Lycoming RepoRteR(USPS 322-900)

THE OFFICIAL LEGAL PERIODICAL FOR LYCOMING COUNTY

———PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY

LYCOMING LAW ASSOCIATIONEditor: Gary L. Weber • Business Manager: Michele S. Frey

——— Penn Tower Telephone: (570) 323-828725 West Third Street, Suite 803 Fax: (570) 323-9897Williamsport, PA 17701 Website: www.lycolaw.org

——— Copyright © 2017, Lycoming Law Association

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Vol. 34 March 31, 2017 No. 13

LYCOMING REPORTER (ISSN 0884-187X) is published weekly for $50 per annum by the Lycoming Law Association, Penn Tower, 25 West Third Street, Suite 803, Williamsport, PA 17701. Legal Notices of less than 300 words in length must be received by 1:00 P.M. on the Tuesday preceding the date of publication; all other notices must be received by 4:00 P.M. on the Monday preceding the date of publication.Periodical postage paid at Williamsport, PA 17701-9998 and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to LYCOMING REPORTER, Penn Tower, 25 West Third Street, Suite 803, Williamsport, PA 17701.

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Lycoming RepoRteR

tabLe of contents

BaR news

LLA Upcoming Events ..................... 3Continuing Legal Education ........... 4Recent Lycoming County

Court Opinions ............................ 6

LegaL adveRtisements

Classified Ads .................................... 7Estate & Trust Notices ................... 7Incorporation Notice ...................... 9Service by Publication ..................... 9

Ryan M. Tira, PresidentJennifer L. Heverly, President-Elect

Christian D. Frey, TreasurerAngela Lovecchio, Secretary

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Your online connection for:• Court Calendar • Continuing Legal Education • Conference Room Facilities • Legal Assistance

• Recent Court Decisions • Upcoming LLA & Public Events

www.lycolaw.org

Lycoming Law associationPenn Tower, 25 West Third Street, Suite 803

Williamsport, PA 17701 www.lycolaw.org

Robert Cronin, Past President

Donald F. MartinoCorey Mowrey

Yvonne H. CampbellElizabeth A. White

editoR of Lycoming RepoRteR

Gary L. Weberexecutive diRectoR

Michele S. Frey

Bench Bar: C. Edward MitchellCustoms and Rules: Gary WeberCommunity Activities and

Outreach: Tammy WeberCriminal Law: Aaron BiichleEducation: John PietrovitoSocial: Schawnne K. KilgusYoung Lawyers Division:

Corey MowreyFee Dispute: Michael CollinsPublicity: Angela Campana Lovecchio

Legal Services for the Indigent: John Pietrovito

Bar History: Charles Greevy, IIITechnology and LLA Web Site:

Gary WeberLaw Day: Christian D. FreyFamily Law: Christina DingesElder Law: Eric LadleyReal Estate: Fred Holland

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Additional information about any of these events is available on the Lycoming Law Association website at www.lycolaw.org.

4/7/2017 – Memorial Service—Judge Smith: Time: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM. Location: Courtroom #1

4/11/2017 – Elder Law Committee Meeting: Regular meeting of the Elder Law Committee Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

4/12/2017 – YLD Committee Meeting: YLD Committee Meeting Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

4/21/2017 – Technology Committee Meeting: Monthly meeting. Discuss review of current website and material obtained from viewing other bar websites Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Location: Bullfrog

4/25/2017 – Criminal Law Committee Meeting: Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Location: Courtroom #1

4/29/2017 – Wills for Heroes: Two credits (one ethics) provided to volunteers who attend the training session before the event starts Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Location: Old Lycoming Fire Hall

5/1/2017 – Bench Bar Meeting: Regular meeting of the committee to discuss mat-ters of concern in Bench and Bar relations Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

5/5/2017 – Law Day: Lycoming County’s Annual Law Day Celebration and Awards Presentation Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Location: Courtroom #1

5/23/2017 – Family Law Committee Meeting: Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Location: Courtroom #5

NOTICE OF HOLIDAY PUBLICATION DEADLINEThe deadline for publication in the April 14, 2017 issue

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upcoming Lycoming county cLe oppoRtunities

4/5/2017 – Business Valuation 101 for Attorneys—Working With Your Expert: Eat & Earn CLE—Speaker: Judith H. O’Dell. CLE credits: 1 Substantive Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

4/10/2017 – The Intersection of Estates and Civil Litigation: PBI Groupcast. CLE credits: 2 Substantive / 1 Ethics Time: 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

4/12/2017 – Sentencing in PA State Courts: PBI Video Replay. CLE credits: 4 Substantive Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

4/13/2017 – Ethics Potpourri—The Race for Clients: Is Attorney Market-ing Outpacing the Ethics Rules: PBI Video Replay. CLE credits: 1 Ethics Time: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

4/13/2017 – Replay in the Afternoon: Video Replay of 4 recent Eat & Earn pre-sentations. CLE credits: 3 Substantive / 1 Ethics Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

4/19/2017 – You Just Received a Notice of Removal to Federal Court—Now What?: Eat & Earn CLE—Hosts: Attorneys Pam Shipman and Sasha B. Coffiner. CLE credits: 1 Substantive Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

4/20/2017 – Litigating an Employment Discrimination Case: PBI Video Replay. CLE credits: 3 Substantive Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

4/26/2017 – Real Estate 101: Buying and Selling Residential Real Property: PBI Video Replay. CLE credits: 5 Substantive / 1 Ethics Time: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

5/2/2017 – New Court Scheduling Program for Lycoming Cnty.: Eat & Earn. CLE credits: 1 Substantive Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

5/10/2017 – Using & Abusing the Residential Agreement of Sale: PBI Video Replay. CLE credits: 3 Substantive Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

5/17/2017 – Intellectual Property: Eat & Earn CLE—Speaker: Austin White, Esquire. CLE credits: 1 Substantive Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

5/18/2017 – Family Law Institute 2017: PBI Video Replay. CLE credits: 4.5 Substantive / 1.5 Ethics Time: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Location: Ly-coming Law Association Office

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5/25/2017 – Foreclosure Proceedings: A Guide to Navigating the Legal Landscape of Home Foreclosure: PBI Video Replay. CLE credits: 4 Substantive Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

6/8/2017 – Wills of the Rich and Famous: PBI Groupcast. CLE credits: 3 Sub-stantive / 1 Ethics Time: 9:00 AM to 1:15 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

6/13/2017 – Nuts and Bolts of Adoption Practice in Pennsylvania: PBI Groupcast. CLE credits: 4 Substantive / 2 Ethics Time: 8:30 AM to 3:40 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

6/15/2017 – Handling the Dog Bite Case: PBI Groupcast. CLE credits: 4 Substantive Time: 12:00 PM to 4:15 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

6/20/2017 – Ethics Potpourri—Friend or Foe: The Ethical Impact of Technology on a Lawyer’s Practice: PBI Video Replay. CLE credits: 1 Ethics Time: 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

6/21/2017 – Online Marketing and the Benefits of Peer Reviews: Eat & Earn CLE—Speaker: Charles DeFeo (lawyers.com). CLE credits: 1 Substantive Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Location: Lycoming Law Association Office

*PBI Seminar. For tuition, registration, and all other information, please contact PBI Customer Service at (800) 247-4724, or online at www.pbi.org. Unless otherwise noted, this seminar is being held at the Lycoming Law Association Offices at 25 West Third Street, Suite 803, Williamsport, PA. Additional fees may be assessed for registration at the door.

**LLA Seminar. For tuition, registration, location, and all other information, please contact Michele Frey at the LLA Office at (570) 323-8287, by email at mfrey@lycolaw.org, or online at www.lycolaw.org.

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The full text of the following Lycoming County Court opinionsis reported at http://www.lycolaw.org/Cases/postings.asp

Commonwealth vs.Tubbs (03/22/2017)—Judge Dudley N. Anderson Criminal: Post-sentence motion; amending criminal information to add additional theft offense with similar elements; prejudice; admis-sibility of defendant’s statements to police; corpus delecti rule; admis-sibility of text messages; authentication by circumstantial evidence; hearsay objection where text messages not offered for the truth of the matters asserted; sufficiency and weight of the evidence; grad-ing of offense in light of testimony at trial; excessive sentence; theft among drug dealers. (Tubbs032217a)

The mission of the Lycoming Law Association is to promote the practice of law using the highest ethical standards and to advance the public image of our profession. We accomplish this by communicating within our profession and throughout our community, providing continuing legal education, encouraging collegiality among attorneys and the Court, providing pro bono legal assistance, and through community involvement.

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ESTATE AND TRUST NOTICES

Notice is hereby given that, in the es-tates 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 representatives have been appointed within 90 days of death. All persons having 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 executors or administrators or trustees or to their attorneys named below.

FIRST PUBLICATION

Ammerman, Alice E. a/k/a Mrs. George E. Ammerman, dec’d. Late of Williamsport. Executrix: K. A. Mitcheltree, 45 Hemlock Lane, Morris, PA 16938. Attorney: None.

Bower, Robert E., Sr., dec’d. Late of Cogan Station. Executor: Robert E. Bower, Jr., 3459 Pleasant Valley Road, Cogan Station, PA 17728. Attorneys: James D. Casale, Esquire, Casale & Bonner, P.C., 33 West Third Street, Suite 202, Williams-port, PA 17701, (570) 326-7044.

Cummings, Francis P., dec’d. Late of the City of Williamsport. Executors: Karen M. Retorick and Stephen Retorick. Attorneys: Brittany O. L. Smith, Esquire, Steinbacher, Goodall & Yur-chak, 413 Washington Boulevard, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Fry, Ann M., dec’d. Late of South Williamsport. Executors: Thomas C. Fry and Amy M. Wertz. Attorneys: Brittany O. L. Smith, Esquire, Steinbacher, Goodall & Yur-chak, 413 Washington Boulevard, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Matlack, Nora E., dec’d. Late of Montgomery. The Nora E. Matlack Protector Trust, dated November 7, 2016. Donor: Nora E. Matlack. Trustees: Richard M. Matlack, Sr. and Sandra M. Souter. Attorneys: Brittany O. L. Smith, Esquire, Steinbacher, Goodall & Yur-chak, 413 Washington Boulevard, Williamsport, PA 17701.

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Miller, Jeanne P., dec’d. Late of the City of Montoursville. Executrix: Denise A. Copping, 5 Bullit Hill Road, Montoursville, PA 17754. Attorneys: W. Jeffrey Yates, Esq., P.C., 425 Market Street, Williams-port, PA 17701.

Sauers, William J., dec’d. Late of Upper Fairfield Township. Executrix: Christine E. Sauers c/o Daniel K. Mathers, Esquire, Mathers Law Firm, PC, 416 Pine St., Ste. 308, Williamsport, PA 17701. Attorneys: Daniel K. Mathers, Es-quire, Mathers Law Firm, PC, 416 Pine St., Ste. 308, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Stackhouse, M. Marie a/k/a Marjo-rie Marie Stackhouse, dec’d. Late of Hughesville. The M. Marie Stackhouse Protector Trust, dated January 16, 2014. Settlor: M. Marie Stackhouse a/k/a Marjorie Marie Stackhouse. Trustees: Joan M. Fox and Betty A. Partington. Attorneys: Brittany O. L. Smith, Esquire, Steinbacher, Goodall & Yur-chak, 413 Washington Boulevard, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Young, Margaret V., dec’d. Late of Loyalsock Township. Executor: Daniel R. Young, Sr., 2101 Webb Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Attorney: Scott A. Williams, Esquire, 57 East Fourth Street, P.O. Box 3, Williamsport, PA 17703.

SECOND PUBLICATION

Hill, Lauren A., dec’d. Late of Muncy. Administratrix: Mariann T. Hill, 1010 Cottonwood Drive, Collegeville, PA 19426.

Attorneys: Thomas D. Hess, Esquire, Hess and Hess, P.C., 30 South Main Street, Hughesville, PA 17737.

Moff, Dorothy A., dec’d. Late of Montoursville. Executrix: Carol T. Moff, 224 Jarrett Lane, Montgomery, PA 17752. Attorneys: Kristine L. Waltz, Es-quire, Dinges, Dinges & Waltz, LLC, 1307 Sheridan Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Whipple, Esta S., dec’d. Late of Wolf Township. Executrix: Pamela F. Whipple, 348 Frantz Road, Hughesville, PA 17737. Attorney: J. Howard Langdon, Es-quire, 3 South Main Street, Muncy, PA 17756.

THIRD PUBLICATION

Hunter, Mary C., dec’d. Late of Williamsport. Executor: William O. Hargenrader, Sr., 43288 Burke Dale St., South Riding, VA 20152. Attorneys: Charles F. Greevy, III, Es-quire, Greevy & Taylor Law Offices, Lycoming Executive Plaza, 330 Pine Street, Suite 403, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 320-7100.

Lansberry, Bernard K., Jr., dec’d. Late of the City of Williamsport. Executor: Stephen Haight, 961 Hoppestown Rd., Williamsport, PA 17701. Attorneys: Paul A. Roman, Esquire, Law Office of Joseph L. Rider, Esq., 1700 Four Mile Drive, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Peace, Mildred A., dec’d. Late of Cogan Station. Executrix: Norma J. Ulmer, 5801 East State Route 973 Highway, Co-gan Station, PA 17728.

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Attorneys: McNerney, Page, Vander-lin & Hall, 433 Market Street, Wil-liamsport, PA 17701.

Smith, Lois L., dec’d. Late of 155 North Broad Street, Hughesville. Co-Executors: Cheryl Ann Peter-man, 2746 German Road, Muncy, PA 17756, Ronald E. Smith, 191 Sperry Drive, Hughesville, PA 17737 and Darla K. Los, 107 Mocking Bird Drive, Mifflinburg, PA 17844. Attorney: J. Howard Langdon, Es-quire, 3 South Main Street, Muncy, PA 17756.

Taylor, Josephine S., dec’d. Late of Williamsport. Administrator: Allen V. Taylor, Jr. c/o Jessica Feese, Esquire, 140 East Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701. Attorneys: Jessica Feese, Esquire, Lepley, Engelman & Yaw, 140 East Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

FILING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-vania at Harrisburg, PA on March 10, 2017 with respect to a business corporation to be organized under the Pennsylvania Corporation Law of 1988. The name of the business corporation is:

LYCO LUBE XXPRESS, INC.whose principal address is: 600 West 4th Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.STEPHEN C. SHOLDER, ESQUIRERAUP & SHOLDER, P.C.270 West 3rd StreetWilliamsport, PA l7701

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SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

In the Court of Common Pleas ofLycoming County, Pennsylvania

Civil Action—Law———

NO. 13-02844———

NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

———Wilmington Trust National

Association, as Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A., as trustee for the Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors

Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-HE2 c/o

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff

vs. Barbara Rine a/k/a Barbara J. Rine, Individually and as Known Heir of Donald E. Rine, Unknown Heirs,

Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right,

Title or Interest From or Under Donald E. Rine and Michael Rine a/k/a

Michael E. Rine, Individually and as Known Heir of Donald E. Rine,

Defendants———

AMENDED COMPLAINT IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

———TO: Unknown Heirs, Successors, As-

signs and All Persons, Firms or As-sociations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or Under Donald E. Rine, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 14869 State Route 87 a/k/a 14869 Route 87 Highway, Williams-port, PA 17701You are hereby notified that Plaintiff,

Wilmington Trust National Associa-tion, as Successor Trustee to Citibank,

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N.A., as trustee for the Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-HE2 c/o Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, has filed an Amended Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a Notice to Defend, against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, docketed to NO. 13-02844, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 14869 State Route 87 a/k/a 14869 Route 87 High-way, Williamsport, PA 17701, where-upon your property would be sold by the Sheriff of Lycoming County.

———NOTICE———

YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the notice above, you must take action within twenty (20) days after this Complaint and Notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the Court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you

by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PA-PER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OF-FICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THE INFORMATION ABOUT HIR-ING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.

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Lycoming Law Association Members are kindly asked to consider a donation to the Ly-coming Law Association Foundation in memory of a deceased Member. The Foundation will notify the family of such Member that a gift was made by you.

Members of the Lycoming Law Association are reminded and urged to consider placing in your Wills a bequest to the Lycoming Law As-sociation Foundation. As you probably know, your gift is tax deductible as the Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Organization.

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