IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHATCOM COUNTY In re the Estate of: JASON EAVES GEISELMAN, Deceased. No. 25-4-00883-37. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Judge Lee Grochmal
The Administrator named below has been appointed and has qualified as Administrator of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Administrator or the Administrator’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probated proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Administrator served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.
Date of Filing of Notice to Creditors:
September 12, 2025 with Clerk of Court:
Date of First Publication:
September 18, 2025
Name of Administrator:
MERIDITH COPELAND
Attorney for Administrators:
Steven D. Avery, WSBA #35262
Address for Mailing or Service:
Avery Elder Law, P.S.
801 Samish Way, Ste. 202
Bellingham WA 98229
Telephone: (360) 325-2550
Email: steve@averyelderlaw.com
DATED: September 12, 2025
AVERY ELDER LAW, P.S.
STEVEN D. AVERY, WSBA #35262
Attorney for Administrator
MERIDITH COPELAND
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee, SKAGIT LAW GROUP, PLLC, a Washington professional limited liability company, will on Friday, October 10, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., at the entrance/front steps of the Whatcom County Courthouse located at 311 Grand Avenue, in the City of Bellingham, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Whatcom, State of Washington, to-wit: Parcel A: THE NORTH 330 FEET OF THE WEST 180 FEET OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF W.M., EXCEPT RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR COUNTY ROAD NO. 32, COMMONLY KNOWN AS GRANDVIEW ROAD, LYING ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE THEREOF. SITUATE IN WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Parcel B: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE W.M., LYING EASTERLY OF PACIFIC HIGHWAY; EXCEPT THAT RIGHT OF WAY LYING ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE THEREOF, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS PACIFIC HIGHWAY. SITUATE IN WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON, (commonly known as 2391 Grandview Road, Ferndale, WA 98248, and 4942 Pacific Hwy, Ferndale, WA 98248), which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust, dated November 14, 2022, and recorded November 21, 2022, under Auditor’s File No. 2022-1101558, records of Whatcom County, Washington, from DESERT BAY INC., a Washington Corporation, and DBL HOLDINGS, LLC, (f/k/a B & L HOLDINGS, LLC) a Washington limited liability company, as Grantors to secure an obligation in favor of STEVE BEITLER, as Beneficiary. Skagit Law Group, PLLC, a Washington Professional Limited Liability Company, is now Trustee by reason of an Appointment of Successor Trustee recorded December 2, 2024, under Auditor’s File No. 2024-1200066, records of Whatcom County, Washington.
II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.
III. The Default for which this foreclosure is made is as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts, which are now in arrears:
A balloon payment of all remaining principal amounts owed, due as of November 15, 2024. $424,493.57
Unpaid accrued interest as of September 3, 2025. $109,678.97
Late charges $14,450.00
Total: $548,622.54
Demand having been given and no payment having been received, all principal, interest, and late fees are now due. Other potential defaults do not involve payment to the Beneficiary. If applicable, each of these defaults must be cured. Listed below are categories of common defaults which do not involve payment of money to the Beneficiary. Opposite each such listed default is a brief description of the action/documentation necessary to cure the default. The list does not exhaust all possible other defaults. Any defaults identified by Beneficiary or Trustee that are not listed below must also be cured.
Other Default: Action to Cure Default:
TAXES/ASSESSMENTS Deliver to Successor Trustee written proof that all taxes and assessments against the property are paid current. FAILURE TO INSURE PROPERTY AGAINST HAZARD Deliver to Successor Trustee written proof that the property is insured against hazard as required by the Deed of Trust. LIENS Deliver to Successor Trustee written proof that all senior liens are paid current and that no other defaults exist. JUDGMENTS Deliver to Successor Trustee written proof that all senior judgments are paid current and that no other defaults exist. WASTE Cease and desist from committing waste, repair all damage to property and maintain property as required in Deed of Trust. UNAUTHORIZED SALE OF PROPERTY (DUE ON SALE) Revert title to permitted vestee. Costs and Fees: In addition to the amounts in arrears specified above, you are or may be obligated to pay the following estimated charges, costs, and fees:
Attorney’s fees incurred by beneficiary: $12,000.00
Title report: $1,856.27
Service/posting of foreclosure notices: $300.00
Recording fees: $348.21
Mailing costs: $250.00
Photocopies: $25.00
Subtotal: $14,779.48
Total Current Estimated Amount: $563,402.02
Additional Arrearages:
Additional Costs and Fees:
Additional attorney’s fees: $1,500.00
Service/posting: $300.00
Additional postage: $75.00
Trustee’s Sale Guarantee date down: $250.00
Recording fee: $311.50
Publication costs: $1,500.00
Subtotal: $3,936.50
Total Estimated Amount as of September 4, 2025: $567,338.52
IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal Balance of $424,493.57 together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from May 26, 2021, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.
V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be without any warranty concerning the title to, or the condition of, the property, and also will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on October 10, 2025. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III must be cured by September 30, 2025 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before September 30, 2025 (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after September 30, 2025 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.
VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: DBL Holdings, LLC, 4900 Pacific Hwy, Ferndale, WA 98248; DBL Holdings, LLC c/o Dave Force, 812 Poplar Drive, Bellingham, WA 98226; DBL Holdings, LLC c/o James M. Doran, Its: Registered Agent, 4900 Pacific Hwy, Ferndale, WA 98248; Dave Force 812 Poplar Drive, Bellingham, WA 9822; Desert Bay, Inc. 4900 Pacific Hwy Ferndale, WA 98248; Desert Bay, Inc. c/o Dave Force 812 Poplar Drive, Bellingham, WA 98226; and Desert Bay, Inc. c/o James M. Doran, Its: Registered Agent 4900 Pacific Hwy Ferndale, WA 98248 by both first class and certified mail on June 16, 2025, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally with said written Notice of Default or the Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has in his possession proof of such service or posting.
VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.
VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property.
IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale.
X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS
The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 6l.24.060.
XII. NOTICE GUARANTORS, BORROWERS, AND/OR GRANTORS OF THE COMMERCIAL OBLIGATION SECURED BY THE DEED OF TRUST:
(1) If you are a guarantor, you may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at trustee’s sale is less than the debt secured by the deed of trust. You have the same right to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the debt as is given to the grantor in order to avoid the trustee’s sale. You will have no right to redeem the property after the trustee’s sale. Subject to such longer periods as are provided in the Washington Deed of Trust Act, Chapter 61.24 RCW, any action brought to seek a deficiency judgment must be commenced within one year after the trustee’s sale, or the last trustee’s sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt. In any action for a deficiency, you will have the right to establish the fair value of the property as of the date of the trustee’s sale less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit your liability for a deficiency to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at trustee’s sale, plus interest and costs; (2) If you are a borrower or a grantor, then to the extent that the fair value of the property sold at trustee’s sale to the beneficiary is less than the unpaid obligation secured by the deed of trust immediately prior to the trustee’s sale, an action for a deficiency judgment may be brought against you for: any decrease in the fair value of the property caused by waste to the property committed by the borrower or grantor after the deed of trust was granted; and any decrease in the fair value of the property caused by the wrongful retention of any rents, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards by the borrower or grantor that are otherwise owed to the beneficiary. The deficiency judgment may also include interest, costs, and attorneys fees.
XIII. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. DATED this 4th day of September 2025. SKAGIT LAW GROUP, PLLC, a Professional Limited Liability Company, Successor Trustee, By /s/ Craig E. Cammock, WSBA #24185, 227 Freeway Drive, Ste B/P. O. Box 336, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, Telephone: (360) 336-1000.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHATCOM In the matter of the Estates of BEATRICE MAY COLWILL and STERLING ARTHUR COLWILL, Deceased. No. 25-4-00840-37. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Judge Evan P. Jones
BRUCE STERLING EDWARD COLWILL and SHEILA MARIE COLWILL have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of the above estates. Any person having a claim against the deceased STERLING ARTHUR COLWILL must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided by RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Co-Personal Representatives or the Co-Personal Representatives’ Attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim, and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probated proceedings have commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Co-Personal Representatives mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim will be forever barred except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 or 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate and nonprobate assets of said Decedent.
DATE OF FILING OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS WITH CLERK OF THE COURT:
August 29, 2025
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION:
September 11, 2025
CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES:
BRUCE STERLING EDWARD COLWILL
& SHEILA MARIE COLWILL
RESIDENT AGENT AND ATTORNEY FOR
CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES:
Mark W. Stowe, Attorney
ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE:
Mark W. Stowe, Attorney
Stowe Law PLLC
276 Boundary Bay Road, P.O. Box 129
Point Roberts, WA 98281
Phone: (360) 945-0337
Email:stowelawpllc@outlook.com
DATED this 29th day of August 2025.
STOWE LAW PLLC:
Mark W. Stowe, WSBA# 16655
Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHATCOM In re the Estate of: PETER DeKRIEK, Deceased. Probate No. 25-4-00857-37. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Assigned Judge: Robert E. Olson
The Executrix/Personal Representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Clerk of this Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice (twenty-four (24) months if notice is not published). If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.
1. Date probate opened:
September 2, 2025
2. Date Notice to Creditors filed:
September 2, 2025
3. Date of first publication:
September 11, 2025
4. Date Creditor Claim Period Closes:
January 11, 2026
Attorney for the Estate:
KEITH A. BODE, WSBA #7791
314 Fifth Street, P.O. Box 688
Lynden, WA 98264-0688
TEL (360) 354-5021
ELM Keith@Bode.net
Personal Representative:
PAMELA DeROSE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF Whatcom In Re the Estate of Vaughn Hagen, Deceased. NO. 25-4-00824-37. PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) JUDGE: Jennifer Slattery
The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.
Date of First Publication:
September 4, 2025
Personal Representative:
Sarah Evonne Trefethen
1560 E Smith Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
Attorney for the Personal Representative:
Katti Esp
301 Prospect Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Address for Mailing or Service:
Katti Esp
301 Prospect Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Court of Probate Proceedings Superior Court of Whatcom County and Cause Number: Cause No. 25-4-00824-37.
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