THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES WARD MELLERUP, Deceased
CASE NO. ESPR085404
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Charles Ward Mellerup, Deceased, who died on or about October 2, 2025:
You are hereby notified that on November 19, 2025, the Last Will and Testament of Charles Ward Mellerup, deceased, bearing date of August 22, 2001, was admitted to probate in the above-named court and that Colleen A. Mellerup 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: November 20, 2025.
Colleen A. Mellerup, Executor of Estate
713 11th Avenue
Coralville, IA 52241
Robert L. Stuyvesant, ICIS#: AT0007633
Attorney for Executor
Stuyvesant, Strong, Krapfl and Carda, PLLC
PO Box 517
Carlisle, IA 50047
Date of second publication: December 10, 2025
December 3, 10 2025
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