PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF FREEBORN
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court File No.: 24-PR-26-1509
Estate of Donald Bernard Killbourne Newell, a/k/a Donald B. K. Newell, Donald B. Newell, Don Kilbourne Newell, and Don B. Newell,
Decedent.
NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
It is Ordered and Notice is given that on November 12, 2026 at 9:45 AM via Zoom, a hearing will be held in this Court at the Freeborn County Courthouse, 411 S. Broadway, Albert Lea, MN 56007 on a Petition for the Adjudication of Intestacy and Determination of Decedent’s Heirs, and for the appointment of Charles T. Newell, whose address is 1416 Circle Drive, Albert Lea, MN 56007 as personal representative of the Decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration.
See notice of remote hearing.
Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with the full power to administer the Decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all necessary acts for the Decedent’s estate.
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.
BY THE COURT
Dated: September 14, 2026
/s/Christy Hormann
Judge of District Court
Lacey Bartsch Court Administrator
ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER
Christopher J. Burns, #0293350
Henson & Efron, P.A.
225 South Sixth Street, Suite 1600
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4503
Telephone: (612) 339-2500
FAX: (612) 339-6364
Email:
cburns@hensonefron.com Albert Lea Tribune:
Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, 2026
T777-57856/NEWELL, D.