2325 Corkins Road, Carleton, MI 48117

Public Foreclosure Notice

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 MONROE County, starting promptly at 10:00 AM, on October 22, 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 Lee Francis Steffensky and Colleen Renee Meiring, husband and wife, whose address is 2325 Corkins Road, Carleton, Michigan 48117, as original Mortgagors, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., being a mortgage dated May 18, 2017, and recorded on May 25, 2017 with Document Number 2017R11320, Monroe County Records, State of Michigan and then assigned to NewRez LLC dba Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, as assignee as documented by an assignment dated May 5, 2026 and recorded on May 7, 2026 and given document number 2026R08244 in Monroe County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR AND 69/100 DOLLARS ($61,464.69). Said premises are situated in the Township of Ash, County of Monroe, State of Michigan, and are described as: PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWN 5 SOUTH, RANGE 9 EAST DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT A STONE IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 26 MINUTES EAST 1301.11 FEET; THENCE NORTH 2 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 1280.20 FEET; THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 18 MINUTES WEST 23 FEET, THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 08 MINUTES WEST 1288.15 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 2 DEGREES 56 MINUTES WEST 1306.04 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 38.905 ACRES OF LAND, LESS AND EXCEPT A PARCEL OF LAND BEING A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWN 5 SOUTH, RANGE 9 EAST, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 31; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 11 SECONDS WEST, ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, A DISTANCE OF 430.81 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE SOUTH STONY CREEK ROAD; THENCE NORTH 33 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST ON THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTH STONEY CREEK ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 1549.19 FEET TO A POINT, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE PARCEL HEREIN DESCRIBED; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 33 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, ON THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTH STONY CREEK ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 14.43 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH ONE HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, AS OCCUPIED; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST, ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, AS OCCUPIED, A DISTANCE OF 528.78 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1300.22 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST, ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, A DISTANCE OF 537.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST ONE-HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31:THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST, ON THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST ONE-HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, A DISTANCE OF 1283.94 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT THE WEST 380.44 FEET AS MEASURED ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 31. Street Address: 2325 Corkins Road, Carleton, Michigan 48117 The redemption period shall be 12 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: September 22, 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 7463 (09-22)(10-13)