~ Q 0 A Q A . to make up the '$400. But at· the present _time, these people got her bank book and everyth'ing else, you know, all her personal stuff. . ·~ Mr. Madliak, do you know whether your.•rnother has a will?. Yes, she made a new will out" with me. Now when did she make the will out? She made that out at the nu~sing home, sir. J believe that was in November. Well, was it before her str~ke? r• ~~ ~ l; • ~ t ' • Before the stroke, yes, she was· in there then. Who was the attorney who ass is ted her iri the ;preparation of. the will • • I Mr. Kuzdenyi.from Uniontown. Q Do you know who is named in that will.~s .... her devisee:~ans:I\fegatee, the person to receive her goods? A I was named in that. 13 • ' • ----------------------------------------- Q Are y,ou the only person named as far as you know? A Q A ~ Q ~ > Ill z z Ill a. i 0 1-~A :r Ill o( Yes. Do you have any interest at all in this matter _which is adverse to your mother? Yes. . Let m@---I ask permission of the Court to·strike that answer and r~phrase the question. Do you have any interest in this case which is against the interest of your mother? -. . I don't know how tb answer you that. I have nothing against it. 14 ~ Q In other words, .areyou working here for your mother's best interest 3?. t-= u a: A Iii Ci ~ Q 2 c :;: A :z: .. ,.. N Q rti a: Ill I-ll: 0 a. 111 a: A I-ll: :I 8 Q .J <( 0 ii: A ... 0 Q . That's .exactly what I am doing, yes. · . ' ~ ~ ,, "!: J' . --l r!' -1. You don't have any fip.ancial biaim's against your 1mother, do:yo'u ?· i ... _ None at all, sir. ;. :-~ Has there ever been any ot_her Court pro.c·e·eding to declai:e your mother an incompetent? 'J No, sir. This is the only one that you know of . That's right. And your mother has at this time no guardian of either her person or estate? A No, sir. Q In your petition are you asking the Court to appoint you as guardian of your mother's· person and estate?· A Yes. • ~ z o( > .J Q A Q ~A z z· 1&1 ~ Q 0 ... Cl z :c Ill o( :~: A ...: 2 ~ Q i5 ~ A u i5 :: Q :I: I-,.. Is it your understanding that her physic~l and mental condition is such that she is not now nor w"ill she be in the future able to take · care of her own affairs? . I don't believe she ev~r will, sir. To the best of your knowledge, does your mother have any other assets either real property or personal property or money? Not· that I know of, sir. I assume that there are articles of furniture and he·r personal possessions in her home? Yes. All her furniture and everything is right in there at the home . . Does she have any st<;>cks or bonds? None at all. Does she have an. automobile? ~ A No, sir. ui a: 1&1 lr Q As far as you know, there are no other bank accounts? 0 II. 1&1 a: A ... a: ::> 0 No, sir . u Q .J o( Does the Court have any questions it would wish to ask of Mr . u iL II. 0 Madliak? EXAMINATION BY THE COURT: Q Mr. Madliak, c.was your mother ·aver a men:be:r·of the Armed Fore s of•the United States ? A No, sir. Q The ;deed that you spoke of d~eeding)his property to the persons wh~m ., 15 ~------------_M ____________________________________________________________________ L_ __ . I ---------------~----------------------------------------------------- 16 you named after the death of your mother and father was that deed made while your father was living? I I ~ I A Yes, it was. I thought it was. I Q You have already testified that on your father's death title to the . ! •• property passed to your mother. ~ A z That's right. < > ..J Q >-Ul But that still could be consistent with only a life estate as we call z z 1&1 II. i it in the law, and these persons whom you refer to could take the 0 ... !.? ~ remainder interest in the property after both of them had died. :r Ul < ~ But my question-was whether or not that was made by you~ mother a one ,.: ~ a::: after your father's death or whether the deed was executed while ... Ul • a ..J ~ u your father was living. Do you know? You don't know the date a :J .., of the deed, do you? :t 1-" Ill A No, sir, I wouldn't know that. ui a::: 1&1 Q ... a::: Your father died January 21, 1968. 0 a.. 1&1 A a::: Yes. ... a::: :J 0 Q u Just about' a year ago. ..J < 0 A ii: ... That's right. 0 Q • And you don't know when th,is·-aeed was made?.: • .. .. :. A In fact, I haven't even seen the -~eed.~ sir.· Q Do you knqw if it was recorded in the Courthpuse, put on the record the deed? A I believe it was, yes. My mother told. me it was. . • , : 't • •. , .. Q Who occupies this property now J 17 A Nobody at all, sir. The house is empty .. Nobody liv~s there. Q Where did you say it was? .. A Bentleyville, Dallas Street. Q . How many rooms ? • A Four rooms. " ~ Q Is it brick or frame? z o( > ~A VI z Frame. .,t ... ' . z ~Q It's been empty then since your mother went to the hospital? z 0 ... A C) ~ Yes. I: VI o( Q ~ Would you, sir, be able to keep .an accounting properly if the Court ..: u 0: ... appointed ;y;ou a's the ,guardian? · What is your experience in this VI 0 .J o( type of ma.tter? u -0 A :I Well, I've neverbeen through that before but I'd handle the thing .., :c 1-,... N just like I would for 'myself. ·. ' IIi 0:: Q Ill ... vvhat schooling haveyou had? 0:: 0 Q. Ill A· a: I just had one year of high school, sir. ... 0:: :I 0 Q u We 11, you carne to •this 'c ~:m~try in 19 2 0 . :.J o( u A ii: ... 0 .. Yes . .. ..., •. '-.. -t Q How old were you? ' ' A Six years old. ' ' Q Then you ~ent to school' here? ... A Yes. Q Did you graduate from high ~chool? A . No, I didn't go through high school. 18 Q Were you in high sc4ool at· all? A One year. Q Then you went to work. A I went to work, yes . • Q Where do you work now? .. ~A z I work for Bethlehem Mines. o(. > . ..J ~Q z What type of work? z Ill ~A z I m a coa:l sampler. · 0 "" ~-Q How long have yoa been in that employment? · :r U) o( 3: A I've worked for Bethlehem Mine now for 29 .years. ...: u I <. ii: Q "" U) ' . You are married? ... 1 # " 0 ..J A o( 0 • Yes . 0 :1 Q .., Do you have any·children? :z: 1-,.. N A vi Two childr'en; sir. . ' . ' ' _, ; -·-' 0: Ill Q "" 0: . Are they living at home? 0 Q. Ill 0: A "" No, t~ey are both married, but they don't liv.e around here. 0: :J . 0 Q 0 ..J Do you understand that you would be requ_ired to keep explicit accom ts o( u .. ii: II. of all the money that you receive for or on behalf of your mother anc . 0 • any expend~tures tha~ you make? A Yes. Q Do you 'l!naerstarid thatyou would have to ke.ep those accounts up to date? A Yes, I unders-tand that, sir. Q Do you understand thatyou cannot comingle your funds with the monety • • that you receive? A No, that belongs to her. Q Even though you might be the only heir to this inoney in the end, . you still have-to keep a detailed and proper accounting for the Court :!: z o( ~ ~ A z z Ill II. Q i. 0 ... C) z J: Ul o( :r; ..: U. a: lii .0 ~ A § 0 -~ Q :t ... ,.. w A ui a: and you must account when you are required to, to the· Court. Do you understand that? Yes, I do. The mere fact thatyou might be the heir doesn't dispose of the reE]uirement thatyou keep proper accounts. You have to keep the same accounts that any other person or any bank would keep. Do you know that ? Yes, I understand·, sir. Do you think you can-do that? I believe I can, sir. ~ Q All right. I think that's all .. 0 II. Ill a: ... a: :J 0 u .J < u ~ EXAMINATION OF MR. MADLIAK BY MR. KELLER: 0 Q Mr. Madliak, you are regularly represented by Attorney A. J. Kuzdenyi of the Fayette County Bar with his office in Uniontown, areyou not? A Yes. ' t_ '- Q And you would expect to h~v~·as_sistance of your ~wn legal coup.sel i ' ....... ::: . .' '· ~· t.. ' ~ ~ -,. ~ ' ~~ (" ~' . ' . ... ( you should be appointed by the Court to -serve as guardian of the 19 •• • > . affairs of your mother. ' .. :!: z < ~ >-Ill z z 1&1 a. i 0 1- A Q Yes'. -~ ~ "-; That's a:"Il. You're excused. MR. KELLER: Ycn~r H?nqr, this is Mrs. ;IYfa?liak, the wife of the former, witness, and her testimony. would be substantially the . . . . . ·same as that of her husband. Does the Court wish me to examine 4 her separately an·d in detail or may r.ask her'a general question as to the nature of her concurrenee.with"hef husband's testimony? ~THE COURT: A gener~l question. X Ill < ~ ..: !:! II: Iii i5 .J HELEN MADLIAK IS CALLED AND SWORN. < u 0 :::J .., EXAMINATION BY MR. KELLER: :t 1-~ Q IIi II: ~ A II: 0 II. ~ Q I-ll: :::J 8 A Would you please state~JC>ur: I?-aine? Helen Madliak. Where do .you live? 205 Level Street, Bent~eyville. ~ Q Areyou related to the Mr; Andrew P. Madliak, Jr. who just testifie :l? "' 0 A lam. I am his wife. Q What is your age? A 55. . .... ~ ' "' ,. ' ~ ' ' . ~ . . . Q Mrs. Madliak, have you heard the testimony 9f your husbantregarc ing facts surrounding this petition and proceeding? A I have. 20 ,--------------o; -----------------------~--------~-------c--------- • And if ,I were to ask you tf!ese same questions. would your answers •"' ' "' ~ be the same? .. . A · · They would; Q < .A z ' o( ~ ~ Q z z Ill 0. i 0 ... ~ A X Ill o( ~ Q ..: u a: ... Ill 0 ~ A 0 0 ~ Q :t .. .... N vi a: ~ A a: 0 0. Ill : Q a: :J 0 u .J o( ·ij j;: ... 0 • • I Haveyou vis.ited your.mother-in-law either in the hospital or in . . . the Gold?en Age Home in Brownsville? I have. ·. ' . Haveyou had an opportunity to observe her physical and :q1ental condition? I have. Based on whatyou have seen. do you feel thatyour mother-in-law is able to handle her own affairs at the present time? No, she i~. not. Do you believe that it will be in her best interests to have a guardian appointed for her to. take care of her affairs? I do. Does the Court wish to ask this witness any questions ? ,• . ., .. ' ~ ' " .. ' •,• I . •. 1 I I ' I . EXAMINATION BY THE COURT: Q Mrs. Madliak. ·do .you have any knowle<;}ge of the deed· thaf was ~ ... ill' • executed concerning the p~rsoris who are to receive the remainder .. inter'est in. the real-estate thatyour mother-in-law owns? A My mother-in·-law told me about it before she told my hu:; band and 21 . • ,··· ,. ' . I . . . - • : she ha~ a will made·at tnat time, in their favor. I mean it was when my f_ather-in-law was still living. The wip sta.ted th~t the ' ·proper:ty would go to the person taking care of them, the last slirvivilg ' .. -·.one. 'Tnat would be· my mother-ip.-law now., since my father-:-in-law .• ~ Q z o( > .J >-A Ill z z Ill II. Q z 0 ~ .. z A X Ill o( ~ ...: 0 it Q 1-Ill• Q .J A o( 0 0 ::> Q .., :t .. " ·N .A Iii' 0: Ill Q 1-0: 0 II. Ill 0: 1-0: ::> 0 A u .J o( 0 ii: Q 1&. 0 A Q is gone . -We-are not referring now'to the will. We are refer:ririg to the deed. . Yes; ~ know, but that deed was made. wh~ri, do you know ? '. Idon''t know the exact date; it was made ii}-·Jamiary, right after . ., .• '1 ,-. ~ ·:': j ' • . ·' ~ .:;, '( ~ ~ ;.--.. .i • my father-in-law pas?eq away. ,: . ·:;' t '~-:: { _': •• , •• :•. ~ After your father-iri-law passed away?. 1-, , ~l ' ,Yes: ·t-I I , So that the only.one'executingttlrat deed would be.your;mother-in-lav;. i ,_ 1 ~ il 1! ., ; • • ~ .Yes. Do you know who the. attorney was that might have been involved in ·-that transaction ? Jess :·Costa. And didyou speak with 'jour mother-in-law about that transaction? Yes, we did. .• And did your mother-in-law-state to you that.she wanted th~se • folks to have the prope'rty after she passed away? .. A No, she said that she didn''t want it that way, but they kept threateni g her. And then I asked he.r to com·e to stay with us and· she said she would. After we le'f_t her home~ 'w)len.we went' down the next 22 . ' . • • . I time t?talk to her about it again, it was changed ag~in; she·said. she would rather go to a nursing home then. Q I have no more question. That's all, thank you. MR. KELLER: Mr. Madliak, one last question to you, Mr . Madliak. Wouldyou give us your best estimate of the market value of your mother's house? Myself, I don't think you can get more than $4,000. g MR. KELLER: That would include the house and the lot -.-.omwhicl I-C) z J: Ul c ~ .:A u a: it sits. That's right. Iii MR. KELLER: Q Your Honor, I will have ;Dr. Klimosky here at , .J ~ u Q :J ..., :r ... .... N ui 0: Ill t-o: 0· 0. will 1-:15 this afternoon and I aiso/have reference to that deed from the Recorder's Office. * * * * * * * * * * * ~ (On this same date, Monday, January 27, ·1969, at 2:45 o'clock P.M., 1-a: :J 0 u .J < ij the following occurred): ii: ... o MR. KELLER: Your Honor, this is a continuation of the hearing in the estate of Mary Madliak, a propos edincompetent, and I have checked the f.e_cords· in the office of the Recorder of Deeds and I find there a deed from ~ary Madlak, M A D, L A K, also known as· . I , • .. Mary Madliak, M A D.L .I A K;. widow,-to Michael Hudock arid ~-~ Elizabeth Hudock, his wife, dated January 31·, 1968, and acknowled ed ·~ . .~ 23 • • e e ~ z < :i > Ill z z llJ 0.. i 0 .... the same day in front of Jess.' D. Costa, Notary Public,· recorded February 1, 1968 in Washington County in Deed Book 1272, page 653. The deed covers lots 16, 17 and 18 in the Acme Plan of Lots, Bentleyville, Pa., oftrecord in Plan.Book 31 page·143, excepted and reserved from the deed, ::all the coal of the Pittsburgh -o~i R~ver Veiro., together with mining rights. The recital shows the death o( Andrew Madliak on January 21, 1968, vesting title in Mary Madliak, the grantor. ~ THE COURT:. Does the instrument reserve a life estate too? X Ill o( . ~ MR:. . KELLER: It does not .. .,.: u a: ... THE COURT: Outright instrument. Ill Ci .J ~ MR. KELLER: Presumably an outright instrument. The con- ~ 0 :J .., sideration recited is one dollar and t~e final sentence says, "The :t 1-" N consideration for realty transfer purposes is $500." eli 0: Ill 1-0: THE COURT: All right. Do 'you wish' to call the doctor now? 0 0.. llJ 0: 1-MR. KELLER: Yes. 0: :J 0 u .J < u ·"· ii: '• -I II. 0 DR. JOSEPH A. KLIMOSKY IS CALLED AND·SWORN. DIRECT EXAMINATION BY .MR. KELLER: Q Would you please state your name? A Joseph A. Klimosky. Q Where do you liv~? A Browns ville, Pa. 24 I ·. • • Q What is your profession or occupation? ". A Doctor of Medici_ne. Q Where is your office located? -A In Browns ville. . a . ·Q Doctor, are you/licensed -physician in Pennsylvania? ..... ~A z < Yes, I am. --" > g Q z And how long haveyou bee!l practicing? z Ill a. A i 33 years. 0 1- C) Q ?: 'Are you presently a·ffili~ted· with the Brownsville Hospital? :r Ill < A ~ Yes. ..: u ir .Q ... Do you have 'a-ny position in the hospitaf? Ill ·a .J A < I'm on the surgical staff. '• u Ci Q :J ..., Doctor, I refer :to Mary. Madliak and ask whether she is a patient .. ' :t 1-.... "" of yours. IIi 0: Ill A 1-0: Yes. ' ' .,. t 0 a. Ill Q 0: 1- J ~... . . ' )' "" • • ... ~ .... , When is the first time-you' s·aw'her as a·pat,ient? -0: :J 0 A u .J The first time I saw her as a p'atient was oyer at the, what they c~ll o( u ii: ... • J ,, I the Colonial Manor. which is-~ r~tirement home in B~ownsville. 0 Q f' . ' Cah you give us the appr:oximate date. of tl~at first? ' . A Thatcwou.ld b~ about the fi~st of October, :1!68. Q Can you i:ell us what her physical and n1ental condition was tat that time;? .. A At that time she was ~compla~ning of weakness, couldn't get about, and had shaking palsy, weakness. a tired feeling. She had difficulty 25 •• ~ '• ui a: Ill ... a: ~· Ill Q A a: Q-' 1-a:: :I 0 u .J < ~·A ... 0 I '' 26. getting from her room to the diningroom table because of.weakrre,ss in her legs. Was she there after hospitalized? She was, in the Brownsville Ho,spital from the· 7th of 0 c'tober to the 22nd day of October, '68. bid,y.ou tend to her while she was iri the hpspital? I was attending ·physician at that time. •. Did anything re~arkable happen during her. peiod in the hospital? .J .... • • t ~ -' ~ • ' • ~ • ·t, " ' • i +' t During the stay in the hospitaLshe had all tlie routine tes'ts .and• we· 4 • · ~.. • ,_ ' I• ' ' had discovered. tha't she had become halluc_ina~ory and delusional. '. So that she. wet the bed not knowing tha_t she,did, or her gowels '-Her· shaking I would ·move and she wasn't conscious a't the time. of' it. ·palsy or Parkinson's improved sorr;ewhat with m.edic ations but she had become agitated ·on several occasions requiring strong sedatives. That's.about the :whole status during the hospital stay . Was there any evidence, doctor, . of thrombosis during the period of her hospitalization? . During her stay _there wer~ these delusions and these bladder--.:.in fact, the locomotor ataxia or locomotor difficulty of walking we attributed to advancing o.f the arteriosclerosis. And we would say that she had more of brain softening than she would fi·om thrO!l.l\lho:s'is from narro!Ving of the vess1es, which we diagnosis as chronic organic brain syndrome. Q Doctor, for our purposes here today, we are inquiring as to the • e • ~ A <· z < > ...1 )o Ill z z 1&1 a. z 0 1- C) z Q x Ill < ~ .: u a: A 1-•Ill 0 -~-Q u 0 :I .., X ~-N' ui a: 1&1 1-a: 0 ~· .. ll. Ill a: 1-a: :I 0 u A ...1 < u ii: Q ... 0 competency .or incompetency qf Mary Madliak, do you have an opini_o . • •.• ~ f " . . ' whether~ based,~on·your examination, whether she is incompetent within the legal meaping of that erm t9§ay. I would say that this fady has lucid.intervals,'.'but·overall there would. ."-.., . be times she wou_ld riot.know what 13'he is d~ing, especially if there. was some press_ure or. some coa·ching or leading, you know. She ' . ' . . ' wouldn't---actually~ .she is nientally.incompetent to carry on any . ~ ~ . . form of business. That's what I w~uld say. Based on your examip.ation, do you believe 'that it would be desir~bl "' . . , for the. Court to ~ppoint a guardian to take. care of her affairs ? No questions about that. She should! have ~t.- As I understand. yo?r testim~riy then; doctor, that ba:E?ed· on the mental infirmities of old age and these_ other things that you have spo~en about,. thatyoi.i view her as' being unable to handle her·own affairs and requiring the assistance of a guardian appointed by ' " . . .. .·... . ~ ~ . ' ~ · 'the Court, i~ that a· correct statement? Your Honor, ·do· y<;)u wish to ask the doctor any further questions?. , .... ' ' ' ' .. ·.. . THE COURT:· Only one. I ., ., ., . " ,. ,. ' ... ., . . I ~ .. ' t ; ~·· .. . . ' ~· ~ ;_. . ' ~ •. '!:\ "' .·· t r· 27 ··, EXAMINATICN BY THE' COURT: Q Doctor, what is the prognosis in this case? -I ' A . The prognosis is inc.urability and permanency of ~he progression .~,. . -of arteriosclerosis which causes-mental· confusion and mental ·' . disorientation as to time and place of events. Q At her age and her present condition, you would· expect that to persi t. A Yes. In fact, it's progressing; I saw her today yet before I came d Q So it is progressing? A Yes.· '• Q 'l':hat';s all. j (Proceedings Closed). · I hereby certify that the proceedings and evidence are contained fully and accurately in the notes taken by me on the hearing of the above cause, and that this copy is a correct tr I '' The foregoing record of ttl~.-pro . . . . . . . . ' . . c;ript of the same. lrags upon_ the hearing of tlle above cause is hereby· approved a'nd direc-ted to be tUed. . '• ·, t ., 28 •• ,( IN THE ORPHANS COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY MADLIAK, ~ ALLEGED INCOMPETENT. NO. It{! 2..--1---'f&iJ!t., 1968 PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN TO THE HONORABLE, THE JUDGES OF SAID COURT: The Petition of Andrew P. Madliak, Jr., respectfully represents: 1. That petitioner is the adult son of Mary Madliak, the alleged incompetent, resides at Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and h~s no intent adverse to the estate of the alleged incompetent. 2. That the said Mary Madliak is seventy-two years of age and her home is at Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania. 3. That the said Mary Madliak because of mental infirmities of old age and illness is unable to manage her property and is liable to become the victim of designing persons. 4. That the estate of the said Mary Madliak, so far as petitioner knows, is a lot and dwelling house situate at Bentley- ville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and personal property consisting of household articles and personal belongings and a bank account in the Mellon National Bank & Trust Company, in the ' ' branch office located at 54 Fallowfield Avenue, Charleroi, Wash- ington County, Pennsylvania, approximating $20,000.00. 5. That there is no other living relative of the alleged incompetent other than your petitioner. 6. That the proposed guardian is your petitioner who lives at Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania. 7. No other Court has ever assumed jurisdiction in any proceeding to determine the competency of the said Mary Madliak. 8. That the alleged incompetent has no guardian of her estate or person. WHEREFORE, ~he petitioner prays your Honorable Court to appoint him guardian for the above alleged incompetent. l . ... ' .. . .. ;.,... . ' ' COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: ss. COUNTY OF FAYETTE Personally appeared be·fore me, the undersigned authority, ANDREW P. MADLIAK, JR., petitioner, who being duly sworn accordin to law, deposes and says that the facts set forth in the foregoin Petition are true and correct to the best of his information, knowledge and belief. Sworn to and subscribed before me this Q blj day of October, 1968. -7 - ------~xn~ Notary Public Nc~:!i~' r~·· ··· ~.-. ·.~ . ."·: '\, .ty My Cc~nir;L~~Jit ~;\,..ires S~~-1. 15, 1aza lin IDqr 00rpquus 9 QTnurt nf lhtnqingtnn atnuuty9 Jrnnayluuuiu Orttattnu <trnmmonwrultq of J.rnnnyluuniu ( .a.a: Oinuuty of ltanqingtnn } No. 1602 of 1968 To: Mary Madliak Sur Petition of: Andrew P. Madliak, Jr. llr C!rnmmuu(l Jnuf _.;;...;:.Ma;..;..:r:...JLy_1~1a:::..:.d;;..::;;l..:;:..;ia:;:.:;k..;;;..__ ________ . that, laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever, you do file in the office of the Clerk of our Orphans 1 Court of Washington County, a full and complete answer, under oath, to each and every of the averments of the said petition, on or before Monday , the27th. day of __ J_a_n_u_a_r..:..y ___ . 1968 , at 11:00 o'clock_!_. M., and show cause why the said Mary Madliak, should not be adjudged &n:.incompetent and a guardian appointed of Her Estate and person; and further abide the order of our said Court in the premises, If you fail hereof, the petition may be taken PRO CONFESSO and a . - decree made against you. WITNESS the Honorable P. Vincent Marino, President Judge of our said Court, at Washington, Penna., the 26th day of December ' 19 68. feacock,Keller & Yohe Esq. Attorne1 for Petitioner. Ea. st Bca. u Bldg. (Seal) Washing ton, Penna. Clerk of the Orphans' Court • I I ' . IN THE ORPHANS' COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY., PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: ESTATE OF No. MARY MADLIAK_. an alleged incompetent. ) ). ). ). ) ) ). PRELIMINARY DECREE of 1968 AND NOW~ December 26, 1968, upon consideration of the annexed • Petition, it is ORDERED AND DECREED that a Citation be awarded, as prayEd for, directed to Mary Madliak to show cause why she should not be adjudged an incompetent and a guardian of her estate appointed; Citation returnable to Monday, January 27, 1969, at 11:00 o'clock A. M.; .hearing to be held at ·said time in the Orphans' Court Room, Court House, Washington, Pennsylvan··a. At least twenty {20) days notice of said hearing shall be given to Mary Madliak, the alleged incompetent, by personal service of a copy of said Petition and Citation, and by service of notice upon the next of kin wh~ are sui juris, personally or by certified·.mail. · By··the;-C.'ourt, . . -... ~ !'. . . ' t/ (; ... \ ' ] '\ ;~f; ,: ' ; t~ '-J r ( C· \ P. J. / .• " :J .;: .. ,.. '< I! 4 <! ,; !1 · .. .;.;. ~ IN THE ORPHANS COURT ASHINGTON COUNTY~NNSYLVANI NO. /_fe 0 2-~ ••&, 1968 IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY MADLIAK, AN ALLEGED INCOMPETENT. PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN ~ .,.\ ~. !~ ~"'. ~~ ~ ~~~~ j~l ~ ~-' ., ' . ~ ' ' -(..) u r_, IJ A. J. KUZDENYI ATTORNEY AT LAW 7 CouRT STREET ,.~ UNIONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA It~~ A).e~.;;..t-/'l? y 1 2:<-%r or ~ l ----------------------------------------------------------------------~---- IN THE ORPHANS' COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: ) ) ESTATE OF MARY ) ) NO. of 1968 MADLIAK, An ) ) Alleged Incompetent. ) AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF FAYETTE ) ( SS: ) ' Personally appeared before me, the undersigned author~ty, A~Rf..W _ MAD~IAK:, who, b~_ipg o~!"~r:;t ~duly ___ SWC?rn according to law, deposes and says, that on Tuesday, December 31, 1968, at 11:00 o'clock A. M., he served Mary Madliak, personally, in the -Brownsville Golden Age Nursing Home, Inc., situate on 501 Church Street, Borough of Brownsville, Fayette County, Penn- sylvania, by handing to her a copy of the Petition and Citation. Deponent further states that he, the said Andrew Madliak, is the petitioner in the above captioned matter and is also the only heir or next of kin of the said Mary Madliak, an alleged incompetent. Andrew Madliak Sworn to and subscribed before me this •f January, 1969. ;( . \ ,') --~ CZ..-'t' -~tary P1:1blic, B !, yvi!le. 'Npshington Col , tft tQMMlSSlON EX I'\ filS rt;..,;,;,;;~~~~ 21~ 1~~ /