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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOC1971-0697 - ESTATE OF VOGENBERGER JR.. ·r: . .~, · . IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF HARRY W. VOGENBERGER, JR. PETITION FOR SETTLEMENT OF ~STATE OF $5,000.00 OR LESS UNDER PROVISION OF SECTION 202 . OF THE FIDUCIARY'S ACT OF 1949 a AS AMENDED TO THE HONORABLE, THE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: 1. That the Decedent, HARRY W. VOGENBERGER, JR., resided at Craven's Hill, Carroll Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. 2 .• That the Decedent, HARRY W. VOGENBERGER, .JR., died on January 2, 1971. 3. That the Decedent died testate lea~ing a Last Will and Testament in which his entire estate was willed to the Petitioner, ROWENE C .. VOGENBERGER, wh~ 'is al~o his sur~:lving spouse. The said Will has not been probated,. and a photo-static copy of the same is attached hereto and marked as Exhibit "A". · 4. That the sole assets of the estate consist of United States Savings Bonds, Series E, the total value of said bonds being the sum of Two ehousand seven hundred :four and 74/100 ($2, 704. 74) Dollars and a check in the amount of E.ight hundred eighty-eight and no/100 ($888.00) Dollars representing the Decedent's interest in the Hi-Rise Investment Club, the total value of said assets being the sum of Three thousand five hundred ninety-two and 74/100 ($3,592.74) Dollars. ' ~.~J '" • ·.j ; '• 5. That the following constitutes a list of all known creditors of the Decedent, and the same have been paid in full by your Petitioner, ROWENE C. VOGENBERGER: L. M. Frye Fun~ral Home Shadyside Hospital Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Monongahela Monument Company Quinet Monument Company . Adrian v. Sannier and Walter S. ·Spragg, II, attorneysl fees . '.;-. Russell Marino, filing of Petition for Small Estate TOTAL ' $1,491.00 225,78 12.60 145.00 235.00 8.00 $2,117.38 6. That your Petitioner, who is the surviving wife of the Decedent, claims the amount of One thousand five hundred and no/100 ($1,500.00) Dollars for family exemption. 7. That all of the above debts and expenses owed by HARRY W. VOGENBERGER, JR., were paid by the Petitioner, and the Petitioner requests that she be reimbursed for the same. ·. WHEREFORE, your Petitioner prays your Honorable Court to ORDER AND DECREE that she be reimbursed the above expenses and th~ balance of said estate, namely, the sum One thousand four hundred seventy-five and 36/100 ($1,475.36) Dollars, be distributed as family exemption to your Petitioner, ROWENE c. VOGENBERGER, the surviving spouse of.HARRY W. VOGENBERGER, JR., deceased. ~~ Adrian v. Sannier Walter s. ~Spra~~~ II · , , 1\~.torneys for Petitioner . ' . . . ' =""---;. ....... ,• ,. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ) ss COUNTY OF WASHINGTON ) AFFIDAVIT --------- ON THIS, the 7 .*1> day_. o.f July, 1971, I, ROWENE c. VOGENBERGER, after being duly sworn according to law, do depose I and say that all the facts· set forth in the. foregoing Petition . I are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief • Sworn to and subscribed · before me this '7 _::e.Aj' day of July, 1971~ Notary Public, Charleroi Boro, Washingtonfl,. My Commission Expires Ap.r)l 2~. J.llf. . . ' £~~-~ t · Rowene C. genbei'i' : < : - :·-. .. .. :r ·~ .. • ~..,-.I . "'f' ' ,· ·'-; ....... ~"·" ........... LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, HARRY W. VOGENBERGER, JR., of Carroll Township, Hash- ington County, Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make·, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all Wills by me at any time heretofore made. FIRST: I direct that all of my just debts and the expenses of my funeral be paid. I direct that all inheritance, succession and estate taxes assessed because of my death, whether the prop- erty or funds to t'lhich such taxes are· attributable pass under this my Will or not, be borne by the principal of my residuary estate and that my Executor pay or provide for the payment of such taxes at such time or times and in such manner as he deems to be convenient. SECOND: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal or mixed, of whatsoever nature or whereso- ever situate at the time of my death, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Rm-1ene C. · Vogenberger. Should my said be- loved wife predecease me, or should we both die as the result of a common ace ident or at the same time, then, i~1 such event, I give, devise and bequeath the same in equal shares to Jane Lynn Vogenberger, Jo Ann Vogenberger, Pamela Dale Hetherington, James Woodward Hetherington, and Thomas Carson Hetherington. THIRD: In the event my wife predeceases me, I hereby nominate and constitute Robert A. Martin and Barbara Jean Martin as guardians of both the estate and the person of my then minor children. FOURT.H: I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my beloved wife, Rowene C. Vogenberger, as the Executrix of ' this my Last Will and Testament. Should my said beloved wife predecease me, or, for any reason whatsoever, be unable to serve, then, I nominate, constitute and appoint Robert A. Martin and Barbara Jean Martin co-executors of this my Last Hill and Testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this, my Last Will and Testament, consisting of two (2) /J-tc/day typewritten pages, this _J_ of August, 1968. / -~----+-'~~~_,._~~-+---(SEAL) Jr. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Testator, Harry W. Vogenberger, Jr., as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses: 1------------- ~ TH~ CO.URT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF HARRY W. VOGENBERGER, JR. . ~ 3-Jl--lq'J NO.-----I 0:\El D E R ----- AND NOW, this J(~day of July, 1971, upon consideration of the foregoing Peti~ion anq u~on motion of Adrian V. Sannier, Esquire, and Walter. s.· Spragg, II, Esquire, Attorneys for the.,Petitioner, 'it i~ hereby . ' ORDERED AND DECREED t that expenses in the amount of_ ~O,"thousa~d one hundred seventeen and 38/100 ($2,117.38) Dollars be reimbursedtto ROWENE c. VOGENBERGER and the balance of said estate, namely, the sum of 0ne thousand four hundred seventy-five and 36/100 ·' ($1,475.36) Dollars, is hereby directed to be distributed as family exemption to.ROWENE C. VOGENBERGER, surviving spouse of HARRY W. VOGENBERGER, JR., deceaseq,and further, this ORDER AND DECREE shall constitute authority for the said ROWENE C. VOGENBERGER to convert and/or cash the aforesaid check of Hi-Rise Investment Club and the United States Savings Bonds, Series E, to accomplish to aforesaid purposes.