IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR Polk COUNTY
CASE NO. ESPR086182
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MELISSA J. GERBER
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of MELISSA J. GERBER, who died on or about September 10, 2025:
You are hereby notified that on May 26, 2026, the last will and testament of MELISSA J. GERBER, bearing a date of February 7, 2012, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Eric B. Oppen 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 May 28, 2026
Eric B. Oppen
Executor of the Estate
1015 Main St.
Iowa Falls, IA 50126
Larry W. Johnson ICIS# AT0004029
Attorney for Executor
Walters & Johnson
PO Box 502, 222 Oak St.
Iowa Falls, IA 50126
Date of Second Publication: TBD
Publication Dates
LIOW0530255