Public Notices 02/05/2026

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF BLUE EARTH
DISTRICT COURT 
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 
PROBATE DIVISION
In Re: Estate of
Eric Conrad Hammar,
Decedent. 
Court File No.: 07-PR-26-329

NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

It is Ordered and Notice is given that on  February 26, 2026 at  9:05 AM, a hearing will be held in this Court at Blue Earth County Justice Center, 401 Carver Road, Mankato, Minnesota 56001, on a petition for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of Decedent’s heirs, and for the appointment of Curtis Hammar, whose address is 2115 Union Drive, Lakewood, CO 80215 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration
Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with the full power to administer the Decedent’s 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 Decedent’s estate.
Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the Decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

BY THE COURT

Dated:
January 26, 2026
Kristine A. Weeks
Judge of District Court

Dated:
January 26, 2026
Andrew Nelson
Deputy Court Administrator

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Paul E. Grabitske MN# 0319843
124 E. Walnut Street, Suite 200
Mankato, MN 56001 
Telephone: 507-779-7012
e-mail: paul@grabitskelaw.com 
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER

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