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PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF FREEBORN
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No. 24-PR-21-1060
Estate of DOVAIN
OTTERSON, aka DOVAIN VERN OTTERSON, Decedent
NOTICE OF INFORMAL
PROBATE OF WILL AND
APPOINTMENT
OF PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE AND
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s Will, dated July 26, 2002, (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted.
Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed LONNIE DOVAIN OTTERSON, whose address is 1919 42nd Street NW, Rochester, Minnesota 55901, 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 the 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 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 Minnesota Statutes 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: 07/28/2021

Deanna Verdick, Deputy Probate Registrar

Rebecca S. Mittag
Court Administrator

Attorney for Personal Representative
Steven C. Opheim
Dudley and Smith, P.A.
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 2602
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101
Attorney License No: 169080
Telephone: (651) 291-1717
FAX: (651) 223-5055
Email:
sopheim@dudleyandsmith.com

Albert Lea Tribune: Aug. 4 and 11
24-PR-21-1060