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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF FILLMORE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION

October 28, 2024 by Fillmore County Journal

Court File No. 23-PR-24-503

In Re: Estate of Diane L. Bigalk,

Decedent.

NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is given that an Applicaiton for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated March 24, 1999. The registrar accepted the application, as amended, and appointed Richard Lee Bigalk, whose address is 1526 West Parnell Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 55321, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent’s estate.

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. Any objection to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection.

Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters testamentary, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent. 

Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decendent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. 

Dated: October 18, 2024

/s/ Barb Stevensen

Deputy Probate Registrar

Lauren Hanson,Court Administrator

Shawn Vogt Sween (MN# 0387368)

Law Office of Shawn Vogt Sween LLC

104 Main St S, PO Box 35

Grand Meadow Minnesota 55936

Telephone: 507-754-4555

ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

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