THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY
CASE NO. ESPR085735
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DORA JOANNE HAMAND (a/k/a JOANNE HAMAND), Deceased
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Dora JoAnne Hamand, Deceased, who died on or about January 12, 2026:
You are hereby notified that on February 12, 2026, the Last Will and Testament of Dora JoAnne Hamand, deceased, bearing date of May 6, 2016, was admitted to probate in the above-named court and that Steven Andrew Gardiner 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 (4) months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one (1) 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 the 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.
Steven Andrew Garfield, Executor
235 Game Farm Road
Maple Plain, MN 55359
Abigail M. Hillers, ICIS#: AT0010403
Attorney for Executor
Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, and Baskerville, PLC
666 Grand Avenue Suite 2000
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 242-2400
Email: abigail.hillers@brownwinick.com
Date of second publication: March 4 , 2026