The personal representative
named below has been appointed
as personal representative of this
estate. Any person having a claim
against the decedent must, before
the time the claim would be barred
by any otherwise applicable
statute of limitations, present the
claim in the manner as provided in
RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or
mailing to the personal
representative or the personal
representative’s attorney at the
address stated below a copy of
the claim and filing the original of
the claim with the Court in which
the probate proceedings were
commenced. The claim must be
presented within the later of: (1)
Thirty days after the personal
representative served or mailed
the notice to the creditor as
provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)
(c); or (2) four months after the
date of first publication of the
notice. If the claim is not
presented within this time frame,
the claim is forever barred, except
as otherwise provided in RCW
11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060.
This bar is effective as to claims
against both the decedent’s
probate and nonprobate assets.
Date of First Publication:
September 23, 2026 Personal
Representative: Kathleen E.
Mertes Attorney for the Personal
Representative: Russell J. Speidel
Address for Mailing or Service:
Speidel Bentsen LLP 7 North
Wenatchee Avenue, Suite 600
P.O. Box 881 Wenatchee, WA
98807-0881 KATHLEEN E.
MERTES Personal Representative
Attorneys for Personal
Representative:
SPEIDEL BENTSEN LLP By:
RUSSELL J. SPEIDEL
WSBA No. 12838
7 North Wenatchee Avenue, Suite
600 P.O. Box 881 Wenatchee, WA
98807
Published in The Leavenworth Echo on
September 23, 30 and October 7, 2026
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