IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
FOR POLK COUNTY
PROBATE NO. ESPR085848
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
DONALD PAUL WEMPE,
Deceased.
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Donald Paul Wempe, Deceased, who died on or about February 25, 2026:
You are hereby notified that on the 6th day of March, 2026, the last will and testament of Donald Paul Wempe, deceased, bearing the date of the 28th day of December, 2023, was admitted to probate in the above-named court and that Jeanne Stewart was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.
Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above-named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and, unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the date of second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid), a claim is thereafter forever barred.
Dated March 9, 2026.
Attorney for Estate:
FINNESETH & DALEN, P.L.C.
1401 Willis Avenue, P.O. Box 487
Perry, Iowa 50220-0487
Executor of Estate:
Jeanne Stewart
3847 550th Avenue
Ames, Iowa 50010-9147
Date of second publication
March 20, 2026