1301 Hill Road, Wakefield, MI 49968-9538

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY ADVERTISEMENT. Notice is given under section 3212 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.3212, that the following mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at a public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check at the place of holding the circuit court in GOGEBIC County, starting promptly at 10:00, on June 26, 2026. The amount due on the mortgage may be greater on the day of the sale. Placing the highest bid at the sale does not automatically entitle the purchaser to free and clear ownership of the property. A potential purchaser is encouraged to contact the county register of deeds office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge a fee for this information. MORTGAGE INFORMATION: Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Thomas Saari, a/k/a Thomas J. Saari, a single person, whose address is 1301 Hill Road, Wakefield, Michigan 49968-9538, as original Mortgagor, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., being a mortgage dated November 14, 2012, and recorded on November 20, 2012 in Liber 550 Page 110, Gogebic County Records, State of Michigan and then assigned to Newrez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, as assignee as documented by an assignment dated December 4, 2024 and recorded on December 11, 2024 in Liber 696 Page 141, Gogebic County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THREE AND 94/100 ($74,303.94). Said premises are situated in the City of Wakefield, County of Gogebic, State of Michigan, and are described as: THE WEST 1/2 AND THE SOUTH 644 FEET OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4, SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 47 NORTH, RANGE 45 WEST. EXCEPTING ALL OIL, GAS, ORES AND MINERAL INTERESTS OF RECORD AND SUBJECT TO ANY MINING AND DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS THERETO. Street Address: 1301 Hill Road, Wakefield, Michigan 49968 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA § 600.3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. If the property is sold at a foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCLA § 600.3278, the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ATTENTION HOMEOWNER: IF YOU ARE A MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER ON ACTIVE DUTY, IF YOUR PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY HAS CONCLUDED LESS THAN 90 DAYS AGO, OR IF YOU HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY, PLEASE CONTACT THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PARTY FORECLOSING THE MORTGAGE AT THE TELEPHONE NUMBER STATED IN THIS NOTICE. Dated: May 28, 2026 For more information, please contact the attorney for the party foreclosing: Robert A. Blumberg (P87490) Johnson, Blumberg & Associates LLC 30 North LaSalle St., Suite 3650 Chicago, Illinois, 60602 312.541.9710 - Phone 312.541.9711 - Fax File No.: MI 26 7161 (05-28)(06-18)