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Vol. 28 April 1, 2011 No. 13

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LYCOMING REPORTER (USPS 322-900)

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The full text of the following decisions of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County have been posted to the Lycoming Law Association Web site. To read the decision, navigate to www.lycolaw.org/Cases/search.asp, and enter the name or Web citation or check “Recent Postings.” [How to read the summaries: Case Name, docket number (Web cita-tion—unique number assigned to opinion)—issuing judge (date of issuance) [category] Summary of legal concepts involved (Date posted to the Web site)]Commonwealth vs. Hoyt, CR-1452-2005; CR-1509-2005; CR-

1627-2005 (Hoyt030311bt)—Judge Nancy L. Butts (03/03/2011) [Criminal] Summary: Post Conviction Relief Act petition; theft offenses; depositing invalid checks in new bank account; ineffective counsel claim; failure to make legal argument that has no merit. (Posted: 03/04/2011)

Commonwealth vs. Best, CR-630-2008; CR-1863-2008; CR-1882-2008; CR-2096-2008; CR-430-2009; CR-829-2009 (Best030411bt)—Judge Nancy L. Butts (03/04/2011) [Criminal] Summary: Counsel’s motion to withdraw due to lack of meritorious issues in Post Conviction Relief Act peti-tion; effectiveness of trial counsel; waiver of defects by guilty plea; lack of discovery; voluntariness of guilty plea; failure to object to sentence in aggravated range; failure to object to restitution amount. (Posted: 03/04/2011)

Commonwealth vs. Miller, CR-1446-2010 (Miller030411bt)—Judge Nancy L. Butts (03/04/2011) [Criminal] Summary: Petition for writ of habeas corpus; pro-cess used to trace child pornography to defendant’s computer; defendant’s ownership and use of computer with illicit images; sufficiency of the evidence. (Posted: 03/04/2011)

Commonwealth vs. Hartsock, CR-1414-2010 (Hartsock-030111m)—Judge Joy Reynolds McCoy (03/02/2011) [Criminal] Summary: Commonwealth’s motion for recon-sideration; discovery order compelling Commonwealth to provide documentation that includes child pornography; distribution allowed for judicial purpose; protective order to prevent copying and distribution. (Posted: 03/04/2011)

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Commonwealth vs. White, CR-1466-2010 (WHITE022411L)—Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (02/24/2011) [Criminal] Summary: Motion in limine; drug case; prior bad acts evidence; timely notice of intention to introduce; suffi-ciency of oral notice 3 days before jury selection; prejudice; common plan or design; lack of similarity in the crimes. (Posted: 03/01/2011)

Commonwealth vs. Butler, CR-342-2010 (Butler02242011L)—Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (02/24/2011) [Criminal] Summary: Motion to reconsider denial of motion to suppress and denial of habeas corpus; video tape contra-dicting testimony of trooper; knowledge of driver’s criminal history in drug trafficking and gang activity as leading to con-clusion that guns were present; totality of the circumstances. (Posted: 03/01/2011)

Commonwealth vs. Mincy, CR-2027-1997 (Mincy021411L)—Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (02/14/2011) [Criminal] Summary: Appeal. (Posted: 03/01/2011)

Commonwealth vs. Brown, CR-2006-2009 (Brown122110L1)—Judge Marc F. Lovecchio (12/21/2010) [Criminal] Summary: Motion to reconsider denial of motion to admit evidence of bad acts; factual claims not supported by the record. (Posted: 03/01/2011)

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LYCOMING REPORTER

ESTATE AND TRUST NOTICESNotice is hereby given that, in

the estates of the decedents set forth below, the Register of Wills has granted letters testamentary or of administration to the persons named. Notice is also hereby given of the existence of the trusts of the deceased settlors set forth below for whom no personal representa-tives have been appointed within 90 days of death. All persons hav-ing claims or demands against said estates or trusts are requested to make known the same, and all persons indebted to said estates or trusts are requested to make pay-ment, without delay, to the execu-tors or administrators or trustees or to their attorneys named below.

FIRST PUBLICATION

Hoffman, Vivian K., dec’d. Late of the City of Williams-port. Administratrix: Christina R. DeRemer c/o Daniel K. Mathers, Esquire, Mathers & Stapp PC, 416 Pine St., Ste. 308, Williamsport, PA 17701. Attorneys: Daniel K. Mathers, Esquire, Mathers & Stapp PC, 416 Pine St., Ste. 308, Wil-liamsport, PA 17701.

Littlefield, Gladys M., dec’d. Late of the Borough of Jersey Shore. Administratrix C.T.A.: Karen M. Dingler, 414 Davidson Road, Jersey Shore, PA 17740. Attorney: Joseph L. Rider, Es-quire, 143 West Fourth Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Peterman, Doris E., dec’d. Late of Muncy. Executor: William R. Peter-man, 21 Green Street, Muncy, PA 17756.

Attorney: J. Howard Langdon, Esquire, 3 South Main Street, Muncy, PA 17756.

Smith, Barbara R., dec’d. Late of Trout Run. Administrator c.t.a.: Walter J. Smith, 6292 State Route 14 Highway, Trout Run, PA 17771. Attorneys: McNerney, Page, Vanderlin & Hall, 433 Market Street, P.O. Box 7, Williams-port, PA 17703.

Stine, Thelma R., dec’d. Late of Woodward Township. Executor: Steven L. Stine, 35 Youngs Road, Linden, PA 17744. Attorneys: Robert A. Ecken-rode, Esquire, McCormick Law Firm, 835 West Fourth Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

SECOND PUBLICATION

Green, Verna D., dec’d. Late of Porter Township. Executors: Jay P. Green, 461 Bypass Dr., Jersey Shore, PA 17740 and Ann M. Green, 551 Bypass Dr., Jersey Shore, PA 17740. Attorney: Leroy H. Keiler, III, Esquire, P.O. Box 263, Jersey Shore, PA 17740.

Haight, Larry J., dec’d. Late of the Borough of Jersey Shore. Administratrix: Linda D. Haight, 517 Allegheny St., Jersey Shore, PA 17740. Attorney: Leroy H. Keiler, III, Esquire, P.O. Box 263, Jersey Shore, PA 17740.

Hickoff, Garth D., dec’d. Late of Hughesville.

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Executrix: Linda J. Hick-off, 1379 Heidi Grey Road, Hughesville, PA 17737. Attorneys: William L. Knecht, Esquire, McCormick Law Firm, 835 West Fourth Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Ochs, Helen G., dec’d. Late of Williamsport. Co-Executors: Jay Michael Ochs, 1633 Scott Street, Wil-liamsport, PA 17701 and Don-na Maule, 367 Lincoln Ave-nue, Williamsport, PA 17701. Attorneys: Charles F. Greevy, III, Esquire, Greevy & Taylor Law Office, Lycoming Ex-ecutive Plaza, 330 Pine Street, Suite 403, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 320-7100.

Poliska, George, dec’d. Late of Montoursville. Executor: William Poliska, 23 North Avenue, Washing-ton, PA 15301. Attorneys: Stephen C. Sholder, Esquire, Raup, Wiley & Shol-der, 634 West Fourth Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Robbins, Freeman E. a/k/a Free-man E. Robbins, Jr. a/k/a Freeman Robbins, Jr. a/k/a Freeman Robbins, dec’d. Late of Unityville. Co-Executors: Peggy J. Fritz, 14240 Route 118 Highway, Benton, PA 17814 and Max R. Robbins, 12 Mallard Road, Millville, PA 17846. Attorneys: Thomas D. Hess, Esquire, Hess and Hess, P.C., 30 South Main Street, Hughesville, PA 17737.

Spring, Ralph S., dec’d. Late of Lycoming County.

Administratrix: Nicole J. Spring, 291 Old Route 118 Road, Muncy, PA 17756. Attorneys: William J. Miele, Esquire, Miele & Rymsza, P.C., 36 W. Fourth Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 322-2113.

Stackhouse, Eva G., dec’d. Late of Jersey Shore (Porter Township). Executrix: Nancy L. Stein-bacher, 323 South Main Street, Jersey Shore, PA 17740. Attorneys: Martin A. Flayhart, Esquire, Carpenter, Harris & Flayhart, 128 S. Main St., P.O. Box 505, Jersey Shore, PA 17740.

Sweeley, Maxine S., dec’d. Late of the City of Williams-port. Executor: Susquehanna Trust & Investment Company, 48 Orchard Drive, Shamokin Dam, PA 17876. Attorney: Joseph L. Rider, Es-quire, 143 West Fourth Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Ulmer, Harry E., dec’d. Late of the Village of Cogan Station. Executrix: Sandra L. Ulmer, 83 Snyder Road, Cogan Sta-tion, PA 17728. Attorneys: W. Jeffrey Yates, Esquire, P.C., 425 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Williams-port, PA 17701, (570) 322-4511.

THIRD PUBLICATION

Driver, Sara M., dec’d. Late of the Borough of Hughes-ville.

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Co-Executors: Richard P. Driver, Jr. and Karen L. Driv-er. Attorney: Nora F. Blair, Es-quire, 5440 Jonestown Road, P.O. Box 6216, Harrisburg, PA 17112.

Dunlap, June M., dec’d. Late of Montoursville. Executor: Scot A. Dunlap, 400 Hilltop Road, Montoursville, PA 17754. Attorney: Scott A. Williams, Esquire, 57 East Fourth Street, P.O. Box 3, Williams-port, PA 17703.

Phillips, Mary Elizabeth, dec’d. Late of Hughesville. Co-Executrices: Janet S. Whit moyer, 116 Reed Road, Hughesville, PA 17737 and Jean M. Hopkins, 4556 More-land Baptist Road, Unityville, PA 17774. Attorney: Layne R. Oden, Es-quire, Nine South Main Street, Muncy, PA 17756-1306.

Richards, Daryl Edward, Jr., dec’d. Late of Williamsport. Administratrix: Julie A. Baker, 812 Mulberry Street, Williams-port, PA 17701. Attorneys: Gary L. Weber, Esquire, Mitchell Mitchell Gallagher Weber & Southard, P.C., 10 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Salsgiver, Ruby M. a/k/a Ruby Z. Salsgiver, dec’d. Late of Hillside Assisted Liv-ing Community, 2725 Four Mile Drive, Montoursville. Executor: Rev. Thomas L. Salsgiver. Attorneys: P. Jeffrey Hill, Esquire, Harding & Hill LLP,

Third Street Office, 38 West Third Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815.

Shipton, Harold L., dec’d. Late of Montoursville. Executrix: Martha Weaner Shipton, 2648 Haas Lane, Montoursville, PA 17754. Attorneys: Gary W. Calvin, Esquire, Dilts, Macary & Cal-vin, 540 Pennsylvania Ave., Ste. 318, Fort Washington, PA 19034

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all parties interested that the following Accounts together with all Statement of Proposed Distri-bution accompanying the same have been filed in the Office of the Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court presented to the Orphans’ Court of Lycoming County for Confirmation Absolute April 5, 2011 unless exceptions are filed before 5:00 P.M. on that date.

1. Derrick (Feuerherm), Phyllis J.—Betty Jean Shollenberger and Judy Dvorshock, Executrices.

2. Miller, Betty L.—Carol A. Miller, Executrix.

3. Seyler, Mary E.—Valerie R. Schon and Gary L. Seyler, Co-Executors.

4. Woellmer, Richard L.—David Hamm, Executor.Annabel Miller Register of Wills

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In the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

———No. 11-00377

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IN RE: CHANGE OF NAME OF Joseph E. Brown

———NOTICE———

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 14, 2011, the Peti-tion of Joseph E. Brown was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, praying for a decree to change his name from Joseph E. Brown to Joseph E. Ruff.

The Court has fixed May 9, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom No. 2 of the Lycoming County Courthouse, 48 West Third Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania as the time and place of the hearing of said petition, when and where all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the Petitioner should not be granted.JOHN A. GUMMO, ESQUIRE I.D. No. 61098 Attorney for Petitioner (570) 320-2880

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NOTICE

In the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Civil Action———

NO. 11-00038———

CHANGE OF NAME OF DAVIS MICHAEL PRINTZENHOFF

———NOTICE———

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 22, 2011, Petition of Michael Matthew Pace and Keshia Marie Shuck, natural parents of

Davis Michael Printzenhoff was filed in the above named court, praying for a decree to change the minor child’s name to Davis Michael Pace.

The court has set May 5, 2011, in Courtroom #2 of the Lycoming County Courthouse, 48 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, as the time and place of the hearing of said Petitioner, when and where all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any they have why the prayer of said Petition should not be granted.

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NOTICE

In the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Civil Action—Law———

NO. 08-20791———

DEANNA L. GUNDLACH,Plaintiff

vs.MICHAEL J. GUNDLACH,

Defendant———

IN DIVORCE———

AMENDED COMPLAINT IN DIVORCE

———Plaintiff, by and through her

attorney, Matthew J. Zeigler, re-spectfully represents:

1. Plaintiff is Deanna L. Gund-lach, who currently resides at 386 Sawmill Road, Cogan Station, County of Lycoming, Common-wealth of Pennsylvania.

2. Defendant is Michael J. Gundlach, who currently resides at 30 Mountain Road, Montgom-

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ery, County of Lycoming, Com-monwealth of Pennsylvania.

3. Plaintiff is sui juris and has been bona fide resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a period of more than six (6) months immediately preceding the filing of this Complaint.

4. The parties were married on June 11, 1992 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

5. Neither Plaintiff nor Defen-dant is in the military or naval service of the United States or its allies within the provisions of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of the Congress of 1940 and its amendments.

6. There has been no prior action for divorce or annulment instituted by either of the parties in this or any other jurisdiction.

7. Plaintiff has been advised of the availability of counseling and of the right to request that the Court require the parties to participate in counseling.

———COUNT I

REQUEST FOR A NO-FAULT DIVORCE UNDER SECTION

3301(c) OF THE DIVORCE CODE———

8. The prior paragraphs of this Complaint are incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full.

9. The marriage of the parties is irretrievably broken.

WHEREFORE, if both parties file affidavits consenting to a di-vorce after ninety (90) days have elapsed from the date of the filing of this Complaint, Plaintiff respect-fully requests that the Court enter a Decree of Divorce pursuant to Section 3301(c) of the Divorce Code.

COUNT IIREQUEST FOR A

NO-FAULT DIVORCE UNDER SECTION 3301(d) OF THE

DIVORCE CODE———

10. The prior paragraphs of this Complaint are incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full.

11. The parties have lived sepa-rate and apart since June 1, 2007.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respect-fully requests that the Court enter a Decree of Divorce pursuant to Section 3301(d) of the Divorce Code.MATTHEW J. ZEIGLER, ESQUIRE #83367 ZEIGLER LAW OFFICE Attorneys for Plaintiff 1525 Washington Blvd. Williamsport, PA 17701 (570) 326-1831

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NOTICE

In the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Civil Action—Law———

NO. 11-00392———

IN RE: CHANGE OF NAME AMBER LYNN FORBA

———NOTICE———

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 10, 2011, Petition-ers Linda M. Fike and Robert A. Fike filed a Petition in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County requesting the Court issue a Decree to change the name of Amber Lynn Forba to Amber Lynn

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Fike. The Court has fixed May 13, 2011 at 1:30 o’clock p.m. in Court-room No. 2 of the Lycoming County Courthouse, 48 West Third Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, as the time and place for the Hear-ing on said Petition, one where all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said Petition should not be granted.REBECCA L. REINHARDT, ESQUIRE McNERNEY, PAGE, VANDERLIN & HALL 433 Market Street P.O. Box 7 Williamsport, PA 17701

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