NO. 23-4-02735-6 -PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, May 13, 2026

NO. 23-4-02735-6

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.40.030

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PIERCE

In re the Estate of:

KENNETH JOHN SPOERL,

Deceased.

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. Decedent’s Social Security number is xxx-xx-5670 and date of birth is March 4, 1947. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: May 13, 2026

DATE OF FILING WITH COURT: May 11, 2026

DATED this 6th day of May, 2026.

/s/ GAYLERD B. MASTERS

Personal Representative

9721 61st St. Ct. W.

University Place, WA 98467

253-686-9614

Presented by:

/s/ KAROL A. WHEALDON

BRENNA L. QUINLAN, WSBA #56944

KAROL A. WHEALDON, WSBA #28976

Attorney for Personal Representative

Balsam Quinlan P.S.

911 South I Street

Tacoma, WA 98405

IDX1030612

May 13, 20, 27, 2026