PUBLISH

(February 11, 18,

2025)

STATE OF

MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF BROWN

FIFTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No.

08-PR-25- 100

Estate of Barbra Kaye

Ries a/k/a Barbra K.

Ries, Barbra Ries, De-

cedent

08-PR-25-100

Filed in District Court

State of Minnesota

2/5/2025 4:09 PM

NOTICE AND ORDER

OF HEARING ON

PETITION FOR PRO-

BATE OF WILL AND

APPOINTMENT OF

PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE

AND NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

It is Ordered and No-

tice is given that on

March 10, 2025, at

9:30am, by Zoom, a

hearing will be held in

this Court at 14 South

State Street, New Ulm,

Minnesota, for the for-

mal probate of an in-

strument purporting to

be the Will of the De-

cedent dated, March

30, 1984, and codicils

to the will, dated Au-

gust 28, 1987, (“Will”),

and for the appoint-

ment of Jacquelyn A.

Forst, whose address

is 37007 641st Ave-

nue, Gibbon MN 55335

as Personal Represen-

tative of the Estate of

the Decedent in an un-

supervised administra-

tion. Any objections to

the petition must be

filed with the Court pri-

or 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 as-

sets, to pay all legal

debts, claims, taxes

and expenses, to sell

real and personal pro-

perty, and to do all

necessary acts for the

Estate.

Notice is also given

that (subject to Min-

nesota 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:

Feb. 5, 2025

(COURT SEAL)

BY THE COURT

/s/ Kristine Weeks

Judge of District Court

Dated: Feb. 5, 2025

By: /s/ Sara-Ann Co-

vich,

Deputy Court Adminis-

trator

Attorney for Petitioner

Mary Kay Mages

Blethen Berens

219 N. Broadway,

Suite C

PO Box 428

New Ulm MN 56073

Attorney License No:

0339313

Telephone: (507)

233-3900

FAX: (507) 354-7297

Email:

mkmages@blethen

berens.com