PUBLISH

(April 25, May 2, 2025)

STATE OF

MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF BROWN

FIFTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT DISTRICT

COURT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No.

08-PR-25-309

Estate of Richard L.

Berg a/k/a Richard Leo

Berg, Richard Berg,

Decedent

NOTICE OF INFOR-

MAL PROBATE OF

WILL AND APPOINT-

MENT OF PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE

AND NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

Notice is given that an

application for informal

probate of the

Decedent’s Will, dated

June 17, 2022, and

(“Will”), has been filed

with the Registrar. The

application has been

granted.

Notice is also given

that the Registrar has

informally appointed

Elizabeth Cooper,

whose address is 8

Kennedy Drive, New

Ulm, Minnesota,

56073, as personal

representative of the

Estate of the De-

cedent. Any heir, devi-

see or other interested

person may be entitled

to appointment as per-

sonal representative or

may object to the ap-

pointment of the per-

sonal representative.

Unless objections are

filed with the Court

(pursuant to Minnesota

Statutes section

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 distri-

bute real estate.

Any objections 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 Min-

nesota Statutes section

524.3-801) all creditors

having claims against

the Estate are required

to present the claims to

the personal represen-

tative 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 proceed-

ings be given to the At-

torney General pur-

suant to Minnesota

Statutes section

501B.41, subdivision 5.

Dated: 4/21/2025

Carol M. Weikle

Registrar

Dated: 4/21/2025

Carol M. Weikle

Court Administrator

Attorney for Personal

Representative

Mary Kay Mages

Blethen Berens

219 N Broadway,

Suite C

P.O. Box 428

New Ulm, MN, 56073

Attorney License No:

0339313

Telephone: (507)

233-3900

FAX: (507) 354-7297

Email:

mkmages@blethen

berens.com