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STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FILE NO.: 56-PR-24-561 In Re: Estate of NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL KAREN KATHLEEN BASNESS, REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE Decedent, TO CREDITORS _________________________________________________________ Notice is given that an Application for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed ROGER D. WALVATNE, whose address is 23829 440th Avenue, Henning, Minnesota 56551, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent’s estate. Any heir 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 of general administration, 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 decedent’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: 3-15-2024 /s/Gina DeVilbiss-Hendry Registrar Dated: 3-15-2024 Trisha Mernitz Court Administrator LAKES AREA LAW CENTER Robert O. Blatti MN# 237267 702 Lake Avenue North P.O. Box 829 Battle Lake, Minnesota 56515 Telephone: 218-862-5690 e-mail: robert.lakeslaw@arvig.net (Published April 3 and 10, 2024)