NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR Polk COUNTY CASE NO. ESPR085514 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF James L. Hess To All Persons Interested in the Estate of James L. Hess, who died on or about December 8, 2025: You are hereby notified that on December 22, 2025, the last will and testament of James L. Hess, bearing a date of August 9, 2022, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Gregory Swanson 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 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. Dated on December 22, 2025 Gregory Swanson, Executor 4331 Medina Drive Norwalk, IA 50211 Attorney for Executor John S. Harding 1217 Army Post Road Des Moines, IA 50315 Date of Second Publication: January 02, 2026 December 26, January 2 2026 LIOW0429734