PUBLISH

(April 10, 17, 2026)

STATE OF

MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF BROWN

FIFTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No.

08-PR-26-269

Estate of Lester Robert

Geiger, Jr., a/k/a Les-

ter R. Geiger, Jr., Les-

ter Geiger, Jr., De-

cedent

NOTICE AND ORDER

OF HEARING ON

PETITION FOR FOR-

MAL ADJUDICATION

OF INTESTACY,

DETERMINATION OF

HEIRSHIP, APPOINT-

MENT OF PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE

AND NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

It is Ordered and No-

tice is given that on

5/14/26 at 9:05

a.m./ZOOM, a hearing

will be held in

this Court at 14 South

State Street, New Ulm,

Minnesota, for the ad-

judication of intestacy

and determination of

heirship of the De-

cedent, and for the ap-

pointment of Gary

Geiger, whose address

is 101 4th Street E,

Hanska, Minnesota,

56041 as Personal

Representative of the

Estate of the Decedent

in an UNSUPER-

VISED administration.

Any objections to the

petition must be filed

with the Court prior to

or raised at the hear-

ing. If proper and if no

objections are filed or

raised, the Personal

Representative will be

appointed with full

power to administer the

Estate, including the

power to collect all as-

sets, to pay all legal

debts, claims, taxes

and expenses, to sell

real and personal pro-

perty, and to do all

necessary acts for the

Estate.

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

Representative or to

the Court Administrator

within four months after

the date of this Notice

or the claims will be

barred.

BY THE COURT

Dated: 4/3/2026

/s/ Mark Betters

Judge of District Court

Dated: 4/3/2026

Rachel M. Holmseth

Court Administrator

Attorney for Petitioner

Mary Kay Mages

Blethen Berens

219 N Broadway,

Suite C,

P.O. Box 428

New Ulm, Minnesota,

56073

Attorney License No:

0339313

Telephone:

(507) 233-3900

FAX: (507) 354-7297

Email:

mkmages@blethen

berens.com