NO. 25-4-01902-3

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:

MARY H. BENDER,

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-0473 and date of birth is January 22, 1931. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: September 23, 2025

DATE OF FILING WITH COURT:

September 19, 2025

DATED this 19th day of September, 2025.

/S/ Barbara A. Bender

BARBARA A. BENDER

Personal Representative

7746 Ravenna Ave NE

Seattle, WA 98115

(206) 446-7300

Presented by: /S/ Mary J. Sarigumba

MARY J. SARIGUMBA, WSBA #45653

Balsam Quinlan P.S.

911 South I Street

Tacoma, WA 98405

Attorney for Personal Representative

IDX-1020044

September 23, 30, October 7, 2025