NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE ON ESTATE OF FLORENCE EFFERTZ

NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF WASHINGTON

TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No. 82-PR-12-3555

In Re:Estate of

Florence Catherine Effertz,

formerly known as Florence Catherine Sykora

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 January 17, 2003. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Matthew H. Effertz, Jr., whose address is 4312 Greenhaven Court, Vadnais Heights, Minnesota 55127, 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 or may object to the appointment of the 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 the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters 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: June 15, 2012

Lisa Haas, Registrar

Annette Fritz, Court Administrator

Theodore C Landwehr (MN# 0239458)

Landwehr Law Offices

4034 7th Street NE

Columbia Heights, Minnesota

55421

Telephone: 763-781-7898

Facsimile: 763-781-7898

Attorney for Personal Representative

6/27-7/4/2012

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