Court File Number: 62-PR-26-641 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: JOSEPH E. HOWARD, a/k/a JOSEPH EARL HOWARD, 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 Deborah K. Howard 1628 Maple Knoll Drive Falcon Heights MN 55113 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent. 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. 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. Dated: July 31, 2026LAURA J. STEVENS Probate Registrar THERESA AMES Court AdministratorAttorney for Personal Representative ERIC JENAL SKONNORD Attorney License No.: 27074X Inrelex Law Group PLLC 708 Cleveland Avenue SW Suite 103 Saint Paul MN 55112 Telephone: 651-698-1090 E-Mail: eskonnord@msn.com(August 10-17) ======== ST. PAUL LEGAL LEDGER ======= 4185061