PUBLISH

(April 3, 10, 2020)

STATE OF

MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF BROWN

IN DISTRICT COURT

FIFTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No.

08-PR-20-257

In Re: Estate of Ger-

trude V. Rathman a/k/a

Gertrude Rathmann

Deceased.

NOTICE OF INFOR-

MAL PROBATE OF

WILL AND INFORMAL

APPOINTMENT OF

PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE

AND NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

Notice is given that an

application for informal

probate of the

Decedent’s Will dated

November 18, 2019,

has been filed with the

Registrar. The applica-

tion has been granted.

Notice is also given

that the Registrar has

informally appointed

Brian J. Rathmann

a/k/a Brian Rathmann,

whose address is

16111 KC Road, New

Ulm, MN 56073, as

personal representa-

tive of the Estate of

Decedent. Any heir,

devisee or other in-

terested person may

be entitled to appoint-

ment as personal

representative or may

object to the appoint-

ment of the personal

representative. Unless

objections are filed

with the Court (pur-

suant to Minn. Stat.

524.3-607) and the

Court otherwise orders,

the personal represen-

tative has full power to

administer the Estate,

including, after 30 days

from the date of is-

suance of letters, the

power to sell, en-

cumber, lease or dis-

tribute real estate.

Any objection to the

probate of the will or

appointment of the

Personal Representa-

tive must be filed with

this Court and will be

heard by the Court

after the filing of an ap-

propriate petition and

proper notice of hear-

ing.

Notice is also given

that (subject to Minn.

Stat. 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: March 31, 2020

Carol M. Weikle, Re-

gistrar

Attorney for Personal

Representative:

Matthew S. Vickery

#112768

125 Main Street West

PO Box 303

Sleepy Eye, MN

56085-0303

(507) 794-3130

(507) 794-3131 – fac-

simile