Court File Number: 62-PR-26-60 NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS (WITHOUT A WILL)State of Minnesota, District Court, Ramsey County, Second Judicial District, Case Type: Informal Probate In re the Estate of: KAREN DOROTHY RUSSELL, DecedentTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given that an application for informal appointment of personal representative has been filed with the Court. No will has been presented for probate. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Probate Registrar has informally appointed the following: Name Address Eric Harold Hansen 12648 224th Court NW Elk River, MN 55330 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as Personal Representative, or may object to the appointment of the Personal Representative. Unless objections are filed pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-607, and the court otherwise orders, the Personal Representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. 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 (4) months after the date of this Notice, or the claims will be barred. Date: February 4, 2026LAURA J. STEVENS Probate Registrar THERESA AMES Court AdministratorAttorney for Personal Representative MARTIN DANIEL SCHUTZ Attorney License No.: 240813 Martin D Schutz PA 2199 Silver Lake Road NW New Brighton MN 55112 Telephone: 651-789-6052 E-Mail: schutzlaw@msn.com(February 9-16) ======== ST. PAUL LEGAL LEDGER ======= 4133819