LEGAL NOTICE Deborah Hance, whose last place of residence is known as 4661 Matthew Place, Fairfield, OH 45014 but whose present place of residence is unknown and Ronald D. Watkins, whose last place of residence is known as 4661 Matthew Place, Fairfield, OH 45014 but whose present place of residence is unknown, will take notice that on July 21, 2026, Rocket Mortgage, LLC, filed its Complaint in Foreclosure in Case No. CV 2026 07 1788 in the Court of Common Pleas Butler County, Ohio alleging that the Defendants, Deborah Hance and Ronald D. Watkins, have or claim to have an interest in the real estate located at 4661 Matthew Place, Fairfield, OH 45014, PPN #A0700110000024. A complete legal description may be obtained with the Butler County Auditor's Office located at 130 High St., 4th FL, Hamilton, OH 45011. The Petitioner further alleges that by reason of default of the Defendant(s) in the payment of a promissory note, according to its tenor, the conditions of a concurrent mortgage deed given to secure the payment of said note and conveying the premises described, have been broken, and the same has become absolute. The Petitioner prays that the Defendant(s) named above be required to answer and set up their interest in said real estate or be forever barred from asserting the same, for foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshalling of any liens, and the sale of said real estate, and the proceeds of said sale applied to the payment of Petitioner's claim in the property order of its priority, and for such other and further relief as is just and equitable. THE DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER ON OR BEFORE THE 15th DAY OF December, 2026. BY: CLUNK, HOOSE CO., LPA Robert R. Hoose #0074544 Attorneys for Plaintiff-Petitioner 495 Wolf Ledges Pkwy Akron, OH 44311 (330) 436-0300 - telephone (330) 436-0301 - facsimile notice@clunkhoose.com 11-3,11-10,11-17/2026


