Court File Number: 16-PR-26-122
In Re: Estate of
Joan Marie Gervais (a/k/a Joan M. Gervais),
Decedent.
NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
It is Ordered and Notice is given that on October 22nd , 2026 at 8:30 am, a hearing will be held in this Court at Cook County, Minnesota, on a petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Decedent’s Will dated November 3, 2025, and for the appointment of Ronald Gervais, Jr., whose address is 1451 Wahlstrom Road, Grand Marais, Minnesota 55604 as personal representative of the Decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration. Hearing will be held via Zoom.
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; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and 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
/s/ Pearson, Shawn
Judge of the District Court
Dated: 7/31/2026
Kathy McFarlane – Interim //
Matthew Dressel – Deputy
Court Administrator
SMITH LAW, PLLC
Richard T. Furlong
MN# 0403157
1710 W. Hwy 61, PO Box 66
Grand Marais, MN 55604
Telephone: 218-387-9800
rich@arrowheadlegal.com
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
Northshore Journal: August 7 & 14, 2026
