Court File No.53-PR-19-272 – Estate of Sherwood O. Garms, Decedent

Legal Notice

STATE OF MINNESOTA                                                                                COUNTY OF NOBLES      

FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 

DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No.53-PR-19-272

NOTICE AND ORDER OF  HEARING ON  PETITION FOR  PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Sherwood O. Garms, Decedent

Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s Will, dated October 31, 2003 (“Will”) ,

has been filed with the Registrar.  The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Mark W. Shepherd, who address is 1110 Elmwood Avenue, Worthington, MN  56187, as 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 personal representative.   Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 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 appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statues 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 months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: April 4, 2019                                          By the Court

Darla DeKam

Registrar

Dated: April  4, 2019

Lori Klein

Court Administrator

Attorney for Personal Representive

Todd D. Ahlquist

Ahlquist & Wiltrout PC

419 Ninth Street, PO Box 475

Worthington, MN. 56187

Attorney License No:0135896

Telephone:  (507) 372-2322

Fax (507) 372-5649

Email: todd@awlawoffice.com

04/10/19, 04/17/19