IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CLARK COUNTY, OHIO Lil

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CLARK COUNTY, OHIO Lillian J. Wertel-Newberry Administrator for the Estate of Gerald David Bridge, Plaintiff vs. Wendell David Bridge; Address Unknown The unknown heirs, successors, and/or assigns devisees, next of kin, executors, administrators assigns of William Leland Bridge, deceased and of Ken Hess, deceased, all of whose residences and last known residences cannot be ascertained through reasonably diligent efforts, et al Defendants Case No.: 20250457 A NOTICE BY PUBLICATION To Wendell David Bridge and to the Unknown Heirs, devisees, next of kin, executors, administrators, assigns, and the unknown guardians of minor or incompetent heirs, devisees, next of kin and assigns of William Leland Bridge and Ken Hess, all of whose residences and last known addresses are unknown and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, You are hereby notified that you have been named Defendant in a legal action entitled Lillian J. Wertel-Newberry, Administrator for the Estate of Gerald David Bridge, Plaintiff vs Cindy Hess-Wright, et al. This action has been assigned Case# 20250457 A and is pending in the Probate Division of the Common Pleas Court of Clark County, Ohio, 50 East Columbia Street, Springfield, Ohio, 45502. The object of the Complaint is to sell the real estate of the Decedent, Gerald David Bridge, said real estate being located at and commonly known as: 6 Danzig Street, Fairborn, Clark County, Ohio, Permanent Parcel #188-10-00011-117-005 and more particularly described as follows: Situated in the County of Clark, in the State of Ohio, and Township of Mad, and being all of Lot Numbered ONE HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT (168) as the same is numbered, designated and known on the Plat of Green Meadows Number TWO (2) Holiday Valley Estates, Section TWO (2) as the same is recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 15 of the Plat Records of Clark County, Ohio. You are required to answer the Complaint within 28 days after the last publication of this notice which will be published once each week for three consecutive weeks. The last publication will be made on January 30, 2026, and the 28 days for answer will commence on that date. In case of your failure to answer or otherwise respond as required by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded on the Complaint. WlTNESS MY SIGNATURE and the seal of said Court, this 13th day of January, 2026 Richard P. Carey, PROBATE JUDGE BY: Connie Estep, Deputy Clerk 1-16,1-23,1-30/2026