PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF FREEBORN
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
ESTATE OF LOWELL J. HELMERS, DECEDENT
COURT FILE NO.
24-PR-26-745
NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

It is Ordered and Notice is given that on July 7, 2026, at 2:45 P.M., a remote hearing will be held in this Court at 411 Broadway Ave. S, Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007, (see Zoom notice) for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship of the Decedent, and for the appointment of Judith A. Thompson, whose address is 905 Maple Hill Dr. Apt. 205, Albert Lea, Minnesota, 56007 as Personal Representative 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 Representative 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: May 19, 2026
BY THE COURT
/s/Christy Hormann
Judge of District Court
Rebecca Mittag
Court Administrator

Attorney for Petitioner
Eythan G. Frandle
Peterson, Kolker, Haedt & Benda, Ltd.
1811 Broadway Avenue SE
Albert Lea, Minnesota, 56007
Attorney License No: 0398362
Telephone: (507) 373-6491
FAX: (507) 373-7863
Email: efrandle@albertlealaw.com

Albert Lea Tribune:
May 27 and June 3, 2026
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