Legal Notice COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DIVISION OF PROBATE LAKE COUNTY, OHIO JUDGE MARK J. BARTOLOTTA IN THE MATTER OF: MERRIE LOUISE BUTTERFIELD CASE NUMBER: 26 ES 1141 TO: JOHN M. BUTTERFIELD, NEPHEW, AND MICHAEL J. BUTTERFIELD, NEPHEW, addresses unknown, and any unknown next of kin, legatees and devisees of MERRIE LOUISE BUTTERFIELD, deceased You are notified that said decedent died on 01/26/2026 and that the decedent’s will was admitted to probate by the Lake County Probate court on 03/18/2026. The Court is located at 25 North Park Place, Painesville, Ohio, 44077, on the first floor of the West Annex Courthouse. This notice is given, pursuant to section 2107.19 of the Ohio Revised Code, to all persons who would be entitled to inherit from the decedent had the decedent died intestate and to all legatees and devisees named in the will who did not waive this notice. Any action to contest the validity of the will must be filed within three (3) months from the filing of the Certificate of Service of Notice of Probate of Will pursuant to Section 2107.19 of the Ohio Revised Code. Attorney for Estate CHARLES E. LANGMACK, ESQ 38106 Third Street Willoughby, OH 44094 2802891/March 30 and April 6 and 13, 2026