Probate and Notice to Creditors
STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF LAKE OF THE WOODS NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Probate division
Estate of:
Sharon L. Better, a/k/a Sharon Lynn notice and order of hearing on
Bitter, a/k/a Sharon Bitter, petition for probate of will and
appointment of personal Decedent representative and notice to creditors
Court File No. 39-PR-23-132
IT IS ORDERED and notice is hereby given that on November 6, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., a hearing will be held via virtual meeting. To join the virtual meeting, any individuals will connect using the following: https://www.zoomgov.com/join or via telephone at 1-833-568-8864 using the Judge’s meeting ID which is: 161 223 5068 and Passcode is 536686, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, July 26, 2019, (“Will”), and for the appointment of Curt Bitter, whose address is P.O. Box 606, Baudette , MN, 56623 and Stephen Bitter, whose address is 305 4th St SE, Baudette, MN, 56623 as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representatives will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate.
Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota 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.
Dated: October 4, 2023 /s/ Donna K. Dixon
Judge of District Court
Dated: October 4, 2023 /s/ Courtney Fredrickson
Court Administrator Deputy
Attorney for Petitioner
Daniel L. Rust
Fischer Rust Law Firm, PLLC
407 North Broadway, P.O. Box 605
Crookston, MN, 56716
Attorney License No: 94560
Telephone: (218) 281-2400
FAX: (218) 281-5831
Email: drust@crookstonlaw.com
Publish October 11, 18, 2023
STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF LAKE OF THE WOODS NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Probate division
Estate of:
Willis M. Bitter, a/k/a Willis Martin notice and order of hearing on
Bitter, a/k/a Willis Bitter, petition for probate of will and
appointment of personal Decedent representative and notice to creditors
Court File No. 39-PR-23-134
IT IS ORDERED and notice is hereby given that on November 6, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., a hearing will be held via virtual meeting. To join the virtual meeting, any individuals will connect using the following: https://www.zoomgov.com/join or via telephone at 1-833-568-8864 using the Judge’s meeting ID which is: 161 223 5068 and Passcode is 536686, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, July 26, 2019, (“Will”), and for the appointment of Curt Bitter, whose address is P.O. Box 606, Baudette , MN, 56623 and Stephen Bitter, whose address is 305 4th St SE, Baudette, MN, 56623 as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representatives will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate.
Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota 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.
Dated: October 4, 2023 /s/ Donna K. Dixon
Judge of District Court
Dated: October 4, 2023 /s/ Courtney Fredrickson
Court Administrator Deputy
Attorney for Petitioner
Daniel L. Rust
Fischer Rust Law Firm, PLLC
407 North Broadway, P.O. Box 605
Crookston, MN, 56716
Attorney License No: 94560
Telephone: (218) 281-2400
FAX: (218) 281-5831
Email: drust@crookstonlaw.com
Publish October 11, 18, 2023
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