Probate — 17W771 14th Street, Villa Park, IL 60181 (2026PR000135)

LEGAL NOTICE-Published 03/18, 03/25, 04/01-UNITED STATES OF AMERICASTATE OF ILLINOISCOUNTY OF DU PAGEIN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE EIGHTEENTHJUDICIAL CIRCUITIN RE THE ESTATE OFKENNETH D. ZAPFELDECEASEDCASE NUMBER2026PR000135PUBLICATION NOTICE AND/OR CLAIMS NOTICENotice is given of the death of KENNETH D. ZAPFEL whose address was 17W771 14th Street, Villa Park, IL 60181. Letters of Office were issued on 3/10/2026 to Bonita Cartwright, 10000 Devonshire St., Westchester, IL 60154 as Independent Executor whose attorney is Gina M. Spada, Williams & Kite, LLC, 1900 S. Highland Ave. Suite 100, Lombard, IL .NOTICE TO HEIRS AND LEGATEESNotice is hereby given to ANDREW VAVREK, JR., MICHAEL VAVREK, JR., KATHY VAVREK, LISA VAVREK  and unknown heirs, who are heirs or legatees in this cause.To probate a Will, and whose name and address is not stated in the petition to admit the Will to Probate, an order was entered by the court on March 10, 2026 admitting the Will to Probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission, you may file a petition with the court to require proof of the Will by testimony of the witnesses to the Will in open court or other evidence, as provided in section 6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/6-21) You will also have the right, under the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/8-1), to contest the validity of the Will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after the admission of the Will to probate.The estate will be administered without Court Supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person may terminate independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Court Clerk.Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of Candice Adams, Circuit Court Clerk, 505 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before September 18, 2026 any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Court Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney, if any, within 10 days after it has been filed with the Circuit Court Clerk.CANDICE ADAMS,CLERK OF THE 18THJUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURTWHEATON, IL 60189-0707Gina M.Spada, Williams & Kite LLCDuPage Attorney Number: 205686Attorney for: Bonita Cartwright1900 S. Highland, Suite 100Lombard,IL 60148630-873-8500gspada@wklaw.biz012-339229