IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) ) NO. 25-PR-336 RICHARD LEO KRATZ, DECEASED. ) Notice is given of the death of Richard Leo Kratz. Letters of office were issued to Mark A Kratz, of 804 East 5th Street, Cahokia Heights, Illinois 62206, as Independent Administrator whose attorney of record is Anthony Steinmetz of A.H.Steinmetz, Ltd., 207 N. Main St., Suite 102, Columbia, Illinois 62236. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Illinois for St. Clair County, or with the representative, or both, on or before April 30, 2026, being six months from the date of first publication of this notice, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is forever barred. IPL0286105 Oct 30,Nov 6,13 2025