STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STEPHENSON COUNTY   IN PROBATE NO: 25 PR 80   IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DELORES LENZ, DECEASED   PUBLICATION NOTICE   NOTICE is given of the death of DELORES LENZ, of Freeport, Illinois. Letters of Office as Independent Executor were issued on November 6, 2025 to Ginnie Pflaume, 4050 Five Bridge Rd., Clinton, NC 28328, whose attorney is Richard J. Hauser, Hauser Law LLC, 524 W. Stephenson, Suite 300, Freeport, Illinois, 61032.   NOTICE is further given to creditors and others interested that the estate will be administered without court supervision unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 'LCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerks Office, Stephenson County Courthouse, Freeport, Illinois, or with the representatives or both on or before the 19th day of May, 2026, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.              /s/ Richard J. Hauser            Richard J. Hauser,             Attorney for Executor   Richard J. Hauser #6193777 HAUSER LAW LLC Attorneys for Executor 524 W. Stephenson, Suite 300 Freeport, IL 61032 815/235-1515 rick@hauserlaw.us