Court File No. 27-PA-PR-26-889
NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSSTATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
Estate of: JOAN COLWELL, also known as, JOAN L.
COLWELL AND, BARBARA JOAN COLWELL,
DecedentNotice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent's Will, dated May 8, 2013, ("Will"), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted.
Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed John G. Colwell, Jr., whose address is 4917 Eden Avenue, Apt. 221, Edina, Minnesota 55424, as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as Personal Representative or may object to the appointment of the Personal Representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of Letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.
Any objections to the probate of the Will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate Petition and proper Notice of Hearing.
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: July 22, 2026YVETTE M. ANDRADE
Registrar
SARAH GONSALVES
Court AdministratorAttorney for Personal Representative
Robin R. Tutt
Fox Rothschild LLP
33 S. Sixth St., Suite 3600
Minneapolis, MN, 55402
Attorney License No: 0311674
Telephone: (612) 607-7000
Email: rtutt@foxrothschild.com(July 24, 31, 2026) 4182076