Notice of Informal Probate of Will and Appointment of Personal Representative and Notice to Creditors

Notice of Informal Probate of Will and Appointment of Personal Representative and Notice to Creditors Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 12/05/2025 State of Minnesota, Stearns County District Court, Seventh Judicial District Court File Number: 73-PR-25-10076 Case Type: Informal Probate In re the Estate of KRISTIN KAY ELLESTAD, 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 August 6, 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 REBECCA ANN MAIERS; Address 913 25TH Ave N, ST CLOUD MN 56303-2424; Email becky.maiers500@gmail.com; Phone Number 320-469-6634 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 12-5-2025 George Lock, Court Administrator 12-5-2025 December 16, 23 2025 LMNS0424228