Court File No. 27-PA-PR-26-1071 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: JANET E. NICOL, also known as JANET MAY NICOL, JANET M. NICOL, AND JANET NICOL, DecedentNotice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent's Will, dated July 26, 2022 ("Will"), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Kristin Nicol, whose address is 216 Meadowbrook Rd., Hopkins, Minnesota, 55343, 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. A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given to the Attorney General pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 501B.41, subdivision 5. Dated: July 22, 2026YVETTE M. ANDRADE Registrar SARAH GONSALVES Court AdministratorAttorney for Personal Representative Michael J. Smith Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren 8300 Norman Center Drive, Suite 1000 Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55437 Attorney License No: 0183350 Telephone: (952) 896-3270 Email: msmith@larkinhoffman.com(July 24, 31, 2026) 4182227