Notice to creditors regarding the estate of John Lawrence Kakatsch.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA 
PROBATE DIVISION 
CASE NO.: 26-CP-627 
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF 
JOHN LAWRENCE KAKATSCH, 
Deceased. 
The administration of the estate of JOHN LAWRENCE KAKATSCH, deceased, whose date of death was November 2, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 9346, Fort Myers, FL 33902-9346. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives attorney are set forth below. 
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. 
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. 
The personal representative has no duty to discover whether any property held at the time of the decedents death by the decedent or the decedents surviving spouse is property to which the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act as described in ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes, applies, or may apply, unless a written demand is made by a creditor as specified under s. 732.2211, Florida Statutes. The written demand must be filed with the clerk. 
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. 
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. 
The date of first publication of this notice is March 20, 2026. 
Personal Representative: 
JOANNE FERGUSON 
1 Fox Run Road 
Ipswich, MA 01938 
HENDERSON, FRANKLIN, STARNES AND HOLT, P.A. 
PATRICK S. HODGES 
Attorneys for Personal Representative 
Bonita Bay Executive Center I 
3451 Bonita Bay Blvd., Suite 206 
Bonita Springs, FL 34134 
Telephone: (239) 344-1100 
Facsimile: (239) 344-1200 
Fla. Bar No.: 1071266 
Primary email:  
patrick.hodges@henlaw.com 
Secondary Email: 
lisa.goddy@henlaw.com 
denise.edwards@henlaw.com 
March 20, 27, 2026	26-01083L