NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSSTATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF WASHINGTON

DISTRICT COURT

PROBATE DIVISION

TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Court File No. 82-PR-11-6016

In Re: Estate of

Dorothy J. Swanlund,

Decedent.

Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated September 2, 2005. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed John R. Swanlund,, whose address is 4898 Norwest Avenue South, Afton, MN 55001, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent's estate.

Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as 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 full power to administer the estate, including after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letter testamentary, 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: October 20, 2011

Lisa Haas, Registrar

Annette Fritz

Court Administrator

Langlais Law Firm, PLLC

Susan T. Steveken

MN# 216203

1807 Market Blvd., PMB 335

Hastings, MN 55033

Telephone: 651-438-3789

Facsimile: 651-438-3936

e-mail: ssteveken@langlaislaw.com

11/2-11/9

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