Legal Notice
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF NOBLES
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No.53-PR-19-1072
NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND
APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of
John M. Groninga
Decedent
It is Ordered and Notice is hereby given that on December 2, 2019 at 11:00 a.m, a hearing will be held in this Court at Prairie Justice Center, 1530 Airport Road, Worthington, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated October 6, 1997, and codicil(s) to the Will dated April 20, 1989, and separate writing (s) under Minnesota Statues section 524.2-513 (“Will”), and for the appointment od Donald L. Groninga whose address is 21172 Palm Avenue, Worthington, MN
56187 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administration.
Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the estate.
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.
A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given to the Attorney General pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 501B.41, subdivision 5.
Dated: October 31, 2019 By the Court
Gordon L Moore III
Judge of District Court
Dated: April 16, 2019
Lori Klein
Court Administrator
Attorney for Petitioner
THOMAS J. LA VELLE
LaVelle Law Office
1127 Ryan’s Road,
PO Box 67
Worthington, MN. 56187
Attorney License No: 61165
Telephone: (507) 372-2195
Fax: 507-372-2196
Email: tlavelle@frontiernet.net
11/20/19, 11/27/19
