Notice of Informal Probate of Will and Appointment of Personal Representative and Notice to Creditors Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 1/05/2026 State of Minnesota, Stearns County District Court, Seventh Judicial District Court File Number: 73-PR-25-10404 Case Type: Informal Probate In re the Estate of RODNEY MARTIN AUSTIN aka RODNEY M AUSTIN, Deceased, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given that an application for informal probate of the above-named Decedent's Last Will dated June 12, 2019, has been filed with the Probate Registrar, and the application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Probate Registrar has informally appointed the following: Self-Represented Litigant Mark Hillerud Austin; Address 4925 Sunset Lane, loretto, MN 55357; Email mark.h.austin@gmail.com; Phone Number 612.250.6403 as a personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative, or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed pursuant to Minn. Stat. section 524.3-607, and the court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Any objections to the probate of the Will, or to the appointment of the personal representative, must be filed with this court, and will be heard by the court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also given that, subject to Minn. Stat. section 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four (4) months after the date of this Notice, or the claims will be barred. Lea Hippe, Probate Registrar 1-5-2026 George Lock, Court Administrator 1-5-2026 January 12, 19 2026 LMNS0437987