PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLISH
(April 15, 22, 2025)
STATE OF
MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF BROWN
08-PR-25-302
FIFTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No.
08-PR-25-302
Estate of Donna J. Hel-
get, a/k/a Donna Hel-
get, Decedent
NOTICE AND ORDER
FOR HEARING ON
PETITION FOR DES-
CENT OF PROPERTY
A Petition for Determi-
nation of Descent has
been filed with this
Court. The Petition
represents that the De-
cedent died more than
three years ago, leav-
ing property in Min-
nesota and requests
the probate of
Decedent’s last Will (if
any), and the descent
of such property be
determined and as-
signed by this Court to
the persons entitled to
the property.
Any objections to the
Petition must be filed
with the Court prior to
or raised at the hear-
ing. If proper, and no
objections are filed or
raised, the Petition
may be granted.
IT IS ORDERED and
Notice is further given,
that the Petition will be
heard on May 5, 2025,
at 9:15am by Zoom, by
this Court at 14 South
State Street, New Ulm,
Minnesota.
1. Notice shall be given
to all interested per-
sons (MINN. STAT. Å’
524.1-401) and per-
sons who have filed a
demand for notice pur-
suant to Minnesota
Statutes section
524.3-204.
2. Notice shall be given
by publishing this No-
tice and Order as pro-
vided by law and by
mailing a copy of this
Notice and Order at
least 14 days prior to
the hearing date.
Dated: 4/09/2025
BY THE COURT
/s/ Krista J. Jass
Judge of District Court
Dated: 4/09/2025
By:
/s/ Sara-Ann Covich
Court Administrator
Attorney for Petitioner
Jeremy M. Berg
Blethen Berens
219 N Broadway,
Suite C
P.O. Box 428
New Ulm, MN, 56073
Attorney License No:
0387424
Telephone: (507)
233-3900
FAX: (507) 354-7297
Email:
jberg@blethenberens.
com
PUBLISH
(April 8, 15, 2025)
STATE OF
MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF BROWN
FIFTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No.
08-PR-25-292
Estate of Carol Draho-
ta, a/k/a Carol A.
Drahota, Carol Ann
Drahota, Decedent
NOTICE OF INFOR-
MAL PROBATE OF
WILL AND APPOINT-
MENT OF PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Notice is given that an
application for informal
probate of the
Decedent’s Will, dated
August 13, 2015,
(“Will”), has been filed
with the Registrar. The
application has been
granted.
Notice is also given
that the Registrar has
informally appointed
Kim M. Schaefer,
whose address is
11482 State Hwy 68,
New Ulm, Minnesota,
56073, as personal
representative of the
Estate of the De-
cedent. Any heir, devi-
see or other interested
person may be entitled
to appointment as per-
sonal representative or
may object to the ap-
pointment of the per-
sonal representative.
Unless objections are
filed with the Court
(pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes section
524.3-607) and the
Court otherwise orders,
the personal represen-
tative has full power to
administer the Estate,
including, after 30 days
from the date of is-
suance of letters, the
power to sell, en-
cumber, lease or distri-
bute real estate.
Any objections to the
probate of the Will or
appointment of the
Personal Representa-
tive must be filed with
this Court and will be
heard by the Court
after the filing of an ap-
propriate petition and
proper notice of hear-
ing.
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 represen-
tative or to the Court
Administrator within
four months after the
date of this Notice or
the claims will be
barred.
A charitable beneficiary
may request notice of
the probate proceed-
ings be given to the At-
torney General pur-
suant to Minnesota
Statutes section
501B.41, subdivision 5.
Dated: April 3, 2025
Carol M. Weikle
Registrar
Carol M. Weikle
Court Administrator
Attorney for Personal
Representative
Mary Kay Mages
Blethen Berens
219 N Broadway
Suite C
P.O. Box 428
New Ulm, MN, 56073
Attorney License No:
0339313
Telephone:
(507) 233-3900
FAX: (507) 354-7297
Email:
mkmages@blethen
berens.com