LEGAL NOTICE

GORANSON, PARKER & BELLA CO., LPA

405 Madison Ave., Suite 2200

Toledo, Ohio 43604

In the Court of Common Pleas, 203 West Main Street, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio.

Case No. 2019 CV 00495.

Citizens Bank, N.A., etc., Plaintiff vs. The Unknown Spouse, etc., if any, of Floyd B. Howiler, et al., Defendants.

To the Defendants the Unknown Spouse, Creditors, Executors, Executrices, Administrators, Heirs at Law, Next of Kin, Devisees, Legatees and/or Assigns and their Spouses, Executors, Executrices, Administrators, Heirs at Law, Next of Kin, Devisees, Legatees and/or Assigns of Floyd B. Howiler, whose present residences are unknown, and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained:

Plaintiff has brought this action naming you as a defendant in the above-named Court by filing its Complaint on the 2nd day of July, 2019.

The object of the Complaint is to foreclose the equity of redemption under one (1) mortgage against the property located at 372 State Route 18, Atwater, Ohio 44201, Parcel Nos. 01-012-00-00-013-000; 01-012-00-00-013-001; 01-012-00-00-013-002

And for a judgment upon one (1) Note executed to Plaintiff by Floyd B. Howiler, now deceased.

 The relief demanded is a judgment against the subject real estate in the amount of $31,105.09 with interest thereon at the rate of 6.450% per annum from July 17, 2018 until paid, plus late fees; judgment for title costs, costs for protecting the real estate and for court costs; that said mortgage may be foreclosed and the said real estate described herein be sold at Sheriff's Sale and the proceeds of said sale applied for payment of Plaintiff's claims; further that Defendants be required to answer setting forth their claims or interests in the subject real estate, if any, or forever be barred from claiming or asserting same; and for such other and further relief to which plaintiff may be entitled.

You are required to answer the Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this notice, which wil be published once a week for 6 (six) consecutive weeks, with the last pubication to be made on the 28th day of August, 2019.

In case of your failure to answer or otherwise respond as permitted by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure within the time stated, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

CITIZENS BANK, N.A., ETC.,

Plaintiff

By: JOHNA M. BELLA, Attorney for Plaintiff.

Jul 24, 31; Aug 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019

19-00320